A. Vogel Echinaforce Chewable Tablets, formerly Echinaforce Junior, contain Echinaforce, a herbal extract from freshly harvested echinacea purpurea herb to relieve the symptoms of colds and flu, suitable for children over 12 years.
Echinaforce® Chewable Cold & Flu tablets are a traditional herbal medicinal product used to relieve the symptoms of the common cold and influenza type infections, exclusively based upon long-standing use as a traditional remedy.
A.Vogel Echinacea products are produced using extracts of freshly harvested, organically grown Echinacea purpurea herb and root, picked fresh and used within 24 hours of harvest. The benefit of using freshly harvested herbs has been demonstrated by research – extracts from fresh plants contain almost 3 times more active substances compared to those obtained from equivalent amounts of dried herb*.
*Tobler M et al: Characteristics of whole fresh plant extracts. Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur GanzheitMedizin, 1994
Benefits:
- Helps fight the misery of colds and flu
- For children 12 years and over
- Replaces Echinaforce® Junior
- Made from freshly harvested Echinacea purpurea herb and root
- Ideal for those who want to take Echinaforce® but don't like swallowing tablets
Directions: As a food supplement, Adults, elderly and children over 12 years: Chew 2 tablets two to three times daily, or as directed by your healthcare professional. For oral use only. Do not use Echinaforce® Chewable if you are allergic to Echinacea, other members of the daisy family or any of the other ingredients.
Not suitable for children under 12. Although the data available suggests that use of Echinacea during pregnancy does not lead to any adverse effects, taking the herb during this time of life is not recommended. Similarly, use of Echinacea during breastfeeding is not recommended.
1 tablet contains 380mg of extract (as dry extract) from fresh Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench herb (1:12) and 20mg of extract (as dry extract) from fresh Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench root (1:11). Extraction solvent: ethanol 65% v/v. Contains sorbitol and sucrose. See patient information leaflet for further information.
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