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WELLNESSWEEK
Herbal Flush For Adults - Quarterly Detox for Parasites, Metals, and Toxins
Regular price
$31.77
Style
Reduce mucus and inflammation...
Twenty wildcrafted or organic herbs - bitters, aromatics, and two that move the bowel - run as a time-limited routine three times a year. One month on, three months off. This is not a daily product, by design.
For adults running a scheduled seasonal routine, ideally with a practitioner. 30-day powder or 180 capsules, single or 3-pack.
- Wildcrafted or Organic
- Non-GMO
- 20 Herbs
- Adults Only
- No Fillers
- No Flow Agents
- No Synthetic Additives
Why people use it
- A schedule, not a habit. One month on, three months off, three times a year. Two herbs in this blend carry published duration limits, which is exactly why it is not something you take every day.
- Bitters and elimination, taken away from food. Gentian, wormwood, and the aromatic herbs are traditionally used as a bitter formula on an empty stomach, twelve hours apart. The blend is built to support the body's own elimination and mobilization pathways during the window, not to be a daily habit.
- Three of the twenty have real human evidence. Garlic across 19 randomized trials in 999 adults. Milk thistle's silymarin across 41 trials for normal liver enzyme markers. Peppermint across 12 for digestive comfort. All as single herbs at set doses, not as this blend.
- Supports normal bowel regularity during the window. Cascara sagrada and yellow dock carry anthraquinones. That is what you'll notice, and it's why electrolytes and minerals matter alongside.
- Nothing hidden in the list. All twenty herbs are named on the label. Individual amounts are not disclosed - it's a proprietary blend, and we say so rather than implying a formula we can't quantify.
What's in the blend
This is a proprietary blend, so no herb can be quantified per serving.
| Ingredient | What it contributes |
|---|---|
| Cascara sagrada and yellow dock | Anthraquinone glycosides. This is the group that moves the bowel during the routine, and the reason for the one-month-on, three-months-off schedule. FDA reclassified cascara sagrada as not generally recognized as safe and effective for over-the-counter laxative use in 2002. |
| Wormwood and sage | Thujone-bearing bitters, traditionally used as digestive bitters. Ask us for batch thujone data before you start. |
| Black walnut | A tree nut. Juglone and ellagitannins. If you are allergic to tree nuts, do not use this product. |
| Milk thistle | Silymarin, the constituent tested across 41 randomized trials for normal liver enzyme markers and antioxidant status. |
| Garlic, peppermint, ginger, fennel, gentian | Culinary and bitter herbs. Garlic and peppermint each have large randomized human evidence bases as single, standardized preparations. |
| Pau d'arco, elecampane, hyssop, thyme, cloves, burdock, marshmallow root, fenugreek, cayenne | The rest of the twenty. Traditional components of this style of formula: pau d'arco and burdock as alterative herbs, elecampane, hyssop, thyme, and cloves as aromatics, marshmallow root as a demulcent, fenugreek as a mucilage, and cayenne as the warming carrier. Amounts are not broken out in a proprietary blend. |
No amounts are disclosed for any herb, so nothing here can be quantified per serving.
How to use
- Prepare first. Two to three weeks on the Protocol Essentials before you start, so you go in with your nutrition built up rather than depleted.
- Morning: 1/2 teaspoon of loose powder or 3 capsules, first thing, on an empty stomach. Mix the powder into water or juice.
- Second dose at least 12 hours later, either before food or 1 to 2 hours after it.
- Repeat daily until the bag is finished, about 30 days. Drink plenty of water throughout.
- In the final two weeks, add Level 1 of Josh's Little Season Detox Guide and adjust meal timing per the guide.
- Keep mineral and food-form supplements on the meal side of the gap, not in the dosing window.
- A binder is optional. If you add one, keep the 90-minute separation its own label calls for, in both directions.
Sourcing & making
Twenty wildcrafted or organic, non-GMO herbs, barks, roots, seeds, and leaves, blended and either bagged as loose powder or encapsulated. It is a proprietary blend: every herb is named on the label, but the amounts are not disclosed. Ask us what testing we hold on your lot before you start.
Full ingredients
- Yellow Dock
- Black Walnut
- Garlic
- Peppermint
- Pau D'Arco
- Fennel
- Ginger
- Gentian
- Elecampane
- Sage
- Wormwood
- Cloves
- Thyme
- Fenugreek
- Burdock
- Marshmallow Root
- Milk Thistle
- Hyssop
- Cayenne
- Cascara Sagrada
Who it's for — and who it isn't
Good fit for:
- Adults who already run a scheduled seasonal herbal routine and want it on a defined on-and-off calendar
- People who prefer a formula where every herb is named, even when the amounts are not
Probably not for you if:
- You are allergic to tree nuts. This contains black walnut, and walnut anaphylaxis is documented. Fenugreek is a legume and also a documented allergen. Contact us for the modified recipe rather than testing your tolerance.
- You have kidney disease, an intestinal obstruction, an inflammatory bowel condition, hemorrhoids, or abdominal pain of unknown origin. Yellow dock carries oxalates and anthraquinones; cascara is contraindicated in several of these.
- You take blood thinners, protease inhibitors, or GABA-acting medicines such as barbiturates or benzodiazepines. Ask your practitioner first. Adults only.
Testing & quality
Every product is lab tested. Certificates of analysis on request, about a two-week turnaround. Herbs are sourced wildcrafted or organic and non-GMO. Email us with your lot number and we'll send what we hold.
The research behind the ingredients
Published research on the ingredients in this product, for education. These studies were not conducted on this product.
Garlic (Allium sativum)
Garlic supplementation meta-analysis, 2023
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies · 2023 · systematic review and meta-analysis · n=19 RCTs, 999 participants
Pooling 19 randomized controlled trials in 999 adults, garlic supplementation significantly lowered triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, diastolic blood pressure, BMI and waist circumference versus placebo, with the authors noting substantial heterogeneity and possible publication bias.
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum / silymarin)
Silymarin liver-marker meta-analysis, 2024
Phytotherapy Research · 2024 · systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis · n=41 RCTs
Pooling 41 randomized controlled trials, silymarin supplementation significantly lowered serum alkaline phosphatase, ALT, AST and creatinine and raised serum glutathione, with the clearest effects at higher doses taken for 12 weeks or longer and no demonstrated benefit for kidney function.
Peppermint (Mentha piperita)
Peppermint oil digestive comfort meta-analysis, 2019
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2019 · systematic review and meta-analysis · n=12 RCTs, 835 patients
Pooling 12 randomized trials in 835 adults, peppermint oil was more than twice as likely as placebo to improve global gastrointestinal symptoms (RR 2.39) and improved abdominal pain (RR 1.78), with adverse events no more frequent than placebo.
Evidence note: Moderate for three of the twenty herbs and traditional for the rest: garlic, milk thistle and peppermint each have large randomized human evidence bases, and each trial tested a single herb at a defined dose in a standardized preparation (aged garlic extract, standardized silymarin, enteric-coated peppermint oil) rather than this 20-herb blend. Read them as evidence about the individual herbs. What a blend of all twenty does together remains to be studied.
A note on iron
Iron is essential, but stored and unbound iron is reactive; it feeds oxidative stress. The body moves iron using copper-dependent ceruloplasmin and vitamin A, which is why we focus on whole-food copper and retinol rather than pushing more iron. If you are considering iron, test your levels first and talk it through with your practitioner. Iron is not right for everyone.
Ceruloplasmin-ferroportin system of iron traffic · Iron, NIH ODS
FAQ
Why only three times a year?
FDA removed cascara sagrada from over-the-counter laxative use in 2002, and wormwood is not an every-day herb. One month on, three months off is the responsible way to run a blend that carries both.
Thirty days straight - isn't that a long run for these herbs?
It is, and we're not going to hide that. Run it under practitioner supervision, and ask us for batch thujone data before you start.
Do I need a binder with it?
No. A binder is optional. If you add Detox BOMB, activated charcoal, or bentonite clay, keep the 90-minute separation in both directions so it isn't sitting in the gut alongside this blend.
Why black walnut?
Black walnut hull is a traditional component of this style of formula. The tradeoff is that it is a tree nut. If you have a tree nut allergy, do not use this product. Email us about the modified recipe instead.
What if I feel unwell during the month?
Stop and check in with your provider. Fatigue, loose stools, or skin changes are reasons to reassess, not milestones. Any rash, swelling, or difficulty breathing should be treated as a possible allergic reaction and seen by a clinician.
Pairs well with
- Kids Herbal Flush — the children's version - run it a month apart from yours, never alongside
- Detox BOMB — the optional binder, kept 90 minutes clear in both directions
- Electrolyte Powder — what you run alongside and between rounds, because the bowel herbs cost you minerals
Cautions
- Contains black walnut (a tree nut) and fenugreek (a legume). Skip it if you are allergic to either; email us for the modified recipe. Stop and seek care for any rash, swelling, or breathing change.
- Store in a cool, dry cupboard. Strong shelf life; refrigeration is not required.
Lab Tested
Every product. COA on request, ~2 weeks.
Small Batch
Made in small batches, about as close to homemade as a capsule gets.
Nothing Hidden
Every herb named on the label. Nothing hidden.
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. Nutrient figures are approximate reference values, not a lot-specific assay. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or managing a health condition.
Regular price
$31.77
Style
Twenty wildcrafted or organic herbs - bitters, aromatics, and two that move the bowel - run as a time-limited routine three times a year. One month on, three months off. This is not a daily product, by design.
For adults running a scheduled seasonal routine, ideally with a practitioner. 30-day powder or 180 capsules, single or 3-pack.
- Wildcrafted or Organic
- Non-GMO
- 20 Herbs
- Adults Only
- No Fillers
- No Flow Agents
- No Synthetic Additives
Why people use it
- A schedule, not a habit. One month on, three months off, three times a year. Two herbs in this blend carry published duration limits, which is exactly why it is not something you take every day.
- Bitters and elimination, taken away from food. Gentian, wormwood, and the aromatic herbs are traditionally used as a bitter formula on an empty stomach, twelve hours apart. The blend is built to support the body's own elimination and mobilization pathways during the window, not to be a daily habit.
- Three of the twenty have real human evidence. Garlic across 19 randomized trials in 999 adults. Milk thistle's silymarin across 41 trials for normal liver enzyme markers. Peppermint across 12 for digestive comfort. All as single herbs at set doses, not as this blend.
- Supports normal bowel regularity during the window. Cascara sagrada and yellow dock carry anthraquinones. That is what you'll notice, and it's why electrolytes and minerals matter alongside.
- Nothing hidden in the list. All twenty herbs are named on the label. Individual amounts are not disclosed - it's a proprietary blend, and we say so rather than implying a formula we can't quantify.
What's in the blend
This is a proprietary blend, so no herb can be quantified per serving.
| Ingredient | What it contributes |
|---|---|
| Cascara sagrada and yellow dock | Anthraquinone glycosides. This is the group that moves the bowel during the routine, and the reason for the one-month-on, three-months-off schedule. FDA reclassified cascara sagrada as not generally recognized as safe and effective for over-the-counter laxative use in 2002. |
| Wormwood and sage | Thujone-bearing bitters, traditionally used as digestive bitters. Ask us for batch thujone data before you start. |
| Black walnut | A tree nut. Juglone and ellagitannins. If you are allergic to tree nuts, do not use this product. |
| Milk thistle | Silymarin, the constituent tested across 41 randomized trials for normal liver enzyme markers and antioxidant status. |
| Garlic, peppermint, ginger, fennel, gentian | Culinary and bitter herbs. Garlic and peppermint each have large randomized human evidence bases as single, standardized preparations. |
| Pau d'arco, elecampane, hyssop, thyme, cloves, burdock, marshmallow root, fenugreek, cayenne | The rest of the twenty. Traditional components of this style of formula: pau d'arco and burdock as alterative herbs, elecampane, hyssop, thyme, and cloves as aromatics, marshmallow root as a demulcent, fenugreek as a mucilage, and cayenne as the warming carrier. Amounts are not broken out in a proprietary blend. |
No amounts are disclosed for any herb, so nothing here can be quantified per serving.
How to use
- Prepare first. Two to three weeks on the Protocol Essentials before you start, so you go in with your nutrition built up rather than depleted.
- Morning: 1/2 teaspoon of loose powder or 3 capsules, first thing, on an empty stomach. Mix the powder into water or juice.
- Second dose at least 12 hours later, either before food or 1 to 2 hours after it.
- Repeat daily until the bag is finished, about 30 days. Drink plenty of water throughout.
- In the final two weeks, add Level 1 of Josh's Little Season Detox Guide and adjust meal timing per the guide.
- Keep mineral and food-form supplements on the meal side of the gap, not in the dosing window.
- A binder is optional. If you add one, keep the 90-minute separation its own label calls for, in both directions.
Sourcing & making
Twenty wildcrafted or organic, non-GMO herbs, barks, roots, seeds, and leaves, blended and either bagged as loose powder or encapsulated. It is a proprietary blend: every herb is named on the label, but the amounts are not disclosed. Ask us what testing we hold on your lot before you start.
Full ingredients
- Yellow Dock
- Black Walnut
- Garlic
- Peppermint
- Pau D'Arco
- Fennel
- Ginger
- Gentian
- Elecampane
- Sage
- Wormwood
- Cloves
- Thyme
- Fenugreek
- Burdock
- Marshmallow Root
- Milk Thistle
- Hyssop
- Cayenne
- Cascara Sagrada
Who it's for — and who it isn't
Good fit for:
- Adults who already run a scheduled seasonal herbal routine and want it on a defined on-and-off calendar
- People who prefer a formula where every herb is named, even when the amounts are not
Probably not for you if:
- You are allergic to tree nuts. This contains black walnut, and walnut anaphylaxis is documented. Fenugreek is a legume and also a documented allergen. Contact us for the modified recipe rather than testing your tolerance.
- You have kidney disease, an intestinal obstruction, an inflammatory bowel condition, hemorrhoids, or abdominal pain of unknown origin. Yellow dock carries oxalates and anthraquinones; cascara is contraindicated in several of these.
- You take blood thinners, protease inhibitors, or GABA-acting medicines such as barbiturates or benzodiazepines. Ask your practitioner first. Adults only.
Testing & quality
Every product is lab tested. Certificates of analysis on request, about a two-week turnaround. Herbs are sourced wildcrafted or organic and non-GMO. Email us with your lot number and we'll send what we hold.
The research behind the ingredients
Published research on the ingredients in this product, for education. These studies were not conducted on this product.
Garlic (Allium sativum)
Garlic supplementation meta-analysis, 2023
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies · 2023 · systematic review and meta-analysis · n=19 RCTs, 999 participants
Pooling 19 randomized controlled trials in 999 adults, garlic supplementation significantly lowered triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, diastolic blood pressure, BMI and waist circumference versus placebo, with the authors noting substantial heterogeneity and possible publication bias.
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum / silymarin)
Silymarin liver-marker meta-analysis, 2024
Phytotherapy Research · 2024 · systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis · n=41 RCTs
Pooling 41 randomized controlled trials, silymarin supplementation significantly lowered serum alkaline phosphatase, ALT, AST and creatinine and raised serum glutathione, with the clearest effects at higher doses taken for 12 weeks or longer and no demonstrated benefit for kidney function.
Peppermint (Mentha piperita)
Peppermint oil digestive comfort meta-analysis, 2019
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2019 · systematic review and meta-analysis · n=12 RCTs, 835 patients
Pooling 12 randomized trials in 835 adults, peppermint oil was more than twice as likely as placebo to improve global gastrointestinal symptoms (RR 2.39) and improved abdominal pain (RR 1.78), with adverse events no more frequent than placebo.
Evidence note: Moderate for three of the twenty herbs and traditional for the rest: garlic, milk thistle and peppermint each have large randomized human evidence bases, and each trial tested a single herb at a defined dose in a standardized preparation (aged garlic extract, standardized silymarin, enteric-coated peppermint oil) rather than this 20-herb blend. Read them as evidence about the individual herbs. What a blend of all twenty does together remains to be studied.
A note on iron
Iron is essential, but stored and unbound iron is reactive; it feeds oxidative stress. The body moves iron using copper-dependent ceruloplasmin and vitamin A, which is why we focus on whole-food copper and retinol rather than pushing more iron. If you are considering iron, test your levels first and talk it through with your practitioner. Iron is not right for everyone.
Ceruloplasmin-ferroportin system of iron traffic · Iron, NIH ODS
FAQ
Why only three times a year?
FDA removed cascara sagrada from over-the-counter laxative use in 2002, and wormwood is not an every-day herb. One month on, three months off is the responsible way to run a blend that carries both.
Thirty days straight - isn't that a long run for these herbs?
It is, and we're not going to hide that. Run it under practitioner supervision, and ask us for batch thujone data before you start.
Do I need a binder with it?
No. A binder is optional. If you add Detox BOMB, activated charcoal, or bentonite clay, keep the 90-minute separation in both directions so it isn't sitting in the gut alongside this blend.
Why black walnut?
Black walnut hull is a traditional component of this style of formula. The tradeoff is that it is a tree nut. If you have a tree nut allergy, do not use this product. Email us about the modified recipe instead.
What if I feel unwell during the month?
Stop and check in with your provider. Fatigue, loose stools, or skin changes are reasons to reassess, not milestones. Any rash, swelling, or difficulty breathing should be treated as a possible allergic reaction and seen by a clinician.
Pairs well with
- Kids Herbal Flush — the children's version - run it a month apart from yours, never alongside
- Detox BOMB — the optional binder, kept 90 minutes clear in both directions
- Electrolyte Powder — what you run alongside and between rounds, because the bowel herbs cost you minerals
Cautions
- Contains black walnut (a tree nut) and fenugreek (a legume). Skip it if you are allergic to either; email us for the modified recipe. Stop and seek care for any rash, swelling, or breathing change.
- Store in a cool, dry cupboard. Strong shelf life; refrigeration is not required.
Lab Tested
Every product. COA on request, ~2 weeks.
Small Batch
Made in small batches, about as close to homemade as a capsule gets.
Nothing Hidden
Every herb named on the label. Nothing hidden.
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. Nutrient figures are approximate reference values, not a lot-specific assay. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or managing a health condition.
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