Nature's Answer Alcohol-Free Astragalus Root, 1-Fluid Ounce

I take it at the first sign of a cold and it works!! Much better than Echinacea as an immune booster. This is a good quality product

Traditionally astragalus is used seasonally rather than daily, which is how I use it. Some years I'm late on the draw and already have something coming on when I get my supply. I've found that the illness clears up faster and with less severity of symptoms than it used to before I started using this medicinal herb. I have tried several different preparations of astragalus, including teas, capsules and tinctures, and I greatly prefer the tinctures for ease of use. I am especially fond of this formulation because it tastes sweet and earthy. A dropperful with a water chaser is very, very easy to take. Highly recommended. Keep in mind though that this herb boosts your immune system - it is known to be problematical for people using immune suppressants and not recommended in such cases.

One of my oldest friends from college told me to try this when I told her I couldn't shake my cold. It had traveled & settled into my lungs just a few weeks after I developed allergy-onset asthma. I was coughing for a week & was scared it would turn into pneumonia. I used mucinex & it really wasn't helping. My lungs had just taken a beating. I was on the verge of locating a primary care physician or going back to the allergist, but I felt it wasn't getting worse so maybe this was worth a try. The friend who suggested this tincture was the one who was doing reiki in our dorm room in the 90s to alleviate colleagues' cramps, way before it was a thing. She learned it in her family travels & was very well traveled, she had experiences with various doctors worldwide including America, Europe & Asia. Quite an awesome lady with some amazing experiences in her young 37 years. So I tend to trust her & ordered this tincture. She said not to dilute it. I took 2 full droppers under the tongue & swallowed as recommended by my friend. Within 6 hours I was hacking up phlegm & within 12 hours my lungs & sinuses are completely 100% clear. Okay, 99%. I'll take another dropper before bed. Absolutely impressive.

I was skeptical about it being 2,000 mg in 2 ml, but I know what 500 mg feels like, and I know what 1,000 or even 1,500 mg all at once feels like, and this feels a bit stronger than even 1,500. However, the flavor leaves a bit to be desired. I've experienced 3 other liquid astragalus products and they all had the same great sweet astragalus flavor (when mixed with vegetable glycerin), but this one is kind of unpleasant. It's more bitter than sweet. The first taste made me wonder if something's wrong with it. I chase it down with a bit of water and it's mostly ok, but I likely won't buy another bottle due to the aftertaste. I can just take more of what I have been buying to equal this one since I actually kind of like its flavor and it will ultimately cost me about the same amount of money. Before you say I should just mix it with water and then drink the mix, I find taking it straight off of a spoon and chasing it down with water to be much easier and much faster. I normally don't mind unpleasant flavors either, so the fact that I'm chasing it down with water is fairly significant. So you should think about how important flavor is to you before you buy. If you're even tougher than I am with unpleasant flavors, you'll love the potency. Otherwise, this might be one to avoid.

I love astragalus. For years, I told everyone to take echinacea ..but now I advise astragalus. I smoked from age 12-34 when I found out I was pregnant. I immediately quit, but I experienced a “healing crisis.” I had bronchitis on and off the entire pregnancy. This stuff was amazing bc I would take a tincture full, and almost immediately it would break up the congestion . I give it to my kids now -3 and 1- whenever they get sick ..same deal..if they have mucus they can’t blow out, the astragalus almost immediately brings it out. Gross but oh so helpful. I can echo what someone else said about it helping the lungs. I had chronic lung issues even from childhood but I am able to breathe so much better now. I keep this and capsules around the house. Depending on how hard I get hit with whatever germ, I take tincture , capsule, or both. Extremely effective. Been using now for 4 years