Candida Blend

Hydrastis Canadensis - Golden Seal

Habitat and Cultivation: Native to North America, loves moist rich deciduous woodlands from Vermont to Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia, Tennessee and Arkansas. Requires 75% shade and moist, well-drained rich soil. Drought tender.

Parts Used: Roots and rhizome

Phytochemistry: Alkaloids, chlorogenic and quinic acids, volatile oils, resins, lipids, sterols, flavonoids and CHO.

Nutritional Content: Vitamins: A, B-complex, C and E. Minerals: calcium, copper, potassium, phosphorus, manganese, iron, zinc and sodium.

Actions: antimicrobial, antihaemorrahgic, stomachic, oxytocic, laxative, choleretic, Mucous membrane tonic, digestive,

Indications: digestive complaints- gastritis, peptic ulceration, diarrhoea, Efflux pump inhibitor, broad-spectrum antibiotics, yeast, viral and bacterial overgrowths, biofilm disrupter.

Contraindications: Pregnancy, lactation and high blood pressure

Herb/Drug Interactions: Drugs which displace the protein binding of bilirubin.

Thuja Occidentalis - Thuja

Habitat and Cultivation: Native to north America- nova scotia to North Carolina and Illinois. Hard to find and very slow growing

Parts Used: Leaves and twigs
Phytochemistry: essential oils, coumarins, flavonoids, tannins,
mucilage

Nutritional Content: Vitamin C

Actions: anti-viral, anti-fungal, stimulant, expectorant, antihelmintic, counter-irritant, diuretic, immunomodulatory, depurative.

Indications: Yeast overgrowth, viral infections, psoriasis, arthritis, rheumatism, parasites.

Contraindications: pregnancy and
lactation, not recommended for long
term use, and or high doses.

Herb/Drug Interactions: no known

Tabebuia Impetiginosa - Pau D’Arco

Habitat and Cultivation: native to Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and found in the Andes Peru. Grows well in Florida and Queensland. shrubs and woody vines mostly found in tropical and subtropical regions. Very showy flowering tree, wood great for cabinet making.

Parts Used: the inner bark.

Phytochemistry: Quinone’s, Flavonoids, steroidal Saponins, alkaloids Phenolic acid.

Nutritional Content: Vitamins: Niacin and A. Minerals: iron, calcium, magnesium,
potassium, selenium and chromium.

Actions: Antimicrobial, anti-
inflammatory, anti-viral, antiseptic, immunomodulator

Indications: mucosal inflammation, viral, and bacterial overgrowths, candidiasis

Contraindications: pregnancy and anti- coagulant medications.

Contraindications: no known

Herb/Drug Interactions: no known

Thymus Vulgaris - Thyme

Habitat and Cultivation: Native to the Mediterranean, likes wild dry slopes, free draining, adequate water and sunny environment. Drought and frost resistant.

Parts Used: Plant harvested just prior or during flowering.

Phytochemistry: Volatile oils, flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acids

Nutritional Content: Vitamins’: B-complex, C, D and E. Minerals: Rich in iodine and smaller amounts of sodium, silicon and sulphur.

Actions: Antimicrobial, carminative, antitussive, expectorant, spasmolytic, antiseptic, digestive, astringent, antihelmintic

Indication: Worms, diarrhoea, colic, gastritis, enteritis, yeast overgrowths, oral and vaginal thrush, sore throats, flu symptoms, dyspepsia, bacterial overgrowths, flatulence

Contraindications: Sensitivity to Lamiaceae family.

Herb/Drug Interactions: no known

Berberis aquifolium - Oregon Grape

Habitat and Cultivation: Native from British Columbia to Oregon. Grows from seed or cutting and thrives in semi-shade under deciduous trees or along the edge of shrubberies. Frost and drought resistant.

Part Used: Rhizome & Root.

Phytochemistry: Alkaloids (especially berberine & jatrorrhizine), tannins, resins, polysaccharides.

Nutritional Content: manganese, sodium, copper, zinc, silicon.

Actions: anti-catarrhal, antiemetic, cholagogue, alterative, laxative, antidiarrhoeal, antimicrobial, depurative, anti-inflammatory.

Indications: gastritis, jaundice, cholecystitis, cholelithiathis, portal hypertension, dyspepsia, psoriasis, eczema, acne, staphylococcus, candida, trichophyton infections.

Contraindications: pregnancy & lactation. caution in patients with gallstones (due to potential for impacted gallstones & bile ducts).

Herb/Drug Interactions: drugs that displace the protein binding of bilirubin eg. phenylbutazone ( May potentiate effect of drug on displacing bilirubin).

Note: Depending on stock availability we will use either Oregon Grape and GoldenSeal in Candida Herbal Blend.