Naturally Fight Cold and Flu Symptoms
It's all in the name. We offer a compound of a throat spray, a cough syrup (children's and adult versions), and a chest rub that covers all the bases. In fact, these products constitute the ideal trio to vigorously combat all the debilitating symptoms of colds and flu.
Stop It Cold® Throat Spray
It all started with our throat spray, which naturally helps fight cold and flu symptoms. It is one of our best-selling remedies and a little marvel, as it significantly reduces the symptoms accompanying sore throats while decreasing the intensity and duration of colds, flu, and upper respiratory tract infections. Antimicrobial and analgesic in its action, it is perfect for both children and adults.
Echinacea is the centerpiece of this well-crafted formula, and its benefits are enhanced when combined with its accompanying herbs. Sage, licorice, echinacea, and propolis are all anti-infectious. The anti-infectious properties of these herbs are improved and strengthened by their synergistic interaction with each other. Propolis and sage offer the additional benefit of being analgesic, making them useful for relieving sore throat pain. Marshmallow and licorice provide an essential benefit to this combination. While they are soothing and anti-infectious, sweet fennel and licorice both offer the advantage of tasting good.
Stop It Cold® Cough Syrup
Studies show that pharmaceutical cough syrups do not outperform nature's rich storehouse. Here is St. Francis Herb Farm's all-natural and certified organic cough syrup that naturally helps fight cold and flu symptoms. Leveraging nature's healing power, our cough syrup is available in adult and children's versions. Like echinacea, elderberry is a classic antiviral and antibacterial and an essential component of this formula. Elderberry is rich in flavonoid compounds and is found in this syrup with wild cherry bark, used for many years by numerous indigenous peoples for its anti-inflammatory properties. The formula also includes marshmallow, an effective plant for soothing mucous epithelium, especially inflamed and irritated bronchial passages. Essential oils of lemon peel and cinnamon bark are added to these aromatic herbs. The formula is honey-based. In addition to adding sweetness and taste, honey is a well-established anti-infectious and antioxidant agent that soothes inflamed membranes. In the adult formula, we have included lobelia, long recognized as a calming agent that eases cough-related spasms.
In the children's version, we removed lobelia and replaced it with thyme, catnip, and anise, herbs chosen not only for their excellent aromatic profiles but also for their medicinal qualities. We also added a little more honey.
Stop It Cold® Chest Rub
Essential oils have been used in one way or another in almost all major cultures of the ancient world. In recent years, a growing body of research has led to increased interest in the use of essential oils as a healing agent, making it a compelling reason for the launch of this formula.
While some essential oils can be used to some extent orally or internally, their most typical routes of absorption are inhalation or topical application. As its name suggests, it is the topical route that defines our chest rub, which naturally helps fight cold and flu symptoms.
The largest organ of the body, human skin, is an extremely complex and multifaceted membrane. In modern medicine, until recently, it was generally believed that the skin served exclusively as a barrier and that the body could not absorb drugs topically. Studies have shown that this is far from true. Medically active substances can, in fact, penetrate through the upper layer of the skin, a heavy and thick protective agglomeration of dead cells known as the stratum corneum, into the viable epidermal layers below. In fact, it has now become common to administer a number of traditional medications transdermally (e.g., nicotine patches, anti-anginal drugs, hormones, etc.).
Chest rub products were widely used by healthcare professionals and ordinary people, even during the 1918 flu pandemic. For some reason, after that, this whole approach became outdated, which is now changing. A recent study showed, for example, that topically applied essential oils penetrate deep into lung tissue and have an antimicrobial action.
Our Chest Rub product thus represents a complete return to traditional wisdom regarding drug absorption through the skin. Shop our natural products for cold and flu symptoms now.