Detail Information Of Bindweed Extract

"The doctors in my family have utilized this formula for over ten years. We have seen remarkable results when it's added to protocols for skin health. It also supports wound healing and has helped many people, including children."- Dr. Ba Hoang, MD, PhD

Description

Bindweed Extract is a concentrated extract of sea bindweed (Calystegia soldanella, also known as Convolvulus soldanella). It does not contain any of the tropane alkaloids (tropine, pseudotropine, and tropinone) or the pyrrolidine alkaloids (cuscohygrine and hygrine) that can be found in field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis). Bindweed Extract has also been tested and confirmed acceptable for heavy metal content (<10 ppm), and has no microbial contamination.

The leaves and young shoots of sea bindweed have been historically utilized as a vegetable. It is eaten in small amounts, as larger quantities have been known to have a purgative effect. The extract has been used as an herb in China, where it is considered to be antiscorbutic, diuretic, febrifuge, irritant, purgative and vermifuge.

Sea bindweed is found in many coastal areas of the world growing along the sandy shores. It is a beautiful plant with large, pale rose-colored flowers striped with red. Sea bindweed is also called beach morning glory, and sea bells, and is historically associated with the Stuarts of Great Britain. In 1745 Prince Charles Edward landed on the island of Eriskay in the Hebrides, and scattered seeds of this plant, which he had gathered in France. It is said that the plant still grows on that spot.

Each 3 capsules contain:
Calystegia soldanella (leaves) extract 1800 mg

Other ingredients:
Magnesium stearate (vegetable).

Suggested Use:
As a dietary supplement, 3 to 5 capsules three times daily on an empty stomach, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.

References

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