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Ortho Care
Ortho Care 60 Caps $19.99
Ortho Care CAPS
Each capsule contains:
Bosswelia serrata
Tinospora cordipholia
Alpinia calcarata
Cederus deodera
Ricinus communis
Zingaber officinale
Vitex nigundo
Commiphora mukul
Maintains healthy muscle & joint mobility, Promotes a healthy inflammation response, Helps maintain healthy connective tissue, Potent Supercritical extract of Boswellia, Extracted using Compressed Carbon Dioxide (SCO2) powerful and pure without a trace of heavy-metal contaminants, Grown, harvested, and wild-crafted using only sustainable, ecologically-friendly farming techniques, Made with Certified Organic ingredients grown on organic farms free from chemicals, pesticides, and herbicides
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25 mg
1.5 g
1.5 g
1.5 g
1.5 g
1.5 g
1.5 g
10 g
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INDICATIONS:
Ortho Care capsule is indicated in the following:
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Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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Osteoarthritis |
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Psoriatic Arthritis |
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Ankylosing Spondyloses |
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Frozen shoulder |
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Gout Sciatica |
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Backache |
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Leg cramps |
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Sprains |
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Crohn's disease |
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Ulcerative Colitis |
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Asthma |
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RSD - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy |
DOSAGE :
The
recommended dosage schedule of Ortho Care capsule is 1 to 2 capsules 2 to
3 times a day. In most cases 1 capsule 3 times a day or 2 capsules 2
times a day are enough. In severe conditions 2 capsules 3 times a day
may be given till pain and inflammation subside. Continuous treatment
for about 2 weeks is necessary before any appreciable change is
noticed. Once improvement starts, it progresses.
Satisfactory improvement usually occurs at the end of third or fourth week Treatment
should however, be continued till all traces of pain disappear,
probably for about 4 to 6 months
PRECAUTIONS CONTRAIDICATIONS AND ADVERRSE REACTIONS
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Use in pregnancy and lactation is to be avoided |
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It is contraindicated in patients with renal or hepatic diseasea. |
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No adverse reactions have been observed.
In addition to use for arthritis, this gummy resin (called "Salai guggal" in the vernacular) is also mentioned in traditional Ayurvedic texts as a remedy for diarrhea, dysentery, ringworm, boils, fevers (antipyretic), skin and blood diseases, cardiovascular diseases, mouth sores, vaginal discharges, ...... hair loss, jaundice, hemorrhoids, syphilitic diseases, irregular menses and to stimulate the liver.
Modern medicine and pharmacology point to Boswellia serrata's use as an anti-arthritic, anti-inflammatory, antihyperlipidemic (controls blood lipids), antiatherosclerotic (anti-coronary plaque), analgesic (pain-reliever) and hepatoprotective (protects the liver).
Anti-arthritis. Its anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activities have been mainly attributed to a component in the resin containing [beta]-boswellic acid.
Salai guggal has been studied by India's Regional Research Laboratory (Department of Pharmacology), located in Jammu Tawi (M.L. Sharma, et al., International Journal of Immunopharmacology, 11 (6):647-652, 1989).
This research has implicated a beneficial role for the resin in the treatment of osteoarthritis, soft-tissue rheumatism, low-back pain, gout and rheumatoid arthritis. Although rheumatoid arthritis is a crippling disease causing great physical suffering, it is possible to alleviate physical pain, increase movement (mobility) and prevent further tissue injury through proper treatment.
The standard drugs for the treatment of this condition cause undesirable side effects, including gastric irritation.
Treatment with Boswellia serrata, on the other hand, has produced excellent results. In an animal-model study by R.R. Kulkarni, et al., which appeared in the Indian Journal of Pharmacology (24:98-101, 1992), Boswellic acids "significantly reduced the infiltration of leukocytes into the knee joint," in turn significantly reducing inflammation-causing immune whited blood-cell response.
Inflammation. Boswellic acids have been shown by H.P. Ammon, et al. (Planta Medica, 57 (3):203-207, 1991) to be particularly effective in the prevention and control of inflammatory processes, which have been linked to: inflammatory joint disease, psoriasis, allergic and chronic asthma, and certain inflammatory diseases of the intestine (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and chronic hepatitis).
For pain relief, fever-reduction, cancer prevention, and more
As mentioned earlier, Boswellia serrata has been demonstrated as very effective in liver protection, exhibiting "protective effects against chemical and biological" toxins that cause inflammation and injury to the liver (Safayhi, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, 41:1536-1537, 1991); pain-relief (Menon and Kar, Planta Medica, 19:338-341, 1971); fever-reduction (Singh, Drugs of the Future, 18 (4):307-309, 1993); cancer prevention and protection (Mukherji, Indian Journal of Pharmacology, 32:48, 1970); and as an anti-bacterial (Atal, Selected Medicinal Plants of India, 1992) and anti-fungal (Garg, Indian Journal of Pharmacology, 1974).
Alcohol extracts of Boswellia serrata have been shown to significantly lower serum cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels, and reduce body-fat accumulation in hyperlipidemic animals. In fact the extracts prevented, or reversed, atherosclerosis in animals who received high-fat diets.
A pharmaceutical-grade (trade-marked) Boswellia serrata product is available, one which is typically taken in 200 mg doses, three times daily.
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