Antioxidants And More

Gypsy Cold Care is a multi-action formula that helps regulate body temperature and encourages normal breathing. Based on a traditional European formula, these herbs have been used for centuries to assist the body's natural responses to challenging seasonal conditions.

Smooth Move provides gentle, overnight relief from occasional constipation. Senna leaf promotes bowel movement by direct action on the intestine. A single serving provides an effective dose of sennosides from senna leaf, which have proven stimulant laxative action and are generally recognized as safe and effective by the USFDA. We include additional digestive support with fennel, orange peel, cinnamon, coriander and ginger to ease discomfort and reduce cramping.

The Seasonal Herb Tea sampler includes 4 tea bags each of: Throat Coat?, Echinacea Plus?, Breathe Easy? & Gypsy Cold Care?.Throat Coat provides a protective coating on the membranes that line the throat. Throat Coat contains herbs with demulcent action, and in a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study it was shown to provide rapid, temporary relief of sore throat pain. Organic Echinacea Plus activates and stimulates immune cells,* helping you to reduce the duration of symptoms. A double blind, placebo-controlled clinical study on Organic Echinacea Plus showed that it was effective in reducing symptoms as well as shortening their duration.Breathe Easy promotes normal respiratory tract health by reducing mucus and helping to keep the nasal passages open.* Breathe Easy combines eucalyptus, fennel and licorice; herbs that have been found to have beneficial effects on upper respiratory tract health. Their effects are complemented by the addition of Bi Yan Pian, a traditional formula for the sinuses, widely recommended by practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine.Gypsy Cold Care is a multi-action formula that helps regulate body temperature and encourages normal breathing.* Based on a traditional European formula, these herbs have been used for centuries to assist the body's natural responses to challenging seasonal conditions.

Breathe Easy promotes normal respiratory tract health by reducing mucus and helping to keep the nasal passages open. Breathe Easy combines eucalyptus, fennel and licorice; herbs that have been found to have beneficial effects on upper respiratory tract health. Their effects are complemented by the addition of Bi Yan Pian, a traditional formula for the sinuses, widely recommended by practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Throat Coat provides a protective coating on the membranes that line the throat. Throat Coat contains herbs with demulcent action, and in a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study it was shown to provide rapid, temporary relief of sore throat pain.

Organic Echinacea Plus activates and stimulates immune cells, helping you to reduce the duration of symptoms. A double blind, placebo-controlled clinical study on Organic Echinacea Plus showed that it was effective in reducing symptoms as well as shortening their duration.

Tea Tree Oil is pure aromatic oil from Australia. It helps to eliminate odor without stopping perspiration, an important function of the body, which should not be inhibited. The unique ingredient Famesol is a naturally occurring constituent of plants, which has a deodorizing effect. Combined with soothing Lavender, Chamomile, Aloe Vera and Calendula this natural deodorant offers long lasting protection and will not irritate even sensitive skin.

Senna (cassia angustifolia) is a small, peelable-bark shrub that grows in the upper Nile regions of Africa and the Arabian peninsula. Senna was used over 3500 years ago by ancient Egyptian medical papyrus, dating to the 16th century B.C., Senna was prescribed by the physicians for their distinguished patients. It was also used extensively by Arabian physicians, according to their 9th century A.D. writings. Senna was introduced to Europe before the Crusades and has been widely used ever since. The American Senna, a variety of the European species. Senna is often combined with various aromatic herbs. Since 1922, Alvita has been making the finest herb teas money can buy. Pure, natural singles and blends that bring you unsurpassed enjoyment, healthful benefits and complete satisfaction. No less reassuring is our unwavering commitment to the environment. Today, no herb tea company goes as far to protect the Earth and its precious resources-this package and its contents being testimony. There is no plastic shrinkwrap on the outside. The box is 100% recycled board that can be recycled again. The finish is soybean-based. Our tea bags are English Pillow Style, with no strings, tags or staples attached. Even the tea bag paper is recyclable. And all our bags are oxygen bleached, not chlorine bleached, to safeguard you and our ground water. Degradable. Recyclable. Reusable . The key component of each is the word "able". At Alvita, we wholeheartedly believe we are all able to play a key role in preserving the wondrous world we live in. For us, it starts with offering you the most environmentally safe and responsible herb teas possible.

Hops (Humulus Lupulus) is an extremely useful nervine herb which has been traditionally used to calm the CNS, induce sleep, nervous agitation, restlessness, anxiety, hysteria, alcoholic delirium tremens, nervous stomach and irritable bladder.

The Original All-Natural SoapDr. Bronner's Tea Tree Pure Castile Soap is their phenomenal new soap for the millennium. The therapeutic benefits of Tea Tree oil can now be reaped in an unsurpassed pure castile base. Use for facial cleansing and cleaning minor cuts and scrapes, as well as everyday bathing. Quality soap-making consists in great part in choosing the right proportions of the right oils with their different fatty acids. Most commercial soaps skimp on quality because of cost, and use lots of tallow from beef fat with a little bit of coconut or palm kernel oil. Dr. Bronner's (All One) unsurpassed soaps use olive, hemp, and palm oils instead of tallow, and use three to four times more coconut oil than commercial soaps. Saponified coconut oil generates high-lather cleansing even in hard water because it has shorter-chain saturated fatty acids. Hemp, olive, and palm based soaps make a mild, smooth, creamy lather, because these oils contain longer chain unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids.

One of the largest trees in the world, Eucalyptus (eucalyptus globulus) can reach heights of over 250 feet. Native to Australia, Eucalyptus can be found in parts of India, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The Australian aborigines were probably the first to discover the health benefits of Eucalyptus. They also discovered the roots to be an excellent source of water since they hold an astonishing amount of liquid. Eucalyptus leaves can add interest to potpourris, provide a refreshing ingredient to skin lotion and can also be used in an herbal bath. Eucalyptus leaf oil contains a chemical (eucalyptol) that gives the herb its pleasant aroma and healing value. Since 1922, Alvita has been making the finest herb teas money can buy. Pure, natural singles and blends that bring you unsurpassed enjoyment, healthful benefits and complete satisfaction. No less reassuring is our unwavering commitment to the environment. Today, no herb tea company goes as far to protect the Earth and its precious resources--this package and its contents being testimony. There is no plastic shrink wrap on the outside. The box is 100% recycled board that can be recycled again. The finish is water/based. Our tea bags are English Pillow Style, with no strings, tags or staples attached. Even the tea bag paper is recyclable. And all our bags are oxygen bleached, not chlorine bleached, to safeguard you and our ground water. Degradable. Recyclable. Reusable. The key component of each is the word able. At Alvita, we wholeheartedly believe we are all able to play a key role in preserving the wondrous world we live in. For us, its starts with offering you the most environmentally safe and responsible herb teas possible. Alvita Teas, Natural herb teas that are good for you and the environment.

A luscious tropical blend of caffeine-free African rooibos tea and Tulsi, a duo of antioxidant power that brings transformative energy. Each cup is delightfully infused with India's favorite fruit, succulent mango.Throughout India, Tulsi is considered "The Queen of Herbs" and is revered as a sacred plant infused with healing power. Traditionally grown in an earthen pot in every family home or garden, Tulsi (also known as Holy Basil) makes a delicious and refreshing tea that possesses wonderful health benefits that support the body's natural immune system while relieving the body's negative reaction to stress. Tulsi's remarkable life-enhancing qualities, noted repeatedly in ancient Indian scriptures dating back 5,000 years, are now here for you to fully enjoy. Namaste!