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The Willner Window Product Reference Catalog, Spring 2014
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A Natural,
Herbal Cough Syrup
If you have been looking for a natural,
effective cough syrup, the Phyto-Tech™
Ginger Cough Tonic may be the answer.
Formulated by medical herbalist Mitch
Coven, this formula has been used effective-
ly by those suffering from coughs, sore
throat, smokers cough, acute colds or flu,
lung congestion, sinus congestion, and bron-
chitis.
Phyto-Tech™ Ginger Cough Tonic contains
Dry Ginger Root, Fresh Ginger Root, Fresh
Osha Root, Wild Cherry Bark, Licorice Root,
Vegetable Glycerin, Honey, Deionized
Water.
All the herbs used in the formulation are
certified organic or ethically wildharvested.
Ginger Cough Tonic is a soothing formula
that reduces pain in the throat, coats irritat-
ed surfaces, makes coughs more productive
and helps clear the lungs and bronchial tract
of congestion. facilitating the removal of lin-
gering mucus that needs to be expelled. If
mucus stays in the lungs too long, it
becomes a breeding ground for viruses and
bacteria, thus prolonging the recovery from
colds and flus.
Phyto-Tech™Ginger Cough Tonic is helpful
for all respiratory conditions including
coughs, colds, flu asthma, smokers’ lung and
bronchitis. In addition, it will increase oxy-
gen uptake and is indicated for athletes, alti-
tude sickness, oxygen depleted individuals
and asthmatics. It is great for high altitude
sports. It brings blood into the capillaries of
the lungs (Osha Root), thus facilitating oxy-
gen uptake via hemoglobin.
Why Ginger?
Ginger increases circulation and warms up
the body. It vasodilates blood to the periph-
eral tissues which can promote a sweat,
increasing the body’s ability to detoxify and
help “sweat out a fever.” Ginger is a tradi-
tional remedy for soothing sore throats. The
initial pungency is replaced by a long slow
soothing and warming effect that is pro-
nounced.
Why Osha Root?
Osha is helpful for lung and throat infec-
tions and will stimulate the macrophages or
resident white blood cells of the lungs. It
numbs sore throats, bronchio-dilates the
lungs and assists in expectoration.
Why Wild Cherry Bark?
Wild Cherry Bark calms the respiratory
nerves and will reduce the severity of a
cough.
Wild cherry bark contains various glyco-
sides, that, once broken apart in the body,
act to relieve choughs by quelling spasms in
the smooth muscles lining bronchioles.
Why Licorice?
Licorice loosens phlegm by making it thin-
ner and allows the body to expel mucus.
Ginger Cough Tonic can also be used as a
preventative for those who lecture, travel,
teach, work in the public health arena or are
prone to getting sick. It can be very helpful
at the initial onset of a respiratory illness to
stop or diminish it (combine with Immune
Acute Complex or Echina Acute Complex).
Dosage
Take 1/2 to 1 teasponfull as needed. Can
be diluted in hot water if desired. Do not
use during pregnancy.
Phyto-Tech™ Ginger Cough Tonic
Item No. 56985 - 4 fl. oz.
Ginger also has the ability to inhibit
nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB), cyclooxygenase
(COX) and lipooxygenase (LOX) enzymes
and as a result helps reduce pain and inflam-
mation in arthritic joints. In three placebo-
controlled clinical trials for the treatment of
osteoarthritis, ginger rhizome showed signifi-
cant efficacy compared to placebo. For pain
and inflammation, ginger can be used as an
alternative to NSAIDs like ibuprofen without
the damaging gastrointestinal side effects that
NSAIDs commonly have. Ginger has anti-
ulcer effects and actually helps protect the
intestinal mucosa from damage.
Be sure to check these other Phyto-Tech™
Ginger Tonic formulas:
Phyto-Tech™Ginger Tonic
Phyto-Tech™ Ginger Immune Tonic
Phyto-Tech™ Ginger Energy Tonic
(see page 48-50)
es, the FDA established the follow-
ing rule: 1 gram of natural vitamin E
is equivalent to 1.36 grams of syn-
thetic vitamin E.
What does this mean? It means
that if you have 100 milligrams of
natural vitamin E (d-alpha toco-
pherol) in one product and 136 mil-
ligrams of synthetic vitamin E (dl-
alpha tocopherol) in another prod-
uct, they would both be labeled as
containing 100 IU of vitamin E.
And therefore, they would be equal
in potency, as both indicate 100 IU
of vitamin E (even though they con-
tain different amounts of actual vita-
min E).
Or would they? It turns out, based
on more sophisticated analytical
testing, the 1-to-1.36 equivalency
figure is inaccurate. Instead of being
36 percent more active, natural d-
alpha tocopherol is double the activ-
ity of synthetic dl-alpha tocopherol.
Synthetic vitamin E, therefore, is
inferior to natural vitamin E mixed
tocopherols for two reasons: dl-
alpha tocopherol is less potent than
natural, d-alpha tocopherol and syn-
thetic vitamin E does not contain all
eight of the naturally occurring
components of vitamin E.
When Natural Does Not Make
a Difference
In most cases, there is no differ-
ence between natural and synthetic
vitamins. In fact, much to the sur-
prise of many consumers, you could
not put natural vitamins into most
supplements even if you wanted to.
It is just not possible.
Yes, vitamins and minerals occur
naturally in food. But the quantities
are very small. When taking supple-
ments, we are accustomed to poten-
cies that would be impossible to
obtain from natural vitamins in food
concentrates. To get 500 milligrams
of vitamin C and 10 milligrams of
the various B vitamins from natural
sources would require a tablet the
size of a football.
With a few exceptions—such as
vitamin E, natural beta-carotene,
and vitamin B12—all of the vita-
mins used in dietary supplements
are synthetic. Regardless of what
your local health-food store clerk or
multilevel marketing zealot tells
you, it’s a fact. And it’s also a fact
that these synthetic vitamins are
identical to their natural counter-
parts. To get high potencies of vita-
mins and minerals in a dietary sup-
plement, synthetic or highly
processed vitamins and minerals
must be used.
You cannot have it both ways.
High-potency vitamin levels in a
product are always the result of
added synthetic vitamins. Products
without high potencies, on the other
hand, are another story. A product
that consists of or contains food
concentrates will of course contain
the natural vitamins native to that
food. Many foods contain up to 90
percent moisture, so when dehydrat-
ed, their vitamin content can be
increased up to tenfold. But this will
still not provide the high potencies
we have come to expect in our nutri-
tional supplements.
Why not, you might ask, isolate
the pure natural vitamin from the
food? The answer is that it is totally
impractical, prohibitively expen-
sive, and serves no purpose because
you would then end up with a pure
vitamin that is identical to the syn-
thetic one.
Misleading Claims and False
Labeling
Here is one example of the type of
intentionally misleading activity
that used to be common in the
dietary-supplement
industry.
Companies wanted to capitalize on
the appeal of natural vitamins, so
they attempted to find a way to
make it seem that the vitamins in
their product were natural.
For example, companies that man-
ufactured bulk brewer’s-type yeast
supplied several types of modified
yeast. A type that was of interest to
the dietary-supplement industry was
fortified brewer’s-type yeast. This
product contained regular brewer’s-
type yeast with added quantities of
B-complex vitamins, giving it a
final vitamin concentration that was
many times higher than regular
brewer’s yeast.
The label on the bulk drum of for-
tified yeast would merely say some-
thing like “Fortified Yeast, Type
T6361.” There would also be a
small sticker on the drum with the
actual ingredient listing. The listing
would read: “Brewer’s-type yeast,
thiamine hydrochloride, riboflavin,
pyridoxine hydrochloride, ascorbic
acid.” And the specification sheet
that accompanied the product would
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The Best Supplements For Your Health:
Chapter 2: How to Choose The Right
Supplement
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