Orange Naturals - Echinacea Tincture 250mg, 100ml

Echinacea should be the number one herb that springs to mind. Echinacea has been used for hundreds of years to help fight off infections - especially those that settle in the nose and chest. Modern science has caught up with tradition and recognizes echinacea's power to relieve your miserable cold symptoms and shorten the length of time that you're out of commission. Few other plants are as beneficial in their immune-boosting power. This one's a must for every medicine chest.

Echinacea is one of the top selling natural health products. It is also one of the most well studied plants, with many scientific trials attesting to its efficacy as an immunostimulant.

Immunostimulants are products that increase the functioning of the immune system, the system of the body that is responsible for protecting us from infection. Immunostimulants can act on any number of immune cells and ward off infection in several ways.

In the case of echinacea it stimulates white blood cells that scavenge for bacteria and cellular waste. It also stimulates helper T cells, which mobilizes other immune cells to fight infection. Additionally echinacea has its own ability to kill viruses, fungi and bacteria (antimicrobial) when it comes into contact with them. Finally echinacea stimulates the production of collagen which rebuilds damaged tissue. Echinacea is recommended by natural health practitioners for a variety of conditions including prevention of colds and flus, treatment of infections, skin infections, skin ulcers, herpes, canker sores, eczema and wound cleansing.

Echinacea can be purchased as a loose herb, encapsulated herb, tablets, extract or tincture. In general liquid preparations of echinacea are stronger than dried preparations. Alcohol containing extracts tend to contain more medicinal ingredients than the alcohol-free formulas due to different processing methods. An important thing is to note what species of Echinacea is in a product. If Echinacea angustifolia is used check to make sure that root is in the formula. This is where the most beneficial medicinal properties are found. Echinacea angustifolia should make your tongue tingle when you taste liquid preparation. For Echinacea purpurea and pallida the whole plant contains significant amounts of medicinal ingredients. Echinacea is found in formulas for colds and flus.

What is a 'tincture'?
A tincture is liquid medicine made from a herb. A great many herbs are known to be helpful for curing what ails us and they have been used for thousands of years by people all over the world. Tinctures are carefully crafted through a process of soaking a herb in a mixture of alcohol and water. The alcohol helps to pull out the plant's medicinal ingredients and also preserves the tincture - it can last for 3 years if you store it away from light in a cool, dry place. Tinctures are pure and clean - no colours or artificial flavours needed!

Tincture benefits:
Tinctures combine healing power with convenience for today's family because they are so easy to use - no spoon or glass of water needed! A few squirts in your mouth and your body is set to experience the magic of the plant. They go to work immediately - even before you swallow. Tinctures skip the slow job of digestion because they are absorbed directly through your mouth and into your bloodstream. Your body can absorb up to 98% of the medicinal ingredients of a tincture, while absorption of herbs in tablet form is significantly lower, at between 5 and 18%.

Tinctures. So simple. So fast. So effective.

Throw a bottle in your purse or bag or pocket - and you'll have safe and effective medicine whenever you need it.