Rosa canina or Rosehip shells

Today we are making tincture of Rosa canina or Rosehip shells.

Constituents of Rosa canina include calcium citrates, citric acid, iron, malates, niacin, phosphorous, Vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E, K and P.

Galium aperine

Today we are making tincture of Galium aperine or Cleavers.

Constitutents of Galium aperine include chlorophyll, starch, galitannic acid, citric acid, rubichloric acid.

Actions of Galium aperine include diuretic, tonic, alterative, aperient.

Artemisia annua or Sweet Wormwood

Today we are making tincture of Artemisia annua or Sweet Wormwood.

Constituents of Artemisia annua include: sesquiterpene lactones (the bitter sesquiterpenlacton-peroxid artemisinin), flavonoids, essential oils.

Mahonia aquifolium

Today we are making tincture of Mahonia aquifolium or Oregon Grape Root.

Constituents of Mahonia aquifolium include berberine, columbamine, hydrastine, jatrorrhizine, oxyacanthine, tannins.

To ensure a high quality extract Mahonia aquifolium root has to be ground very finely and then (with the appropriate alcohol concentration) undergo slow percolation.

Today we are making tincture of Rhodiola roseaus

Constituents of Rhodiola roseaus include Phenylpropanoids (rosavin, rosarin etc), salidroside, rosiridin, flavonoids, tannins, essential oil.

Galega officinalis or Goats Rue Herb

Today we are making tincture of Galega officinalis or Goats Rue Herb.

Constituents of Galega officinalis include flavonoids, saponins, galegine.

Today we are making tincture of Andrographic paniculata.

Constituents include andrographolide and neoandrographolide.

Today we are making tincture of Gentiana lutea or Great Yellow Gentian

Constituents of Gentiana lutea include xanthones, iridoids, alkaloids, phenolic acid, pectin and gum.

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