APS-II

APS-II is an herbal analgesic (pain-relief) formula designed to relieve pain stemming from muscular or structural aches and nervous tension. APS-II calms over-stimulated nerves and also helps relieve fever and inflammation. APS II is frequently used to reduce the pain or discomfort of minor ailments associated with various nervous, respiratory or structural problems.

APS-II has proven helpful for colds, coughs, headaches, hysteria, influenza, menstrual cramps, muscle tension, nervous tension, toothache, and vertigo.

Capsicum has long been used as a stimulant to increase circulation and cardiovascular activity, while at the same time lowering blood pressure and aiding in the prevention of heart attack and stroke. Capsicum has been found to effectively stimulate production of digestive and mucosal fluids which helps improve digestion, soothes inflammation, enhances the removal of toxins from the body, and relieves gastrointestinal problems, including bleeding ulcers, colic, dyspepsia, flatulence, and even diarrhea. Capsicum has been found beneficial for numerous ailments, including arthritis, vascular headaches, impotence (resulting from venous insufficiency), infections, kidney problems, menstrual complaints, respiratory conditions such as asthma and pleurisy, rheumatism, thyroid dysfunction, and gastric ulcers.

Valerian has been proven through extensive research to promote restful sleep, improve the quality of sleep, reduce blood pressure, and relax muscle spasms associated with asthma, colic, convulsions, coughs, croup, epilepsy, irritable bowel syndrome, menstrual and stomach cramps, and neck and shoulder tension. Valerian also helps alleviate symptoms associated with stress or nervous tension such as aggression and irritability, depression, fatigue, headaches, heart palpitations, migraines, panic, sweating, tremors, and restless sleep accompanied by repeated waking. Valerian is non-addictive and its effects are not increased with alcohol consumption. Normal sleepers are typically unaffected by valerian use.

White willow bark has been used for centuries to reduce fevers and inflammation, relieve pain, and tighten body tissues. Ancient historians prescribed white willow bark for corns, earaches and gout, while Assyrian, Egyptian and Greek manuscripts cite its use against fevers and pain. In the mid-1700’s, white willow bark was used to counter malaria. White willow’s astringent action was commonly used to stop internal bleeding. Typical uses of white willow bark include treating angina, arthritis, chills, dandruff, diarrhea, digestive organ weakness, dysentery, earache, eczema, eye problems, fevers, gout, headaches, inflammatory stages of autoimmune diseases, influenza, malaria, nosebleeds, rheumatism, sore muscles, and toothache.

White willow contains the active ingredient, salicin (the forerunner of aspirin), a phenolic glycoside, which relieves pain by depressing the central nervous system and blocking prostaglandins in the liver. Salicin also reduces fever by increasing peripheral blood flow and perspiration to disperse heat in the body. The latter action has also been found beneficial for reducing hot flashes and night sweats. Salicin is believed to be converted into salicylic acid in the body through oxidation. Salicylic acid has similar analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties as aspirin; however, it neither thins blood, nor causes irritation of the stomach lining. Laboratory studies have confirmed traditional uses of white willow bark for alleviating minor pains associated with arthritic and rheumatic pain of the back hips and knees, as well as headache, gout, neuralgia, and similar conditions. More recent research indicates the salicin in white willow bark, a mild cycloxygenase inhibitor which helps reduce platelet aggregation (blood clots), may help prevent heart attacks and the spread of certain types of cancer—several types of tumor cells have been found to form a metastasis through platelet aggregation.

Wild lettuce alleviates pain, relaxes muscle spasms, and provides a mild sedative effect which is often employed to reduce anxiety, overactivity or overstimulation in children and adults. This sedative action also helps promote restful sleep. Sesquiterpene lactones, including lactucerin and lactucopicrin, are believed to be responsible for the herb’s sedative properties. Wild lettuce has traditionally been used for bronchitis, cramps, dry coughs, hyperactivity, insomnia, neuroses, rheumatic pain, urinary tract infections, whooping cough, and for increasing breast milk in nursing mothers.