Detox Tincture - 150ml

Detoxification - Liver Protection 

This botanical blend that you hold in your hands is a means of helping your body to detoxify - gently and naturally.

If you are feeling sluggish & heavy, lacking vitality due to congestion of toxins in your body that might be the remedy for you.

The highly cleansing, hepatoprotective and bitter tonic herbs that it contains, protect and restore liver & kidneys function and promote lymphatic drainage.

They can lower the lipid/cholesterol levels in blood, stimulate bile production and act as mild laxatives.

Ingridients

Dandelion - Taraxacum Officinalis

Part used: root

Medicinal Action: choleretic, cholagogue, tonic, antirheumatic, bitter, alterative.

Medicinal Use: The root stimulates the digestive system, especially the liver. Indicated in any condition of inflammation and stasis of the liver and/or gallbladder, including cholelithiasis, metabolic toxicity and jaundice. Dandelion root is recommended for chronic toxic conditions that manifest as eczema, acne, arthritis, chronic gastritis and enteritis.

- In modern herbal medicine, dandelion root is considered a gentle plant, particularly suitable for detoxification. 

- The Arab healers of the 10th century referred to it as a laxative and diuretic, but mainly as a tonic for the liver. 

- Also, in the folk medicine of China, India and Russia, it was used to support the liver.  

Warnings: Overdose may cause mild diarrhea; Those who suffer from gallstones and suffer from excess acidity in the stomach should be careful when using the plant. Since the root of the plant is considered a bile stimulant, it is considered unsuitable for use in cases of blockages in the bile ducts, inflammation of the gallbladder and intestinal obstruction. For the same reasons, it is not recommended to use the plant in situations of stomach inflammations or ulcers in the digestive system. 

Not recommended to use during pregnancy due to lack of evidence. 

Nettle - Urtica dioica

Part used: Leaves

Medicinal Action: Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, mild hypoglycemic, diuretic, antihemorrhagic, hemostatic, detoxifying, galactagogue, astringent, antiallergic, antirheumatic.

Medicinal Use: Nettles are one of the most widely applicable plants we have. They strengthen and support the whole body. Throughout Europe they are used as a spring tonic and general detoxifying remedy. Nettle increases urine output and the removal of uric acid. The diuretic action of nettle makes it useful in the treatment of edema, arthritis with swollen joints, and congestive heart disease. It is specific for nervous eczema and will strengthen and support the whole body. Plays an important role in chronic and degenerative condition of the musculoskeletal system such as gout, joint pain and myalgia. 

Warnings: Due to the content of tannins in the plant, there is concern that taking it may disrupt iron absorption. Although this effect is not significant, caution should be exercised when using it in people suffering from anemia. It is recommended to take the plant at least two hours apart from taking iron supplements; The use of the plant is prohibited for edemas caused by heart or kidney failure. 

Milk Thistle -Silybum marianum 

Part used: Seeds 

Medicinal actions: Cholagogue, hepatic, hepatoprotective & hepatorestorative, galactagogue, demulcent. 

Medical uses: Research has shown that it promotes the regeneration of diseased liver cells and protects them against some poisons. This gives it a role in any chronic liver disease and especially those due to alcohol, drug, or dietary abuse. It will also aid in gall bladder problems. It will increase the production of milk and is safe to use by all breastfeeding mothers. 

In modern herbal medicine, thistle is considered a gentle and non-toxic plant, which has a complex effect on liver. 

The Greek doctor Dioscorides states in his medical writings that the seeds of the plant are effective for purifying the blood, treating snake bites and treating jaundice and liver diseases.  

In the sixteenth century Luniceros wrote that crushed thistle seeds are a remedy for liver diseases, and in the seventeenth century the well-known English herbalist Nicholas Culpepper tells about the plant being effective for treating jaundice and removing blockages in the liver and spleen.  

Eclectic medicine in the USA of the late nineteenth century made use of thistle to treat menstrual problems, diseases of the veins and congestion in the liver, spleen and kidneys. 

Warnings: The plant is considered the safest to use. No known side effects or contraindications; Using the plant may reduce the demand for insulin among diabetics who also suffer from liver cirrhosis; Since the plant protects the liver tissue, it can be used at the same time as taking drugs that cause toxicity to the liver or kidneys (such as chemotherapy), in order to prevent these effects;