Bladder
Synopsis of Bladder
The bladder is a muscular, balloon-like organ located in the lower abdomen, responsible for storing and expelling urine produced by the kidneys. As part of the urinary system, it plays a central role in maintaining fluid balance, filtering waste from the bloodstream, and supporting overall detoxification processes. The bladder is lined with a special epithelium that expands as it fills and contracts during urination. Its function is controlled by both the autonomic and somatic nervous systems, ensuring both involuntary and voluntary control of urination.
In a healthy adult, the bladder can hold about 400–600 mL of urine. As it fills, stretch receptors signal the need to urinate. When appropriate, the detrusor muscle contracts and the internal and external sphincters relax, allowing urine to pass through the urethra.
Bladder function can be influenced by a variety of factors, including hydration levels, infection, hormonal status, muscle tone, and neurological health. Common bladder-related conditions include urinary tract infections (UTIs), bladder stones, interstitial cystitis, overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, and, less commonly, bladder cancer. Age, childbirth, prostate health (in men), and neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injuries can affect bladder control and health.
Natural remedies to support Bladder
Hydration: Drinking adequate water helps flush toxins and prevent infec
Cranberry juice or extract: Contains proanthocyanidins that may prevent bacteria from adhering to bladder wall
Bladder training: A behavioral approach that gradually increases the interval between urinations to strengthen bladder control.
Pelvic floor exercises (Kegels): Strengthens the muscles that support the bladder and urethra, improving continence.
Avoid bladder irritants: Reducing caffeine, alcohol, artificial sweeteners, and spicy foods can help minimize irritation.
Warm compresses: Useful for pain relief during infections or flare-ups of interstitial cystitis.
Herbal teas (e.g., corn silk, marshmallow root): Traditionally used to soothe urinary tract inflammation.
Ingredients
These raw ingredients are often used in alternative medicine to support Bladder.
activated charcoal
amino acids
apple
asparagus
bearberry
beta-sitosterol
bovine
cabbage leaf
chondroitin
cranberry
cucumber
D-mannose
damiana
dandelion
fu ling
glucomannan
gokhru
goldenseal
horseradish
horsetail
licorice root
lophatherum leaf
lovage
mannitol
marshmallow
methenamine
nettle
oregon grape
parsley
pear
plantain
pumpkin
pygeum
rhubarb root
saw palmetto
almond fruit
water
sarsaparilla
red clover
squawvine
uva ursi
parthenium
chickweed
mugwort
Indian bael
nut grass
hedychium spicatum
punarnava
lingzhi
goldenrod
yarrow
sodium salt
juniper berries
solomon's seal
broomrape
dodder
cornsilk
buchu
birch
couch grass
queen of the meadow
guelder rose
trace minerals
hydrangea
coix
polyporus
cleavers
shepherd's purse
wood betony
white oak
herbal blend (proprietary)
gravel root
bladderwrack
Asparagus
Angelica archanglica
Achyranthes bidentata
akebia
Aminomonosaccharide
Animal Tissue
Aerva Lanta
Arbutin
Allium tuberosum Rottl.
Agrimony
Asparagus fern
Ammonium chloride
Achyranthes
Alchornea
Arbutin
AHCC
Alchemilla
Aletris
Aucubin
Alkaloid (unspecified)
Anserina
Aerva lanata
Akebia (unspecified)
Aucubin
Alkaloids
African Wild Potato
Agrimonia pilosa
Arecoline Hydrobromide
alkaloid
allyl isothiocyanate
Aspen
Alisma
Asian Plantain
Abuta
Asparagus adscendens
Atlantic Cedar
Australian Sandalwood
Adsorbant
Beta Sitosterol
Bearberry
Belladonna
Bergenia Pacumbis
Bladderwrack (Kelp)
Baliospermum
blend (herb/botanical)
botanical (unspecified)
bergenin
Blepharis
Balsam
Bistort
Balsam Poplar
Bovine (unspecified)
Brazillian peppertree
Binder
Bovine Protein
Bael
Black Haw
Boerhavia diffussa
boldo
Buckhorn Plantain
berry
Birch (unspecified)
Black Poplar
Bladder
Balsam (unspecified)
Brown's Lily
Buchu (unspecified)
Bacteria (unspecified)
Bethyl nut
Bombax
Borassus aethiopum
blend (herb/botanical)
Birch
Bovine (not specified)
Bovine (unspecified)
Blackhaw
Buchu
Bassia scoparia
Belamcanda
Bergenia
Boerhavia diffusa
Bottle gourd
Beta Sitosterol
Boric acid
Cubebs
cucumber
Cleavers
Chondroitin (unspecified)
Cyperus (unspecified)
Cranberry Protein
Cranberry Fiber
Common Eelgrass
Copaiba balsam
Carrapicho
Chervil
Cucurbita
Chickweed
Castor oil derivative (unspecified)
Corn Silk
Cnidium
Cape Aloe
Chinese Asparagus
Common Plantain
Cinquefoil
Cattail
Chinese mugwort
Cannabinoids
Cornflower
Chinese Mallow
Cramp Bark
California Goldenrod
Chinese Chive
Chinese Clematis
Coin-leaved desmodium
Common Thatching grass
Clivers
Castor
Cowhage
Cyperus rotundus
Chanca Piedra
Clematis
Coconut Water
Chinese rice paper plant
Chinese Dodder
Cedar
Couch Grass
California Pitcher Plant
Cassia fistula
Corktree
Cubeb
Catnip
Cowslip
Camphor
Crinum
Cranesbill
Chinese Smilax
Crinum latifolium
Costus
Canadian Goldenrod
Cherokee Rose
cranberry
Cade Juniper
Chrondroitin sulfate
D-Mannose
Damiana
Dianthus
Didymocarpus
Dandelion
DL-Methionine
Dioscorea collettii vs. hypoglauca
Dioscorea nipponica
Didymocarpus pedicellata
Dwarf Nettle
Dodder
Daylily
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
Eastern Red Cedar
Erigeron
Euryale seed
European Pennyroyal
English Oak
Eastern hemlock
Echinodorus
English Plantain
Essential oil (unspecified)
Elephant's Head
European goldenrod
European-Five Finger Grass
Euphorbia (unspecified)
Euryale
European White Birch
European Golden Rod
Emodin
Fiber Blend
Fruit (unspecified)
food additive (unspecified)
Fumitory
Flosin B
Fungus
Fruit (unspecified)
Fringetree
Fleabane (unspecified)
Fringed Pink
Fireweed
Fir (unspecified)
Five-leaf akebia
Fennel
Goldenrod
Goldthread
Goldenrod (unspecified)
Ground Ivy
Gnaphalium
Glycosaminoglycan
Goat's rue
Galium (unspecified)
Giant Blazingstar
Glechoma hederacea
Goldenrod (mixed)
Goldenseal
Glycosaminoglycans
Golden Eye grass
Gravel root
Golden Ragwort
Garrya
Great Plantain
Golden Shower Tree
Guazuma ulmifolia
Heather
Henbane
Hedychium Spicatum
Horseradish
Hygrophila
Horsetail
Hydrangea
hydrogen Citrate
Hound's Tongue
Homalomena occulta
Irish Moss
Indian Sarsparilla
Isothiocyanate
Indian Jalap
Indian Kinotree
Isothiocyanates
Java Tea
Japanese Horseradish
Joe-Pye
Japecanga
Jaborandi
Juniper
Jatoba
Kigelia africana
Kochia
Kalanchoe pinnatum
Knotgrass (unspecified)
lemongrass
Lindera aggregata
lovage
Longan
Lophatherum
Lindera (unspecified)
Long Buchu
Lactobacillus crispatus
Lycopodium (unspecified)
Lygodium
Labrador Tea
Leptospermum scoparium
Lily
Lysimachia
Longleaf buchu
Mountain Cranberry (unspecified)
Mouse Ear
mineral (unspecified)
mineral (unspecified)
Mineral Water
Marsh Tea
Mallow
Mimosa pudica
Mucilage
Madder (unspecified)
Melia (unspecified)
Moisture
Marshmallow
Malva sylvestris
Matico
Marshmallow
Madder
Matapalo Tree
Mantis Egg Case
Maidenhair Fern
Mondo Grass
Methyl arbutin
Mannose
Mugwort
Meadowsweet
Manzanita
Maytenus ilicifolia
Nettle (mixed)
Neem
Nigella Seed
Nasturtium
Nut Grass
Nettle (unspecified)
Oak
Ocotillo
organic acid (unspecified)
Operculina turpethum
Oak Bark
Ovate Buchu
Pear
Phellodendron
Poria Mushrooms
Phyllanthus (unspecified)
Pumpkinseed Oil
Plantain (unspecified)
Potassium Citrate
peptides (unspecified)
Phragmites
Proprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)
Plantago
Pulsatilla
Pea Fiber
Poris Mushroom
Pellitory-of-the-wall
Praying mantis
Peptides (unspecified)
Pumpkin Seeed Oil
Poria mushroom
Phlomis umbrosa
Pellitory
Pollen
Phellodenfron
Pyrrosia
Palm-Leaf Raspberry
Pig
Pareira
Pedalium
Pumpkin Seed Oil
Pygeum
Phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC)
Phellodendron Bark
Porcine
Poppy
Parsley
Pacific Madrone
Phyllanthus fraternus
plant (unspecified)
Plantain
Plantain (unspecifed)
Phytocannabinoid (unspecified)
Proprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)
Poria Mushroom
Pipsissewa
Pungent compounds (unspecified)
Pyrola
Polyporus
Plantago (unspecified)
Palo Azul
Plantain (common or English)
Potentilla (unspecified)
Phenethyl isothiocyanate
Peptides
Rue
Rubus (unspecified)
Rupturewort
Radish
Rosa laevigata
Rutabaga
Reed Herb
Rhubarb (unspecified)
Rhus glabra
Sargentodoxa
Speedwell
Stinging Nettle
Sausage Tree
Sidalcea glaucescens
Silverweed
Small-flowered willow herb
Smartweed
Soft rush
Squawvine
Sensitive Plant
Sanguisorba
Small-Flowered Willow-Herb
Stinging Nettle
Sequoia (unspecified)
Stinging Nettle
Sweet Woodruff
Spiny Restharrow
Spanish Moss
Short Buchu
Sweet Goldenrod
Stereospermum
Sarsaparilla (mixed)
Scirpus
Shiny-Leaf Prickly Ash
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Sodium chloride
Saw Palmetto
Shepherd's Purse
Stone Root
Sarsaparilla (unspecified)
Sparganium
Small Cranberry
Sequoia
Squaw Vine
Sassafras
Shiny Bugleweed
Tissue (unspecified)
Terpinen-4-ol
Thuja
Taraxacin
Tiger Lily
Tea (not specified)
Three-leaf akebia
Taraxacum mongolicum
Thatch screw-pine
Turtle Head
Tannin
Tea Tree
Tiger Nut
Toadflax (unspecified)
Tea Tree Oil
Taraxacum (unspecified)
Trailing Arbutus
Taraxol
Urea
Usnea
Uva Ursi
Ureter
Usnea
Vegetable (unspecified)
Vitex negundo
Varuna
Viburnum (unspecified)
Veronica
Vegetable Fiber (unspecified)
Vitamin (unspecified)
Water
White Dead Nettle Flower
Water Plantain
Water Lily (unspecified)
Wax Gourd
White Heather
White Lily
White Oak
White Pear
White-leaf Manzanita
Wild carrot
Watermelon
White Sandalwood
Water Chestnut
White Poplar
White Nettle
Wild Lettuce
White Mustard
Wild Mint
Xylose
Yerba Mansa
Yin Chen
Zedoary