Buckthorn is a shrub which grows on riverbanks, in forest clearings and through groves. Is know for his highly purgative effects, being an excellent vegetable laxative that don’t harm human body if is used longer.
From buckthorn is used only his bark which is transformed into powder.
Buckthorn bark is dried either on sunlight either at a precise temperature in special places and the only used parts from buckthorn are bark of young branches and stems.
Is used mainly in chronic constipation, but being a good excitant for increasing secretion in combination with other plants and herbs like artichokes, chicory, dandelion, has great effects in liver disease but especially in constipation due to insufficient bile.
In combination with other herbs used as tea, buckthorn bark shown good results in hepatic and purgative hemorrhoids problems.
Also is recommending in diets (but only with he doctor prescription as is having the effect of enema) and in obesity cases, as a good bowel.
Buckthorn is used also as diction in case of constipation, but depending of constipation level.
Buckthorn contains various alkaloids, different glucose types, tannins, mucilage, waxes, sterols, bitter vitamins and minerals.
Buckthorn has proven his curative properties in growth level of inhibition of Helicobacter pylori, having excellent antibacterial effect.
Buckthorn bark has good effect on influencing the development of cancer cells, his anti tumor properties being positively tested.
The buckthorn bark powder showed positive results against breast cancer cells, in the culture of lung cancer cells and Merkel carcinoma cells diseases.
Also is having proven curative effects on the phenomenon of abnormal cell growth inhibition, anti-proliferative and survival prolongation.
Because is having a highly purgative effect is recommend it to use wisely.
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