As
an herbal products manufacturer, it is important for you to
bring products to market that are unique, both offering your
customer a needed benefit not found elsewhere, and notching
up your own competitive edge. What better way to do that than
with your own signature herbal formula products?
Although
many single herbs are truly amazing in the multiplicity of
effects they exhibit, a properly made herbal formula can often
do much more. The well-designed herbal formula can often
work faster than a single herb and have deeper, broader, longer
lasting effects, supporting multiple organs and tissues affected
by a particular condition. But herbal formulation is a
tricky business. With as many or more bad formulators out
there as there are good, who can you trust to provide you
with the very best formulations in terms of uniqueness, efficacy,
safety and reliability?
Draco
Natural Products, Inc. is the worldwide technology
leader in the manufacture of Action Synergized Herbal Formulas™,
which are combined before extraction to allow the herbs to
"inter-react" during the extraction process. This
synergistic method, traditional in China, allows the herbs
to work together more efficiently in the human body. Combining
the refined wisdom of 5,000 years of Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM) with modern pharmacognosy, our top-notch
researchers are carefully producing some of the best formula
extracts ever introduced in the American marketplace.
Custom
formulation is our specialty.
What makes us unique is both our ability to work closely with
you to understand your precise needs, and our expertise in
translating those needs into a unique, balanced and efficacious
solution. We can work with you in several interesting ways:
1.) Your Formula
You may bring us your own formulation which we can
produce into a Full Spectrum Action Synergized™ Formula
Extract using our unique technology. We can be instrumental
in helping you manifest your own fully realized ideas. Think
of the possibilities!
2.) Your Backbone
We can provide you with solutions to your formulation ideas.
If you have ideas on the type of formula you would like to
offer, or maybe some key ingredients that you would like to
use, our expert team of formulators can use these ideas as
a backbone to custom develop a formula extract for you. We'll
add support herbs and/or adjust proportions, to balance and
maximize the synergy of the herbs for the desired therapeutic
application.
3.) Your Concept
If you only have a structure/function in mind for your
herbal ingredients product, we are ready to expertly develop
a custom formula that would address that structure/function.
Using the principles of TCM formulation layered with formal
medical training, our formulators can combine and balance
powerful herbs in such a way as to maximize efficacy and minimize
side effects.
4.) Pre-formulated Extracts
A wide selection of pre-formulated extracts is ready
for your brand management program. We have a fully researched
line of ready-to-use formulas that have been produced with
a particular structure/function in mind. Some of these formulas
are already backed by pharmacological and clinical studies,
with statistically significant positive results in supporting
or ameliorating specific health conditions. They can be private
labeled as made, or tweaked for your proprietary use, if you
prefer.
5.) Technical Assistance
We can provide you with needed technical assistance
in the development of your formula product. If you have questions
about the pharmacological or clinical effects of individual
herbs, or herb/herb and herb/drug interactions, our expert
research staff can assist you with your questions.
What
makes Draco the supplier of choice for superior formula extracts?
1.) Homogeneous
Our Action Synergized™ formula extracts
are homogeneous. Every particle in a Draco formula extract
comprises an identical makeup, allowing for greater manufacturing
control. Gone are the hassle and unpredictability of mixing
formula ingredient powders with varying mesh sizes and bulk
densities. Settling and poor blending concerns are simply
non-issues with our homogeneous formulas.
2.) Full Spectrum
With
a proprietary low temperature extraction technology, our flagship
line of Full Spectrum Standardized Herbal Extracts™
is standardized to recognized markers, but give you the full
range of plant constituents in the balanced proportion that
nature intended. We produce our formula extracts with the
same technology, pulling the full range of even the most stubborn
constituents into the extract through iterative herb marc
exhaustion.
Because of this, gone are your worries about disproportionate
constituent representation, such as in formulas that were
produced in confusing "ratio-dependent" hydro-alcohol
solutions. Our unique extraction technique, accurately reproducing
"nature's balance," enables a quantum leap beyond
previous limitations of formulation development in the industry.
3.) Batch to Batch Consistent
After processing the first formula run, carefully
exhausting all herb marc, we use HPTLC (High Performance Thin
Layer Chromatography) to determine an exact fingerprint of
the formula. This provides a baseline for precise process
control on later production runs. Each run is then monitored
with HPTLC and compared to insure that it is within tight
formulation tolerance limits.
4.) Pure Water
All of our herbal formulas are extracted in clean, pure, natural
water. This safe, natural method of processing means that
you don't have to be concerned about residues that may be
left behind from industrial solvents like hexane, alcohol,
or acetone.
6.) Carrier Free
We don't use excipients or carriers such as cornstarch, maltodextrin,
or herb marc in our formulas, unless it is part of your spec.
Draco formulas are pure extract. Beverage manufacturers love
the super low residue properties of these extracts for a myriad
of beverage applications. Food and Cosmetic manufacturers
are excited about finally getting an herbal raw material that
provides optimal therapeutic efficacy with minimal structural
interference.
7.) Quality
We're absolute sticklers for quality. All of our products
are produced with the esteemed ISO9001 standard as the base
minimum level of quality. Our manufacturing facilities are
also GMP and Kosher Certified. The bottom line is: our aim
far exceeds superior quality. We are here to provide you with
true world class product excellence.
Just
how does formulation in Traditional Chinese Medicine work
anyway?
The
method of herbal combination that is key to understanding
formulation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is represented
by the Four Responsible Roles. The herbs are combined
in such a way that each herb plays a significant role in making
the remedy fit the patient's physiological needs with precision.
The principal active herb in the formula, known as the
"King" or "Emperor" herb, is
aimed at the root cause of the ailment or symptom and is usually
the most potent herb in the formula. A "Minister"
herb is added, whose role it is to assist, complement, and
potentiate the "King", often bringing the formula
broader efficacy. "Assistant" herbs are added
specifically to counteract any toxins or potentially negative
side effects of either the "King" or "Minister"
herbs. Finally, "Servant" herbs function
to harmonize and balance the actions of the other herbs, promote
rapid absorption, and help prolong the effects of the formula.
It
is important for every herb in the formula to be added in
a particular proportion to the other herbs, according to the
individual energetics of each herb. This ensures that the
formula is properly balanced so that it provides optimum benefit
and few if any side effects or accumulated toxicity.
Remember!
At Draco, all raw plant materials are carefully selected at
peak potency and certified to be free of pesticides and heavy
metals. The extracts are Kosher Certified and processed in
a state-of-the-art ISO9002 Certified facility. If
you would like more information, or if you can't wait to get
started on your next product development idea, don't hesitate
to give us a call at:
(408)287-7871.
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