Nutrients/Active Ingredients:  Contains diosgenin used in your body’s production of hormones like progesterone, estrogen, and cortisone.  Contains sodium, selenium, silicon, phosphorus, potassium, fiber, protein, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, Vitamin A, C, and B6.
 
Herbal Action/ Properties:
 
Foundational Actions are not organ specific.  They describe an action an herb performs.  They often are linked to a tissue state (Energetics):
 
Primary Actions tend to work on one or more systems, organs, or tissues. What you may find is they are linked with some of the foundational actions:
Cholagogue (increases bile flow, helps with digestion, and mild laxative), diaphoretic.
 
Secondary Actions simply describe what the herb does.  They typically will only treat the symptom, not the cause:
 
Anti-inflammatory, Antispasmodic, blood purifier.
 
Foundational/Primary Uses:
 
Arthritis, asthma (spasmodic), bowel (spasmodic), colic, uterine cramping, gas, liver problems, morning sickness, muscle pain, spasms.
 
Secondary Uses:
 
Abdominal pain, blood impurities, boils, bronchitis, Crohn’s disease, colitis, diverticulitis, excessive mucous from irritation in your upper respiratory tract, hiccups, inflammation, jaundice, nausea, nervousness, pain, rheumatism, stomach issues, ulcers, whooping cough
 
 
Parts used:  Root
 
Common doses and preparation:  Has a sharp and sour/acrid taste. Most often used as a decoction or tincture.   Common ingredient in many anti-aging products.  Used in topical creams used to treat menopause and PMS.
 
Side Effects/Precautions/Interactions:  Not intended for long term use.
* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. For educational purposes only. We recommend speaking with a physician or health care professions, especially if you have medical conditions, are pregnant or lactating, on medications, or use with children and infants.