Lung Care extract contains: Elecampane, Horehound, Marshmallow, Pleurisy root, Mullein, Ginger, Licorice. The benefit of tinctures is that the medicinal value is easily assimilated in the body, they are convenient to use, the average shelf life is 5 years, and they offer a more complete range of medicinal properties than dried herbs or capsules. The best way to …
Catnip Liquid Extract, Organic Catnip (Nepeta Cataria) Tincture 2 oz
Catnip is native to Southern Europe, but is widely naturalized all over Europe and North America, where some of the best quality in the world is grown in the state of Washington. It is a 50-100 cm tall perennial herb resembling mint in appearance, with greyish-green leaves. The flowers are white, finely spotted with purple. Catnip is, as …
Teasel Liquid Extract, Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) Tincture 4 oz
Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) is readily recognized by its prickly leaves and stem, along with its pinkish or purplish flowers that form on a large head. In centuries past, dried teasel heads were used in the process of fulling cloth, to raise the nap on fabrics. In fact, according to Brigitte Mars, “the common name teasel derives from the …
Osha (Ligusticum porteri) is a perennial herb found in parts of the Rocky Mountains and northern Mexico, especially in the southwestern United States. Osha plant was used in traditions of Native Americans. Osha is sometimes confused in the wild with poisonous hemlock; the difference between the two is that the osha root is extremely “hairy” and smells like …
Calamus Liquid Extract, Organic Calamus (Acorus Calamus) Tincture 32 oz
The sharp-edged calamus is a perennial semi-aquatic plant that grows in marshes and on muddy banks of streams. The traditional use of calamus was to “open the orifices” to allow the inner spirit to reach out to the world. Walt Whitman wrote 39 poems for Calamus in his famous work Leaves of …
Figwort Liquid Extract, Organic Figwort (Scrophulara Nodosa) Tincture 4 oz
The family Scrophulara comprises about 200 species of herbaceous flowering plants that are commonly called figwort. It is found throughout the northern hemisphere, as well as having concentrations in Asia. The name Scrophulara comes from scrofula, a form of tuberculosis. Figwort is a course, erect perennial with thick square fleshy stems and green or purple flowers. It thrives …
Pau d’arco (Tabebuia impetiginosa) is a native Bignoniaceae tree of America, distributed from northern Mexico south to northern Argentina. One of the best known, but least understood, herbs from the Amazonian rainforest. The pau d’arco tree is a huge canopy tree that grows up to 125 feet high, with pink to violet colored flowers. Its history of use …
For centuries, the native peoples of Mexico, Africa and Asia have eaten spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) and made it one of their major sources of protein. The blue green algae is plentiful in lakes and inland bodies of water that are warm and alkaline. The plant’s chemical makeup is 65% amino acids, including the essential fatty acid gamma linolenic …
Blue flag (Iris versicolor) is a perennial herb native to North America, and cultivated elsewhere in the world. It grows in shallow water, at the edge of ponds, marshes and swamps and is similar in appearance to other wild iris, and is sometimes mistaken for …
Black Haw Liquid Extract, Black Haw (Viburnum Prunifolium) Tincture 2×4 oz
Black Haw (Viburnum Prunifolium) is a large deciduous shrub or small tree with clusters of creamy white flowers followed by pink-rose berries, which birds love to eat. It belongs to the honey suckle family. Its distinctive bronze-green foliage on reddish purple stems turns blue-black in the fall. Blackhaw grows to 12 to 15 feet high and 8 to12 …