Cramp Bark Powder

 Cramp Bark Powder

Latin name: Viburnum opulus  

Health Benefits of Cramp Bark 

Cramp Bark is used mainly for the obvious - cramps!  The antispasmodic volatile oils help relieve various forms of spasms and cramps. This helps with pain management.  Health benefits include: 

• Works rapidly to ease pain from muscle cramps including spasms, PMS menstrual cramps, and pregnancy cramps.
• Helpful in halting premature labor contractions.
• Helps build uterine muscles in the third trimester of pregnancy.
• Also helps ensure an easy labor.
• Uterine decongestant - heals uterine pain and inflammation.
• Kidney stimulant for urinary conditions that involve pain or spasms.
• Reduces urgent frequency of urination.
• Relieves spasmatic coughing.
• Helps reduce pain from irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, gastritis, ulcers, dyspepsia, and indigestion.
• Lowers blood pressure by relaxing blood vessel walls.
• Has been useful in carpal tunnel syndrome. 
• Used as a diuretic, emetic, purgative, and sedative.   

How to Use Cramp Bark  

• Use as a strong tea or infusion.