For over 80 years, Ricola has delivered soothing, tasty little drops to delight mouths and throats around the world. These drops draw their crisp flavor and character from a secret blend of 10 naturally-cultivated Swiss alpine herbs. Swiss herbalists have used herbs for thousands of years to help relieve coughs, sore throats, and hoarseness of voice. Horehound, hyssop, and wild thyme have been used to gladden the heart and liberate the lungs, while thyme and mallow were traditionally used to help cleanse your throat and relieve irritation. Still others--such as elder and sage--have traditionally been used for throat infections and the common cold. All this history and goodness has inspired our tasty little drops.

The Ten Natural Herbs of Ricola:
• Elder
• Horehound
• Hyssop
• Lemon Balm
• Linden Flowers
• Mallow
• Peppermint
• Sage
• Thyme
• Wild Thyme

 

The Ricola brand was created by confectionery business Richterich & Compagnie in 1930 based on the twin pillars of innovation and quality awareness. The family company now exports its herb specialties to more than 50 countries around the world. As a pioneer in organic herb cultivation, Ricola’s close ties with culture and architecture were established early on in the company’s history. These ties are further reinforced through the two Ricola foundations and its own art collection.

We give our herbs the time they need to grow. But once they have been harvested, we have to work quickly. Because fresh herbs are sensitive, it is not good to keep them in transit for long periods of time. This is why we cultivate and process our herbs right here in Switzerland. The plants are sent to the Herb Center at our production site in Laufen, where they are dried, cleaned, cut, stored, and mixed. Next, the natural essences and active ingredients are extracted from the herbs and mixed together with all the other ingredients. This mixture is cooked, molded into drops and pearls, and left to cool. In other words, every single step of the production process takes place in Switzerland.

The stringent quality standards that Ricola applies to all business areas is the underlying factor in every decision made within the company. The top priorities at Ricola are to ensure our raw materials are of the highest quality and to maintain the exceptional standards that apply when producing our various herb specialties. This is why our herbs are cultivated using natural methods in the Swiss mountains.