Clivers
Scientific names: Galium aparine
Family: Rubiaceae
Alternate names: Amor del Hortelano, Amour du Hortelano, Barweed, Bedstraw, Caille-Lait, Catchweed, Cleavers, Cleaverwort, Coachweed, Eriffe, Everlasting Friendship, Gaille, Gaillet Accrochant, Gaillet Gratteron, Gallium, Glouteron, Goose Grass, Goosebill, Gosling Weed, Grateron, Gratte-Langue, Grip Grass, Hayriffe, Hayruff, Hedge-Burs, Hedgeheriff, Herbe Collante, Love-Man, Mutton Chops, Rièble, Robin-Run-in-the-Grass, Scratchweed, Stick-a-Back, Sweethearts, Tirmanici yogurtotu
Actions: Anti-gout, Anti-inflammatory, Antineoplastic, Diuretic, Gastrointestinal, Hormonal
Background
Clivers is an herb. People use the parts that grow above the ground to make medicine.
People use clivers to increase urine flow to relieve fluid retention, and for painful urination, enlarged or infected lymph nodes, and a skin condition called psoriasis, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
People sometimes apply clivers directly to the skin for ulcers, enlarged glands, breast lumps, and skin rashes, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
People use clivers to increase urine flow to relieve fluid retention, and for painful urination, enlarged or infected lymph nodes, and a skin condition called psoriasis, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
People sometimes apply clivers directly to the skin for ulcers, enlarged glands, breast lumps, and skin rashes, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Safety Safety definitions
When taken by mouth: Clivers is POSSIBLY SAFE for most people when taken appropriately by mouth.
When applied to the skin: There isn't enough reliable information to know if clivers is safe or what the side effects might be.
When applied to the skin: There isn't enough reliable information to know if clivers is safe or what the side effects might be.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: There isn't enough reliable information to know if clivers is safe to use when pregnant or breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.Effectiveness
NatMed Pro rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate.
Insufficient evidence Effectiveness definitions
- Fluid retention.
- Painful urination.
- Psoriasis.
- Enlarged lymph nodes.
- Skin ulcers.
- Breast lumps.
- Skin rashes.
- Other conditions.
Dosing & administration
The appropriate dose of clivers depends on several factors such as the user's age, health, and several other conditions. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for clivers. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using.
Interactions with pharmaceuticals
It is not known if Clivers interacts with any medicines. Before taking Clivers, talk with your healthcare professional if you take any medications.
Interactions with herbs & supplements
There are no known interactions with herbs and supplements.
Interactions with foods
There are no known interactions with foods.
Action
Clivers contains chemicals called tannins that might help reduce skin inflammation and have a drying (astringent) effect on the tissues.
Products
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Practitioner product
Per 7 g (Tropical):
- Galium aparine (Cleavers) ext. 500 mg
- L-glutamine 2 g
- Zinc sulphate monohydrate 41 mg equiv. zinc 15 mg
- Curcuma longa ext. 152 mg
- Glycyrrhiza glabra deglycyrrhizinised ext. 313 mg
- Coriandrum sativum ext. 56 mg
- Fucus vesiculosus ext. 50 mg
- Pectin 500 mg
- Larix occidentalis (arabinogalactan) (Larch) 1 g
- Magnesium citrate 1.3 g equiv. magnesium 210 mg
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) 500 mg
Practitioner product
Practitioner product
Per 7 g:
- Galium aparine (Cleavers) ext. 160 mg
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) 643 mg
- Brassica oleracea var. italica powder 100 mg
- Silybum marianum ext. 500 mg
- Schisandra chinensis ext. 200 mg
- Cynara scolymus ext. 800 mg
- Hordeum vulgare 883 mg
- Chlorella pyrenoidosa powder 100 mg
- Rosmarinus officinalis ext. 50 mg
- Coriandrum sativum powder 50 mg
- L-glutamine 800 mg
- Trimethylglycine (TMG) 300 mg
- Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) 100 mg
- Calcium saccharate (Calcium D-glucarate) 100 mg
- Taurine 60 mg
- L-cysteine 50 mg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 80 mg
- Magnesium citrate 50 mg
- Zinc citrate 5 mg
- R-alpha lipoic acid 25 mg
- Apple pectin 320 mg
- Natural lemon lime flavour
- Natural lemon flavour
- Fructooligosaccharides
- Xylitol
- Tapioca
- Maltodextrin
- Glycine
- Silica - colloidal anhydrous
- Stevia rebaubiana
Practitioner product
Per tablet:
Practitioner product
RRP: $43.85$37.27Save: 15%
100 cups Loose Leaf
RRP: $40.00$36.00Save: 10%
No longer stocked by vital.ly
Per serve:
- Galium aparine
- Porcine heart
- Porcine kidney
- Berberis vulgaris (Barberry)
- Iris versicolor
- Porcine large intestine
- Porcine liver
- Porcine lung
- Porcine lymph nodes
- Porcine nerves
- Porcine pituitary gland
- Porcine skin
- Porcine small intestine
- Porcine spleen
- Porcine sanguis
Practitioner product
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