Ingredient Category: Compound/nutraceutical
Senna (chronic use)
Senna (Senna alexandrina, formerly Cassia senna) contains anthraquinone glycosides (sennosides A and B) that stimulate colonic motility through Cajal cell…
Lithium Orotate
Lithium orotate is an OTC supplement form of lithium (bound to orotic acid) marketed at doses of 5–20 mg elemental…
Wheatgrass
Wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum) is young grass of the common wheat plant, harvested at the jointing stage (7–10 days old). It…
SAMe (for joints)
S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe) is an endogenous methyl donor involved in >100 methylation reactions, glutathione synthesis, and polyamine metabolism [1]. For joints,…
Goldenseal
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) is a North American woodland herb whose rhizome contains the isoquinoline alkaloids berberine (0.5–6%) and hydrastine [1].…
Barley Grass
Barley grass (Hordeum vulgare) is the young leaf of the barley plant harvested before jointing, nutritionally and functionally near-identical to…
Pullulan Capsules
Pullulan capsules are a newer vegetarian capsule alternative made from pullulan — a polysaccharide produced by fermentation of Aureobasidium pullulans…
Carboxymethylcellulose
Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC, cellulose gum, E466) is a semi-synthetic cellulose derivative used ubiquitously as a tablet binder, thickener, disintegrant, and coating…