OAK BARK

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Health Benefits

Oak bark is commonly used for:

• Acute diarrhoea
• Pharyngitis (sore throat)
• Mouth sores and bleeding gums
• Colds, coughs, and bronchitis
• Fever
• Loss of appetite
• Digestive disorders
• Pain and inflammation
• Arthritis

Health Promoting Properties

The high concentration of tannins in oak bark is thought to promote very strong astringent properties. This prompted health professionals in Germany to consider oak bark for the treatment of skin conditions such as:

• Eczema
• Skin irritation
• Itchy patches of skin
• Inflamed skin
• Hemorrhoids
• Infected wounds
• Staph infections
• Bleeding cuts or wounds
• Herpes zoster (shingles) lesions