Milk thistle is a member of the sunflower family, with purple flowers and milky white leave veins. It blooms In June to August, and then the shiny black seeds are harvested, around the end of September.
Milk Thistle has a long history in European folk medicine as a liver tonic. Silymarin, the main active ingredient, has shown a protective effect against many types of chemical toxins, as well as alcohol.
The extract is used to improve liver function, protect against liver damage and enhance regeneration of damaged liver cells. Milk thistle can also be beneficial in preventing and treating gallstones, by improving the flow of bile. The cholesterol-laden juice called bile travels from the liver, through the gall bladder, where it enters the intestine, to help digest fats.
Milk thistle, also prevents the loss of glutathione, an amino acid essential for liver detoxification. By taking milk thistle, studies have shown to increase the concentration of glutathione by 35%.
In Milk Thistle Complex Alfred Vogel brings the seeds of this very prickly plant together with four other important herbs - Dandelion, Artichoke, Peppermint and Boldo - whose beneficial effects have been known for centuries.
Uses:
- Liver tonic
- Detox eg. hangovers
- Fat metabolism
- Psoriasis
- Fluid retention
- Reduces cholesterol levels
- Stimulates liver function
- Bloating
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Uses:
- Fluid retention
- Kidney tonic
- Kidney stones
- Detox
The herb Solidago is a traditional kidney tonic. It is a small, herbaceous plant found in temperate countries, often in the natural flora of grassy mountainous areas.
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Uses:
- Arthritic and rheumatic conditions
- Gout
- Prickly heat/allergic reactions
- Detox
Nettle has a diuretic action, attributed to its flavonoid content. These increase the excretion of a number of waste substances from the body, particularly acidic metabolites, eg. uric acid. This action is of particular benefit in gout and arthritic conditions. This cleansing action is of value in chronic skin conditions, especially the itchy complaints such as eczema and nettle rash, where it also appears to possess an antiallergenic action. Urtica has a nutritive value, containing vitamin C, iron, calcium, potassium and silica
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Alfred Vogel used to create Urticalcin by hand, mixing the ingredients to the correct consistency before hand-pressing the tablets. The demand was such that he soon had to develop a machine to carry out this laborious task for him while maintaining the quality of this most useful mixture.
Uses:
- Arthritic and rheumatic conditions
- Gout
- Prickly heat/allergic reactions
- Detox
Urtica, commonly known as Stinging Nettle, is familiar to most as a weed. It has, however, been treasured for a long time by herbalists as an excellent blood tonic.
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Three of Alfred Vogel's much loved herbs come together in this Complex – the golden orange flowers of the Marigold (Calendula officinalis) with their sticky residue, the delightfully-featured Wild Pansy (Viola tricolor) and the majestic Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea).
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May help support the metabolism. Leave nature as natural as possible – this is the motto of the Salus plant juices. Salus fresh plant juices contain the juice from freshly harvested, certified organically or wild grown plants. The advantage of the Salus fresh plant juices compared to other forms of herbal preparations is that only the fresh plant juice contains the whole complex of active ingredients because the pressing process doesn't affect the structure of the plant components.
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