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Ingredients
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(Ginger)
Ginger (Zingiber Officinal):
Revered around the world for its pungent taste, ginger (Zingiber officinal) is a natural spice that is also widely prized for its medicinal properties. It contains 8 liver-protecting compounds. It aids digestion by stimulating bile flow and contains more than 12 antioxidant compounds
Ginger's effectiveness as a digestive aid is due largely to its active ingredients: gingerols and shogaols. These substances help to neutralize stomach acids, enhance the secretion of digestive juices and tone the muscles of the digestive tract. Standard anti-nausea medications often work through the central nervous system, causing drowsiness. Ginger's anti-nausea action also helps dispel dizziness. Because ginger soothes the digestive tract, it can be useful in relieving flatulence. A Chinese remedy for the common cold, but ginger's stomach-settling properties make it eminently suitable for tackling hangovers
(Licorice Root)
Licorice Root (Glycyrrhizn Glabra)
Licorice (Glycyrrhizn Glabra) is a flavorful herb that has been used in food and medicinal remedies for thousands of years. Also known as "sweet root," licorice root contains a compound that is roughly 50 times sweeter than sugar. Licorice root has been used in both Eastern and Western medicine to treat a variety of illnesses ranging from the common cold to liver disease. This herb has long been valued as a demulcent (soothing, coating agent) and continues to be used by professional herbalists and
physicians
in Germany.
Licorice
root has been called "The Great Detoxifier." It acts on the endocrine system and the liver as an anti-hepatotoxic effective in treating hepatitis and cirrhosis.
If we look at use of licorice from a western perspective, we see that its use has changed little over 3,000 years. Licorice is known for its significant
anti-inflammatory
effect, and a
protect ant
effect on the liver against toxic substances and
anti allergic
activity.
.The herb's protective effect on the liver has been confirmed by a 16-year study of patients with chronic hepatitis C. In this study, patients receiving a glycyrrhizin extract had a significantly lower rate of liver cancer
In the 1950s research showed that licorice-derived compounds can raise the concentration of prostaglandins in the digestive system that promote mucous secretion from the stomach, as well as produce new cells in the stomach lining. It was also shown that licorice prolongs the life span of surface cells in the stomach and
rejuvenation
of liver cells.
Activated Charcoal:
Activated Charcoal is a very fine powder that has tremendous absorptive capacities. It's been estimated that one cubic inch of charcoal has the surface area equivalent to a 150,000-square-foot field. That's why a small amount of charcoal can hold on to a large number of molecules, ions, and atoms. It doesn't matter whether they originate from a solid, liquid, or gas.
It's believed that ancient Egyptians used charcoal to cure an assortment of ailments. Scientists have been aware of the beneficial properties of charcoal since at least 1813, when a chemist named Bertrand swallowed five grams of arsenic trioxide mixed with charcoal with no adverse effect. It would be unwise to try that sort of experimentation, but Bertrand proved the benefits of activated charcoal as a treatment for accidental poisoning.
Activated charcoal is commonly used in emergency treatment for specific kinds of poisonings and drug overdoses to keep the poison from being absorbed from the stomach into the body.
Activated charcoal exerts its effects by adsorption of a wide variety of drugs and chemicals. Adsorption is a process in which atoms and molecules move from a bulk phase (such as a solid, liquid, or gas) onto a solid or liquid surface. In other words, the toxic substance attaches to the surface of the charcoal. Because charcoal is not "digested," it stays inside the GI tract and eliminates the toxin when the person has a bowel movement.
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