Benefit from the power of nature
The healing properties of many medicinal plants have been known for centuries.
For over 60 years, Iberogast® has been harnessing the power of medicinal herbal extracts. It is clinically proven, with the medicinal herbal extracts in Iberogast® working together to reinforce each other for fast-acting, effective relief from multiple functional digestive symptoms including those of medically diagnosed IBS.
Explore the medicinal herbal extracts in Iberogast®4,5,6,7
Bitter candytuft
(Iberis amara)
This herbal extract helps reduce pain and works to keep your digestive system moving normally.
Bitter candytuft is rich in flavonoids and glucosinolates, and is the main ingredient in Iberogast® for helping move food in the right direction. It both activates and relaxes the gastrointestinal muscles to boost forward motion. It also has anti-inflammatory properties and helps reduce free radicals.
How Iberis amara in Iberogast® works
| Activation of gastrointestinal muscles |  |
| Relaxation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Reduces flatulence |  |
| Anti-inflammatory | |
| Anti-oxidative effect | |
Angelica
(Angelica archangelica)
This plant extract relieves cramps and spasms, and relaxes your gastrointestinal muscles. It contains volatile oils, bitters, flavonoids, cumarins, and has anti-oxidative effects. It also has an anti-inflammatory action.
How Angelica root in Iberogast® works
| Activation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Relaxation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Reduces flatulence | |
| Anti-inflammatory | |
| Anti-oxidative effect | |
Caraway
(Carum carvi)
This medicinal herb extract reduces gas. It also helps relieve abdominal cramps and pain.
Caraway contains volatile oils, cumarins, flavonolglycosides, flavonoids which give its anti-inflammatory, anti-cramping, anti-bloating and anti-flatulent effects.
How Caraway fruits in Iberogast® works
| Activation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Relaxation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Reduces flatulence | |
| Anti-inflammatory | |
| Anti-oxidative effect | |
Chamomile
(Matricaria chamomilla)
This medicinal herb helps keep your digestive system moving as it should, as well as relieving abdominal cramps and spasms.
The chamomile flower is rich in volatile oils, organic acids, cumarins, flavonoids. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative actions.
How Chamomile flowers in Iberogast® works
| Activation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Relaxation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Reduces flatulence | |
| Anti-inflammatory | |
| Anti-oxidative effect | |
St. Mary’s thistle
(Silybum marianum)
St Mary’s thistle helps relax gastrointestinal muscles and has anti-inflammatory and anti oxidative effects.
St Mary’s thistle fruits include medicinal ingredients: flavonolignans, neolignans and flavonoids. These have a relaxation effect on the gastrointestinal muscles and help reduce free radicals.
How Milk thistle fruits in Iberogast® works
| Activation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Relaxation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Reduces flatulence | |
| Anti-inflammatory | |
| Anti-oxidative effect | |
Lemon balm
(Melissa officinalis)
This extract has a calming effect, easing stomach and bowel cramps, as well as reducing gas and pain. It also helps reduce free radicals.
Recognised for its strong and zesty lemon fragrance, lemon balm contains volatile oils, lamiaceae tannins, triterpene acids and flavonoids.
How Lemon balm leaves in Iberogast® works
| Activation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Relaxation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Reduces flatulence | |
| Anti-inflammatory | |
| Anti-oxidative effect | |
Greater celandine
(Chelidonium majus)
This medicinal herb helps to keep your digestive system moving normally. It also helps to reduce gas and free radicals.
It contains alkaloids and plant acids. These give the herb its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties.
How Celandine in Iberogast® works
| Activation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Relaxation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Reduces flatulence | |
| Anti-inflammatory | |
| Anti-oxidative effect | |
Peppermint
(Mentha x piperita)
With a sharp, fresh fragrance, peppermint leaves relieve cramps in the stomach and bowels. They also ease stomach pain and reduce bloating and gas.
This medicinal herb is rich in volatile oils and lamiaceae tannins, which give it its beneficial effects including anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative action.
How Peppermint leaves in Iberogast® works
| Activation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Relaxation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Reduces flatulence | |
| Anti-inflammatory | |
| Anti-oxidative effect | |
Liquorice
(Glycyrrhiza glabra)
This medicinal herb relieves cramps in the stomach and bowels and helps relieve your stomach pain.
Liquorice has an anti-inflammatory action and contains glycyrrhizinic acid. It also contains flavonoids, phytosterols and cumarins for relaxing the stomach muscles.
How Liquorice root in Iberogast® works
| Activation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Relaxation of gastrointestinal muscles | |
| Reduces flatulence | |
| Anti-inflammatory | |
| Anti-oxidative effect | |
The multi-target effect of the medicinal herbs
Modified from Wagner H. Multitarget therapy - The future of treatment for more than just function dyspepeia. Phytomedicine 13 (2006) SV 122 - 129
Iberogast® harnesses the power of herbs to relieve multiple functional digestive symptoms
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