Angelica archangelica , also called “ Angel ’ s Herb ,” grows all over Iceland . Researchers believe that exposure of the plant to 24 hours a day of sunlight in arctic midsummer plays a role in concentrating key compounds and spurring growth . The Vikings once used this healthy herb as currency in trade , and it has been used as a natural remedy in Iceland for over 1100 years . Angelica was considered so precious that Iceland ’ s first book of law specifically banned angelica theft .
Now , modern medicine is exploring the use of this historic herb to address a variety of bladder problems . A special standardization of this herb may help both men and women with overactive bladder , frequent night time awakenings to empty the bladder , bladder spasms and inflammation , urinary incontinence , stress incontinence , adult bed-wetting ( and potentially , some forms of older child bed-wetting ), incomplete bladder emptying and even a bladder disease called interstitial cystitis . While more research is needed to continue to explore the amazing effectiveness of this herb , preliminary clinical data and anecdotal reports indicate that the mode of action is the same in both men and women . It does not exert hormonal effects .
Icelandic Angelica archangelica has been found to :
• Have anti-inflammatory activity via a very specific pathway in the bladder that results in overproduction of leukotrienes . This is not the same kind of inflammation as occurs in arthritis , or twisted ankles , or sunburns . By reducing leukotrienes , inflammation is reduced in the bladder .
• Calm the nerves that transmit bladder signals , and improve function . If these nerves are compromised in anyway , they affect bladder sensations . If irritated , they over fire , sending erroneous signals about the need to void . If damaged , they under fire and the necessity to void may not be noticed until it is too late .
• Improve bladder strength and capacity
• Improve the ability to fully empty the bladder . Retention of urine is a problem that occurs sometimes with prostate enlargement , and also in diseases like multiple sclerosis .
This is the single most efficacious bladder product I have ever encountered . I am impressed with its ability to help such a wide variety of issues . I am grateful for this natural intervention also , because the class of drugs ( anticholinergics like Ditropan ®, Vesicare ®, and Detrol ®) used to treat overactive bladder have been found in a recent , rather alarming study to cause cognitive impairment after only 2 months of use . Worse yet , if a person is using a drug for overactive bladder or incontinence , and then also takes an over the counter drug like Benadryl ( diphenhydramine , also an anticholinergic ) for allergies , or Advil PM , Tylenol PM , etc . for sleep , the potential for dementia is magnified !
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