Anyone use Gaia or Herb Pharm products?

[1love4ever]

I am looking into using drops from one of these brands for the cold/flu season.  I am thinking a echinacea/goldenseal combo.  And maybe some elderberry syrup as well.   Just curious if anyone has any opinions or experiences with these brands, for kids or adults use.

Thanks!

[herbsgirl]

I posted an Elderberry Syrup Recipe on this forum today, you can make your own, but Herb Pharm is Very very good in my opinion. I dont know about their  echinacea for kids though, it was alright I guess. But their other products are really good.

I havent used these, but they look good.

http://www.iherb.com/Herb-Pharm-Children-s-Winter-Health-Compound-1-fl-oz-29-6-ml/13700?at=0

http://www.iherb.com/Herb-Pharm-Children-s-Herbal-Compound-1-fl-oz-29-6-ml/13041?at=1

For children I also recomend Esberitox, its easy to adminster, and my daughter acts like their candy. They also work!

http://www.iherb.com/Enzymatic-Therapy-Esberitox-Supercharged-Echinacea-200-Chewable-Tablets/2180?at=0

Herbs for kids

Oregon grape root works really well too!

[1love4ever]

Thanks, although I would never give my DD anything with macrogol or magnesium stearate in it, like those tablets have.  The other products look pretty good, I was thinking just an echinacea/goldenseal combo tho because I dont know much about the other herbs, and I've heard these ones are really good for illness.  I also found this product, what do you think of it?  http://www.vitacost.com/Honey-Gardens-Apiaries-Organic-Honey-Elderberry-Extract-with-Propolis-8-fl-oz   This is the other elderberry syrup I was considering  http://www.vitacost.com/Gaia-Herbs-Rapid-Relief-Black-Elderberry-Syrup   Opinions on these?  Thanks!

[1love4ever]

Oh and here are the drops I'm looking at getting  http://www.vitacost.com/Gaia-Herbs-GaiaKids-Echinacea-Goldenseal-Herbal-Drops

[herbsgirl]

The Honey Gardens Elderberry is good. I have used  4 or 5 bottles of the stuff probably. I found it best for coughing and croup, but it didnt seem to take the "infection" part of colds down enough, like if my children had really bad infection type colds when they go to their lungs, Oregon Grape Root (alternative is Goldenseal) seemed to clear the infection better.

Gaia herbs has rave reviews on their producst you can certainly try it!  Both the Rapid Relief Elderberry AND the childrens Echinacea Goldenseal have good reviews on iherb. Give it a shot!

Also Epicor is my newest thing. Epicor for kids, a very small dosage, but so powerful!

http://www.iherb.com/Healthy-Origins-EpiCor-for-Kids-125-mg-60-Capsules/22372?at=0

http://www.iherb.com/Healthy-Origins-EpiCor-500-mg-150-Capsules/8352?at=0