All Healing Herbs

Member of the mint family, active ingredient has been named forskolin; support for congestive heart failure; promotes healthy heart contractions, reduces angina and high blood pressure, prevents blood clots; vasodilator (widens blood vessels to increase blood flow), stroke preventive, after-stroke recovery, cerebral vascular insufficiency; decreases histamine release to reduce allergies and allergic reactions; bronchodilator used for asthma, bronchitis, hay fever; reduces inner-eye pressure from glaucoma; balances thyroid function; stops spasms of menstrual cramps, colic, irritable bowel syndrome; prevents cancer from metastasizing; also use for urinary infections, painful urination, obesity, insomnia, convulsions, skin rashes, eczema, and psoriasis. Vasodilator, antihistamine, antispasmodic, antinflammatory.

No listed side effects but avoid getting in the eyes; caution in pregnancy and nursing; may increase stomach acid, do not use with stomach ulcers; avoid with blood thinners, including aspirin, and with high blood pressure medications.