The Herb of Immortality, a Strong Adaptogen with Ginseng-like Activity
Now Available in Spagyric Tincture Form
Our Gynostemma tea is not one of the most popular herbs…but perhaps it should be!
I just don’t know how many tea drinkers we have around. Personally, I go through times of regularly drinking the tea, typically in colder winter months, and then not so much at other times. (Certainly, I could drink the tea cold, even iced in summer months, but it’s just not something I’m in the habit of.)
Ginseng is one of, if not THE most popular herb in the world. There’s a reason for this popularity. However, it means that the market gets flooded with inferior crap and the good stuff becomes more and more expensive.
Enter Gynostemma. This anti-aging grass is relatively inexpensive in comparison and contains some of the exact same ginsenosides that gives ginseng it’s power.
There’s much more to it. Gynostemma is…
- A potent adaptogen
- Assists in insulin and blood sugar regulation
- Aids in energy production…especially useful for athletes
- Neuroprotective
- Antioxidant
- Immunomodulatory
- And more
You can dive deep into the scientific detail and more about Gynostemma on our main page here.
We took our same tea and tinctured it to create this Private Reserve Spagyric Tincture.
Quality and Processing
Our Gynostemma comes from small farms in Thailand.
It is not certified organic due to the cost of doing so. But we will be doing a full pesticide test on the product soon. (Just in the huge backlog of expensive tests we have.)
The leaves are then tinctured for over three months in a menstruum made with:
- Organic Cane Alcohol 40% ABV
- Filtered Fresh Spring Water
After pressing the leaves, they’re calcined and ground down into a fine white ash, then further extracted with distilled water and a gentle evaporation process until crystals are formed. These purified “salts” are added back into the tincture to finish the process.
Why Spagyrics?
As I dove deeper into herbalism, I learned about the REAL art of alchemy (not turning lead to gold, what most people think it’s about) specifically the spagyric arts with herbal plant material.
The idea behind a spagyric tincture is that the “salt” is added back in, which normal tinctures completely lack, just having the “mercury” and “sulfur” compounds. (Please note these are the philosophical elements, not to be confused with the chemicals by the same name. I’m trying to explain this in a way that doesn’t take an hour or more of training!)
“Salt,” as the most earthy part, in reality the mineral matrix of the plant, makes the tincture more embodied…which in turn helps it to better work within your body. This is why you can often get better results with lower dosage on a spagyric tincture vs. a regular tincture.
Recommended Dosage
This is a highly concentrated tincture. One dropperful is the equivalent to more than a strong cup of tea.
We recommend ½ a dropper daily as a starting point, building up to 1 dropper a day.
This comes in a one-fluid-ounce bottle, so there are about 40 droppers per bottle.
At the recommended dose a bottle will last 40 days. Of course, you can modify the dose up or down as you best see fit.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.