Herbal Endurance Mix (dried):
This dried herbal blend is for the equine athlete in hard work, and requiring high levels of fitness. The herbs contained in this mix are traditionally used for energy loss, dehydration, joint, muscle and tendon strain, tying up and cramping. They are herbs also rich in minerals, vitamins and natural electrolytes.
Ingredients:
- Celery Seed: Celery seed provides a warming effect and acts as a digestive bitter. It is useful for horses that have become 'run down' as a result of transportation, overwork and exposure to cold.Celery seed helps relieve joint stiffness and has warming effects which make it useful for horses that are a bit sore following a hard workout. Used as a treatment for horses suffering from arthritis and as an alkaliser to help balance horses suffering from excess acidity in the tissues including tying up.
- Dandelion: Dandelion is diuretic as well as a rich source of potassium, magnesium, calcium and Vitamins SA, C and B complex. Dandelions will help cleanse the blood in horses after exercise and provide needed levels of potassium, magnesium and calcium during exercise.
- Fenugreek: Fenugreek contains steroidal saponins that can help horses put on condition as well as act to stimulate appetite and reduce complications caused by gastric ulcers.
- Licorice: Licorice has been used for over 3,000 years as a digestive aid. The active ingredient in licorice is glycyrrhizin. Licorice reduces gastric acid secretion and is recommended for use with horses with gastric ulcers
- Meadowsweet: Meadowsweet contains salicylic acid and is know as herbal aspirin. Meadowsweet has astringent actions and has proven especially useful in treating ulceration caused by such drugs as phenylbutazone.
- Kelp: Kelp or seaweed is a rice source of trace minerals that aid in cartilage and connective tissue formation. It is generally recommended for growing horses, performance horses as well as pregnant brood-mares. Minerals needed for co-enzyme functions in the metabolism of protein and energy are also provided by kelp.
- Siberian Ginseng: A proven adaptogen with a glycogen sparing and ergogenic (endurance-enhancing) action.
