BioCeuticals ArmaForce

Amazing Effectiveness for the Immunocompromised (if approved by your doctor!) – I'm really surprised at all of the terrible allergic reactions in reviews, but those highlight the need to discuss taking any form of medication or supplement with your doctor beforehand. I feel bad for those who suffered from it. For me, it's a miracle pill. I have Multiple Sclerosis and my treatment makes me very vulnerable/kills my immune… Read more

system. When I start feeling unwell, I take 1 ArmaForce tablet in the morning and it is truly like a miracle drug. Within 2-3 days all symptoms are gone and I feel great. I was really confused as to how this pill is able to not just help me with cold/flu symptoms, but fatigue. My fatigue levels are so much better and I can actually enjoy my days! I genuinely feel like a different person when I take these. I talked to my neurologist about it because if I could, I would take it every single day. Sadly, I can't because of the 2 week limit to protect your liver. Apparently there are studies being done specifically with this tablet and active ingredients, regarding fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis patients. Hopefully some good news comes from it. For now, I'm very thankful to have this tablet availble to help me get through the hardest days, even if only for 1-2 weeks at a time.

WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TAKING THIS PRODUCT !!! – Below is the email I sent to BioCeuticles after googling “Allergic Reaction to Armaforce & finding this page & the reviews of people with similar reactions to mine ! Hello, Just to let you know, your product Armaforce has caused a severe reaction, where I have large, itchy hives, that look like big bruises all around my backside and all around my… Read more

thighs. The first time this happened, I was talking Your product while away on holiday and was told by a doctor that I may have caught scabies from a hotel bed. After treating myself with the cream for scabies the problem remained for well over a week. The next doctor I saw initially panicked when I showed her the rash & after telling her about the scabies treatment & telling her I had been staying in a hotel in Kings Cross alone (visiting family), she formed a completely baseless opinion that I might have had monkey pox. This & the ensuing drama that followed was a horrendous experience. It did cross my mind that the Armaforce may have been the culprit of this rash but thought surely not. I stopped taking it upon my return home & weeks later my symptoms cleared. The bottle has been sitting in my fridge for months now and my Wife has had a severe flu, so cautiously I took one tablet & now I have the previously mentioned symptoms plus others. Not happy about this at all. Any feedback or response with regard to this will be appreciated. Regards Nathan

Love Armaforce – We were first put onto this product by our GP in mid 2018, just before we were about to head away on a Europe river cruise. Of the 140 passengers on the boat, we were among only 40 who did not get sick, and we had everyone asking us about Armaforce. We have both taken one a day since then, and I have not had one day off work with a cold - when… Read more

normally I would go down a couple of times a year. Every time I go for another bottle at a pharmacy, I regularly have a staff member tell me that all the chemist staff swear by Armaforce.

We give this product 10/10 for effectiveness.

However, we have put a lot of our friends onto Armaforce - and one (who is a smoker) complained that she lost her taste using it, and pointed us at this website. We have never experienced any loss of taste, or metallic taste - jeepers, we ate our way through Europe, and I am president of a whisky club!

I know that a lot my friends and family also swear by Armaforce to prevent colds and flu, but obviously they haven't added their opinions in this forum.

GP here. I think it is amazing amazing amazing. Works so well with cough, cold, flu and other viral infections. Note the concerns about allergy but lots and lots of prescribed medications do this as well. And of course there is the one well publicised case about liver trouble though it sounds like she already had issue with auto-immune health… Read more

problems. I think ArmaForce has been given slightly unfair criticism (maybe because its alternative medicine???) and I'm genuinely shocked its got such a low score on here because I thinks its so so good. And lets be honest nothing else really works against these respiratory viruses. Certainly nothing prescribed like antibiotics which are terrible for your gut biome and should only be reserved for clear-cut bacterial infections (which 99% of coughs and colds are not)

Never had any reactions towards it, and my immune system is usually awful! Has helped my immune system immensely! Have been taking it for years! Had also helped with Covid symptoms Show details

Take only when needed – This is my go to but I don't have allergic reaction to vitamins or medications (to date). I was initially hesitant but my daughter, a pharmacy student and works in a pharmacy, had Covid-19 when she visited and stayed. We both took it during this time. It's convenient Take 2 weeks max then stop or you may feel reactions, i.e. fit for purpose only.… Read more

So I only take when feeling onset of a virus. Works a treat. Zero flu or Covid-19 this winter. Helped while viral load in office over span of during 2024 winter period.

Took this product to support my immune system. About a week later I have no taste in my mouth. I googled side effects and this is one of them. This product was recommended by a friend who does not have any side effects, unfortunately, this was my experience. I hope my taste buds return to normal sooner rather than later as right now only warm water is what I can tolerate.

After taking this product for less than two weeks, I noticed that I could not taste anything except having a very salty taste in my mouth for about three weeks. If I ate anything sweet, it just tasted salty to me and still does after six weeks. I no longer have the salty taste in my mouth however I still can’t taste much, and anything sweet taste… Read more

very salty to me. I would not recommend this product at all. I would like to know when my taste would return back to normal?

This crap nearly killed me last night I’m a fit and healthy 30 year old and it took me week to realise this stuff was poison to my body, last night ten minutes after eating on tablet my body threw the largest temperature I’ve ever felt, I was in and out of conciseness covered in hives, difficulty breathing the works, my body then went in to shock.… Read more

I genuinely thought I was dying. This poison should be removed from shelves. My co workers friend passed away last year as a result of this product I wish I knew this before I almost fell victim myself

Great until it’s not – Have used this product for years and loved everything about it until recently where I had a severe anaphylactic reaction. This stuff should not be on shelves Show details

Bad reaction to AmarForce Australia – Please be very careful with these tablets. It is only recently that the manufacturers have put a WARNING in the box. Old stocks from your pharmacy may not have the warning. I was given the tablets to aid recovery after a nasty cold. Within three days my taste had completely gone, lips were swelling, and my inner throat was swollen to the point I… Read more

could not speak. The reaction was extreme and I was tralling abroard at the time. I suspect that given the number of online complaints , that this tablets availability over the counter will be stopped. Very nasty reaction and I am told that the effects will last some weeks to get out of the system. I have had the same reaction with statins. Be careful folks. Updated March 2026. One year and four months after reaction. Still have total loss of taste and smell. Have seen others with similar reaction. These tablets with Andrographis are seriously dangerous.

Broke out in hives and insanely itchy hands and feet – Should be banned , I’ve been taking armour force for 4 days as I was sick with a cold and wanted to get better sooner. On the 4th night I woke at 2.30am with extreme itching if hands and feet , the itch was so bad I wanted to rip my fingers off , it was also on my scalp and I broke out in a rash on my side and neck and one eye .. I felt so sick… Read more

and dizzy and was laying on the bathroom floor wondering if I need an ambulance .. I also noticed that evening that my drink tasted off .. weird . And now reading all the review I see why..

This is actually the second time this has happened to me with armour force but the first time I thought it might be but wasn’t certain as I was taking so many things at once .. but now I 100 percent know it’s armour force .. so scary don’t take this product, Throwing mine in the bin .. horrible experience

Great product, perfect immune booster – Have used for years, first started when recommended by a pharmacist before an overseas trip back in 2014. Whole family use it (teens through to adults) at first sign of a cold virus or before we travel on planes and has almost always nipped any virus in the bud or prevented illness. I cant recommend highly enough. As with any product check the… Read more

ingredients list and make sure you aren't allergic. Our family doesn't have many (if any) allergies and have never had an issue with this product.

2 weeks max – I have had two recent allergic reactions. I had to call an ambulance after I got a whole body rash/ hives including on my neck and face. I think ArmaForce is excellent for cold/flu, but just be aware that it says to use it for 2 weeks max at a time. I have an epi pen for other allergens so maybe not suitable for people like me. G.P ordered a blood test. Show details

Did not help me – Suggested by GP. Did not help me, felt tired, cough was worse, no appetite. Took it for 5 days and then stopped as felt so bad, coughs and sniffles improved and felt better without taking the tablets Show details

Works well for me – One of our daughters put me onto this product (she swears by it). I read lots of the reviews so was quite wary when I first started taking it. But ... for me it definitely appears to have worked without any worrying side effects (that I have noticed anyway). Show details

2 week advice – Hi team, so far I've had a great experience with armaforce. I have just completed 2 weeks and now I seem to be on the verge of catching another cold (everyone is sick in my area). How long should I wait before I can take them again? Show details

Can’t eat anything because all food tastes disgusting – Have got fatigue, headaches, digestive pain and by far far the worst, is the ‘altered’ taste. No taste would be ok, but altered taste makes everything taste oily, fatty, and completely unpalatable. Salty taste in my mouth all the time. Losing so much weight because I can’t eat anything. Also have a dry throat. It’s been 10 days since I stopped… Read more

these tablets and no improvement in taste. When will I get normal taste back. Absolutely miserable UPDATE : 14 days after stopping armaforce headaches have gone. Salty taste not as bad and abnormal taste is about 50% better. Everything just tastes bland now, but not disgusting . Still very fatigued. UPDATE: 5 weeks since I stopped the tablets and taste is back about 90%. Sweet things still taste a bit strange and throat still very dry. UPDATE: took 8 weeks till taste was back to normal. What an ordeal. Good luck every one

Terrible ... potentially life-threatening side-effects – READ the potential side-effects: 'Andrographis may cause taste disturbance, including loss of taste, loss of appetite, vomiting ... [later] ''If you have a severe reaction (such as anaphylaxis) stop use and seek immediate medical attention. Really! Do the cost-benefit analysis. Expensive, possibly pushed by chemists on commission. And potentially… Read more

dangerous. Anaphylaxis and vomiting if co-occurring are life-threatening. Please understand this. The product was suggested to me came just in a bottle, no box or literature. No description including side-effects. I found the side-effects on the ArmaForce site. At least the company was honest enough to list these side-effects.

I returned the bottle, explained my response to the chemist and won't be going to there again.

For goodness sake take care.

The best product for colds and flus – I have been taking armaforce for years and have never had any problems. I always take it as soon as I feel I'm about to get sick and it always helps me recover much faster than without it. I don't take it daily but when I do take it, I double up on the dosage when unwell and I still haven't had any issues like many of the other reviews. I have… Read more

also recommended the product to many family and friends who also have never had any issues with it. I think it's the best product created to help recover from flus and colds much faster.

Loss of taste after using Armaforce for one week – Have been taking armaforce for one week now and realised today that I have lost my taste. I have taken armaforce in the past (over a year ago) and this had never happened to me. Like most other people, I’m wondering how long until my taste can return to normal?