The mode of use of the artichoke may vary from one manufacturer to the other and so it should be taken following the directions in the package insert, but always with the advice of the doctor or nutritionist. However, the usual dose of artichoke slimming capsules is 1 capsule before breakfast, lunch and dinner, totaling 3 capsules per day.
Artichoke capsule ( Cynara scolymus L ) is a dietary supplement commonly used in diets to lose weight because it stimulates the production of bile by the liver and facilitates the digestion of foods with a high fat content. Some brands that sell the artichoke capsules are: Herbarium; Bionatus; Arkopharma and Biofil.
What is it for
Artichoke capsules can help you lose weight by facilitating digestion, eliminating the gas and nausea caused by improper production of bile, and act as a mild laxative, which facilitates the elimination of feces. Thus, after taking it, there is relief from these symptoms, causing the food to be digested better and the belly becomes less swollen.
However, these capsules will not diminish appetite or fat intake and so to really get slim you must follow a diet to lose weight as the protein diet and practice some physical activity using this supplement only as an aid in this battle.
Price
The box with 45 capsules of Artichoke 350 mg can vary between $ 18.00 and $ 24.00.
Side effects
Artichoke capsules have a laxative effect, and may reduce the efficacy of drugs that interfere with blood clotting, such as acetylsalicylic acid and coumarin anticoagulants, such as warfarin.
Contraindication
Artichoke capsules are contraindicated for children under 12 years of age in case of obstruction of the bile duct, pregnancy risk C, lactation and in case of allergy to plants of the family Asteraceae .
Artichoke in capsules is contraindicated during pregnancy due to the lack of available scientific studies on the subject and is contraindicated during lactation because the bitter extracts of the plant pass into the breast milk altering its flavor.
This supplement should be used with caution in case of hypertension or heart disease.
