Cramp Bark

Western Bulk Herbs – Cramp Bark

Cramp bark works best on cramps of the intestines, uterus, and skeletal muscles. It stops cramps and spasms of all types. Historically used by Native American and pioneer women to relieve menstrual cramps and spasms after childbirth and to prevent miscarriage. It has also been used to treat asthma and convulsions, fits and lockjaw, and also in palpitation, heart disease and rheumatism.

Cramp bark is a popular dietary supplement due to it’s versatility and general usefulness. Popular among women for it’s menstrual cramp relief, this herb can help with any sort of spasms of the muscles throughout the body

Latin Name:
Viburnum opulus

Common Names:
Guelder rose, Snowball tree, Guelder rose, Black Haw, Cranberry Tree, Dog Rowan Tree, Viburnum, May Elder, King’s Crown, and May Rose.

Parts Used:
Dried bark,and the leaves and fruit are used in laxatives.

Properties:
Teas or tinctures and in some cases capsules

Traditional Uses:
antispasmodic, astringent, and sedative

Topical Uses / Applications:

Culinary Uses:
Not used in cooking.

Chemical Properties:
Coumarins, scopoletin, tannin.

Cautions:
GRAS: Generally Recognized As Safe. This herb can be safely consumed when used appropriately.

Folk Lore:
Used by Native American and pioneer women to relieve menstrual cramps and spasms after childbirth and to prevent miscarriage.

*Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Resources:
PDR for Herbal Medicines, 2000. Medical Economics Company, Montvale, New Jersey.

The New Holistic Herbal. David Hoffmann, 1990. Barnes and Noble Books, New York.

A Modern Herbal, Mrs. M. Grieve, (Dover Publications, New York, 1971)

Major Herbs of Ayurvedic.Compiled by Dahur Research Foundation and Dahur Ayurvet Limited, Ghaziabad, India., 2002. Churchill Livingstone, London, England.

Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, Third Edition, Dan Bensky and Andrew Gamble, 1986. Eastland Press, Seattle, WA.