Homeostasis Labs Cough and Cold Relief, 50-Count

Not badoing but not the best

You know, it's really hard to understand how homepathic remedies actually work, when reading about the minute doses of the remedy which are actually used in the preparation of the treatment. But I know so many people who only use homeopathic and herbal remedies for all of their families' illnesses, and they're able to treat them effectively. I do know that in many Eurpoean countries, homeopathy is recognized as medical treatments and insurance covers part of the cost of homeopathic treatments in most of these countries, just as insurance covers part of the costs of "regular" treatments and drug medications here in the US.I've been combining homeopathic remedies with herbal remedies in treating myself and my children for several years now. But since I've been combining them together, I couldn't specifically say which one treatment was providing the most relief. However, this time around I only used the Homeostasis Labs Cough and Cold Relief, in addition to our regular daily doses of vitamins C and D.When I first received the package I wasn't sick. However, less than a week later both my daughters and I were coming down with colds. My oldest daughter was several days into her cold, but my youngest daughter and I were just starting to have symptoms. For myself I only added the cold relief to my daily vitamin regimen. I started taking the cough and cold relief on Sunday afternoon. I did end up most of the day at work on Monday, since I just couldn't seem to shake the symptoms which put me in the bed for just about the whole day. By Tuesday I was back at work feeling considerably bettter than I did on Monday, but not completely better. Every day it was better, and by Thursday night I felt like myself, other than being a bit more tired, and the only lingering symptom was my scratchy voice.Considering that this is the only additional treatment I used, and that I've only had 1 opportunity to use it so far, and that a cold will go away on its own eventually, I do belief this rememdy helped me to get back on my feet a little bit faster. Having said that, I believe that it is best used in conjunction with other natural remedies.

I have used several products from Homeostasis Labs. I have found them to be good at doing what they are advertised to do, and if you prefer a natural medication, this is a good one.The cough and Cold product contains a 50 count of tablets which contain the following active ingredients:* Allium cepa* Arsenicum album* Ferrum phosphoricum* Lac caninum* Natrum muriaticum* Nux vomicaThese ingredients all have individual purposes ranging from relief of stuffy nose to scratchy throat.One thing you have to realize is that, unlike over-the-counter big name medications, these are natural and meant to work slowly. An OTC product usually contains some trace amount of alcohol or other ingredients which make you drowsy and/or mask your symptoms. A natural ingredient acts differently by attempting to use one product of nature to offset a symptom.I had a cold and took this product shortly after onset, and found that after about 4 or 5 doses (1 tablet 4 hours or so apart), my symptoms subsided. Usually my cold lingers for about a week, but in this case it lasted only about 2-3 days. Now, if you are looking for instant relief, this is not it. But if you are willing to take a few tablets over the course of a day or so, you may find your symptoms pass more quickly and/or are lessened.To take these you just pop a tablet in your mouth and chew it. It tastes about as close to 'nothing' as something can. No bitterness, no sweetness, complete blandness.My one knock on this product, as with all Homeostasis Labs products - the box! It is the most cumbersome box ever designed to dispense a product. It has a little hole on one side and you push down to slide out the inner sleeve to expose the hole, then you have to struggle to get a tablet out.Outside of the box, this product seems good, and it worked for me.

I'm a regular user of a homeopathic blend for colds called "Cold Calm" by Boiron. Boiron packages theirs in foil blister packs which give a long shelf life. I thought I was qualified to test this product since I regularly use the competitor's product.I tested Homeostasis Labs Cough and Cold relief. First I could not open the package. It is a carboard box labeled as having been made using only wind power. I wonder if they pride themselves on using all biodegradable packaging in a second effort to be 'green'. To open the package, it says to press down to access the tablets but no matter what I did I could not open it as described. (I am not a stupid person and can follow basic directions!) I had to rip it open at the sealed seams, and wrecked the package in the process (it does not re-seal in any way like a cereal box does). All the tablets are in the cardboard container (without any other kind of protection like a blister pack or inside a plastic bag, which means the tablets are exposed to air while on the store shelf and also after we take them home.All tablets lose potency over time mostly from exposure to air from what I have read about the shelf life of various medications and supplements. From what I understand the most long lasting medications and supplements are those in blister packs.On the basis of the packaging I am rating this 3 stars = It's Okay as the packaging is not good enough for a longer shelf life.I used this at the first onset of head cold symptoms with a mild sinus congestion with post nasal drip and it worked. However Boiron's Cold Calm also works so to me the two products seem equal in efficacy. Thus if given a choice between the two I will buy Boiron due to the foil blister pack packaging which gives it a longer shelf life (since I don't get sick frequently enough to go through tons of product).