To make a liquid extract, the plant material—whether it's the roots, leaves, flowers, or
bark—is typically soaked in a solvent like alcohol or water to extract the active
ingredients from the plant. The extraction process includes the following steps:
Two primary types of plant origins, wild crafted and cultivated/farmed, serve as sources for making liquid extracts. Both can be helpful and valuable, but they have many differences. These include how farmers grow and harvest them, as well as their potency and sustainability.
Wild crafted plants are harvested from their natural habitat. These plants grow in the
wild, often in forests, meadows, or fields, and are typically foraged or gathered by hand
from their native habitats. Whereas farmed plants are cultivated in a controlled farmed
setting.
Nature’s Answer uses a variety of herbs, including wild crafted herbs, cultivated herbs,
and certified organic herbs. We always start with the whole herb, which is then ground
by a technique called Milling, to increase its surface area. This step enhances the
plant’s ability to release its active compounds by increasing the surface area that is
exposed to the extractants. The ground herb is then soaked in a carefully selected
solvent, typically a combination of alcohol and water, to extract the beneficial
constituents. After soaking, at Natures Answer, an exclusive cold extraction process is
employed to distill the mixture, effectively removing the alcohol and leaving behind a
thick, concentrated alcohol free herbal extract.
Extraction Process: Nature’s Answer extracts the goodness from every herb using our
proprietary Bio-Chelated® technology, which is a unique, herb-friendly cold extraction
method that gently extracts and concentrates the raw plant material without the use of
heat. This process helps preserve the plant’s natural compounds, maintaining its
Holistic Balance™. Then the alcohol is removed using our proprietary cold vacuum
process. This removes the alcohol and produces a thick, highly concentrated herbal
extract.
Finished Herbal Extracts: Next, glycerin is added to the concentrated extract to create
a holistic, alcohol-free solution. We also produce low organic alcohol extracts (12-15%)
by adding Organic Alcohol, along with glycerin, to the concentrated extract. The finished
product results in a true 1:1 extract, meaning that each 1mL of the final product offers
the equivalent of 1000mg of the original herb. This process preserves the full spectrum
of the plant’s active compounds while ensuring a potent and balanced extract.
Nature’s Answer Bio Chelated® Process is a unique, proprietary process created by
and used exclusively by Nature’s Answer to prepare concentrated liquid herbal extracts.
The Bio-Chelated® Process is a proprietary cold extraction technique that is herb
friendly.
The process begins by taking the raw plant parts which are extracted without the use of
heat. By using cold extraction, we can maintain the whole plant's natural constituents
allowing the herb to keep its holistic balance. Starting with the whole plant material and
finishing off with a true 1:1 extract, Nature's Answer delivers a super-concentrated
1000mg dried herb equivalent per 1mL serving.
Liquid Extracts can be prepared as a holistically balanced extract, which maintains the
ratio of active constituents that is naturally found in the plant, or it can be standardized
to contain a specific amount of a specified active compound..
Liquid extracts have been highly valued and used for centuries to support health
and wellness. They are commonly used for immune support, to promote healthy sleep
and digestion, and to offset the effects of stress. Liquid extracts like elderberry,
echinacea, and valerian root provide targeted health benefits through specific
compounds. The benefits they provide vary significantly depending on the herb and the
form of extraction.
