Butternut Bark

History:

Butternut is a deciduous, not particularly decorative, tree that is native to eastern North America (where the species is not threatened) and southeast Canada (where in some regions it is considered endangered) and growing south to northern Alabama, but absent from most of the southern United States. Several varieties are used for the same therapeutic applications. The tree, also called the White Walnut, may reach a height of one hundred feet, a diameter of three feet and a breadth of fifty feet, with a grayish bark that is occasionally used for dyeing wool a dark brown (but is inferior to the Black Walnut bark for that purpose). The tree bears dark green, hairy leaves and fruits (nuts), which grow in bunches of two-six together, and thrives in moist, fertile soil. It is seldom found growing in pure stands and is usually found in association with cherry, basswood, oak, walnut, ash, maple, elm and hemlock stands and is subject to canker disease. Its botanical genus, Juglans, is derived from both the reference to the Roman god, Jupiter, and the Latin word, glans, meaning "nut" or "walnut," describing the "nut of Jupiter" or "food of the gods." The wood of the Butternut tree is used commercially in the manufacture of plywood, and the inner bark of the tree has a venerable history in American herbal therapy, having been used by both settlers and native tribes alike as a laxative and vermifuge to expel intestinal worms. It was one of the most widely-used laxatives in the nineteenth century and was listed in the United States Pharmacopoeia from 1820 through 1905. It is now used by herbalists as a colon cleansing support and for skin and liver health. Some of the constituents in Butternut include fixed oils, essential oils, bitter principle, tannin and napthaquinone (juglone).

Recommended Dosage:
Take one (1) to two (2) capsules, three (3) times each day with water at mealtimes.

Contraindications:
Currently, there are no known warnings or contraindications with the use of Butternut Bark Herbal Supplement.

Capsule Information:
Our Butternut Bark supplements are encapsulated in 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose, Certified Kosher, size "00" Capsules.(click here for size comparison) Each capsule contains approximately 600 mgs.

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