Digestive Support
About: Traditionally, bitter herbs were eaten or taken before a meal to aid digestion and assimilation. Our Digestive Bitters Formula is a warming blend of bitter and carminative herbs that enhance the digestion of fats, proteins and carbohydrates. Bitters stimulate the stomach, liver and gallbladder in the secretion of enzymes, bile, and hydrochloric acid. This aids indigestion, gas, bloating and nausea. It also aids detoxification. This formula can be 30 minutes prior to meals to stimulate digestive secretions or after a meal to ease the digestive system.
Ingredients: Fresh cultivated Angelica root (Angelica archangelica), fresh cultivated lovage root (Levisticum officinale), fresh organic Ginger root (Zingiber officinalis), fresh organic Turmeric rhizome (Curcuma longa), dry organic Anise (Pimpinella anisum), dry organic orange peel (Citrus sinensis), and dry organic Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), organic cane alcohol and pure spring water.
Servings: 15-30 per 1 oz. bottle.
Serving Size: 30- 60 drops (1-2 ml).
Suggested Use: Add 30-60 drops (1-2 ml) to 1 ounce of water 30 minutes before meals or as suggested by your healthcare practitioner.
About: Gut Vitality is an herbal formula to balance and restore optimal gut function by supporting and repairing the integrity of the intestinal mucosa. A healthy, vital mucusal layer supports immune function and nutrient absorption and assimilation. When the mucosal layer is compromised from the assaults of modern living, (ie. processed food, pharmaceuticals, alcohol, stress and toxins), leaky gut often manifests. This results in a wide range of symptoms including low energy and fatigue, painful indigestion, food sensitivities, nutrient deficiencies, skin problems and other uncomfortable digestive issues.
The demulcent, astringent and vulnerary herbs synergize in this formula to support the body in resolving inflammation, restoring vital gut function and integrity while promoting healing from leaky gut and its associated symptoms. Calendula, plantain and self heal have a long tradition of use for their anti-inflammatory and wound healing and soothing applications. Licorice and chamomile act as demulcents that coat and soothe the mucus membranes to promote healing. Chamomile and wood betony have affinity for the enteric brain (the nervous system rooted in the gut) and can calm the digestive system and ease tension. Wood betony and agrimony act as astringents in the formula to tone and improve the integrity of digestive tissues.
Ingredients: fresh cultivated Calendula flowers (Calendula officinalis), fresh cultivated Plantain leaves (Plantago lanceolata), fresh cultivated Chamomile flowers (Matricaria recutita), fresh cultivated Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris), fresh cultivated Wood Betony (Stachys officinalis), fresh cultivated Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria), dry certified organic Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), organic cane alcohol and pure spring water.
Servings: 15-30 per 1 oz. bottle.
Serving Size: 30- 60 drops (1-2 ml).
Suggested Use: Add 30-60 drops (1-2 ml) to 1 ounce of water 1-3 times/day or as suggested by your healthcare practitioner.
Botanical Name: Taraxacum officinale
Part Used: Fresh root
Ingredients: Fresh wild Dandelion root, organic cane alcohol (75%).
Herb menstruum ratio: 1:2
Servings: 7-60 per 1 oz bottle.
Serving Size: 15-120 drops (0.5-4 ml).
Suggested Use: Add 15-120 drops (0.5-4 ml) to 1 ounce of water 2-3 times/day or as suggested by your healthcare practitioner.
About: Our Dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale) Tincture contains fresh feral dandelion root, wild grown on our micro farm in Mount Shasta, CA, organic cane alcohol. In the autumn, after the first frost, we harvest dandelion roots that have grown wild throughout the garden beds and tincture them fresh in organic cane alcohol.
Dandelion root is a wonderful gentle digestive and liver herb. It has digestive bitter and liver detoxifying properties. Dandelion can be used as a digestive aid as well as a gentle laxative for chronic constipation. It can also be used long term for skin conditions, allergy management, and liver conditions. Dandelion also assists the liver in metabolizing cholesterol and hormones like estrogen; making it an excellent gentle long term remedy to aid hormone balance and reduce blood cholesterol.
About: Love Your Liver helps support optimal liver functioning. The herbs in this formula enhance the liver’s ability to metabolize and detoxify waste products and toxins. This tincture can be used to protect, support and cleanse the liver and gallbladder. In addition it can assist in the treatment of chronic skin problems such as eczema, acne and psoriasis. Love Your Liver also aids the healing of acute and chronic liver conditions. This formula can also be used as a cooling chologogue, bitter and carminative blend to aid digestion.
Ingredients: Fresh wild Dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale), wild Oregon Grape root (Berberis nervosa), dry certified organic Yellow Dock root (Rumex crispus), fresh certified organic Turmeric root (Curcuma longa), dry certified organic Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), organic cane alcohol and pure spring water.
Servings: 15-30 per 1 oz. bottle.
Serving Size: 30- 60 drops (1-2 ml).
Suggested Use: Add 30-60 drops (1-2 ml) to 1 ounce of water 1-3 times/day or as suggested by your healthcare practitioner.
Botanical Name: Melissa officinalis
Part Used: Fresh leaves
Ingredients: Fresh cultivated lemon balm leaves, organic cane alcohol (95%).
Herb menstruum ratio: 1:2
Servings: 30 per 1 oz bottle.
Serving Size: 30 drops (1ml).
Suggested Use: Add 15-60 drops (0.5-2 ml) to 1 ounce of water 2-3 times/day or as suggested by your healthcare practitioner.
About: Our Lemon Balm Tincture contains fresh lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), cultivated with organic methods on our micro farm. We hand harvest the leaves in spring before they flower, when they are at their peak potency and tincture fresh in organic cane alcohol. Lemon Balm is best known for its soothing action on the nervous and digestive systems and its potent antiviral properties. It is a gentle yet potent herb that has many virtues.
As a nerve remedy, it can have relaxant, calming and sedative effects. It can reduce anxiety and stress, improve insomnia and mild depression, and relieve stress/ nerve related headaches and digestive complaints. It can calm hyperactivity and symptoms of an overreactive nervous system Lemon balm can be a gentle and supportive ally for seasonal depression as well as premenstrual and menopausal depression, elevating the spirits.
It is also anti-bacterial and antiviral and can reduce symptoms associated with outbreaks of herpes family viruses. Lemon Balm is also a safe and gentle remedy for children, calming hyperactivity and nervousness.
Lemon Balm has a positive action on the brain and can enhance memory and improve attention and alertness It can also be a supportive herb for dementia and Alzheimer’s, improving cognitive function, reactivating neural pathways and relieving agitation and anxiety. Research demonstrates that Lemon Balm may increase GABA levels in the brain, which regulate mood, reduce anxiety and increase calmness.
Botanical Name: Prunella vulgaris
Part Used: Fresh flowering tops
Ingredients: Fresh cultivated self heal flowers and leaves, organic cane alcohol (80%).
Herb menstruum ratio:: 1:3
Servings: 15-60 per 1 oz. bottle.
Serving Size: 15-60 drops (0.5- 2 ml).
Suggested Use: Add 15-60 drops (0.5- 2 ml) to 1 ounce of water 2-3 times/day or as suggested by your healthcare practitioner.
About: Our self heal (Prunella vulgaris) tincture is crafted from fresh self heal leaves and flowers that are cultivated with organic methods on our micro farm in Mount Shasta, CA. We hand harvest the flowering tops in summer and tincture the leaves and flowers (no stem!) fresh in organic cane alcohol. This abundant, widespread and unassuming herb has many virtues and a long traditional use in TCM and Western herbalism.
Known as a great wound healer, used internally, it has affinity for the throat, lymphatic system, liver and kidneys. Self heal is astringent, anti-inflammatory, has hepatoprotective properties, and has been researched extensively for its antiviral properties. It can stimulate the lymph, aiding lymphatic congestion and sore throats. In TCM, it clears liver heat and nourishes the kidneys. A gentle and effective anti-viral, self heal can attenuate the onset of chronic viral outbreaks and support the healing of viral infections, in particular herpes infections. As an anti-inflammatory and wound healing herb, self heal can support the healing of the digestive system and mitigate the inflammation associated with conditions such as IBS, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s.