Vegetarian Capsules Starwest Herb Capsules 100 count are packaged in a light and moisture-resistant white bottle, with a tamper-evident, pressure-sealed lid. 500 count bulk packs are packaged in foil, barrier-seal bags. Our superior quality herbs are captured in 100% natural and Certified Kosher size 0 vegetarian capsules. Derived from naturally occurring vegetable cellulose and 100% preservative free, vegetarian capsules do not interfere with the digestive process. Most, but not all herbs, are also certified kosher. These capsules do not have additives or filler. When you choose Starwest Herb Capsules you are getting over 28 years of experience and our guarantee of superior quality, potency, consistency and dependability. We select our herbs and spices from natural renewable sources and are irradiation-free. We begin with carefully selected whole herbs (when possible) from reputable growers around the world. Followed with numerous quality control inspections before and after processing in which we adhere to our strict quality control standards. Starwest encapsulates only superior quality herb powder and strives to consistently capture and maintain the purest and highest quality botanicals and their natural benefits. Yellow Dock is a bitter herb that is good for liver and colon function, skin disorders such as psoriasis, age spots and eczema. It is literally a storehouse for organic iron and is beneficial for those with iron deficiencies. A remarkable virtue of yellow dock is that it has mild laxative properties. Inorganic iron tends to bind and constipate but the laxative properties gives an abundance of iron while relieving the tendency toward constipation. Yellow Dock can be very helpful with chronic skin conditions, both taken internally and used externally, directly on the problem area. Yellow Dock’s anthraquinone glycosides promote the flow of bile, and are mildly laxative. This liver-strenghtening and purging effect can be helpful with the causes of problems such as psoriasis, acne and hives. Yellow Dock is also a gentle cure for constipation, and helpful with diarrhea. Iron-rich Yellow Dock is also used for anemia during pregnancy. Grieve’s classic ‘A Modern Herbal’: ‘The root has laxative, alterative and mildly tonic action, and can be freely used as a tonic and laxative in rheumatism, bilious complaints and as an astringent in piles, bleedings of the lungs, etc.’ ‘It is largely prescribed for diseases of the blood, from a spring eruption, to scurvy, scrofula and chronic skin diseases. It is also useful in jaundice and as a tonic to the stomach and the system generally.’ ‘It has an action on the bowels very similar to that of Rhubarb, being perhaps a little less active, but operating without pain or uneasiness.’ ‘Rumicin is the active principle of the Yellow Dock, and from the root, containing Chrysarobin, a dried extract is prepared officially, of which from 1 to 4 grains may
