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Holistic Standardisation Standardisation is the process built into production and quality control procedures to ensure that a consistent and reproducible level of active ingredients is obtained from each dose of herb. Bioforce uses the method of Holistic Standardisation to produce its fresh herb tinctures. This method of manufacturing, whilst more complicated and costly, takes into account ALL the active components present in each herb. The belief in the importance of all the components in each plant is the basis for the method of Holistic Standardisation used in Bioforce Fresh Herb Preparations. Background Alfred Vogel believed in the importance of maintaining the natural balance of the herb. Tampering with this balance produced herbal preparations that were less effective. He believed that the primary active components in each plant do not work in isolation. Secondary components, although seemingly insignificant, play an important role, working synergistically to improve the effect of the whole herb, so the smaller components present in each herb were judged to be just as important as what would appear to be the ‘main’ active components. Procedures The procedures used in Holistic Standardisation are based on Alfred Vogel’s experience and knowledge, combined with the latest scientific research, analysis and quality control. Having our own herb farms means that we can control many of the ecological influences on the growth of the plants, optimising the growing process to ensure that each batch of plants contains the full spectrum of active ingredients. The use of fresh herb manufacturing techniques and ethanol extraction ensures that both the water and fat soluble components in each plant are extracted. The use of modern analytical techniques ensures that we can check the whole ‘signature’ of the plant, rather than just one active ingredient. Research Recent research has gone some way to illustrate these points. For many years, we believed that the key active component of Hypericum perforatum was Hypericin. Many herbal preparations were standardised to Hypericin alone – which meant that the product contained nothing else. It is now thought that a large amount of the anti-depressant activity of the Hypericum herb is due to another active component, known as Hyperforin. At Bioforce, we have avoided these uncertainties, as our Holistically Standardised tinctures and tincture tablets have always contained both Hypericin and Hyperforin. |
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