VitaminLife - Airborne Lemon Lime

AIRBORNE: Victoria Knight-McDowell, an elementary school teacher who was sick of catching colds in class and on airplanes*, spent over five years developing AIRBORNE with a team of health professionals. AIRBORNE was created by combining seven herbs** (each with a specific function in Eastern medicine) then putting them through a patented extraction process, and THEN combining them with a unique formulation of amino acids, anti-oxidants and electrolytes. An effervescent carrier was used, as a way to deliver the nutritional benefits of AIRBORNE to the system immediately, and without the bulk of conventional pills. There�s nothing else like it!

Do bacteria and viruses get resistant to herbs the way they do to drugs?
There is no known bacterial, viral, or fungal "resistance" to complex herbal formulas. Some of these formulas have been used for thousands of years with no evidence of waning efficacy. The Chinese medicine text, the "Nei Ching" is estimated to have been drafted in 200 a.d., and contains formulas that are still used effectively for infections today. The "resistance to resistance" of Chinese and other herbal formulas, is thought to occur because there are several herbs in each formula, and each herb has many complex plant alkaloids. This complexity is believed to be too much for the "bugs" to process; it is much easier for them to adapt and "outwit" the simpler "one item" pharmaceuticals. According to certain health experts in America and abroad, traditional herbal medicines may soon be our only weapon against bacteria, like staphylococcus--"staph"--that are fast becoming resistant to antibiotics!
Please refer to Wall Street Journal Article 5/8/03: "New Respect for Chinese Herbal Medicine.

AIRBORNE Original: ingredients.
Supplement Facts: Serv size 1 tablet. Servings, 10. Amount per serving: Calories 4, Total Fat 0g, Sodium 230mg (10% DV*), Total Carb 0g, Sugars 0g, Protein 0g. Vitamin A (100% Acetate) 5,000 I.U. (100% DV*), Vitamin C 1,000mg (1,633% DV*), Vitamin E 30 I.U. (100% DV*), Magnesium (Sulfate) 40mg (10% DV*), Zinc (Sulfate) 8mg (55% DV*), Selenium (Sodium Selinite) 15mcg (21% DV*), Manganese (Gluconate) 3mg (86% DV*), Potassium (Bicarbonate) 75mg (2.5% DV*), Organic Herbal Extracts (Lonicera, Forsythia, Schizonepeta, Ginger, Chinese Vitex, Isatis Root, Echinacea) 350mg (DV**), Amino Acids (Glutamine, Lysine) 50mg (DV**).
*Daily Value.

Other Ingredients: Citric Acid, Sorbitol, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural Orange Flavor, Polyethylene Glycol, Aspartame, Mineral & Canola Oil, Riboflavin.

AIRBORNE Lemon-Lime: ingredients.
Supplement Facts: Serv size 1 tablet. Servings, 10. Amount per serving: Calories 4, Total Fat 0g, Sodium 230mg (10% DV*), Total Carb 0g, Sugars 0g, Protein 0g. Vitamin A (100% Acetate) 5,000 I.U. (100% DV*), Vitamin C 1,000mg (1,633% DV*), Vitamin E 30 I.U. (100% DV*), Magnesium (Sulfate) 40mg (10% DV*), Zinc (Sulfate) 8mg (55% DV*), Selenium (Sodium Selinite) 15mcg (21% DV*), Manganese (Gluconate) 3mg (86% DV*), Potassium (Bicarbonate) 75mg (2.5% DV*), Herbal Extracts (Lonicera, Forsythia, Schizonepeta, Ginger, Chinese Vitex, Isatis Root, Echinacea) 350mg (DV**), Amino Acids (Glutamine, Lysine) 50mg (DV**).
*Daily Value.

Other Ingredients: Citric Acid, Sorbitol, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural Lemon-Lime Flavor, Polyethylene Glycol, Sucralose, Mineral Oil.

AIRBORNE JR.: ingredients.
Supplement Facts: Serv size 1 tablet. Servings, 10. Amount per serving: Calories 4, Total Fat 0g, Sodium 230mg (10% DV*), Total Carb 0g, Sugars 0g, Protein 0g. Vitamin A (100% Acetate) 500 I.U. (10% DV*), Vitamin C 500mg (817% DV*), Vitamin E 15 I.U. (50% DV*), Magnesium (Sulfate) 20mg (5% DV*), Zinc (Sulfate) 4mg (28% DV*), Selenium (Sodium Selinite) 8mcg (11% DV*), Manganese (Gluconate) 1.5mg (43% DV*), Potassium (Bicarbonate) 38mg (1.25% DV*), Herbal Extracts (Lonicera, Forsythia, Schizonepeta, Ginger, Chinese Vitex, Isatis Root, Echinacea) 200mg (DV**), Amino Acids (Glutamine, Lysine) 25mg (DV**).
*Daily Value.

Other Ingredients: Citric Acid, Sorbitol, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural Grape Flavors, Polyethylene Glycol, Sucralose, Mineral Oil.

AIRBORNE Gummi: ingredients.
Supplement Facts: Serv size 1 lozenge. Servings, 18. Amount per serving: Calories 4, Total Fat 0g, Total Carb 1g, Sugars 1g, Protein 0g. Vitamin C 7.5mg (12.25% DV*), Vitamin E 1.25 I.U. (4% DV*), Thiamin .175mg (12% DV*), Riboflavin .2mg (12% DV*), Niacin 2.25mg (11% DV*), Vitamin B6 .25mg (12% DV*), Folic Acid 25ug (6% DV*), Vitamin B12 .125ug (2% DV*), Biotin 18.75ug (6% DV*), Pantothen .75mg (7.5% DV*), Magnesium (Lactate) 1mg (.25% DV*), Zinc (Citrate) 1mg (7% DV*), Organic Herbal Extracts (Lonicera, Forsythia, Schizonepeta, Ginger, Chinese Vitex, Isatis Root, Echinacea) 22mg (DV**).
*Daily Value.

Other Ingredients: Sugar, Gum Arabic, Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Licorice, Honey, Natural Fruit Flavors, Natural and Naturally Processed Colors.

As with all dietary supplements, pregnant women or people on medication should consult physician before taking.

** To insure quality and safety, Knight-McDowell Labs imports the whole herb plant to our facility in California where it is tested, milled, and then put through a patented extracting process. Most American companies use imported powdered herbs of questionable origin, where purity and effectiveness can be an issue.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.