Colon cleansing: A popular, but misunderstood natural therapy

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-100

  Horne, Steven ^a  

^a American Herbalists Guild   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon cleansing; Enzymes; Fiber; Intestinal inflammation; Leaky gut syndrome; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTICHOKE EXTRACT; BURDOCK EXTRACT; CASCARA SAGRADA; CHAMOMILE; CURCUMIN; DANDELION EXTRACT; GENTIAN EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLASMA PROTEIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; WATER; YELLOW DOCK EXTRACT;

ALLERGY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BURDOCK; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; COLON LAVAGE; DEPRESSION; DETOXIFICATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECZEMA; ENTERITIS; FERMENTED PRODUCT; FIBER; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNITY; INFECTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; LIVER; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOOD DISORDER; NOSE CONGESTION; NUTRIENT; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; STOMACH DISEASE; YELLOW DOCK;

CATHARTICS; COLON; DIETARY FIBER; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 33845697977     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: 15229106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v06n02_08     Document Type: Article

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