- It's Tom O Brien here, The Mental Health Herbalist
with another video today,
looking at 12 of the herbs I use to help build
a strong formula for colon cleanse.
If you're suffering from constipation,
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, colon inflammation,
or any other digestive disorders,
the herbs I'm going to use today are going to help you
re-balance your gut flora, disinfect, cleanse,
strengthen, and nourish your whole digestive system.
Let's start with cascara sagrada, number one.
Cascara sagrada is a stimulant relaxant
that helps you stimulate the muscles of the intestines
and the bowels, to increase movement and elimination.
The bark of cascara contains chemicals
that give it its laxative effect.
Cascara sagrada is the number one herb we use
to get the bowels moving.
Number two is turkey rhubarb.
Turkey rhubarb is a purgative herb,
to purge, to move, to cleanse.
It has strong laxative effects,
as well as an antiseptic effect
that helps get rid of that bad bacteria,
and cleanse the colon,
increase the healthy colon and good health.
Number three is barberry.
Barberry's another really good laxative herb
used in conjunction with other herbs in this formula.
It's also an antiseptic that can really tackle infection
and any inflammatory conditions in the bowels,
of which there are many.
Number four is red raspberry, a mild laxative,
anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic herb.
It has a cleansing effect on the intestinal tract,
helping to move constipation,
and restore good health to the gut.
Number five is wild yam.
Wild yam is a sedative, an anti-spasmodic,
and a hepatic, good for the liver.
It helps to increase the flow of bile,
which exerts out into the liver,
has a cleansing effect.
Wild yam is a really good herb for any of those
bowel inflammatory conditions,
so an essential herb in a good formula for bowel cleanse.
Number six is licorice.
Licorice is a demulcent herb.
We need demulcents in the bowels
to help sooth the transition of moving faecal waste.
Licorice helps to reduce inflammation,
soothes the inflamed areas,
and restores the tissue to healthy tissue
for better absorption and elimination.
Licorice also reduces the symptoms associated with
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Crohn's disease,
two conditions that affect a lot of people.
Number seven is fennel.
Fennel is a really good herb to improve overall digestion.
Reduces flatulence, indigestion,
and reduces the acidity in the stomach,
so it balances healthy digestive acids in the stomach,
restores healthy digestion,
which is a really important part of elimination.
If we don't have good digestion we'll have poor elimination.
Fennel is a really good restorative herb,
restoring healthy digestion,
and ultimately then, elimination and absorption.
Number eight is golden seal, a bitter tonic.
Anything that's a bitter tonic is good for digestion
and good for the liver, to keep parts of healthy digestion,
which is the first stage in elimination.
Again, if you don't have good digestion
you'll have poor elimination.
Number nine is cramp bark,
really important for reducing the cramping associated
with the intestines and the bowels,
that can often be symptoms of inflammation and constipation.
It also reduces the pain associated with gas cramps,
colon cramping, and the symptoms of IBS,
Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Again, a really good herb in this formula.
Number 10 is cayenne pepper.
Cayenne pepper is a stimulant.
It's going to stimulate flow and movement
in the whole digestive tract,
increases the circulation of blood,
increases speed of elimination and absorption,
and will help to remove waste from the bowels.
Again, you've got to consult with your herbalist
in using this, so you get the right balance.
It's a really good herb in this formula.
It just gives it that extra pack, that extra movement.
Number 11 is ginger,
another stimulant herb that increases movement.
Ginger is also an anti-inflammatory herb,
a really good herb for balancing the digestive system,
reducing nausea, and increasing movements in the gut,
and ultimately elimination.
Number 12 is an optional herb in a formula like this.
It's pau darko.
Pau darko is a classic anti-fungal herb,
such as candida, a fungus that is common to many people,
especially people that have diets rich in sugar.
Sugar feeds candida, and the symptoms of candida
can be wide and diverse, including headaches.
It's something that often people don't realise they have.
Pau darko is a classic anti-fungal herb
to help get rid of candida,
as well as a balanced diet and reducing your sugar intake.
Pau darko as part of our bowel cleansing formula,
is a really really good herb,
but remember if you're on medication or you have an illness,
always consult with your prescribing doctor first,
and then with a herbalist,
if you would like to go onto a course of herbs.
That's the 12 herbs I use.
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