Natural Factors Natural Factors - Echinamide Zinc Lozenges Sore Throat Relief - Cherry, 60 loz
Natural Factors Echinamide Zinc Lozenges - Cherry - Contain a unique complex of zinc, vitamin C, organic echinacea, and black elderberry to help support the immune system and help relieve cold and flu symptoms, such as sore throat. Zinc lozenges provide quick sublingual absorption of these nutrients that are well-tolerated by the body, making them a convenient format for anyone who has been set back with a cold or flu, or is seeking antioxidant support.
Price
Regular Canadian retail price: $12.78 CAD. Price Vault members pay below retail on this product. Member pricing is private and shown after a free opt-in, with no membership fee, no minimum order and no subscription.
In stock. Free shipping across Canada on orders over $89, flat $9.95 under that. 30 days to request a return, with return shipping paid by the customer. Ships from Victoria, BC.
Why people keep reordering it
- Highly absorbable forms
- Chelated forms your body takes up, instead of oxide that mostly passes through.
- Calm and recovery
- Supports muscle relaxation, sleep quality and everyday stress resilience.
- Gentle on digestion
- Formulated to skip the laxative effect of cheaper magnesium.
Best suited to: a raw throat you want coated right now, someone already taking elderberry on symptom days, anyone who cannot face swallowing a capsule.
What the research supports
Each cherry lozenge carries 10 mg of zinc gluconate and 125 mg of elderberry extract. Three a day; the 60-count tin lasts 20 days.
Zinc lozenge trials use 75 mg or more of zinc a day.
- Throat comfort (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial, meta-analysis)
- Zinc released slowly from a dissolving lozenge sits directly against throat tissue, which is the delivery route the research used. Trials ran at more than double the zinc three lozenges provide here.
- Symptom duration (evidence: mixed, from randomized controlled trial)
- Elderberry compounds are thought to blunt a virus's ability to enter cells early in an infection. Small trials at roughly this daily amount report shorter symptom duration, though many are funded by the makers.
- Immunity (evidence: mixed, from randomized controlled trial)
- Echinacea compounds are thought to rev up white blood cells that fight off everyday bugs, but trial results disagree, and the positive ones used hundreds of milligrams of extract per dose against the 30 mg of powder in one lozenge here.
Read the literature: Throat comfort on PubMed, Symptom duration on PubMed, Immunity on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- A raw throat you want coated right now
- It dissolves over several minutes, keeping 10 mg of zinc gluconate and the elderberry extract in contact with throat tissue instead of sending them straight to the stomach.
- Someone already taking elderberry on symptom days
- Three lozenges give 375 mg of 4:1 extract, roughly 1.5 g of dried berry, which sits inside the range elderberry trials used, without measuring a syrup.
- Anyone who cannot face swallowing a capsule
- There is nothing to swallow. It dissolves in the mouth, which is the only sensible format when the act of swallowing is the problem.
Look elsewhere if
- Anyone trying to reproduce the zinc lozenge results
- That takes a zinc acetate lozenge around 13 to 18 mg dissolved every two hours starting within the first day, run for under a week. Different product, different protocol.
- People avoiding sugar
- Cane sugar is the base of the lozenge. A sugar free zinc lozenge, or a plain 15 to 25 mg zinc bisglycinate capsule, gets you the zinc without it.
- Someone wanting cover through the whole winter
- This is a symptom day product. Vitamin D3 at 1000 to 2000 IU daily is the one built for months at a time.
What to expect
The coating relief arrives while it dissolves and lasts about as long as the lozenge does, twenty to thirty minutes. Anything the elderberry contributes to how long symptoms run shows over two or three days of steady use, not from one lozenge.
How it compares
- Compared with a plain 50 mg zinc gluconate or citrate tablet
- Dissolving in the mouth puts the zinc and the elderberry on throat tissue directly, which a swallowed tablet cannot do at all. The tradeoff: Far less zinc per dose, cane sugar with every lozenge, and a much higher cost per milligram. If the throat itself is not the problem, the tablet is the better buy.
Product details
- Medicinal ingredients
- Echinacea powder (Echinacea purpurea) (herb top and root), Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), Zinc (gluconate)
- Ingredient form
- loz
- Servings per container
- 60
- Suggested use
- Dissolve 1 lozenge in the mouth 3 times daily or as directed by a health care practitioner. Take with food, a few hours before or after taking other medications or natural health products. Consult a health care practitioner for use beyond 8 weeks.
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Independent testing
- ISURA
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Natural Factors
How to take it
Dissolve 1 lozenge in the mouth 3 times daily or as directed by a health care practitioner. Take with food, a few hours before or after taking other medications or natural health products. Consult a health care practitioner for use beyond 8 weeks.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Ingredients
Each lozenge contains
- Black elderberry extract 4:1 (Sambucus nigra subsp. nigra) (fruit)
- 125 mg
- Echinacea powder (Echinacea purpurea) (herb top and root)
- 30 mg
- Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate)
- 25 mg
- Zinc (gluconate)
- 10 mg
Non-medicinal ingredients
Cane sugar, natural flavours, citric acid, stearic acid, vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant), monk fruit extract.
Free from
Contains no artificial colours, preservatives, or sweeteners; no dairy, wheat, gluten, yeast, soy, egg, fish, shellfish, animal products, salt, tree nuts, or GMOs. Suitable for vegetarians /vegans.
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- May reduce absorption of certain antibiotics and thyroid medication.
- Timing
- Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about Natural Factors - Echinamide Zinc Lozenges Sore Throat Relief - Cherry
- Is this the genuine, authentic product?
- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
- How is the price below retail?
- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
- How fast does it ship?
- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.