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Cranberry & Buchu - Urinary system Supplement |
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Cranberry & Buchu
Millions are familiar with
the benefits of cranberry in relation to the urinary
system. But the scientific community had to
take a closer look before it would agree with
long-held folk wisdom. A study reviewed in the
Journal of American Medical Association (March 9,
1994) concluded that cranberry juice contains
substances that alter the bacteria population in
urine and bladder. In the mid-‘80s, a preliminary study
was published in The Journal of Urology (Vol. 131,
No. 5). Dr. Anthony Sobota of Youngstown State
University (Ohio) identified a special factor in the
juice that seemed to make bacteria less likely to
cling to the surface of cells in the bladder and urinary tract.
Cranberry / Buchu Concentrate
[Urinary]. Separate scientific studies have
concluded that 1) cranberry juice contains
substances that affect the content of urine, and 2)
a special factor in the juice seems to make the urinary tract
less hospitable to unfriendly flora.
NSP combines cranberry juice concentrate with buchu
herb concentrate. Buchu’s powerful, penetrating
aroma is akin to peppermint. Buchu supports
digestion and helps nourish the urinary tract.
Careful processing reduces the liquid to a
concentrated powder before encapsulation.
Take 1–2 capsules three times daily with 8 oz. pure
water. Children: Take 1 capsule twice daily.
Use daily to help maintain a healthy urinary tract.
4 Kids Too!
NOTE: Do not take this
concentrated formula in conjunction with uva ursi.
herb.
Supplement Facts
Serving Size 2 Capsules
Servings per container: 50
Amount Per 2 Capsules
Proprietary blend 870 mg*
Cranberry Juice Concentrate (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
Buchu Herb (Barosma betulina)
*Daily Value not established |
For years, the American cranberry (Vaccinium
macrocarpon) has been used by countless women to
prevent and treat bladder infections. Originally,
scientists believed drinking cranberry juice cocktail
acidified the urine, hindering bacterial proliferation. At
the time, this practice was one of the few effective
treatments for women with recurrent bladder infections.
Modern cranberry research has now led us to the discovery
that cranberry helps relieve bladder infection not by any
process of acidification, but rather due to its ability to
prevent microorganisms from adhering to the epithelial
cells that line the urinary tract.
Escherichia coli (E. coli), the most
common bladder infection-causing bacteria, produces
chemicals known as adhesions, enabling the organism
to cling to epithelial cells where they proliferate and
cause infection.
Cranberry juice was found to contain a
substance which inhibits the adhesion activity of bacteria
- an, as yet, unidentified polymeric compound. It is now
known that cranberries, due to their antibacterial
properties, can reduce the bacteria responsible for
urinary tract infections.
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