The Emerald Valley Difference
Emerald Valley imports the finest natural herbal infusions from Equiglobal Ltd. in England. Recognized as a world leader in truly effective herbal products, they are manufactured with purified water in a medicines licensed facility. This is the important difference in the quality, effectiveness, and reliability of our products.
There are many advantages of herbal aqueous infusions over herbal tinctures and liquid extracts. Modern day tinctures and liquid extracts have difficulty in meeting a "holistic" preparation criterion. The production of "bulk" tinctures/liquid extracts requires a huge volume of alcohol, usually chemically produced. This alcohol, 90%+ proof, is used for plant immersion (approximately 30% plant by volume alcohol). It is left immersed for up to 3 months (depending on plant type & manufacturer); the resulting liquid is highly concentrated, extremely high in alcohol which is then diluted to finished requirement.
I would respectfully suggest that this "chemical" plant breakdown does not totally meet the criteria "holistic". Long term, continual use of products with high alcohol levels, could ultimately have debilitating effects on the equine, in particular, the potential of raised alcohol levels in the liver.
By comparison, the aqueous infusion, at all levels of production, can rightfully claim that its "holistic" form is retained. It is this method that our forefathers used when producing "home" plant remedies. The complete plant (or relevant part, viz. root, stem, leaves etc.) is immersed in near boiling water, in a sealed vessel for about 1 hour. It is then left to NATURALLY infuse over a period of about 24 hours until ambient temperature is reached. Other than filtering and adding organic acid preservatives (i.e. cider apple vinegar, acetic acid, prop ionic acid), the product is in its finished state.
Emerald Valley offers a complete range of aqueous infusions, including BTB Plus, BTB Hoof,
BTB Wind, Evitex™, Immuzim™, Kevadel, Manuka LR™, Heartbeat, Rasutin, Serenus and Ultimate. These infusions, manufactured in the UK for Equiglobal Ltd., are unique in that the water used is NOT tap water, but PURIFIED WATER. This water contains no potential, harmful minerals, salts & chemical preservatives (i.e. fluoride, chlorine etc.), or bacteria. Additionally, they are manufactured under a strict quality code, being produced in a full Medicines Licensed facility, controlled by the UK Department of Health and the Medicines Control Agency [MCA]. Are any other herbal preparations, globally produced, under such specific strict manufacturing criteria?
The advantages of the aqueous infusion over the tincture/liquid extract are many, but a significant benefit includes the retention of "holistic" properties from "the growing plant" to the "liquid in the bottle"! Other major benefits are the use of the infusions over long-term use to equines and the fact that being water based, they contribute to a much higher and faster rate of absorption than either alcohol based tinctures/liquid extracts or solids, including powders.
There is no doubt that the aqueous infusion has a major part to play in equine health, and the "holistic" qualities of the end products are far more potent than the alcohol based products.
Steve Russell
Equiglobal Ltd. Essex, England
