BANISH belly blues with this Himalayan ‘root cure’
You don’t know what’s wrong… but you just feel “off.”
Your doc tells you it’s “indigestion”…
But no antacid in the world can help keep you from being DOUBLED OVER in pain.
And it’s gone WAY past the excuse that it was just “something you ate.”
If your digestion ISN’T what you’d like it to be…
And the discomfort is wearing thin…
It may be time to get back to basics.
Because there’s an ancient herb that’s provided digestive relief to folks on the other side of the globe for THOUSANDS of years.
And today’s scientists are just STARTING to catch up to what our earliest physicians figured out long ago!
A sacred stomach settler
There’s a type of thistle that’s native to the Himalayan mountain range of India, called costus (Saussurea costus)…
And it’s been used as medicine FOR AGES… but NOT ONLY in the ancient Indian practice of Ayurveda.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, its root is known as “Mu Xiang” – and the theory is that this warming herb ZEROES IN on the function of the stomach, gallbladder, and large intestine.
TCM practitioners use it to improve gastric motility and regulate bowel movements…
Which, as a result, can relieve belly aches… nausea… bloating… cramping… and more.
No wonder it’s one of TCM’s 50 fundamental herbs!
Modern science has confirmed that costus root is a potent anti-inflammatory…
Perhaps due to its content of a compound called costunolide.
It’s also anti-spasmodic… which means it can CALM the overactive smooth muscle of your intestines.
Now, you can try to find costus on your own – usually available in the forms of dried root, root powder, or capsule.
It may be sold under its synonyms Aucklandia costus or Radix Aucklandiae.
But keep in mind that TCM rarely uses any one herb entirely on its own…
Rather combining it with other healing herbs to create MAXIMUM synergy.
That’s why you’ll want to consult with a certified Chinese herbalist before trying costus root.
There are a couple of other factors you should consider.
First, choose products that are labeled “aristolochic-acid-free”…
Which means they’re NOT contaminated with traces of the potentially toxic… and FDA-banned… Aristolochia plant.
Second, costus root is SACRED to Hindus… and TREASURED by Chinese physicians…
So it’s been overharvested to the point of becoming an endangered species.
Fortunately, other Saussurea species… like Saussurea lappa… seem to have equivalent effects.
To addressing the fundamentals of gut health,
Sarah Reagan
P.S. For more “root cures” used in TCM, dive into the eAlert archives! That’s where you can learn about Xiang Fu… Bei Sha Shen… and Cang Zhu.
