While we try to ensure that product information is correct, on occasion manufacturers may alter their ingredient lists. And with “big pharma” having a monopoly on the development of new drugs, there’s little hope that this will change. For example, in andrographis paniculata – the renowned herbal immune activator for upper respiratory tract infections – increasing the andrographolide content from 1% to 5%; or the remarkable carminative and anti-spasmodic ‘anethole’ in sweet fennel seed essential oil from 0.

Therefore, after a great deal of consideration, we have made the decision to stop producing our range of supplements by the end June 2023.It is expressed as a way of life that flows with the changes of the seasons, weather, time and place. Proven use in treating influenza, upper respiratory tract infection, sore throat and parasitic infections in the gastro-intestinal tract.

Fortunately, says Alma, she has an alternative that prevents at least half of her respiratory infections. With its goals of healing, it emphasises an individualised holistic approach, self-management and the practitioner-patient relationship with multi-disciplinary collaborative teams. Today we are serving millions of teas and supplements every day, growing herbs on tens of thousands of acres of organic land, supporting thousands of farmers with Fair for Life wages, and introducing millions of people to the wonders of traditional herbal wisdom. It is an antioxidant, which can help to neutralise free radicals in the body and contributes to the protection if cells against oxidative stress.

With that end in mind, 20% of our 120-strong team are qualified as herbalists,nutritionists or plant scientists.

Conversely, just as the true cost of the disruptive health impacts of our modern agricultural system becomes evident, we are piling more pressure on an already overburdened NHS. This way of wholesome living prescribes a routine for all the different climates and geographical regions of the world.

It would also appear to be beneficial for non flu viruses such as those associated with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Although its sad news for supplements, the incredible benefits of organic herbs can still be experienced through our teas and tea gifts. With this ‘holistic’ approach in mind, we developed an extraction method for our wholistic turmeric supplement using carbon dioxide (‘super critical extraction’), alcoholic tinctures and whole herb powder that captured the curcuminoids at around 30% as well as the volatile compounds and full-spectrum of other phytonutrients – combining the best of tradition and science. At best, the most positive result of this legislation is that it may give the biomedical community more ‘faith’ in the consistency of herbal medicine. Our commitment to quality, in ensuring that we sell only what a professional herbalist would be willing to dispense, would be at the centre of everything we would do.For a winter dose or extra support, adults can take 10 ml (2 teaspoons) four times daily, and children aged 3 to 12 years can take 10 ml (two teaspoons) twice daily. I met Pukka’s other founder, Tim Westwell, through an advert he had placed in Bristol’s monthly Venue magazine.