Oriental Botanicals Astragalus 8 contains astragalus, used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to promote immune defences and reduce the frequency of common colds. Plus reishi mushroom, which enhances immunity and relieves fatigue, based on traditional use in Chinese medicine.
Features and benefits:
- Oriental Botanicals Astragalus 8 includes eight Chinese herbs, including astragalus, which is traditionally used as an immune tonic to promote immunity, and help reduce the frequency of common colds in Chinese medicine
- In Western herbal medicine, astragalus is traditionally used for stimulating a healthy immune system response and to support the immune system to fight illness
- Astragalus 8 also contains reishi mushroom, which improves immune defences and relieves tiredness, based on traditional use in Chinese medicine
- Astragalus is also traditionally used to promote vitality, help the body deal with stress, and as a replenishing strengthening tonic for qi (life force energy) in Chinese medicine
How it works:
Astragalus: traditionally used to enhance immune defences in Chinese medicine
Oriental Botanicals Astragalus 8 contains the herb astragalus, which is traditionally used in Chinese medicine to promote the immune defences of the body, to improve overall immunity.
Astragalus is traditionally taken in Western herbal medicine to stimulate a healthy immune system response as well as to support the immune system in fighting illness.
Considered an immune tonic herb in Chinese medicine, astragalus is also traditionally taken to help reduce the frequency of common colds.
Reishi mushroom: traditionally used to improve immunity in Chinese medicine
In Chinese medicine, reishi mushroom is traditionally taken to enhance immune system health and relieve tiredness and general feelings of weakness.
Astragalus: traditionally taken to strengthen Qi in Chinese medicine
Qi (pronounced ‘chee’) is a type of life force energy. In Chinese medicine, it’s traditionally considered responsible for fuelling all bodily functions. According to Chinese medicine, when your qi is depleted, you might feel like you lack vitality or catch colds frequently.1
Astragalus is traditionally used in Chinese medicine as a restorative qi tonic that also promotes protective Qi (a specific type of Qi traditionally believed to form part of the body’s immune defences against infection), and strengthens lung qi.2
Astragalus is also traditionally taken to enhance vitality, as well as to help the body cope with and adapt to stress in Chinese medicine.
Recommended dosage:
Adults: Take 2 tablets one to two times a day, or as professionally prescribed.
Ingredients:
Each tablet contains herbal extracts dry concentrate:
| Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) root 200mg, dry equiv. | 3g |
| std. to polysaccharides 140mg | |
| Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) fruiting body 75mg, dry equiv. | 750mg |
| Ligustrum (Ligustrum lucidum) fruit 87.5mg, dry equiv. | 875mg |
| White atractylodes (Atractylodes macrocephala) root 150mg, dry equiv. | 750mg |
| Codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula) root 150mg, dry equiv. | 750mg |
| Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) root and rhizome 33.33mg, min. dry equiv. 500mg | |
| std. to eleutherosides B+E 267 micrograms | |
| Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis) fruit 50mg, dry equiv. | 500mg |
Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
No added artificial colours, flavours, yeast, gluten, wheat, nuts, dairy or animal products. Contains sulfites.
Warnings:
Do not use during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Always read the label and follow the directions for use. If symptoms persist, talk to your health professional.
Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
No added artificial flavours, sweeteners or preservatives, yeast, gluten, wheat, nuts, dairy or animal products.