Calamus Root - 450 mg 100 Capsules ZIN 510986

- Known as "holy annointing oil" in biblical times when it was a key component in incense recipes.; Historically used by Native Indians and settlers for a variety of health reasons from bowel pains to coughs. - Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals. - The TerraVita Premium Collection uses only the finest, purest and most potent plant extracts from around the world. - The TerraVita Premium Collection is hallmarked by the highest possible standards of purity, potency, stability and freshness. Our highest possible standards are certified by independent laboratories and backed by our personal guarantee. - The TerraVita Premium Collection is packed in tamper-proof, food-grade, recyclable containers. - ZooScape is proud to be the exclusive distributor of TerraVita teas, herbs and supplements in the United States, Canada and around the world. - Not recommended if you are pregnant or lactating. - Toxicity - There has been concern over the safety of sweet flag, which is currently banned in food products in North America. This prohibition was based on cancerous tumors developed in laboratory animals treated with sweet flag high in content of carcinogenic 13-asarone. Carcinogenic 13-asarone is present in large amounts in Asian plants, and in limited amounts in European plants. The apparent absence of this and other toxic phenylpropane derivatives in the plants of North America may represent a means of using sweet flag relatively safely. However, it is important to realize that even if North American sweet flag lacks the carcinogenic substances found in the plants of the Old World, under certain conditions it is still reputed to be poisonous, producing disturbed digestion, gastroenteritis, constipation, and bloody diarrhea. The volatile oil causes dermat