Clivers
Scientific names: Galium aparine
Family: Rubiaceae
Alternate names: Amor del Hortelano, Amour du Hortelano, Barweed, Bedstraw, Caille-Lait, Catchweed, Cleavers, Cleaverwort, Coachweed, Eriffe, Everlasting Friendship, Gaille, Gaillet Accrochant, Gaillet Gratteron, Gallium, Glouteron, Goose Grass, Goosebill, Gosling Weed, Grateron, Gratte-Langue, Grip Grass, Hayriffe, Hayruff, Hedge-Burs, Hedgeheriff, Herbe Collante, Love-Man, Mutton Chops, Rièble, Robin-Run-in-the-Grass, Scratchweed, Stick-a-Back, Sweethearts, Tirmanici yogurtotu
Actions: Anti-gout, Anti-inflammatory, Antineoplastic, Diuretic, Gastrointestinal, Hormonal
Background
Clivers is an herb. People use the parts that grow above the ground to make medicine.
People use clivers to increase urine flow to relieve fluid retention, and for painful urination, enlarged or infected lymph nodes, and a skin condition called psoriasis, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
People sometimes apply clivers directly to the skin for ulcers, enlarged glands, breast lumps, and skin rashes, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
People use clivers to increase urine flow to relieve fluid retention, and for painful urination, enlarged or infected lymph nodes, and a skin condition called psoriasis, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
People sometimes apply clivers directly to the skin for ulcers, enlarged glands, breast lumps, and skin rashes, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Safety Safety definitions
When taken by mouth: Clivers is POSSIBLY SAFE for most people when taken appropriately by mouth.
When applied to the skin: There isn't enough reliable information to know if clivers is safe or what the side effects might be.
When applied to the skin: There isn't enough reliable information to know if clivers is safe or what the side effects might be.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: There isn't enough reliable information to know if clivers is safe to use when pregnant or breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.Effectiveness
NatMed Pro rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate.
Insufficient evidence Effectiveness definitions
- Fluid retention.
- Painful urination.
- Psoriasis.
- Enlarged lymph nodes.
- Skin ulcers.
- Breast lumps.
- Skin rashes.
- Other conditions.
Dosing & administration
The appropriate dose of clivers depends on several factors such as the user's age, health, and several other conditions. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for clivers. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using.
Interactions with pharmaceuticals
It is not known if Clivers interacts with any medicines. Before taking Clivers, talk with your healthcare professional if you take any medications.
Interactions with herbs & supplements
There are no known interactions with herbs and supplements.
Interactions with foods
There are no known interactions with foods.
Action
Clivers contains chemicals called tannins that might help reduce skin inflammation and have a drying (astringent) effect on the tissues.
Products
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Per 7 g (Tropical):
- Galium aparine (Cleavers) ext. 500 mg
- L-glutamine 2 g
- Zinc sulphate monohydrate 41 mg equiv. zinc 15 mg
- Curcuma longa ext. 152 mg
- Glycyrrhiza glabra deglycyrrhizinised ext. 313 mg
- Coriandrum sativum ext. 56 mg
- Fucus vesiculosus ext. 50 mg
- Pectin 500 mg
- Larix occidentalis (arabinogalactan) (Larch) 1 g
- Magnesium citrate 1.3 g equiv. magnesium 210 mg
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) 500 mg
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Per 7 g:
- Galium aparine (Cleavers) ext. 160 mg
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) 643 mg
- Brassica oleracea var. italica powder 100 mg
- Silybum marianum ext. 500 mg
- Schisandra chinensis ext. 200 mg
- Cynara scolymus ext. 800 mg
- Hordeum vulgare 883 mg
- Chlorella pyrenoidosa powder 100 mg
- Rosmarinus officinalis ext. 50 mg
- Coriandrum sativum powder 50 mg
- L-glutamine 800 mg
- Trimethylglycine (TMG) 300 mg
- Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) 100 mg
- Calcium D-glucarate 100 mg
- Taurine 60 mg
- L-cysteine 50 mg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 80 mg
- Magnesium citrate 8 mg
- Zinc citrate 5 mg
- R-alpha lipoic acid 25 mg
- Apple pectin 320 mg
- Natural lemon lime flavour
- Xylitol
- Glycine
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Citric acid anhydrous
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Per 5 g (Chocolate Malt):
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 150 mg
- Hordeum vulgare (Barley)
- Green banana starch 250 mg
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina)
- Quercetin 200 mg
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli)
- Apple pectin 50 mg
- Larix occidentalis (arabinogalactan) (Larch) 250 mg
- Bacillus coagulans 25 mg
- Punica granatum
- Macrocystis pyrifera (Ocean kelp)
- Brassica oleracea var. acephala (leaf & sprout) powder (Kale)
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach)
- Daucus carota powder (Carrot)
- Brassica oleracea var. viridis
- Palmaria palmata (Dulse)
- Apium graveolens (seed) powder
- Petroselinum crispum
- Myrciaria dubia (fruit) powder (Camu Camu)
- Malpighia glabra
- Blueberry flavour
- Zingiber officinale
- Kakadu plum powder
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa powder)
- Natural flavours
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Ananas comosus (Bromelain) 150 mg
- Origanum vulgare oil
- Thymus vulgaris oil
- Syzygium aromaticum oil
- Mentha x piperita oil
- N-acetyl glucosamine (NAG) 125 mg
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Zinc citrate 7.5 mg
- Chlorella vulgaris powder
- Polyphenolic fulvic minerals 50 mg
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Per 5 g:
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 125 mg
- Selenomethionine 37.3 µg equiv. selenium 15 µg
- Zinc citrate dihydrate 15.6 mg equiv. zinc 5 mg
- Total Ascorbic acid 2.55 g
- Magnesium ascorbate monohydrate (Vitamin C) 112 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 100 mg equiv. magnesium 6.9 mg
- Calcium ascorbate dihydrate (Vitamin C) 537 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 441 mg equiv. calcium 50.5 mg
- Sodium ascorbate (Vitamin C) 310 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 274 mg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 1.61 g
- Rutin (Rutoside) 125 mg
- d-alpha-Tocopheryl acid succinate (Vitamin E) 41.3 mg equiv. d-alpha-tocopherol 50 IU
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 125 mg
Practitioner product
Per 5 g:
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 100 mg
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 100 mg
- d-alpha-Tocopheryl acetate 73.5 mg equiv. vitamin E 100 IU
- Total Vitamin C 2.5 g
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 1.82 g
- Calcium ascorbate dihydrate (Vitamin C) 221 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 181.6 mg
- Sodium ascorbate (Vitamin C) 563 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 498 mg
- Rutin (Rutoside) 100 mg
- Zinc amino acid chelate 25 mg equiv. zinc 5 mg
- Beta-carotene carotenoids (Vitamin A) 4 mg
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Per 5 g (Lemon Lime):
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Per 4 g:
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 96 mg
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 96 mg
- Total Vitamin C 2.4 g
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 1.77 g
- Sodium ascorbate (Vitamin C) 300 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 265.2 mg
- Calcium ascorbate dihydrate (Vitamin C) 280 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 230 mg
- Magnesium ascorbate monohydrate (Vitamin C) 80 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 68 mg
- Zinc ascorbate monohydrate (Vitamin C) 80 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 65 mg
- Reynoutria japonica ext. 75 mg
- Rutin (Rutoside) 96 mg
- Quercetin 48 mg
- R,S-alpha lipoic acid 50 mg
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Per 15 g (Vanilla Caramel):
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 70 mg
- Lactobacillus acidophilus 1.58 billion CFU
- Bifidobacterium bifidum 1.58 billion CFU
- Pea protein isolate 9.4 g
- Marine algae 500 mg
- Linum usitatissimum (seed) (Flaxseed) 250 mg
- Sunflower lecithin 200 mg
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach) 100 mg
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot) 100 mg
- Daucus carota powder (Carrot) 100 mg
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) 100 mg
- Wheatgrass powder 100 mg
- Zingiber officinale powder 40 mg
- Ribes nigrum powder 200 mg
- Vitis vinifera powder 200 mg
- Malpighia glabra powder 100 mg
- Lycium chinese powder 100 mg
- Vaccinium myrtillus powder 100 mg
- Bacopa monnieri powder 50 mg
- Taraxacum officinale powder 30 mg
- Apple pectin 200 mg
- Plantago ovata (husk) (Psyllium) 100 mg
- Citric acid anhydrous 150 mg
- Ananas comosus (Bromelain) 30 mg
- R,S-alpha lipoic acid 20 mg
- Beta glucan 11.5 mg
- Dunaliella salina 8 mg
- Lutein 2 mg
- Zeaxanthin (Carotenoids) 400 µg
- Potassium phosphate dibasic
- Magnesium gluconate
- Calcium citrate
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
- Zinc gluconate
- d-alpha-Tocopheryl acid succinate (Vitamin E)
- Thaumatin
- Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3)
- Manganese gluconate
- D-calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5)
- Tocopherols concentrate - mixed (Vitamin E)
- Selenomethionine
- Retinyl palmitate
- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
- Thiamine hydrochloride (Vitamin B1)
- Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6)
- Folate
- Chromium picolinate
- Cholecalciferol
- Fucus vesiculosus powder 97 mg
- Stevia rebaubiana powder
- Phytomenadione (Vitamin K1)
- Copper gluconate
- Calendula officinalis powder
- Biotin
- Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)
- Brassica oleracea var. italica powder 100 mg
- Carica papaya 50 mg
- Hordeum vulgare 100 mg
- Malus (fibre) powder (Apple) 963 mg
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Natural caramel flavour
- Menaquinone 7 (Vitamin K2)
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Per tablet:
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 50 mg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 250 mg
- Andrographis paniculata ext. 214 mg
- Ganoderma lucidum ext. 75 mg
- Retinol acetate (Vitamin A) 142 μg equiv. vitamin A 400 IU equiv. vitamin A 120 μgRE
- Cholecalciferol 5 μg equiv. vitamin D3 200 IU
- Zinc amino acid chelate 50 mg equiv. zinc 10 mg
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Per tablet:
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 50 mg
- Co-methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12) 100 µg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 100 mg
- Cholecalciferol 25 µg equiv. vitamin D3 1000 IU
- d-alpha-Tocopheryl acid succinate 41.3 mg equiv. vitamin E 50 IU
- Zinc citrate dihydrate 31.15 mg equiv. zinc 10 mg
- Thiamine hydrochloride (Vitamin B1) 25 mg equiv. thiamine 22.3 mg
- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) 25 mg
- Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3) 50 mg
- Calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5) 100 mg equiv. pantothenic acid 91.6 mg
- Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6) 60.8 mg equiv. pyridoxine 50 mg
- Folic acid 200 µg
- Levomefolate calcium (Activated folate) 124 µg equiv. levomefolic acid 100 µg
- Biotin 50 µg
- Choline bitartrate 25 mg
- Inositol 25 mg
- Calcium hydrogen phosphate 169.72 mg equiv. calcium 50 mg
- Calcium citrate tetrahydrate 71.09 mg equiv. calcium 15 mg
- Calcium pantothenate 100 mg equiv. calcium 8.4 mg
- Chromium nicotinate 417 µg equiv. chromium 50 µg
- Silica - colloidal anhydrous 42.78 mg equiv. silicon 20 mg
- Copper gluconate 3.57 mg equiv. copper 500 µg
- Ferrous fumarate 16.01 mg equiv. iron 5 mg
- Magnesium amino acid chelate 125 mg equiv. magnesium 25 mg
- Manganese amino acid chelate 10 mg equiv. manganese 1 mg
- Potassium iodide (Iodine) 196 µg equiv. iodine 150 µg equiv. potassium 46 µg
- Selenomethionine 124 µg equiv. selenium 50 µg
- Vitis vinifera ext. 100 mg
- Silybum marianum ext. 14.3 mg
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Per tablet:
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 50 mg
- Vaccinium myrtillus ext. 100 mg
- Vitis vinifera ext. 25 mg
- Lutein 6 mg
- Taurine 50 mg
- Glutamine 25 mg
- Rutin (Rutoside) 50 mg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 263 mg
- Beta-carotene carotenoids (Vitamin A) 3 mg
- d-alpha-Tocopheryl acid succinate 62.6 mg equiv. vitamin E 75 IU
- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) 25 mg
- Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3) 10 mg
- Chromic chloride hexahydrate 256.6 µg equiv. chromium 50 µg
- Zinc amino acid chelate 75 mg equiv. zinc 15 mg
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Per 5 g:
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 100 mg
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 50 mg
- Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) 1.25 g
- Calcium ascorbate dihydrate (Vitamin C) 680.85 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 562.5 mg
- Magnesium ascorbate monohydrate (Vitamin C) 139.3 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 125 mg
- Ascorbyl palmitate (Vitamin C) 100 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 42.5 mg
- Quercetin dihydrate 25 mg
- Phyllanthus emblica ext. 125 mg
- Bixa orellana ext. 166.65 mg
- Rutin (Rutoside) 100 mg
Practitioner product
Per capsule:
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 40 mg
- Schisandra chinensis ext. 240 mg
- Brassica oleracea var. italica ext. 400 mg
- Punica granatum ext. 200 mg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 80 mg
- Selenomethionine 149.2 µg equiv. selenium 60 µg
- Angelica polymorpha ext. 400 mg
- Reynoutria japonica ext. 260 mg
- Silybum marianum ext. 200 mg
- Zinc citrate dihydrate 37.4 mg equiv. zinc 12 mg
- Chromium picolinate 402.4 µg equiv. chromium 50 µg
- Mecobalamin (Vitamin B12) 4 µg
- Curcuma longa ext. 300 mg
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Per tablet:
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 30 mg
- L-glutamine 100 mg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 20 mg
- Selenomethionine 124 μg equiv. selenium 50 μg
- Zinc amino acid chelate 25 mg equiv. zinc 5 mg
- Silybum marianum ext. 85.7 mg
- Brassica oleracea var. italica ext. 75 mg
- Cysteine hydrochloride 29 mg equiv. cysteine 20 mg
- L-glycine 150 mg
- Taurine 200 mg
- L-methionine 100 mg
- Choline bitartrate 200 mg
- Inositol 100 mg
- L-ornithine monohydrochloride 10 mg equiv. ornithine 7.84 mg
- Molybdenum trioxide 60 μg equiv. molybdenum 40 μg
- Copper gluconate 42.86 μg equiv. copper 6 μg
- Pyridoxal 5-phosphate (P5P) 7.84 mg equiv. pyridoxine 5 mg
- Calcium folinate (Activated folate) 69.44 μg equiv. folinic acid 50 μg
- Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) 50 μg
- Glutathione 20 mg
- Manganese amino acid chelate 250 μg equiv. manganese 25 μg
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