Kids' Cold & Flu Fighter

Oriental Botanicals Kids’ Cold & Flu Fighter gets the tick of approval from parents and kids alike:

• Great-tasting pear and blackcurrant flavour
• Mixes easily in water or juice, so it’s easy to give to your child
• Contains no added sugar
• Specially formulated for children aged 2 years and older
• Includes echinacea, which is traditionally used to help children’s immune systems to fight illness in Western herbal medicine
• Echinacea is also traditionally used in Western herbal medicine to decrease children’s common cold and flu symptoms, including nasal congestion and runny nose
• Also contains elderflower to relieve common cold and flu symptoms such as sore throats and mild fever in children 5 and over, based on its traditional use in Western herbal medicine
• Plus elderberry and the Chinese herbs honeysuckle and forsythia

Has your child got a cold AGAIN?

Children can catch up to 10 common colds every year, which is more than twice as many as adults are likely to experience.[1] This is a normal part of childhood and occurs because children’s immune systems are still developing and are still learning how to recognise and respond to infectious organisms

When they do catch a common cold, children usually experience a sore throat, and a runny and stuffed up nose.

Immune support

Echinacea is traditionally used in Western herbal medicine to support children’s immune systems to consequently help them fight illness.

Common cold and flu symptoms

Echinacea also relieves runny nose and unblocks the nasal passages during common colds and flu, based on its traditional use in Western herbal medicine.

Elderflower is traditionally used to calm children’s sore throats and ease mild fevers in children 5 and over, associated with common cold and flu in Western herbal medicine, where it’s often taken in combination with echinacea.

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), common colds and flu are typically regarded as being due to excess wind that has entered the body from outside (a symptom-pattern referred to as external wind), often accompanied by external heat, which is traditionally considered responsible for the mild fever associated with the onset of colds in TCM.

Honeysuckle and forsythia are traditionally used to relieve common cold and flu symptoms such as mild fever in children 5 and over when associated with wind-heat symptom patterns in TCM. Forsythia is also traditionally used in TCM to relieve chills and headache associated with the common cold, while honeysuckle is also traditionally used to relieve sore throats.

Reference:

1. HealthDirect. Colds and flu statistics. Published 2020 and accessed March 2022 from: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/colds-and-flu-statistics

Recommended dosage - under adult supervision:
Children 2-4 years: Give 2-4mL two times a day.
Children 5-8 years: Give 4-6mL two times a day.
Children 9-12 years: Give 6-7mL two times a day.

Shake well before use. Dilute each dose in 50mL of water or juice and consume promptly. Take with food.

Each 1mL contains herbal extracts dry concentrate:

Contains purifi­ed water, d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate, citric acid, glycerol, xanthan gum, Stevia rebaudiana, pear and blackcurrant flavour, maltodextrin and potassium sorbate

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

No added sugar, gluten, nuts or dairy products.

Always read the label and follow the directions for use.

Not to be used in children under 2 years of age without medical advice. Not to be used in children under 5 years to reduce mild fever. If symptoms persist, talk to your health professional. Contains potassium sorbate and sulfi­tes.

Always read the label and follow the directions for use.

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

No added sugar, gluten, nuts or dairy products.