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2 oz., 4 oz., 8 oz., or 16 oz. glass bottle.
Bitters have long been regarded as a beneficial digestive aid. Take 1/4 tsp. in water 30 minutes before meals.
Old World Bitters stimulate the bitter taste receptors on the tongue promoting a reflex secretion of gastrin in the stomach. Bitters assist a wide variety of digestive complaints such as indigestion, heartburn.
Ingredients: Fresh Dandelion leaf (Taraxacum officinale)*, Mugwort tops (Artemisia sp.)*, Yarrow flower and leaf (Achillea sp.)*, Mountain Green Gentian (Frasera montana)*, Bitterbrush leaf (Purshia tridentata)*, distilled water, and food grade alcohol. *Wild harvested in Idaho.
It is recommended that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications.
For educational purposes only. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
- Dandelion is a perennial herb native to Europe and prefers moist sites. Its taproot is often branched and can be up to several feet long. Seed dispersed is aided by the attached parachute-like hairs and the plant also reproduces via new shoots from the root crowns. The leaves, ranging from 2 to 12 inches long, are clustered at the top of the root crown and divided into pairs of lobes which are either pointed or blunt at the tips. Often flowering up to nine months a year, the solitary flower heads are 1 to 2 inches across and composed of yellow petal-like ray flowers.
Western Mugwort, like most others in the genus, is notorious for its variable foliage. Spring growth looks decidedly different from summer growth. If only looking at the leaf characteristics, the plant growing in low-elevation appears differently from its north-country kin. The entire leaves are occasionally lobed or serrated and alternate along the stem. New foliage can be bluish-green or silver-gray in hue. Flowers are inconspicuous and form noticeable terminal spikes inter-mixed with small leaves. When flowering the plant is upright and reaching for the sun, although it is not uncommon for flowering branches to droop in response to stem weakness or weighty flower spikes. This plant like other Artemisias is very fragrant and when the leaves are crushed they emit a characteristic Sage-like smell.
The pungently scented Yarrow has finely divided fern-like leaves and a flat-topped cluster of many small white flowers. The species grows in a diversity of habitats and flowers from June through September. The densely hairy plants average between ten and twenty inches tall with leaves one to four inches long.
Mountain Green Gentian is a low growing plant with slender, grass-like leaves. It is found in dry, sunny locations. The flowers look very similar to that of Gentiana gentians. They are related. A slender stalk grows above the leaves producing many gentian shaped whitish-green flowers. It is a very bitter plant.
Bitterbrush is often found in the Sagebrush Steppe and surrounding Ponderosa Pine. It is grows with Arrowleaf Balsamroot in open, sunny, and dry slopes. It is a medium sized shrub which produces many small 3 lobes leaves. The flowers are yellow and small. It is very bitter, hence its name.
Fresh Plant Tincture
Extract initiated within 36 hours of harvest.
Ratio 1g : 3mL
Both alcohol and water soluble plant constituents are extracted by immersing plant materials in a food grade alcohol and distilled water blend.
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Cautions
- Internal use of Dandelion is contraindicated in cases of acute gallbladder inflammation, bile duct obstruction, or intestinal blockage.
Do not use Dandelion prior to professional evaluation if gallstones are present.
Avoid or use with caution if diabetes is present as Dandelion can lower blood sugar levels.
Dandelion may cause an allergic reaction in individuals sensitive to the Asteraceae/Compositae family (i.e. ragweed, marigolds, daisies).
Do not use Western Mugwort during pregnancy due to it's dilating effect on uterine vasculature.
Due to the plant’s cholagogue properties do not use with an active biliary stone blockage.
Mugwort may cause an allergic reaction in individuals sensitive to the Asteraceae/Compositae family (i.e. ragweed, marigolds, daisies).
Yarrow should not be used during pregnancy due to its effects on the menstrual cycle.
Yarrow may cause an allergic reaction in individuals sensitive to the Asteraceae/Compositae family (i.e. ragweed, marigolds, daisies).
Internal use of large amounts of Yarrow may cause sedative and diuretic effects in some individuals.
Yarrow may enhance sedative effects of other herbs or drugs with sedative properties.
Large doses of Bitterbrush can cause stomach upset and diarrhea.
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