Our Price: $8.69 Retail Price: $11.59 You Save: $2.90 each, a 25% Savings!

SKU: G34080

Echinacea Supreme Organic Liquid Extract contains a blend of echinacea angustifolia and purpurea, as well as other synergistic herbs, designed to support the immune system. These capsules are alcohol free.*

• Supports Healthy Immune Response*
• Supports Immune Functions at Onset of Seasonal Stressors*
• Maintains a Healthy Inflammatory Response to Seasonal Stressors*

Echinacea angustifolia promotes healthy drainage of the lymphatic system, among other immune-supporting functions. The exact mechanism of E. angustifolia’s effect on the mucosal membranes has not been fully understood until recently. Research conducted by Gaia Herbs and several institutions and Universities has elucidated compounds that have restructured our understanding of how Echinacea works. These compounds are called RxA Factors and represent the alkylamide fractions known as isobutlyamides.*

RxA Factors are found in the roots of E. angustifolia and purpurea and also in the mature ripe seed of E. purpurea. RxA Factors help maintain a healthy inflammatory response. RxA Factors support the tissues of the sinuses and throat that are exposed to airborne stressors and balance an acutely challenged immune system. Both the pre-inflammatory chemical messengers Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and the RxA factors found in Echinacea compete for the same receptor sites known as canabanoid 2 (CB-2) receptors. When Echinacea is taken at the same time TNF alpha is activated by sinus and respiratory challenges, RxA factors successfully bind to CB-2 receptors and effectively inhibit the uptake of TNF alpha thus promoting a healthy inflammatory response.*

Gaia Herbs was the first manufacturer in the United States to use isobutylamides or alkylamides as a marker compound on its product label. Five years of sponsored research and over ten years of independent research have led to the increased understanding of why some Echinacea products work at the onset of respiratory challenge, and why some don’t. If using an Echinacea product at the onset of the common cold, it is imperative to use one highly concentrated in alkylamides. No other company in North America has invested as much time, resources and effort in researching Echinacea.*

Echinacea purpurea supports phagocytic activity of macrophage cells, and promotes healthy levels of interferon. 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.*

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.*