Flexible

Flexible

$28.30
RV63

Flexible is a practitioner-only listed medicine formulated with selected traditional Chinese medicine ingredients, including curcumin, Boswellia carterii and other botanical extracts. It is intended for qualified healthcare practitioners seeking traditional Chinese medicine support for pain relief, mild joint aches and pains, and headache symptoms.

60 x 500 mg capsules | AUST L 282494

Each 500 mg capsule contains:

Angelica polymorpha root dry extract 39 mg
Equivalent to dry root 234 mg

Angelica pubescens root dry extract 39 mg
Equivalent to dry root 234 mg

Boswellia carterii sap resin dry extract 23 mg
Equivalent to dry sap resin 138 mg

Cinnamomum cassia twig dry extract 19 mg
Equivalent to dry twig 114 mg
Containing coumarin 3.2 micrograms

Curcumin 39 mg

Gentiana macrophylla root dry extract 19 mg
Equivalent to dry root 114 mg

Glycyrrhiza uralensis root dry extract 11 mg
Equivalent to dry root 66 mg

Inula helenium root dry extract 38 mg
Equivalent to dry root 228 mg

Ligusticum sinense root dry extract 39 mg
Equivalent to dry root 234 mg

Morus alba twig dry extract 78 mg
Equivalent to dry twig 468 mg

Notopterygium incisium root dry extract 78 mg
Equivalent to dry root 468 mg

Piper kadsura twig dry extract 78 mg
Equivalent to dry twig 468 mg

Traditionally used in Chinese medicine to:

  • relieve pain
  • relieve mild joint aches and pains
  • relieve headache symptoms

Directions

Take 2–3 capsules daily, or as directed by a qualified healthcare practitioner.

For short-term practitioner-directed use, dosage may be adjusted based on individual assessment.

Label statement

Adults only.

In very rare cases, Curcumin may harm the liver. Stop use and see a doctor if you have yellowing skin/eyes or unusual: fatigue, nausea, appetite loss, abdominal pain, dark urine, or itching.

If symptoms persist, talk to your health professional.

This section is provided for qualified healthcare practitioners as professional education. It summarises selected ingredient-level, pathway-level and traditional-use research relating to pain, mild joint comfort, headache support and inflammatory pathways. It does not represent additional ARTG indications for Flexible.

Flexible is relevant to practitioners interested in traditional Chinese medicine pain-relieving use, mild joint aches and pains, headache support, botanical pain pathway research, inflammatory signalling and mobility-related wellbeing.

Curcumin has been widely discussed in professional literature in relation to inflammatory pathways, oxidative stress, antioxidant activity and joint comfort research. Recent systematic review and meta-analysis literature has examined turmeric and curcuminoid preparations in knee osteoarthritis research settings, including outcomes relating to pain and function. This information is provided for practitioner education only and should not be interpreted as a disease-treatment indication for Flexible.

Boswellia extracts have also been studied in joint pain and osteoarthritis research settings. A systematic review and subgroup meta-analysis of a standardised Boswellia serrata extract reported improvements across pain, stiffness and functional outcome measures in osteoarthritis studies. This supports practitioner education around Boswellia and joint comfort research, but does not represent an arthritis indication for Flexible.

Angelica pubescens, Notopterygium incisium, Morus alba, Piper kadsura, Ligusticum sinense and Gentiana macrophylla are included as part of the broader traditional Chinese medicine formula profile. Practitioner interest may include traditional pain-relieving use, mild joint comfort, movement-related discomfort, headache support, botanical constituents and inflammatory pathway research.

Cinnamomum cassia, Glycyrrhiza uralensis and Inula helenium are included as supporting ingredients within the traditional formula profile. Practitioner interest may include traditional warming, harmonising and comfort-supporting contexts, as well as botanical constituent research.

The combination of curcumin, Boswellia and traditional Chinese medicine botanicals supports practitioner education around pain pathway research, mild joint comfort, headache support and inflammatory signalling.

This information is provided for practitioner education only and does not represent additional ARTG indications for Flexible.

References available to registered practitioners on request.