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Company: Frequently Asked Questions
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 Frequently Asked Questions
What is a tincture? A
tincture is an alcohol extract of a herb, resulting in a liquid format that is
taken orally. Tinctures have been used throughout the centuries by herbalists,
as one of the most effective ways of getting a herbal remedy into the
body.
Why use alcohol? Alcohol is used as an
extraction agent because it is able to extract both water and fat-soluble
substances, which covers all the composite elements within plants. This means
that we are confident of achieving an exact balance that reflects the make up of
the original plant.
Why use fresh herbs? When a herb is fresh it
offers its fullest potency and has not yet lost any of its qualities. As herbs
dry out they decay and lose potency. This is most vividly understood by
comparing fresh parsley with the dried version. No matter how relatively young
your dried parsley is, it will never achieve the fresh taste and piquancy of the
original herb, bursting with nutrients and taste.
What is GMP? GMP is Good Manufacturing
Practice, based on safety, quality and efficacy. It means that our factory
operates to the highest possible standards, with a team of specially trained
staff ensuring that every stage of the production process is carried out
according to strict regulations to deliver goods of consistent
quality.
What is Holistic
Standardisation? Holistic Standardisation is the process by which we
ensure that every batch of Bioforce herbs is as potent and effective as it
should be. We look at every ingredient within the plant and test each batch of
herbs to confirm that the full spectrum of ingredients is present to the
necessary level. This process differs from Chemical Standardisation, whereby one
component of the plant is selected as being responsible for the action of the
plant, and only the levels of that one component are measured. Bioforce believes
that every element within a plant contributes to its overall effect and should
be present in a tincture in the amounts found in the original herb.
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