Info: 60 Lozenges per Bottle
Elderberry or Sambucus nigra is one of the mainstays of natural health remedies to shore up your immune system during Cold & Flu season. It is available here paired with zinc and Vitamin C, in a convenient lozenge format.
Info: 60 Lozenges per Bottle
Elderberry or Sambucus nigra is one of the mainstays of natural health remedies to shore up your immune system during Cold & Flu season. It is available here paired with zinc and Vitamin C, in a convenient lozenge format.
Product Notes:
During cold and flu season or when other sorts of respiratory infections may be going around, it can be a good idea to turn to dietary supplements with a long track record of both safety and usage, especially the ones with scientific studies behind them indicating that - and sometimes even how - they can reduce the severity of the symptoms or improve recovery times.
Those who perhaps may not need as much with a sore throat per se as with other aspects of a cold or flu, or who may be getting a fair bit of vitamin C from other sources might prefer these Sambucus Zinc-C (which might also be called "Sambucus Elder Zinc-C") lozenges, which have a strong, ten-to-one concentration of Elderberry providing 50% more elderberry in each lozenge than some kinds, and include a more absorbable kind of zince.
Sambucus Zinc-C Ingredients:
Each lozenge contains:
100 mg Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)
150 mg Elderberry Concentrate (Sambucus nigra, fruit 10:1 Extract)
3 mg Zinc (from Zinc Bisglycinate) (TRAACS™)
Non-medicinal ingredients: Xylitol, Microcrystalline, Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Citric Acid, Natural Acai Flavour, Silica, Stearic Acid (vegetable source), Organic Stevia Leaf Extract.
TRAACS™ is a trademark of Albion Laboratories, Inc.
Contain no dairy, eggs, soy, nuts, or gluten.
Suggested Usage:
Sambucus Zinc-C lozenges:
Adults as well as children six years old and up: Chew 1 lozenge daily with food, a few hours before or after taking other medication or natural health products.
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Warnings:
Xylitol is harmful to pets; seek veterinary care immediately if ingestion is suspected. Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Stop use if hypersensitivity/allergy occurs. Zinc supplementation can cause a copper deficiency; if you're unsure if you're ingesting enough copper, consult a health care practitioner prior to use. A diuretic effect may occur.
Health Canada Natural Product Number: 80110889.
Supporting Science:
"Black Elderberry (Sambucus Nigra) Supplementation Effectively Treats Upper Respiratory Symptoms: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trials." Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2019.
"Prevention and Treatment of Influenza, Influenza-Like Illness, and Common Cold by Herbal, Complementary, and Natural Therapies." Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017.
"Vitamin C and coronavirus." Geriatric Nursing, 2020.
"Zinc and respiratory tract infections: Perspectives for COVID‑19 (Review)." International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2020.
""Zinc for the prevention or treatment of acute viral respiratory tract infections in adults: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials." BMJ Open, 2021.