Vira-Immune Complex 60t
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Vira-Immune Complex: Herbal Support for Respiratory Health
Vira-Immune Complex is formulated with herbs traditionally used in Western herbal medicine as an expectorant, demulcent, antitussive, and antispasmodic to help manage mild bronchial cough and support overall lung health. This blend also offers anti-inflammatory benefits to further support respiratory wellness. Learn more about how to support your lungs and respiratory system in our dedicated article.
Indications
- Traditionally used in Western herbal medicine:
- as an expectorant, demulcent, antitussive, and antispasmodic
- to decrease mild bronchial cough and support lung health
- Anti-inflammatory
Dose
Adults: Take 1 tablet 3 times daily.
Ingredients
Ingredient | Extract Weight | Details |
---|---|---|
Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) | 167 mg | Derived from root dry minimum 2.9 g, standardized to glycyrrhizinic acid 30 mg |
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) | 225 mg | Derived from herb top flowering dry minimum 1.4 g, standardized to hypericin 675 micrograms |
Thuja occidentalis (Thuja) | 1 mL | Derived from leaf dry 200 mg |
Allergen Information
- No Added: Gluten, soya bean, milk, lactose, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, crustacea, egg, sesame seeds, or artificial colours.
- Vegan friendly
Excipients
Calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate, colloidal anhydrous silica, croscarmellose sodium, dextrin, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycollate.
Warnings
- St John's Wort affects the way many prescription medicines work. Please consult with the prescribing doctor to ensure no drug-herb interactions occur.
- Caution is advised in patients taking other medications, including combined oral contraceptives.
- Contraindicated during pregnancy, lactation, in hypertension, and oedema.
- May cause hyperaesthesia in some sensitive individuals, especially when combined with a high exposure to sunlight.
- St John's Wort is not advisable in cases of known photosensitivity and in those taking photosensitizing agents. Patients taking high doses should avoid excessive exposure to sunlight and UV radiation.
- Contraindicated with the following drugs: thiazide or loop diuretics, warfarin, digoxin, immunosuppressive drugs such as cyclosporin, indinavir (HIV protease inhibitor), nevirapine (HIV non-nucleoside transcriptase inhibitor), docetaxel by injection, phenprocoumon, nifedipine, methadone, finasteride, clozapine, cancer chemotherapeutic drugs such as irinotecan, and calcium channel antagonists such as verapamil.
- Caution is advised in patients receiving prednisolone by injection and in those with elevated liver enzymes taking immunosuppressives.
- Avoid long-term use in patients taking antihypertensive medications and potassium-depleting drugs, and place patients on a high-potassium diet.
- Consume at least two hours away from ingestion of mineral supplements.
- Not to be used in children under five years of age.
- Discontinue 7 days before general anaesthesia.
- If patient symptoms persist, seek additional professional advice.