Carqueja is rather like the South American version of milk thistle. It contains up to 20% flavonoids, including quercetin, luteolin, nepetin, apigenin, and hispidulin. The flavonoids are considered carqueja's main active constituents. Carqueja is a Brazilian plant (cataloged by several botanical names including Baccharis genistelloides, B. triptera, B. trinervis, and B. trimera). It has a long history of use as a natural digestive aid and liver-supporting aid in Brazil herb lore.
To learn more about this wonderful rainforest plant, click on the Carqueja link below to go into the plant database.
Traditional Uses: For digestive disorders (ulcers, gastroenteritis, acid reflux, and ileocecal valve disorders) and to slow digestion; to tone, balance, and strengthen liver function (also to eliminate liver flukes, increase liver bile and to remove toxins from the liver); for gallbladder disorders (stones, pain, lack of bile, sluggish action, toxin build-up); as a detoxifier (blood, liver, gallbladder, pancreas); for viral infections (stomach viruses, HIV, herpes simplex)
Ingredients: Carqueja whole herb (Baccharis genistelloides) extracted in distilled water and 40% ethanol.
Suggested Use: p Take 60 drops (2 ml) 2 or more times daily, or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Contraindications:
- Not to be used during pregnancy as carqueja has demonstrated uterine stimulant and abortive effects in rats.
- The use of this plant is contraindicated in persons with low blood pressure due to its documented hypotensive effects.
- Carqueja has been documented to lower blood glucose levels in human and animal studies. As such, it is contraindicated in persons with hypoglycemia. Diabetics should monitor their blood sugar levels more closely if they use carqueja.
Drug Interactions: None reported, however, it may increase the effect of diabetic and antihypertensive drugs.
Other Practitioner Observations:
- Carqueja has demonstrated antihepatotoxic (liver detoxifying) effects in animal studies. As such, it may speed the clearance of some drugs metabolized in the liver (decrease the half-life), thereby reducing the pharmacological effect (and/or side effects) of certain drugs required to be metabolized in the liver.
This high quality liquid extract from the Amazon Rainforest is a highly concentrated extract of Carqueja. Carqueja is a Brazilian plant (cataloged by several botanical names including Baccharis genistelloides, B. triptera, B. trinervis, and B. trimera) which has a long history of use as a natural digestive and liver aid in Brazil herb lore.
Direct from the Amazon, Raintree's Carqueja Concentrated Extract uses new and proprietary extraction methods to concentrate and preserve the active ingredients found in this amazing Brazilian plant.
It is rich in active and beneficial phytochemicals which occur naturally in this plant.
The methods used provides the equivalent of approximately 500 mgs of Carqueja stems and leaves per milliliter of extract - resulting in a highly potent concentrated extract which provides dynamic results.
Suggested Use:
Take 60 drops (2 ml) 2 or more times daily, or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Each 60 mil bottle has approximately 28-30 thirty drop doses. |
