Blackmores Digestive Bitters
It helps to maintain healthy digestive function. It can aid in digestive conditions including nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite. Digestive Bitters can provide relief of indigestion, heartburn and reflux.
Features and benefits
- Digestive bitters is a liquid tonic that may be added to water, juice or herbal tea.
How it works
Blackmores Digestive Bitters is important to maintain a healthy digestive system. A decline in gastric acid secretion can lead to abnormal bowel flora and poor absorption of nutrients. Gastric secretion declines with age and a significant number of people over 65 have low gastric acidity.
Bitter herbs stimulate the bitter taste receptors on the tongue, which in turn stimulate upper digestive function (i.e. the stomach, liver and pancreas) . In the stomach gastric acid secretion is increased , which is beneficial in a variety of digestive conditions including poor appetite and indigestion.
The following bitter herbs are used in this
formula:
* Dandelion root which is indicated for loss of appetite
and dyspepsia, such as feelings of fullness and
flatulence. It has traditionally been used as a liver
tonic
* Meadowsweet which is used to treat flatulence and
hyperacidity, including indigestion and reflux
* Gentian stimulates the appetite and digestion, can be
used in digestive disorders such as loss of appetite,
fullness and flatulence
* Agrimony stimulates digestion
* Cinnamon bark is useful to relieve griping pains and
flatulence
Dosage
Adults - Take 5 mL (1 metric teaspoon) in water 15 minutes prior to each meal or only as professionally prescribed.
Children 6 - 12 years - 2.5 mL (1/2 metric teaspoon) in water or juice 15 minutes prior to each meal, or as professionally prescribed
Children under 6 years - Only as professionally prescribed.
Cautions
- Contains ethanol (alcohol)
- Always read the label. Use only as directed.
- If digestive symptoms persist, see your healthcare professional.
Active ingredients per 5 mL
| Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) dry root |
2 g (2000 mg) |
| Filipendula ulmaria (Meadowsweet) dry herb |
1 g (1000 mg) |
| Gentiana lutea (Gentian) dry root and rhizome |
500mg |
| Agrimonia eupatoria (Agrimony) dry herb |
500 mg |
| Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Ceylon
Cinnamon) dry stem bark |
250 mg |
Description
A clear, medium brown liquid with a mild herbaceous odour and a bitter herbal taste
