Gaia Herbs Quick Defense - Fast-Acting Immune Support Supplement for Use at Onset of Symptoms - with Echinacea, Black Elderberry, Ginger & Andrographis - 40 Vegan Liquid Phyto-Capsules (4-Day Supply)

Use for prevention and the onset of flu symptoms !

I discovered this stuff a few years ago and don't get sick anymore . As soon as I start to feel the symptoms , I start taking this stuff along with some other products (listed below ) . The symptoms GO AWAY. I'd never be without this stuff . Best price I've found is here on Amazon . I stock up. Here's what I take: (no flu in 5 years and I used to get sick every year ) Boiron brand Oscillococcinum quick dissolving pellets (I buy a big box that has 30 doses , it's the best deal) and I take 2 at a time every 3-6 hours for the first 24-36 hours . This is the top selling flu stuff in Europe for a good reason ! Black Elderberry Syrup by Gaia , take a big spoonful every 3-6 hours or so for the first 24-36 hours Quick Defense by Gaia , I personally take 2-3 capsules every 3-6 hours on onset of symptoms for about 2 days Chlorella (find ones that are smaller and smooth and easy to swallow, the tablets in the picture are kinda big ) I take lots of these to prevent getting sick . They're so great to take anyway as a regular supplement . (There are even ones specially made for pets too!) I take anywhere from 8-15 tablets a day

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Works like a charm every time!

This is my "go to" remedy as soon as I suspect I'm coming down with cold-like symptoms. It works wonders. My first experience with this product I woke up in the morning sneezing and my nose totally congested. I had the beginning of an awful head cold. I ran out to Whole Foods to find some kind of natural remedy and the clerk recommended this. As soon as I got home I followed the instructions followed up with plent of rest. The next day I woke up with a clear head -- no sneezing, no stuffed up nose, absolutely NO signs of me being sick! I'm glad I found this on Amazon because the Whole Food price was quite high (haha, big surprise ;^} ) . I highly recommend this product especially for those with busy lives who cannot afford to be ill. FYI: this product contains large doses of echinacea

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Covid and immune support

Used to help combat Covi

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Quick Defense Worked For Me

With a product like this, I'd want to replicate results before giving five stars, so I'll go with four stars for now. For best effectiveness, you need to start taking this product when you feel the first little symptom of illness. That means you need to already have it on hand when you start to get sick. For me the first sign that something's coming on is always just a hint of a scratchy throat. If I start using a powerful echinacea product immediately, I can usually avoid any further symptoms. In the past I've used ground echinacea root grown by family friends, which is much more potent than any commercially available. After using one bottle, I'd say this Quick Defense is every bit as effective at preventing further symptoms. It may be even more effective than the echinacea root alone, but I'd have to try it again to be sure. I should add that the only consistent effectiveness I've found in using echinacea is for preventing or reducing the severity of colds. I tend to doubt its usefulness for more serious conditions. This preparation is said to be a synergistic blend that works better than echinacea by itself. Along with the echinacea, it includes andrographis leaf, elderberry, and ginger root. This stuff seems costly when you consider that one bottle only lasts you one go-round. You take all 20 caps in two days. But if you have a special event coming up -- a vacation, wedding, or performance -- and it keeps you from getting sick, you might decide it was worth having around. The bottle I got gave an expiration date of August 2014, so you can buy in advance and keep it around till you need it. The capsules are vegetarian, and each 2 capsules contain 5,200 mg dry herb equivalent. The box warns against use during pregnancy or lactation

16 persons found it helpful

Amazing!

At the risk of creating a supply shortage, I must say that this stuff is a miracle! I recommend it to my students, their parents, my relatives, co-workers, and perfect strangers. At the first sign of sore throat, cough, or any such symptom of a cold start taking it, as suggested on the label. Also, do not stop for about two days after you feel perfectly fine; I've done so myself and heard from my friends who were so happy to recover quickly that they stopped QD, just to have a relapse of their symptoms. I have been very sickly as a child, and have been plagued with respiratory illnesses throughout my adulthood. I know how I feel right before I fall apart with coughing, sneezing, runny or stuffy nose, etc, which in the past for me often developed into sinus infections and bronchitis. I have been saved from this predicament by QD dozens of times since I discovered it at our local Whole Foods about four years ago. I assure you it is worth the money, as it can save you the misery of feeling sick, missing work, and repeated futile visits to your doctor ordering tylenol and rest, followed by some non-effective antibiotic. Try it, you won't regret it! ...and many thanks to Gaia for making it

15 persons found it helpful

Protects against covid, good for nurses

As soon as you feel your sickness coming, start taking this like it says and you'll be healthy in 2 days. Got rid of my mono and has protected me from covi

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Caution! Don't take if you have ragweed allergies!

Please be careful taking this if you have allergies to ragweed. Taking this product did help me get rid of the viral infection I was fighting, but it had the terrible side effect of shortness of breath and a very bad asthma flare up! It took me a few days to figure out this was the cause. If you are allergic to the ragweed family, this supplement may cause very dangerous side effects., Thus should be noted on the label, but is not

11 persons found it helpful

Good protection against colds and flu!

We keep a bottle of Quick Defense capsules on hand at our house, and take them at the first sign of a sniffle or cough, and/or when we'll be exposed to people who may be sick (crowds, winter work environment, family gatherings with lots of kids). As with other echinacea products you need to take it BEFORE or AT THE BEGINNING of cold symptoms -- It works as prevention rather than as a remedy. We get good results when taking it several times a day for 2-3 days. The GAIA brand is very high quality. It's well worth the price, in my opinion. They have another product, Echinacea Supreme, which we also swear by, especially for sore throats. Both the Ech.Supreme and the Quick Defense are liquid-filled capsules, more easily absorbed and faster-working than powdered or dry herb forms. TIP: if you have the beginning of sore throat/swollen glands, try chewing a capsule of Echinacea Supreme every couple hours for half a day. The liquid in it will make your mouth tingle fiercely for 20 minutes or so (Some people enjoy the sensation, some do not, so it's best to test this with just a little bit at first!). It's REALLY effective for me at heading off swollen glands and sore throats. I haven't tried chewing the Quick Defense though

9 persons found it helpful

Cannot praise this product enough

Since first discovering this product a few years ago, I have never been nor will I ever be, without it. Nor would I hesitate to recommended it to others, as I have to family members. All of whom use it with the same results. At the first sign of a cold, scratchy throat, the usual symptoms, I begin popping two of these ever few hours as directed, and voila.......gone. If there were such thing as a "miracle" drug, this would be it. Except it's not. A drug, that is. A "miracle"? If not, it's as close as you'll ever get. At least.....in a bottle

8 persons found it helpful

Ridiculous!

I am shocked. This is how we received the item. Empty - no pills or cap! This is ridiculous

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