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        <title><![CDATA[Herbs A-F - The Environmental Illness Resource | Reviews]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Artichoke (Cynara scolymus): Helpful in IBS and digestive upsets]]></title>
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                                    <img src="http://www.ei-resource.org/images/stories/jreviews/tn/tn_2407_list_artichoke_1225989930.jpg"  border="0"  alt="Artichoke (Cynara scolymus)"  title="Artichoke (Cynara scolymus)"  align="left"  style="width: 75px; height: 75px"  />                                I have used artichoke in the past for my IBS with constipation. I found it improved the color and composition of my bowel movements but did not see much change in frequency. I believe the changes I noticed may be because artichoke is supposed to improve bile flow?

I did feel generally better with artichoke but have recently been using peppermint which has definitely been more helpful (see my review on this site). 

I think artichoke is worth trying for any digestive disorder but would recommend trying peppermint as well since that has been the key to symptom relief for me.                ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
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