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The Willner Window Product Reference Catalog, Autumn, 2015
since 1911
• Willner Chemists •
the nutritional supplement professionals
Spectrophotometry) and HPTLC (High-
Performance Thin Layer Chromatography).
These are powerful and officially recognized
tools for qualitative testing of botanicals for
identity and purity. We also have UV-VIS
(Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry) for quantita-
tive testing when appropriate.
•We use an outside laboratory to do addi-
tional testing, as well as to confirm our in-
house results. Typical testing includes the fol-
lowing: 1. ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled
Plasma Mass Spectrometry) for heavy metals
testing; 2. HPLC (High Performance Liquid
Chromatography) identifies the individual
components in a botanical sample; 3. Gas
Chromatography (GC) analyzes volatile com-
pounds in a sample by separating them so
they can be then identified; 4. CE (Capillary
Electrophoresis) identifies compounds by
separating them based on their charge-to-
mass ratio; and 5. Titration, used for quanti-
tative analysis.
Derek:
The Phyto-Tech™ supplements are
mostly herbal in nature, but Willner Chemists
also carries many vitamin supplements. What
is the difference between vitamins and
herbs?
Don Goldberg:
Vitamins are substances
that are essential for life, and cannot be
made within your body. In other words, they
must be obtained from outside sources, in
the diet. If you do not obtain adequate
amounts of these vitamins in your diet, you
will die. Thus, an overt deficiency of one or
more vitamins results in what is called a
“deficiency disease.” Example are “rickets,”
due to vitamin D deficiency, “scurvy,” due to
vitamin C deficiency, “pellagra,” due to
niacin deficiency, “beriberi,” due to thiamin
deficiency, etc. Vitamins can be found in
some herbal supplements, but not always.
Herbal supplements can be a source of vita-
min-like substances, such as phyto-antioxi-
dants (flavonoids), but that is not usually their
primary purpose
Instead, herbal substances are used more
for their therapeutic and medicinal proper-
ties. Substances in Ginkgo biloba, for exam-
ple, have been shown to improve cerebral
and peripheral circulation and even retard
the onset of early alzheimers disease; sub-
stances in garlic can lower blood pressure
and enhance immune function; substances in
curcumin (turmeric) can reduce inflamma-
tion, etc. Many well known drugs have been
isolated from herbal sources. Digitalis, from
foxglove, is an excellent example.
Derek:
Can herbal supplements and vita-
min supplements be taken together?
Don Goldberg:
Absolutely. In fact, it is rec-
ommended. They complement each other.
There are “vitamin” antioxidants, for exam-
ple, such as vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium,
etc., and you can get these in most vitamin
supplements. But some of the most powerful
antioxidants are found in plants, and for
maximum protection you should take both.
This is why we usually recommend Phyto-
Tech™ Antiox Phyto Complex (capsules) or
Antiox Phyto Blend (liquid) as part of any
comprehensive supplement regimen.
Derek:
You have also said that the most
important supplement is a multivitamin. Why
is that?
Don Goldberg:
I explained that vitamins
are essential for life, and that a deficiency of
any one vitamin can lead to life-threatening
disease. But what if you ingest enough vita-
mins to prevent overt disease symptions, the
minimum about to prevent outward signs of
scurvy, rickets, etc–but not enough to reach
optimal levels? This is what we call “subclini-
cal” deficiency. Don’t you think that having
less than optimal levels of these vitamins in
your system can lead to increased suscepti-
bility to disease, lack of energy, lowered
immune function, impaired fertility, reduced
bone density, etc. “Optimal” nutrition should
be our goal, not “adequate” or “mininal”
nutrition. You need a strong foundation
before you build or repair the upper floors.
For this reason, I think it is imperative to
always take a properly balanced, broad spec-
trum multivitamin/multimineral supplement.
We designed Willvite™ for this purpose.
Derek:
What is the source of your raw
herbs?
Don Goldberg:
Whenever possible, we
buy direct from the farm. The insure fresh-
ness and optimal vitality, we use sources in
the United States whenever possible. Not all
herbs can be obtained from the U.S., of
course. We have cultivated an extensive net-
work of trusted suppliers, and insist on
organically grown, ethically wild-harvested,
or selectively imported herbs. In fact, more
than 50% of our botanicals are actually certi-
fied organic. We insist on ethical harvesting
to ensure a renewable resource. Our herbs
are never irradiated or fumigated. All Phyto-
Tech™ hebal supplements are 99% Non-
GMO (except the xylitol in Mint Breath Spray
Concentrate), are 100% gluten free and 99%
vegetarian.
Derek:
What about the manufacturing
facility?
Don Goldberg:
As I mentioned earlier, we
partner with Mitch Coven, in New Mexico.
Called Vitality Works, his modern, 110,000
square foot state of the art manufacturing
facility is fully set up for the storage, quaran-
tine, testing and manufacturing of liquid and
solid botanical supplements. The facility is
FDA registered as an OTC drug manufacturer
and registered with Health Canada (the
equivalent of the US FDA). It is DSHEA
Compliant, GMP Certified by NSF
International, Kosher Certified by KOF-K, and
Organic Certifried by the New Mexico
Department of Argiculture. Full extraction of
active components from raw botanicals is
accomplished in different ways, depending
on their properties. Fresh herbs are quickly
ground and processed through hydro-alco-
holic maceration for up to 6 months followed
by filtration and collection under up to 300
tons of pressure. Dry herbs are typically
ground to a powder and immediately cold
percolated in a double extraction process to
ensure a full spectrum of activity. Other herbs
require a wather extraction, using low heat,
before proceeding to an alcohol extraction
process that can last up to one month. In
addition, two type of capsules are produced–
liquid-filled vegetarian hard gel capsules and
regular, vegetarian powdered herb concen-
trates. These dry herbal capsules are full
spectrum, mostly organic, current year’s har-
vest, with no fillers, no excipients and no
magnesium stearate lubricants or flow agents.
They are packaged in glass bottles for maxi-
mum freshness. The alcohol used in the
extraction process is USP grade, pesticide
free, GMO free and gluten free. The highly
purified water used is produced within the
plant.
Percolation of raw herbs
Encapsulation
Equipment
Phyto-Tech™ Herbal Supplements are manu-
factured in a state-of-the-art facility located in
New Mexico.
Questions & Answers: Willner Chemists Phyto-Tech™ Herbal Supplements
A listing of the Willner Chemists Phyto-
Tech™ products begins on page 8, and
continues throughout this catalog.
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