Sunday, May 16, 2010

Will these Chinese pills really help me poo? :)?

LOL so I bought some pills at a Central Market today, and I'll tell you the ingredients and you tell me what you think about them.. they're from "Planetary Formulas" and they're for 'Digestive Comfort' - 'Chinese Classic for Supporting Digestion' - 'Herbal Supplement'





In order...





Poria Sclerotium


Magnolia Bark


Chinese Giant Hyssop Leaf


Job's Tears Seed


Bai-Zhu Atractylodes Rhizome


Fragrant Angelica Rot


Kudzu Root


Leavened Wheat


Germinated Rice


Trichosanthes Root


Chrysantheumum Flower


Gastrodia Tuber


Chinese Mint Leaf





and then it says other ingrediends:


dibasic calcium phosphate, steraric acid, microcrystalline cellulose, colloidal silicon dioxide, modified cellulose gum, and magnesium sterarate





they have 47 mg for every 2 tablets








your thoughts???

Will these Chinese pills really help me poo? :)?
I'm with the first answerer -- just eat some prunes, broccoli, carrots, bran cereal, etc. That way, you know exactly what's going in!
Reply:I am with others: more fiber, more water, more exercise, no bogus pills.





One should not support chinese medicine anyway: not only it is mostly ineffective and even dangerous, but most importantly supporting it means supporting trade of endangered animals and plants. For example sharks fins, bear pile, tiger bones, sea horses etc. are in high demand because of traditional chinese medicine. Supporting this superstition is harmful whether one is directly using these controversial products or not.
Reply:Why not just eat foods that are high in fiber?

my horses