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Echinacea Goldenseal for Children
by Gaias Children
8 fluid ounces

Ultimate Support For Children's Immune System*

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Echinacea Golden Seal for Children - Children's Formula

Scientific Name(s):
Hydrastis canadensis
Echinacea Purpurea

Common Name(s):
Goldenseal rhizome
Echinacea Root, Aerial Parts and Seed - Certified Organic

Supports a Healthy Immune System Response*
Maintains a Healthy Inflammatory Response to Seasonal Stressors*
Promotes a Healthy Balance of Mucous Secretions of the Upper Respiratory System During Times of Seasonal Stress*

Echinacea, a member of the Compositae (daisy) family, sometimes referred to as Purple Coneflower was popularized by European research commencing in 1939 conducted primarily on the fresh pressed aerial portions of the flowering plant. Echinacea purpurea is scarce in the wild but is considered native to Arkansas and Missouri and to have traveled eastward after 1968. It is drought tolerant, and disease tolerant and therefore very easy to cultivate. In North America, E. angustifolia found in the plains of the U.S. was the species most widely used by Native Americans and practitioners of medicine in the 1800’s. All Echinacea purpurea currently used in commercial preparations is cultivated.*

Gaia Herbs cultivates over 15 acres of Echinacea on its 250 Certified Organic farm in Brevard, NC. Gaia is the only US manufacturer that has been awarded a federal grant through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Centers for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), to study Echinacea (Grant # 1R44AT771). Gaia Herbs knows Echinacea like no other herb manufacturer. We are working to bring that understanding to the rest of the industry so that the benefit from using the correct product for the correct application can be fully realized by each consumer. Gaia Herbs captures the essence of Natures Vitality.*

Goldenseal is a member of the buttercup or Ranunculaceae family. It is native to rich, moist soils of the Ohio River Valley, West Virginia, the mountains of North and South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and north to New England and Upstate New York and parts of Quebec, Canada. It was harvested almost to extinction in the mid to late 1800’s in the Ohio River Valley where it was sold heavily in Cincinnati in amounts upwards of 200,000 pounds. Eclectic physicians learned about the plant from Native Americans who revered the plant for its medicinal, cultural, and practical uses. The deforestation of the North Eastern United states along with demand and over harvesting led to this plants status as endangered its natural range. The Eclectics used purified forms of the crude herb known in the commercial market as Hydrastine, Neutral Hydrastine, or Muriate of Hydrastin; preparations which were actually hydrochlorates of the alkaloid berberine. These preparations did not yield the same results as the concentrated whole plant extract and were soon abandoned.*

Note: The picture show is of a one ounce sample bottle. Rest assured that you will receive a full 8 ounce bottle.

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Supplement Facts Serving Size: Fifteen (15) Drops

	Amount Per Serving	Daily Value
A Proprietary Blend (Hydrastis Canadensis, Echinacea Purpurea) Goldenseal rhizome, Echinacea Root,, Echinacea Purpurea Aerial Parts and Seed. Herb Strength Ratio 1:2. Certified Organic		**

** Daily Value Not Established. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Suggested Use

Age Two (2) to Four (4) use Fifteen (15) drops, age Five (5) to Nine (9) use Thirty (30) drops, age Ten (10) to Thirteen (13) use Sixty (60) drops. Dilute in water or juice Three (3) times per day.

Warnings

Use only as directed on label. Keep out of reach of children.

Applicable Functions

Allergic Response, Childhood Immune Health, Cough Support, Immune Deficiency, Immune Impairment, Immune System Support, Immunodeficiency, Respiratory Vitality

Related Structure Groups

Immune System, Upper Respiratory

Technical Comments

The most widely studied preparation of Echinacea purpurea comes from the fresh pressed flowering juice and was first researched in Europe in 1939. Many chemicals are likely for its activity including, essential oils, flavanoids, polysaccharides, arabinogalactan proteins, caffeic acid derivatives and alkamide fractions. Utilizing a patent-pending extraction method, a new set of compounds have now been WholePlant Standardized and are known as “RX-P Factors”. RX-P Factors collectively represent the polysaccharides and glycoprotein fractions. RX-P Factors support the phagocytic activity of macrophage cells while promoting healthy levels of interferon; in doing so RX-P factors deliver a powerful preventative action and supply a naturally healthy immune response. RX-P factors are found only in Gaia Herbs Whole Body Defense formula, which was developed from findings during the last five years of research. The references below are for the published research made possible by Federal Grant # 1R44AT7771-01.*

The root and rhizomes are highly concentrated in isoquinoline alkaloids or protoberberines namely Hydrastine (3.2- 4.%), Bereberine (2-4.5%), and Canadine (0.5-1%). The known actions of these constituents are vast affecting the immune system, digestive system, cardiovascular system, nervous system and mucosal membranes in general. There have been numerous studies validating the antimicrobial and antiparasitic activity of these chemicals.*

Gaia Herbs uses ecologically cultivated Goldenseal. We offer a WholePlant standardized extract containing 10mg of total alkaloids per ml (30 drops). WholePlant standardization offers a regulated, scientifically validated therapeutic dosage of the plant without altering the original chemical profile of the original crude plant material. No solvents other than alcohol and water are used in the extraction process which is conducted in Gaia Herbs Certified Organic Processing Facility.*