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Proven effective during more than 20 years of clinical use, Astragalus Combo has
garnered glowing reviews from naturopathic doctors nationwide. A British Columbia
naturopathic doctor points out that: Astragalus Combo is a wonderful formula for
treating burnout, frequent infections of any kind, and those who are having a hard time
getting over infections of any kind. Usually patients are feeling better in one week. An
Ontario ND states further that, I use Astragalus Combo extensively in my practice. I
find it very useful for chronic allergies, auto immune and chronic immune deficiency.
Marketed to health food stores and natural pharmacies as Deep Immune, our
Astragalus Combo formula is now available in both liquid tincture (1:4) form and as an
encapsulated powder extract in a 5:1 ratio. St. Francis Herb Farm has chosen to
encapsulate this as a dried extract as a way of maintaining the quality of the liquid version
without compromise. This means that the essential ingredients are extracted from the
herbs and dried to retain their medicinal potency. In contrast, many other manufacturers
follow a different approach. What they do is make a powder by grinding up the herbs,
roots and all. Since roots are difficult to digest, the active ingredients are poorly absorbed
by the body.
There are several reasons that St. Francis Herb Farm began to produce a dry, vegi-cap
version of its best-selling Astragalus Combo liquid extract:
Many people prefer the taste and convenience of capsules.
Some people avoid products that contain alcohol (a component of most liquid
herbal products) for a variety of reasons.
Twice-daily capsules provide an optimal daily dose of a high-quality herbal
product in an organic, affordable form.
All our products, including Astragalus Combo, are thoroughly tested for contaminants,
including pesticide residues and heavy metals, and for microbial content.
For more information, see Dr. Anthony Godfreys book, Deep Immunity. An audio CD of the same is also
available at no charge, upon request. Both can be obtained from St. Francis Herb Farm at:
www.stfrancisherbfarm.com.
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Dharmananda, Subhuti Ph.D. The Treatment of Gastro-Intestinal Cancers with Chinese Medicine.
Portland, OR: Institute for Traditional Medicine, 2007. Accessed on-line from www.itmonline.org
McCulloch M, et al. Astragalus-based Chinese herbs and platinum-based chemotherapy for
advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: meta-analysis of randomized trials. J Clin Oncol 24(3),
2006:419-30.