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BioCare Pau D'Arco Plus (formerly Candistatin) Nutritional Information per Daily
Intake (3 capsules)
Pau
D'Arco (Tabebula impetiginosa) 180mg; Freeze-dried Garlic (Allium sativum)
150mg; Barberry Bark (Berberis vulgaris) 150mg; Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
75mg; Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) 75mg.
Ingredients
Bulking
Agent (Cellulose), Capsule (Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose & water), Pau D'Arco (Tabebula
impetinosa), Freeze-dried Garlic Allium sativum), Barberry Bark (Berberis
vulgaris), Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum),
Anti-caking Agent )(Silica).
This product may have the following benefits
(please
read this important notice concerning supplement medical claims)
Pau D'Arco (also called lapacho,
taheebo)
Anti-microbial
Studies have shown that the actives (napthoquinones
such as lapachol) in pau d'arco exert strong bactericidal and fungicidal
activity. These compounds are particularly active against pathogens such
as candida albicans and trichophyton mentagrophtes. Not surprisingly,
pau 'darco is one of the most popular treatments for candidiasis
infections in natural medicine.
Anti-parasitic
Lapachol, the key active component has
demonstrated a significant activity against a number of disease-causing
parasites.
Cell-protective
Much of the interest in this botanical is
related to the herb's possible cell-protective properties.
Garlic
Anti-microbial
Garlic exerts
broad-spectrum anti-microbial activity against a variety of pathogens
including: viruses, bacteria, fungi, e.g. candida species, and
parasites. It has been shown to be more potent that many commonly used
anti-fungal agents and research has demonstrated garlic's potent
anti-fungal activity against cryptococcal meningitis, one of the most
harmful fungal infections.
Immune
Enhancement and Cell Protection
Population
studies have clearly demonstrated the cell-protective properties of
garlic consumption in areas where the garlic intake was high. Human
studies show that garlic inhibits the formation of nitrosamines (the
powerful cell damaging compounds formed in the digestive process).
Cardiovascular tonic
Garlic exerts a
wide range of benefits on the cardiovascular system, for the most part
due to sulphur compounds such as allicin and allicin by-products (e.g.
ajoenes). Research indicates that garlic supplementation lowers total
serum cholesterol and improves the ratio between HDL and LDL. There is
also evidence that garlic possesses a blood pressure lowering effect, an
attribute that is mostly linked to the herb's ability to reduce platelet
aggregation.
Blood Sugar
Lowering
Allicin has been
shown to have significant hypoglycaemic action, which is thought to be
due to the ability of certain sulphur compounds to reduce the
destruction of insulin in the liver.
Anti-Inflammatory
The various
sulphur compounds present in garlic have been shown to inhibit the
release of inflammatory compounds, and action which is complemented by
the herb's antioxidant properties.
Anti-Catarrhal
The high
concentration of sulphur compounds and mustard oils in garlic lead to a
very potent ability to reduce mucous congestion. This action, combined
with the significant anti-microbial activity accounts for the herb's
great popularity in treatment of respiratory infections.
Nutritive
Garlic has been
used throughout the centuries and is one of the oldest of cultivated
plants, being a member of the lily family along with onions and chives.
In addition to its medicinal actions, garlic is also rich in nutritional
content, containing 33 sulphur compounds, 17 amino acids, germanium,
calcium, copper, iron, potassium, magnesium, selenium, zinc, and
vitamins A, B and C.
Goldenseal
Anti-biotic
Due to its content of alkaloids (e.g.
hydrastine, berberine, canadine), goldenseal exerts a broad spectrum of
anti-bacterial activity against pathogens such as staphylococcus,
streptomyces, chlamydia, corynebacterium diphtheria, escherichia coli,
salmonella typhi, vibrio cholera, etc.
Anti-fungal
Scientific evidence also points to a
potent anti-fungal activity, which make it a useful treatment in dealing
with candida albicans infection. This benefit, in tandem with its
anti-bacterial effect have made goldenseal an especially attractive
alternative to prescribed antibiotics, which are frequently the cause of
fungal infections in the first place.
Anti-parasitic
Goldenseal has also demonstrated activity
against many parasites, which along with its antibiotic properties may
be of
great value in helping to prevent or treat 'traveller's diarrhoea' and
many cases of food poisoning.
Anti-diarrhoeal
The broad-spectrum anti-microbial
capabilities of goldenseal have led to impressive results in studies
involving the treatment of diarrhoea.
Mucous membrane soothing
Goldenseal displays soothing properties to
inflamed mucous membranes, which along with its anti-microbial benefits,
explains its frequent use in sinus, intestinal and urinary tract
infections.
Immune Boosting
Aside from directly killing pathogenic
organisms, goldenseal's berberine alkaloids are potent immune boosting
agents due primarily to raising white blood cell activity and improving
blood supply to the spleen (a major organ of the immune system).
Liver tonic
Berberine has been shown to both stimulate
bile secretion and correct metabolic abnormalities in liver dysfunction.
Inhibitor of bowel toxicity and 'leaky gut'
The alkaloids in goldenseal inhibit the
formation of polyamines, toxins produced in the intestines from the
putrefaction of undigested protein by bacteria. Polyamines damage the
integrity of the intestinal lining producing excessive permeability
(leaky gut) and as such increase the risk of food allergies. If absorbed
into the system polyamines are associated with triggering or
exacerbating psoriasis and certain forms of arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid).
Milk Thistle
Liver detoxification
and regeneration
Silymarin, the key active compound in milk
thistle, is one of the most potent liver protective substances known.
Silymarin has been shown to increase glutathione production in the liver
by around 30%, thus increasing detoxification capabilities
significantly. Silymarin also stimulates protein synthesis in the liver
encouraging the growth of healthy liver cells. In addition, bile
activity is stimulated with the ingestion of milk thistle, an attribute
that is supportive to both the liver and gall bladder.
Normalising skin cell replication
Studies show that silymarin can normalise
skin cell replication by correcting the ratio between levels of cAMP and
cGMP (the compounds that govern skin cell maturation and
multiplication). This action, combined with the herb's anti-inflammatory
effect has led to substantial clinical success in the treatment of
psoriasis.
Antioxidant
Due to silymarin's ability to raise
glutathione levels in the liver, antioxidant systems are greatly
enhanced. Glutathione is used to make glutathione peroxidase, the body's
most potent free radical fighting enzyme. The flavonoids contained in
milk thistle also exert direct antioxidant capabilities.
Anti-inflammatory
Milk thistle provides anti-inflammatory
actions due to the inhibition of leukotrienes, the boosting of
antioxidant enzyme systems and the elimination of certain toxins that
tend to trigger inflammatory reactions.
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medical conditions.
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