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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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or testimonials on this website do not imply that similar results will
happen with your use of products referred to. Our web pages are
not intended to recommend any supplement as a drug, as a diagnosis for
specific illnesses or conditions, nor as a product to eliminate diseases
or other medical conditions or complications. We make no medical claims
as to the benefits of any of the products to improve medical conditions.
*We always recommend
that you work in conjunction with your primary medical advisor, particularly
if you have an existing medical condition, and that you do not take
any products during pregnancy or breast-feeding without first referring
to your primary medical advisor.
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