Eclectic Institute


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The Eclectic Institute was founded by Dr. Ed Alstat, N.D., R. Ph., a Naturopathic physician & a Pharmacist. He was formerly the professor of Pharmacy & Plant Chemistry at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine. The Eclectic Institute is "vertically integrated." They have their own farms, organically certified by the State of Oregon Agriculture Dept. Eclectic grows 40 to 50% of the herbs that they use. The Eclectic institute has its own lab with freeze-drying equipment, & a Lloyd's Extractor¹, Eclectic produces a complete line of botanical products including U.S.P. fluid extracts, tinctures. encapsulated herbs utilizing the fresh freeze-dried process. Eclectic is a major supplier to Naturopathic physicians. Exclusively endorsed by the National College of Naturopathic Medicine.

[1] The Lloyd’s Extractor is the most efficient machine for making strong liquid herb extracts. It was invented in the 1870s by John Uri Lloyd-the genius of 19th century U.S. herbal medicine & is otherwise known as the Cold Still- {or distiller}. Meaning it can remove the alcohol & leave the water in an herb extract without heating the herbs unlike an ordinary distiller. Also, it can pass the same batch of alcohol through an herb extract many times without heating it in order to make very strong extracts. Dr. Ed Alstat N.D., R. Ph., the founder of the Eclectic Institute, discovered by intensive research the machinery company in the Midwest that had made the original Lloyd’s extractors in the 18 & 19 hundreds. They were still in business so he got them to make one for the Eclectic Institute. An example of The Lloyd’s extractor is in the Smithsonian Institute pharmacy exhibit.