Cedar Bear® is a totally alcohol-free based liquid herbal, mineral, and vibrational/dynamized products manufacturing company. At Cedar Bear®, we are dedicated to creating and manufacturing high-quality, premium liquid herbal supplements that are always alcohol, soy, sesame, and gluten-free. Our facility is FDA registered and operates under FDA GMP standards in an NSF Certified facility & operation. All our products are Kosher Certified, Halal Certified, and Vegan Certified. We are a majority Woman Owned Business. Proudly made in the USA, we are passionate about our work and firmly believe in the power of natural, 'whole' herbs for enhancing your body, mind's health, and wellness.

Herbal supplements are a category of dietary supplements, and are whole dried loose or typically in the commercial form of tablets, capsules, or liquids that contain herbs, or the herbal extract, to supplement a diet that could be lacking in certain biologicals and micro nutrients that may not be available enough in a daily diet, or that the body needs more of to stay healthy. Just like a vitamin or mineral supplement, herbal supplements can be used to give your body the support that it needs to balance an imbalanced condition, build structure, support biological functions, or to simply stay healthy. TincTract® made herbal products not only contain medicinal/corrective properties, but also contain mineral electrolyte and micro-nutrient properties, making them 'whole' herbal-based dietary-nutritional supplement.

• FDA Registered
• FDA GMP Inspected facility, operation, and products
• FDA Title 21 Label Compliant
• GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• 3rd Party Lab Testing of ingredients (for identity & purity), and finished products (for safety & stability)
• NSF Certified facility & operations
• Kosher (Kashrus) Certified (also OU approved for Passover production)
• Halal Certified (ISA is an internationally recognized Halal certifier)
• Vegan Certified
• 'True' Alcohol-Free!
• USP Grade Non-GMO Kosher & Halal Certified Vegetable Glycerin
• Ethically Wildcrafted Botanicals
• Organic Ingredients
• Non-GMO
• Preservative-Free!
• No Additives
• 6 Year Stamped Product Expiry Dating (3rd party lab verified, and longest for liquid herbs in the industry)
• Gluten-Free (also Soy and Sesame free)

• 'Genuine TincTract® Made' process
• Pureodine™ Lab-Grade process
• BTC™ Dynamized Vibrational technology
• Woman Majority Owned & Woman Run Company
• Whole Herb 'Poly-Constituent' Based
• Support Fair Trade
• ECO-Friendly
• Carbon Neutral
• Zero Waste
• USA Manufactured Products
• 'Since 1982' – Over 4 decades of technology innovations and formulary expertise

Iodine is a very important 'essential' mineral that we are supposed to get from our food, but is typically lacking in the diet due to lack in soils, sometimes to a high degree, such as with the typical American diet for instance. Since our bodies cannot produce this mineral element, it is important that you get enough from your diet via known iodine-rich foods and through daily supplementation to keep your body healthy. Iodine is the most necessary mineral for thyroid function and all metabolic functions of the body, including the essential role it plays in immune functions. However, an iodine supplement has to be the right form of iodine to do the job in the body, like Cedar Bear®’s Pureudine™ processed mono-element triiodide of fixed (nascent) iodine.

Developed and named by Cedar Bear®'s founder, the name TincTract® is a contraction of the words TINCture and exTRACT, because it is more than a TINCture and more than an exTRACT. Our liquid herbs, that never utilize alcohol at any time, taste remarkably like the 'fresh' harvested botanical itself, which is indicative of removing constituents without denaturing or rendering them inert. The 'Genuine TincTract® Made' process retains an herbs primary, secondary and tertiary compounds in their ratio & synergy-intact state, indicated by the true-to-herb taste of our finished 'Genuine TincTract® Made' products.

No! Why? Because herb-to-fluid ratio listings on liquid herbal product labels is not an indicator of quality or efficacy potential. Consider 3 different companies listing the same herb-to-fluid ratio on their labels, say 2/1 for instance. Did all 3 use the same exact harvest/batch of herbs? Did they all utilize the exact same processing methodology? Did they all subject the herb to the same exact amount of time tincturing or percolating the herb?

Since there is no unified 'standard' for processing herbs, it means that herb-to-fluid ratio listings have no unified standard of meaning, and therefore are irrelevant and without real meaning as far as quality and assumed for efficacy is concerned. Now add to this herb-to-fluid myth stuff the fact that if alcohol is used, the end-product constituents are denatured and rendered inert, that now makes the herb-to-fluid listing further moot.

While we do not list herb-to-fluid ratios (called 'numbers') on a product label for the aforedescribed reasons, we do list herb-to-fluid ratios in our internal documentations that are part of our MMRs (Master Manufacturing Records) as required by FDA policy and NSF certification.

All companies in the liquid herbal products industry are required by FDA to in-house document their herb-to-fluid ratios in their own MMR documents. But putting this herb-to-fluid ratios on product labels is merely a marketing ploy that has no relevance to product quality or assumed efficacy potential.

The differences are many. TincTract® made liquid herbs are in the class of 'whole' based herb ingredient derived products, not 'Standardized' phytopharmaceutical ingredient-based products. We do not make or use Standardized phytopharmaceutical-based ingredients in Cedar Bear® brand retail products.

What follows is not here-say or inaccurate ramblings, but based on the founder of Cedar Bear®'s own research and experience in early 1980s as an Industry Insider consultant to the 2nd largest herbal products company in in the Western hemisphere at the time that was the first in the industry to introduce Standardized phytopharmaceutical-based products into the marketplace, and the pros and cons of what he observed with this class of botanically derived ingredients.

First, 'Standardized' phytopharmaceuticals are not herbs! And they are not the specific herb they are derived from. They are only a 'part' of the herb, not the 'herb' itself.

They are fraction-isolate-based botanically derived pharmaceutical crude-drugs! That's why the name 'pharmaceutical' is in their name. Attempting to call a fraction-isolate-based phytopharmaceutical crude-drug an herb is like calling ß Carotene or Vitamin A mono-constituent fraction-isolates derived from a carrot a carrot, or vegetable for that matter. That would be absurd and unscientific to do so. And yet, that's exactly what the phytopharmaceutical manufacturers and the marketers containing fraction-isolate phytopharmaceuticals do.

For example, calling a fraction-isolate singular constituent concentrate of hydrastine, that's derived from Golden Seal, either 'Standardized Goldenseal,' 'Golden Seal concentrate,' or an 'herb,' which this fraction-isolate, in either case, is not. is, to be accurate, a fraction-isolate-based phytopharmaceutical of hydrastine, not Golden Seal or even an herb per se.'

When used as a product or as an ingredient in a product, it should be called for what it is – 'Hydrastine!' Not 'Standardized Goldenseal,' or a variation thereof, but 'hydrastine,' a crude drug component of the botanical it is derived from. The same applying for all other fraction-isolate-based botanically derived phytopharmaceuticals.

All the marketing shenanigans and pseudo-athoritative twisting of nomenclature is not going to change the scientific fact that a a fraction-isolate-based phytopharmaceutical concentrate derived from botanicals, like its pure chemically synthesized mono-constituent analog cousin, is a 'drug,' albeit a crude drug, but a drug-class ingredient all the same, no more being an herb than the ß Carotene derived from a carrot is a vegetable. That is why phytopharmaceuticals were developed in the first place – not to highlight the benefits of herbalism per se,' but to highlight the pharmaceutical drug-like benefits these ingredients were developed for and meant to mimic in an allopathic medicine fashion (as opposed to 'natural' medicine), including the potential for competing against their chemically synthesized drug analog counterparts. The history of their development and intended context of use, especially here in the Occidental West, clearly bears this out.

Second, a phytopharmaceutical is a mono-constituent-based product, that being a concentrated fraction-isolate-based singular constituent ingredient, does not in turn possess the ratio-intact poly-constituent basis and synergy of a botanical it is derived from.

A 'Whole' based herb derived TincTract® made liquid herbal product retains the ratio-intact poly-constituent basis of all constituents, including the synergy that's intrinsic to a whole herb. The main reason for doing Standardized phytopharmaceuticals is the belief that the higher concentration of a specific fraction-isolate-based constituent equates to increasing the effectiveness of the ingredient beyond that of whole-based herb herbal products. It would be nice if it were really that simple. But it is not.

According to comparative clinical studies that have been performed, it has been shown to not always be the case, as the whole-based herb derived products, based on 'traditional' herbalism and its 'natural' approach to using botanicals, have been shown to often exceed the efficacy of the higher specific constituent potency concentrated Standardized phytopharmaceutical-based products tested. This is probably due to the chemical solvents used and highly aggressive processing methods used for phytopharmaceuticals resulting in denaturing and inert rendering effects on the finished ingredients, along with the theory that this may also be due to a whole-based herb herbal product possessing a broad-spectrum, ratio-intact poly-constituent basis where other secondary and tertiary constituents have a synergizing effect on the primary constituents that have a more integrative effect on the biochemistry and physiology of the body, of which an 'energetic' or 'vibrational' aspect is retained in whole-based herb herbal products that has subtle yet important effects on the body, are absent from a fraction-isolate-based phytopharmaceutical due to the emphasis on a singular constituent devoid of the other 'whole' aspects that a botanical possesses, especially the ratio-intact and synergy features of the 'whole' aspect.

Many clinical herbal practitioners are aware of the fuller, broader, more complete whole nature of properties and subtle benefits whole-based herb herbals possess that may play as important role in poly-constituent-based herbalism as just a single fraction-isolate constituent alone does or can result in, which is why these holistic-oriented herbalists prefer practicing whole-based herb herbalism over that of the artificiated and unnatural phytopharmaceutical approach, with such herbal practitioners often obtaining astounding results that rival an allopathic approach regarding the prophylactics used, especially where micro-nutritive, restorative, and regenerative factors are concerned.

TincTract® made liquid herbal concentrates are aimed at removing all the constituents of an herb in their ratio-intact and synergy retained state from the cellulose matrix of an herb, and possess none of alcohol or other harsh chemical solvents denaturing and inert rendering effects. Like expressing the juice from a whole carrot, which can be called 'carrot' juice, a whole-based Golden Seal derived TincTract® processed herb, for instance, can be called a Golden Seal TincTract®, because it's a 'whole' herb-based product.. Yes, Cedar Bear® 'whole' based herbal TincTract® made liquid herbal products are very different from products made using phytopharmaceutical-based ingredients, resulting in a more natural, bio-integrated, and holistic approach to herbal products and their corrective, restorative, and regenerative benefits.

Phytopharmaceuticals represent a wonderful part of botanical science, especially that dealing with mono-constituent fraction-isolate-based extractive technologies. Due to their originating and continued intended pharma drug-like use, Standardized phytopharmaceuticals are best suited to being OTC (Over The Counter) stand-alone products or ingredients in other health products,to be regulated as to potency and concentration levels and claims and labeling, due to a Standardized phytopharmaceutical being more pharma drug-like than a 'whole' herb ingredient-based herbal product is. In numerous countries this standard of separating a Standardized phytopharmaceutical from a 'whole' based herb ingredient herbal product is done, with each being subject to different regulatory policy standards due to their being recognized as 'different' product categories requiring different policy oversight.

Here in the American marketplace, our issue with the manufacturers and marketers of Standardized phytopharmaceuticals is how they are representing a pharma-based fraction-isolate mono-constituent-based drug-like botanical derived extraction as being an 'herbal' product, which phytopharmaceuticals are both technically and literally not, which is also an absurdity. To illustrate our point, the fraction-isolate constituent of ß Carotene derived from the vegetable carrot is called neither a carrot or a vegetable, but called for what it is, ß Carotene! The same should apply to a fraction-isolate constituent of a botanical, being called for what it is, the constituent's name itself, not the herb it is derived from or calling it an herb, or 'Standardized' this or that herb, of which an herb it is not. It is 'part' of an herb, not the 'herb' itself, and shouldn't be referred to as such. To do otherwise is, in our opinion, absurd, and highly disingenuous to the science, practitioners and consumers.

To further clarify, another concern regarding Standardized phytopharmaceutical use in the dietary supplements and herbal products industry is the potential and actual problems inherent in their being overused, misused, and used in too high of concentrations, in drug-like fashion, in what are supposed to be dietary supplement and herbal products that though such class of products may be corrective and restorative in use, are not intended or supposed to be pharma 'drug-like' in their use or effects because of the more holistic poly-constituent-based synergy-driven bio-integrative nature that 'whole' based herb ingredient herbal remedies represent both in a clinical herbal setting and consumer use at large.

This misrepresenting and misusing of phytopharmaceuticals has actually led to the loss of access to safer 'whole' based herbs that have been lumped by FDA with the problems presented by overuse and misuse of drug-like potency Standardized phytopharmaceuticals, such as happened with Ephedra herb, due to the overuse and misuse of the Standardized phytopharmaceutical ephedrine alkaloid constituent from the 'whole' based Ephedra herb. Of the 1,400 reported adverse events that FDA made their determination to ban anything containing ephedrine alkaloids from the dietary supplements and herbal products industry, 1,399 of those reported events were from the fraction-isolate mono-constituent-based Standardized phytopharmaceutical of ephedrine alkaloids extracted from the 'whole' herb.

And the single case regarding a 'whole' based herb of Ephedra was for a weak 'whole' herb Ephedra tea, that was disqualified from the review because the person consumed the teas with other foods and supplements that would all have a diluting and mitigating effect on the extremely small amount of ephedrine alkaloids in a signle cup of 'whole' based Ephedra herbal tea. In other words, not a single case of verifiable 'whole' based Ephedra herb was implicated in the adverse events reports. They were ALL fraction-isolate mono-constituent-based Standaardized phytopharmaceutical ephedrine alkaloids. This is why there is an effort within the herbal products industry to make sure that mono-constituent-based Standardized phytopharmaceuticals are thoroughly differentiated from 'whole' poly-constituent-based botanical derived products, and described and named accordingly and accurately.

The bottom line being, Standardized phytopharmaceuticals have their place, but should, especially from their pharma-based drug-like use intentions, be regulated on a different standard from 'whole' based herb ingredients herbal products, and their description and naming should be more in line with well-established nutritional and medicine-based rules of nomenclature and labeling standards for same.

Cedar Bear® founder, L. Carl Robinson, TT, CCHt, RH(AHG), developed and utilizes the multiplex approach to formulating consistently efficacious herbal blends. It's a differentiated process that emerged out of his years as a clinical CAM practitioner/therapist and his nutritional/herbal therapy work from a personal apothecary of hundreds of different herbs. He realized that the more differentiated the inputs to his herbal formulary endeavors were the more consistently efficacious the herbal formulas were.

At one point his patrons/patients, whom he formulated for on an individual-to-indifidual basis, experienced almost 100% noted results with his dried herbal blends used as tisanes (teas). From there he delved into liquid herbal formula blends while conceiving and developing the TincTract® process. He quickly learned that formulating 'true' alcohol-free herbal glycerite blends is very different from formulating alcohol-made herbal tinctures (due to the extractive potentials of the two different solvents and different processing methodologies used), and it's very different from formulating 'whole' dried herbal blends.

While Carl openly shares many of the differentiating aspects referred to in his multiplex formulary approach (see below), there are some aspects that are proprietary and known only to Carl and a trusted select-few that his formulary legacy will be passed on to.

The Multiplex approach to formulating Cedar Bear® TincTract® made herbal glycerite concentrates includes but is not limited to:

• phytotherapeutics (conditions-based clinical herbalism)
• phytopharmacognosy (the constituents basis of botanicals)
•.alchemic-based herbal energetics
• degrees of action considerations
• minerals profiling
• pH factoring chemistry
• constituents chemical interactions
• tri-dominance measures of an herbal formula blend
• biological effects (biochemical & physiological aspects – particularly the endocrine system)
• enviromental factors (altitude & barometrics, climate, season, temperature, weather, etc.)
• the four lines of immune defense ramifications (1st line - Digestive, 2nd line – Hepatic, 3rd – Lymphatic, 4th – Endocrine)
• the body systems & ABC+D (Activate, Build, Cleanse + Direct Aid) considerations
• traditional medicine herbal practice considerations
• taste considerations (since taste is a digestive system and systemic energetic trigger, and compliance factor)
• etc.

You can take our products in a myriad of ways. Either straight on the tongue, or you can also mix the doses with your favorite tea, water, or in your favorite vegie or fruit juices.

A proprietary blend is a formula recipe of the specific herbs in a formula-based product and the process to create them, which ensures symbiosis of the herbs used and maximum synergistic properties, also influenced by the TincTract® process that made the herbal ingredients. Our proprietary formulas were (and are) created specifically for Cedar Bear® by the founder/owner, and are kept proprietary (trade secret protected) to Cedar Bear® to ensure we are the exclusive provider of these unique formulas as the absolute best in health support products for your herbal health needs.

Wildcrafted, as Cedar Bear® defines, means sustainably sourced herbs from their natural origin in the wild, meaning they are not 'cultivated.’ Cedar Bear® prefers ethically wildcrafted herbs since they grow in largely pristine naturally soil enriched environs, and ethical wild crafters assure that harvesting is done in a sustainable manner for the wild herbs continuance.

Absolutely Not! All Cedar Bear® products are Non-GMO (I.e., Bioengineered-Free!).

Yes, all Cedar Bear products are Vegan Certified. By the way, being 'Vegan Verified' is NOT the same as being Vegan Certified. Being Vegan Certified means being validated by a recognized Vegan certifying agency that all the standards for being Vegan are confirmed and proven by the Vegan certifying agency itself, not by a non-recognized 'vegan verified' source. If you are desiring 'real' Vegan certified, then look for a seal with the words "Vegan Certified' from a recognized vegan certifying agency.

NO! Not a single drop ever touches the herbs. All our TincTracts are 'true' 100% Alcohol Free. Fact is, alcohol intrinsically possesses the properties of denaturing and rendering inert many constituents in botanicals, many that are extracted for in alcohol-based liquid herbs. This poses a potential problem for diminished therapeutic potentials and can mitigate the synergies of alcohol-based botanical extracts. That's one reason we don't use any alcohol, but use glycerin instead, which has no denaturing or inert rendering effect on botanicals.

'true' Alcohol-Free means no alcohol is used at anytime in the making of Cedar Bear® products – None! Why use alcohol to extract something if that something is negatively affected by alcohol? We learned many years ago that alcohol denatures and renders inert many of an herb's constituents and properties. That means the glycerin we use in place of alcohol doesn’t denature or render inert any of an herbs constituents. This is not off-the-wall heresay, but is basic chemistry facts. Not using any alcohol at any time also assures our products meet our Halal Certified standards, and are totally GMO-free and Gluten-Free!

Glycerin is safe for diabetics and alcoholics (both dry and wet alcoholics). Glycerin is listed as a nutritive both in human and livestock medicine. Glycerin also possesses a gentle cleansing and building effect on the liver. Alcohol possesses none of these qualities, and acts the opposite in many instances.

While both alcohol and glycerin possess a 'low glycemic index,' glycerin possesses a 'low glycemic load,' while alcohol's glycemic load is very high. Many nutritionists and dieticians consider the glycemic 'load' to be a more important consideration than the glycemic 'index.'

Even alcohol-removed products when tasted or even smelled by a dry alcoholic (and a wet alcoholic) will trigger an alcoholic craving. So a product being de-alcoholized or alcohol-removed, even with glycerin added afterwards, still leaves a 'marker,' or sort of signature, of the alcohol that dry alcoholics are super sensitive to and pick up on with potentially negative consequences. Glycerin has no such effect on people experiencing alcoholic problems..

Yes, numerous times throughout their making. And, it's 3rd party labs that do the testing to maintain the independent integrity of the tests. The FDA has set many regulations in place to protect you, the consumer, and we support them and you in this. All products are third-party tested both as to the single herb for identity and purity before accepting and processing, and again testing the finished product for safety and stability, and periodically additional testing is done to verify our expiry listing on products. All these test results are kept in-house and provided to the FDA at the time of inspections to prove we are doing everything to support all product quality standards and consumer safety.

Our vegetable glycerin is derived from Non-GMO palm oil that is Kosher Certified and Halal Certified. Because we have requested 'Sustainable' grown palm sourced glycerin from our suppliers, who provide it when possible, this is in keeping with our Eco-Friendly quality standard. Although the FDA classifies glycerin as a carbohydrate, it has little to no driving effect on blood sugar levels due to its having a 'low glycemic index,' and more importantly, a 'low glycemic load.' Glycerin is also accepted as a "zero net carb" ingredient in products.

We use multi-stage purified water that is third-party tested for purity and safety on a regular basis to assure providing the cleanest and purest water possible for making all our products.

Lot Numbers are an 8-digit sequence of numbers that are essential when tracking and identifying a product to its manufacturing batch or group. When provided, our team can quickly locate and provide immediate customer service about a product once a lot number on a specific product is provided by the customer to Cedar Bear®.

Yes! We were the first to introduce a totally alcohol-free line of liquid herbal formulas for children into the marketplace. This means we have been doing it longer than anyone else, and are the most experienced and knowledgeable regarding children’s liquid herbal products. There are many customers of Cedar Bear® who have raised their children on our Kid's liquid herbal formulas, of which those kids, now grown up, are raising their kids on our products, with their kids, now growing up, starting to raise their little ones on Cedar Bear® children's products. It's now a multi-generational tradition. So yes, our carefully formulated children’s line provides kids with the dietary balance and support they need to live a healthy lifestyle. All products are recommended for children ages 2 and older. Parents should consult a practitioner regarding giving any dietary or herbal supplement to a child under 2 years of age.

Yes! We were also the first to introduce totally alcohol-free liquid herbal formulas for pets into the marketplace, making us the most knowlegable and experienced with liquid herbal pet products. We have a complete pet line to choose from and all of our pet formulas are made with the same care and stringent standards that we follow for all of our other products.

Adaptogens support the body’s natural ability to cope with varying types of stress. Ashwagandha, Eleuthero, Holy Basil Leaf and Maca Root are great examples of adaptogens. These herbs can also help support your body’s natural energy levels and build immune stamina (though they are not to be considered immune 'stimulants'). However, adaptogens are not to be mistaken as muscle-builders, strengtheners, etc., which they are not, but are for working via the endocrine system (i.e., the HPA axis) to settle and balance environment-to-body stress and resistance issues. The word 'adaptogen' means to 'generate an adaptive response to stress.' whether physical, neurological, or emotional.

Cedar Bear® brand products have an independent 3rd party lab verified product stamped expiry of 6 years, the longest shelf-stability and safety verified expiry in the industry. Open bottles are still shelf stable, and don’t require refrigeration after opening. Further, Cedar Bear® brand products don't contain any preservatives or chemical additives, because they don't need them.

No, we are not an essential oils company. We are a 'whole herb' based liquid herbal, minerals, and vibrationals products company. Our liquid herbal products are sometimes confused with essential oils because of their liquid nature. Essential oils are sometimes ingested (in very small doses), but are more commonly used topically or for aromatherapy. Our products are all taken orally (either directly or mixed in a beverage.) Our Liquid Herbal Supplements contain only three ingredients: Herbs, Glycerin, and Purified Water! 

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