About Native Essence Herb Company's Herbal Solutions

We are pleased to offer you the Herbal Solutions™ fine line of herbal teas* and full strength herbal extracts. Herbal Solutions™ are always prepared using the highest quality fresh and freshly dried plants available. Whether organically grown or ecologically wildcrafted, Herbal Solutions™ guarantees the herbs will always be free from fumigation, irradiation or synthetic chemicals. Herbal Solutions™ Chinese herbs come from very reputable sources and are of a very high quality. Although it is common practice in China to add small quantities of sulfites to preserve some roots, Herbal Solutions™ generally offers sulfite-free Chinese herbs and roots.

How do I take Herbal Solutions?

Herbal Solutions™ liquid extracts can be added to your favorite beverage. For maximum effectiveness we recommend adding the extract to warm water or tea. Warm beverages are closer to the body's temperature, allowing the herbs to be more easily assimilated.

How are they prepared?

All of Herbal Solutions™ extracts are prepared according to specific extraction procedures. Each plant is individually extracted using grain alcohol and distilled water. Some plant's bio-active constituents will dictate the concentration of alcohol used, this ensures maximum extraction. Most of our extracts contain approximately 45% alcohol.

The extraction procedures employed by Herbal Solutions™ also vary according to the individual plant and whether the plant is fresh or dry. All extracts are prepared by a slow, cold percolation process or through a long maceration, with some plants going through the process more than once to increase concentration.

Herbal Solutions™ prepares extracts to specific herb strengths, 1:2 to 1:3 for dry plants and 1:1 to 1:2 for fresh plants. The herb strength ratio is the amount (by weight) of solid plant parts (root, flower, etc.) used to obtain the final amount of extract. Thus, an herb strength ratio of 1:2 means 1 oz. of plant material is used to make a 2 oz. bottle of extract. Since many fresh plants still contain a good percentage of water, more fresh plant material will generally be used when making an extract with fresh plants.

Why use alcohol in extracts?

Herbal Solutions™ uses only pure USP pharmaceutical grade grain alcohol. Grain alcohol is used because it is the purest and most effective solvent for extracting the bio-active constituents into the bloodstream and across the cell membrane quickly. This assures a more rapid absorption and assimilation of a plant's vital healing properties than capsules or tablets. It is also the only edible solvent that can properly extract and concentrate the plant's constituents that are poorly soluble in water, such as resins, essential oils and most alkaloids.

The grain alcohol in an average dose of herbal extract containing 70% alcohol is equivalent to 1/50th of a small glass of wine (a ripe banana can contain as much).

As you may have heard, Native Essence has closed their doors.