Prebiotic

Feeds beneficial gut bacteria — a fermentable fibre that shifts the microbiome rather than acting on the body directly.

Prebiotic is a sub-action of Nutritive. Where nutritive provides nourishing vitamins and minerals, prebiotic is its narrower, more targeted form.

4 Herbs

Materia Medica

Prebiotic Herbs in This Database

Burdock

Arctium lappa

AlterativeBitterHepaticNutritive +4

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

BitterCholagogueCholereticDiuretic +6

Slippery Elm

Ulmus rubra

DemulcentEmollientNutritiveExpectorant +5

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