Description

Herbsmith Soothe Joints is useful for pets experiencing discomfort from normal everyday activities and is complimentary and compatible with glucosamine products. Maintenance of healthy joints requires proper functions of the joint capsule, cartilage on the bone endings and viscous joint fluid. Maintaining the joints of an active pet is paramount to a healthy life. Herbsmith Soothe Joints assists in the maintenance of healthy joint capsules and in the preservation of thickened joint fluid.

Chinese Theory

From a Chinese perspective, joint discomfort is the result of an obstruction of the flow of energy, or Qi (pronounced "chee"), through the tissue of the joint and an invasion of external pathogenic factors such as wind, cold and damp. This obstruction and invasion may occur due to many factors including trauma, prolonged exposure to wind and damp, overuse of the limbs, poor genetics, etc. To maintain healthy joint function, Chinese theory recommends a combination of herbs that moves blood and Qi within and around the joint and expels pathogenic factors. By reestablishing the flow of energy within the joint, normal motion is maintained.

Ingredients and Benefits

Mulberry twig (sang zhi) - Expels wind dampness.

Kadsura stem (hai feng teng) - Expels wind dampness.

Angelica tang kuei (dang gui) - Invigorates the blood, expels wind dampness and relieves discomfort.

Notopterygium root (qiang hou) - Relieves painful obstructions of the flow of Qi in both the front and back limbs, and upper and lower parts of the body.

Pubescent angelica root (du hou) - Relieves painful obstructions of the flow of Qi in both the front and back limbs, and upper and lower parts of the body.

Gentiana macrophylla root (qin jiao) - Expels wind dampness.

Frankincense (ru xiang) - Breaks up blood stagnation and relieves discomfort.

Inula (tu mu xiang) - Relieves dampness and edema near the joints.

Achyranthes root (niu xi) - Invigorates the blood and expels blood stasis, strengthens the sinews and bones and benefits the joints by nourishing the liver and kidney which resolves discomfort and soreness of the lower back and legs, and clears damp heat manifest as painful obstruction of the lower back and legs.

Ligusticum root (chuan xiong) - Invigorates the blood, expels wind dampness and relieves discomfort.

Cinnamon bark (gui zhi) - Improves circulation and moves the actions of the other herbs in the blend downward.

Honey coated licorice root (zhi gan cao) - Harmonizes the actions of the other herbs in the blend.