Nature's Way Umcka Cold+Flu Relief Syrup, Fever*, Sore Throat, Cough, Congestion, Body Aches*, Homeopathic, Phenylephrine Free, 0.05% Alcohol, Berry Flavored, 4 Fl Oz (Packaging May Vary)

Like a natural Dayquil. Not as strong but if you use it when you're starting to get sick, it'll do the trick. Tastes pretty good and doesn't make you drowsy or jittery.

Highly recommended to shorten duration or halt symptoms of respiratory illness if used at first sign of sore throat. HOWEVER, this product and regular UMCKA drops cause me to experience sleeplessness and jitters if taken at full dose (several times in past year). I now only use one dropper on back of a sore throat and notice improvement same day, then marked improvement next morning after a second mini dose. My daughter can take it 3 times a day including bedtime with no side effects. She has had remarkable success interrupting cold symptoms several times in past year using this product or UMCKA drops. Have shared tablet UMCKA w/other family members who had great success, too. (Tablets convenient for travel, but contain sugar alcohols, so I have to avoid that version.) We are unlikely to have encountered flu, so our experience to date is in response to common cold symptoms: sore throat, sneezing, stuffy head. We are stocking back-up bottles of this version plus UMCKA drops for winter. If you need it right away I have found it at Whole Foods and natural foods section of Kroger.

This is great when taken at the first sign of a cold or flu and really helps. However, I don’t think it is as effective or works better than other over the counter options as the cold progresses. I had given some to my daughter but ran out. Thought her cold was not bad until I caught it later and had rough time of it. Now I make sure to keep some in stock for those first crucial few days. Definitely think it helps reduce symptoms and help you recover faster.

Buy this. Just buy this to have it on hand because this.totally.works. At the first sign of a cold this winter I used this myself and my kids also and it is amazing. It lessens colds or wards them off completely. My son also was diagnosed with the flu last year and he was already taking this and elderberry syrup and it lessened his symptoms SIGNIFICANTLY. I swear by this, and I don’t swear y’all. The flavor is great, kids don’t mind it at all. You can go through it quickly if more than one person is using it but it is worth every dollar and then some. I’d you don’t like being sick, you need to have this.

THIS IS A GREAT PRODUCT!YOU USE IT 3 TIMES A DAY AND IT REALLY DOES THE TRICK. WHENEVER I FEEL SOMETHING "COMING ON" I START WITH THIS AND OFTEN NEVER END UP WITH A FULL BLOWN COLD.GREAT PRODUCT.

I defiantly got better quicker with this

I tried Umcka in Fall 2010, and I believe my kids and I did avoid several colds by using Umcka at the first sign of illness, and continuing Umcka until all symptoms were gone. It did not work when there was any delay in taking Umcka after symptoms started (like on Day 2 of a cold). My kids do not complain about taking the medicine. My husband has tried Umcka, but is not convinced that it worked for him. I believe in it enough to continue keeping Umcka on hand for whenever a cold threatens to strike the family.

This product is fantastic! I work in pediatric primary care so I’m around sick kiddos a lot. I use this when I start to feel sick and it has shortened the duration to 24-48 hours. It does seem to increase bowel movements, however. I have problems with that so to me it wasn’t bothersome, but I could see how it might be for others. The taste is great, it’s not heavily syrup-like. I also use the gummies on a daily basis for preventive care and I definitely notice that I am not getting sick as often as I usually would. Fingers crossed I make it to spring flu and cold free!