Spring Tonic Tincture

Nature's multivitamin

Each spring  I grab a basket and head to my favorite nettles patch in a field by an old abandoned farmhouse up the road. The rituals of spring always include gathering herbs that pop up when the ground warms.

Spring flora arrive at just the right time, packed with fresh minerals and vitamins to revitalize and replace what our bodies become depleted of through the long winter months of heavy diets and dense foods. They are 'alterative' or 'blood purifying herbs that aid in cleansing stagnant metabolic waste and gently supporting  the body's elimination systems (kidneys, liver, lymphatic, bowels and skin) in preparation for increasing activity levels. Can be taken any time of the year as a rejuvenative nutritive  fortifier or as a mild detox.

Spring Tonic Tincture contains: Nettles, dandelion, cleavers, violet leaf and flower, plantain, hen bit, purple dead nettle, chickweed, and lemon balm in 80 proof alcohol.

A tincture is a strong concentrate of herbs infused in an alcohol menstruum for 6 weeks or more. Similar to a tea, but the alcohol extracts more potently all the beneficial constituents of the herb.

Place a half dropperful under the tongue daily. May be taken in a glass of water for delicate palates. Continue daily for a minimum of two weeks for best results. 1 oz. amber glass bottle with dropper.