Ingredients:
- Horsetail Grass
- Clivers
- Buchu
- Couch Grass
- Uva Ursi
- Gravel Root
- Cubeb Berries
- Argrimony
- Dandelion Root
- Goldenrod
- Asparagus
Soy free, yeast free, starch free, salt free, dairy free, sugar free, gluten free, no artificial colors or flavors or additives, preservative free, corn free
Potential Benefits:
- an all natural diuretic
- reduces prevalence and symptoms of water retention, edema and swelling
Description:
Diuretics, whether natural diuretics or synthetic, increase the amount of urine you would normally excrete. Ordinarily, the kidneys make urine by filtering out water and sodium and potassium ions from the blood. Through a complex process, the kidneys return an exact amount of sodium and potassium ions and some water to the blood stream so these levels will remain constant. The rest of the water goes into the bladder as urine.
When blood flow to the kidneys declines due to illness, they respond by retaining water, which is why diuretics are prescribed. As you probably know, doctors also prescribe diuretics to treat high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and liver disease, all of which cause water retention.