Mental Focus - Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) - 2 oz. Tincture in Vegetable Glycerin

Mental Focus - Gotu Kola Tincture (Centella asiatica).Common Names:Indian pennywort.

The organic, kosher, dried, cut/sifted leaves from India are soaked in Vegetable glycerin for 6 weeks, then strained. The tinctures are made using the simplers method.

Energetically: Cooling, neutral balancing to all dosha types.

Taste: Sweet, bitter, astringent, pungent.

It is revered by many as a spiritual plant, used to open and align the crown chakra.

Warning: Use cautionduring pregnancy. As with other saponin-rich herbs, it might be inappropriate or should be dosed at low levels for people with fat malabsorption issues, deficiency of vitamins A, D, E, and K, some upper GI irritation & cholestasis (Mills and Bone, 2005). Symptoms of overdose include headache, dizziness, stupor, bloody stools (Bastyr University, 2003).

Directions for tincture:Take up to 4 FULL droppers up to 3 times a day. Two full droppers = one cup of tea.

A tincture is a concentrated herbal extract. The tinctures made by Spirit Rising are all two liquid ounces. They are made with either 100% pure grain Vodka ($12) or vegetable glycerin ($16), and the (usually organic) herbs that we carry.

Tincture Benefits:

• Convenient (keep it anywhere it isn't easy to brew tea)
• Stays potent much longer (especially if you keep it out of direct light)
• Easier to administer.
• Taste it for less time than a tea.
• Less volume per dose
• Can be added to other liquids to hide the taste from picky people.

We can make any of our herbs into tinctures for you. The process takes up to 6 weeks, depending on the moon cycle, it could be longer. We need the non-refundable payment in advance. Feel free to send us a message to get an estimate.

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