We are Dedicated to

Quality Herbal Products

Equine Herbals manufactures to stringent standards so our customers can rely on consistent, high quality products. Through drawing on traditional herbal use, up to date scientific knowledge, experience and proven formulations Equine Herbals brings you superior products.

Quality Starts with the Raw materials

The levels of actives in plants varies throughout the year. It is therefore important to harvest at the correct time. The levels of actives also vary in different parts of the plant so it is equally important to use the correct part of the plant. A good way to look at this is to think about carrots. We generally harvest them in the autumn when they are best, and we eat the root not the top.

Herb Drying

Once the herb has been harvested it must be dried in the correct way. If drying is too slow degeneration can be excessive and fungal growth may occur on the harvested plant. If it is dried at too high a temperature many of the delicate phytochemicals can be lost.

Herb Storage

Correct storage of dried herbs is more important than people realise. After the drying process the herbs need to be properly kept. Herbs deteriorate over time if kept at room temperature. Tests carried out by Dr. Nigel Perry of Otago University clearly showed that to preserve their efficacy dried herbs need to be stored at about 5 degrees or lower. In his trials he used Valerian and Echinacea root. If stored at room temperature the level of actives in both these herbs dropped by half over a mere six months.

Herb Sourcing

At Equine Herbals we do our best to ensure that the raw herbs we use are from cultivated sources or harvested from the wild in a sustainable and ethical manner. We only source through reputable established suppliers, we encourage local growers and grow some of our own herbs, so we can ensure that our herbs are correctly identified and optimally harvested. The herbs are processed as soon after harvest as possible to minimise the loss of actives.

Further Testing

Before manufacture we follow rigorous procedures and exhaustive testing to make certain we are using the correct herb. We only use human grade quality raw materials.

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