Why is there alcohol in some of Vital Plan’s liquid herbal extracts?Updated 2 years ago

Alcohol is commonly used to prepare herbal extracts because it functions very well as a solvent and as a preservative. The properties of alcohol enable it to effectively mobilize the desired phytochemicals from within the plant's cell walls and bring them into solution, making the extract more absorbable and bioavailable.

The amount of alcohol in an average serving is quite low. For example, a full serving of our Biome Boost™ delivers a total of only at about 0.8 to 1 mL of alcohol. By comparison, this is the equivalent of about 1/20th of a glass of wine. For most people, this minimal amount of alcohol is not problematic.