Organ Specific Guide - Raintree Nutrition, Inc

AMAZON BOWEL SUPPORT
Description: A synergistic formula of 7 rainforest botanicals traditionally used in South America for bowel
function.
Traditional uses by organ or system: Digestive/Elimination: For colitis, Crohn’s, leaky gut, irritable
bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, chronic constipation, and diverticulitis.
Ingredients: A proprietary blend of cat’s claw (Uncaria tomentosa), macela (Achyrocline satureoides),
boldo (Peumus boldus), simarouba (Simarouba amara), jurubeba (Solanum paniculatum), tayuya
(Cayaponia tayuya), and anamu (Petiveria alliacea).
Suggested Use: Take 2-3 capsules three times daily on an empty stomach.
Contraindications:
• Not to be used during pregnancy or while breast-feeding.
• This product should not be used with medications intended to suppress the immune system.
Drug Interactions: May potentiate blood thinning medications such as coumadin. May reduce the effect
of immune suppressants.
Other Practitioner Observations and Possible Precautions:
• Several plants in this formula contain a low concentration of coumarin which has an anticoagulant effect.
People with blood disorders such as hemophilia should be monitored more closely.
• Cat’s claw and jurubeba have been documented to have an antifertility effect. Those seeking to become
pregnant or those undergoing treatment for infertility should not use this formula.
Synopsis of research: (Please the online Tropical Plant Database for all cited research.)
• Cat’s claw has been traditionally used as a bowel cleanser and anti-inflammatory for Crohn's, colitis,
diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and other bowel problems; as well as for stomach ulcers and
ulcerative colitis and as an ulcer preventative, stomach and bowel protector.
• Macela has been reported in several animal studies with mice and rats, to possess analgesic, antiinflammatory,
and smooth-muscle (gastrointestinal) relaxant properties internally without toxicity, in
addition to anti-inflammatory and analgesic actions externally. This may explain why macela has long
been used effectively for many types of pain, gastrointestinal difficulties, menstrual cramps, and asthma.
• Boldo’s main active chemical, boldine, has shown in animal studies to provide anti-inflammatory and
antispasmodic action, as well as the ability to protect against colon damage and inflammation in induced
colitis and colon inflammation. A recent human study demonstrated that boldo relaxes smooth muscle
tissue and prolongs intestinal transit.
• The Merck Institute reported that simarouba was 91.8% effective against intestinal amebas in humans
in a 1944 study and, in 1962, other researchers found that simarouba showed active anti-amebic
activities in humans. In the 1990s scientists again documented simarouba's ability to kill the most
common dysentery-causing organism, Entamoeba histolytica, as well as two diarrhea-causing bacteria,
Salmonella and Shigella.
• Jurubeba has been reported with antiulcer activity. In animal studies it was reported to inhibit gastric acid
secretion induced by stress and various chemical agents, as well as prevented gastric lesions from
developing. Additionally it was reported to inhibit gastric acid secretion in mice with the ulcer-causing
bacteria H. pylori. Researchers summarized: "Collectively, the results validate folk use of Solanum
paniculatum plant to treat gastric disorders."
• Tayuya is traditionally used by natural health practitioners in the United States for irritable bowel
syndrome, dyspepsia and sluggish digestion, neuralgia, sciatica, gout, headaches, and rheumatism.
• Anamu has been documented in various studies over the years with antimicrobial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory,
antiprotozoal, and immune stimulant actions.