All of the tinctures on this list have been made at Mountain Gardens. Most are prepared from freshly harvested herbs organically grown at Mountain Gardens (OG) or sustainably harvested from naturally occuring populations in our area (WC =wildcrafted). A few are prepared from the best quality commercially available dried herbs.

We use standard methods, proportions, and percentage of ethyl alcohol, generally following Michael Moore’s Materia Medica for herbs there listed. (Eventually, these details will be added to this list.) Our tinctures are prepared in very small batches (pint - half gallon), which allows us to offer the freshest tinctures available (but also means that we often run out before the next harvest).

The idea here is that you can compound your own formula from the available tinctures, see self-help health center. We are willing to provide this service by mail; see ordering info at end of list.

SINGLE HERBS NEW 2002

These can be used as simples, or combined in formulas:

AMERICAN GINSENG (ROOT) - 15-20 year-old wildcrafted roots.

AMERICAN GINSENG (HERB) -

ASIAN GINSENG -

ASTRAGALUS ROOT - The primary Chinese 'defense energy' / immune stimulant herb. 5 year old organically grown, fresh roots.

BLACK COHOSH -

CATNIP -

CHICKWEED -

COLTSFOOT LEAF & FLOWER -

COMFREY ROOT -

DAMIANA -

DANG GUI -

GANODERMA (REISHI) -

GINGKO LEAF -

GOLDEN SEAL -

GOTU KOLA -

GYNOSTEMMA HERB -

LICORICE -

LOBELIA -

NETTLE ROOT -

VITEX -

SINGLE HERBS LIST

ACHYRANTHES ROOT (A. bidentata, huai niu xi), OG

AGASTACHE RUGOSA FLOW. HB. (A. rugosa, huo xiang), OG

AGRIMONY HERB (A. pilosa,xian he cao), OG

ANGELICO ROOT (Ligusticum canadense), WC

ANISE ROOT (Osmorrhiza longistylis), WC

ASTRAGALUS ROOT (A. membranaceus, huang qi), OG

ASTRAGALUS ROOT (A. membranaceus, huang qi), MKT

BASIL FLOW. HB. (Ocimum basilicum), OG

BEARBERRY LEAF (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), MKT

BLACK COHOSH ROOT (Cimicifuga racemosa), WC

BLUE COHOSH ROOT (Caulophyllum thalictroides, WC *

BLACK CURRANT FRUIT (Ribes nigrum), OG

BLACK WALNUT HULLS (Juglans nigra), WC

BIDENS FLOW. HB. (B. pilosa, xian feng cao), OG

BIRTH ROOT (Trillium erectum),WC

BONESET FLOW. HB. (Eupatorium perfoliatum), WC

BUGLEWEED FLOW. HB. (Lycopus virginicus), WC

CALENDULA FLOW. (C. officinalis), OG

CALIFORNIA POPPY FLOW. HB. (Eschscholtzia californica), OG

CATNIP FLOW. HB. (Nepeta cataria), OG

CEANOTHUS ROOT (C. americanus, redroot), WC

CELANDINE PLANT (Chelidonium majus), OG

CHAMOMILE FLOW. (Matricaria recutita), OG

CLEAVERS HERB (Galium aparine), WC

CODONOPSIS ROOT (C. pilosa, dang shen), OG

COLTSFOOT LEAF (Tussilago farfara), WC

COLTSFOOT FLOW. BUDS (T. farfara), MKT

COMFREY ROOT (Symphytum uplandicum), OG

COMFREY LEAF (S. uplandicum), OG **

CORNSILK (Zea mays), OG

DAMIANA HERB (Turnera diffusa), MKT

DANDELION PLANT (Taraxacum officinale), OG

ECHINACEA ROOT, with FLOW. & SEEDS (E. purpurea), OG

ELDER FLOW. (Sambucus canadensis), WC

ELECAMPANE ROOT (Inula helenium), OG

ELEUTHERO ROOTBARK (Eleutherococcus senticosus, Siberian ginseng), MKT

EPILOBIUM FLOW. HB. (E. parviflorum, small-flow. willow herb), OG

EUPATORIUM CANNABINUM FLOW. HB. (Hemp agrimony), OG

FALSE UNICORN ROOT (Chamaelirium luteum), WC *

FEVERFEW FLOW. HB. (Chrysanthemum parthenium), OG

FRINGE TREE ROOTBARK (Chionanthus virginicus), WC

GARLIC AGED EXTRACT (AGE) (Allium sativum), OG

GINKGO LEAF (G. biloba), OG

GINSENG AMERICAN HERB (Panax quinquefolis), WC

GINSENG AMERICAN ROOT (Panax quinquefolius), WC *

GINSENG CHINESE WHITE (JILIN) ROOT (Panax ginseng), MKT

GINSENG CHINESE RED (JILIN) ROOT (Panax ginseng), MKT

GOTU KOLA HERB (Centella asiatica, Brahmi), OG

GUARANA SEED (Paullinia cupana), MKT

HAWTHORN FRUIT (Crataegus sp.), WC

HEAL-ALL FLOW. HB. (Prunella vulgaris), OG

HE SHOU WU PREPARED ROOT (Polygonum multiflorum), OG

HE SHOU WU PREPARED ROOT (Polygonum multiflorum), MKT

HOPS CONES (STROBILES) (Humulus lupulus), OG

HORSEWEED FLOW. HB. (Erigeron canadensis), OG

HYDRANGEA ROOT (H. petiolaris), WC

HYPERICUM FLOW. TOPS (H. perforatum), WC & OG

IMPATIENS HERB (I. capensis & I. pallida), jewelweed), WC

JAMAICA DOGWOOD BARK (Piscidia piscipula), MKT

JOE PYE ROOT (Eupatorium purpureum), WC

LAVENDER FLOW. TOPS (Lavendula angustifolia), OG

LEMON BALM FLOW. HB. (Melissa officinalis), OG

LETTUCE OPIUM FLOW. HB. (Lactuca virosa), OG

LICORICE ROOT CHINESE HONEY BAKED (Glycyrrhiza uralensis), MKT

LOBELIA FLOW. HB. (L. inflata), OG & WC

LOMATIUM ROOT (L. dissectum, Leptotaenia), WC (WA state)

LONG PEPPER FRUIT (Piper longum, pippali), MKT

MARSHMALLOW ROOT (Althaea officinalis), MKT

MEADOWSWEET FLOW. HB. (Filipendula ulmaria), OG

MELILOT FLOW. HB. (Melilotus officinalis), OG

MIMOSA FLOW. (Albizzia julibrissin, he huan hua), OG

MINT JAPANESE FLOW. HB. (Mentha arvensis), OG

MINT CHINESE FLOW. HB. (Mentha haplocayx), OG

MONOTROPA PLANT (M. uniflora, Indian pipe), WC

MOTHERWORT AMERICAN FLOW. HB. (Leonurus cardiaca), OG

MOTHERWORT CHINESE FLOW. HB. (Leonurus artemisia, yi mo cao), OG

MOTHERWORT SIBERIAN FLOW. HB. (Leonurus sibirica, yi mu cao), OG

MULLEIN FLOW. (Verbascum thapsus), OG

MYRRH RESIN (Commiphora myrrha), MKT

NARDOSTACHYS ROOT (N. chinensis, gan song), MKT

NETTLES ROOT (Urtica dioica), OG

NETTLES ROOT - EXTERNAL, RUBBING ALCOHOL (Urtica dioica), OG

NETTLES HERB (Urtica dioica), OG

OATS MILKY SEED (Avena sativa), OG

OSHA ROOT (Ligusticum porteri), WC (CO state)

PASSION FLOWER FLOW. HB. (Passiflora incarnata), OG

PAU D’ARCO BARK (Tabebuia impetiginosa), MKT

PENNYROYAL FLOW. HB. (Mentha pulegium), OG

PERILLA LEAF (P. frutescens, Shiso, zi su ye), OG

PLECTRANTHUS FLOW. HB. (P. japonicus, enmeiso), OG

POLYMNIA ROOT (P. uvedalia, bear’sfoot), WC

PRICKLY ASH BARK (Zanthoxylum americanum), MKT

PYGEUM BARK (P. africanum), MKT

RED CLOVER FLOW. (Trifolium pratense), WC

REISHI FUNGUS (Ganoderma lucidum, ling chi), OG & WC

SAGE FLOW. HB. (Salvia officinalis), OG

SAW PALMETTO FRUIT (Serenoa repens), WC (FL state)

SHATAVARI ROOT (Asparagus racemosus), MKT

SKULLCAP FLOW. HB. (Scutellaria lateriflora), OG

SPIKENARD ROOT (Aralia racemosa), WC

SPILANTHES FLOW. HB. (S. acmella), OG

SQUAW VINE HERB (Mitchella repens), WC

STONEROOT (Collinsonia canadensis), WC

THYME FLOW. HB. (Thymus vulgaria), OG

THUJA LEAF (T. occidentalis, arborvitae), OG

TURTLEHEAD FLOW. PLANT (Chelone gllabra, bamony), WC

USNEA LICHEN (Usnea sp., song lo), WC *

VALERIAN ROOT (Valeriana officinalis), OG

WILD GINGER ROOT (Asarum canadense, Canada snakeroot), WC

WILD INDIGO ROOT (Baptisia tinctoria), WC

WILDLETTUCE FLOW.HB. (Lactuca scariola), OG

WILD YAM ROOT (Dioscorea villosa), WC

WINTERGREEN HERB (Gaultheria procumbens), WC

WITCH HAZEL TWIG & LEAF (Hamamelis virginiana), WC

WORMWOOD FLOW. HB. (Artemisia absinthium), OG

WOUNDWORT FLOW.HB. (Stachys latidens), WC

YAM CHINESE ROOT (Dioscorea batatas, cinnamon vine, shan yao), OG

YARROW FLOW. HB. (Achillea millefolium), WC

YELLOW DOCK ROOT (Rumex crispus), OG

YELLOWROOT (Xanthorhiza simplicissima), WC

YOHIMBE BARK (Pausinystalia yohimbe), MKT

 

Chinese Herb formula tinctures are also available.