Hops Spagyric Tincture
Spagyric tinctures are made via a series of laboratory processes resulting in the separation, purification and cohobation of the plant spirit, soul, and body creating a full & powerful extract in resonance with the Alchemical Salt principle (the Physical Body).
All of our herbal extracts use organically grown and/or ethically wildcrafted/organic herbs and certified organic food-grade ethanol diluted in filtered and/or distilled rainwater.
Hops strobile (Humulus lupulus) … brief information on herb (traditional & modern)…
HOLISTIC MECHANISMS: regulates intestines Qi, harmonises digestion & relieves pain, clears internal wind & stops spasms; regulates uterus Qi, regulates menstruation & increases oestrogen, promotes lactation; relaxes constraint, calms the mind & relieves anxiety, clears empty heat & reduces fever, sexual overstimulation & discharges; stimulates digestion & promotes appetite, promotes urination & detoxification, dissolves stones; clears damp-heat from the skin, reduces infection, inflammation & swelling (Holmes, 2007)
BIOMEDICAL MECHANISMS: systemically inhibits and balances autonomic metabolic and neuromuscular functions (in a similar way to lavender), modulates autonomic/vagal imbalance and physical digestive stagnation from biliary & gastric insufficiency; urinary stimulant action likely due to synergistic action between resins (glycoside asparagin and monoterpene VO fraction) (Holmes, 2007)
E.g., Catnip (Nepeta cataria) belongs to the mint (Lamiaceae) family therefore possesses significant volatile oil content, incl. nepetelactone (similar to valepotriates of Valerian), which is thought to be its main constituent responsible for the altered behaviour in cats, but also a major contributor to its effects in humans.
Considered a relatively pungent and bitter herb with cooling and dry qualities, aiding to its stimulating and relaxing actions on the body tissues, especially those of the gastrointestinal and nervous systems. By these actions, catnip has the ability to dispel wind(tensive)-heat and damp(stagnant)-heat manifesting as congestion, headaches, internalised stress and colic to name a few (Holmes, 2007). Catnip is particularly useful in infants and children, especially in nervous and fretful infant or children acting out as over reactive, ‘closed down’/internalising or even mean-spirited (Wood, 2008).
Catnip poses useful in eruptive fevers in both adults and children, working by relieving tension and opening the pores of the skin to allow the heat to escape. In adults it’s also helpful in incidences of hiatal hernia, menstrual headache, cramps and colic.
Spagyric tinctures are made via a series of laboratory processes resulting in the separation, purification and cohobation of the plant spirit, soul, and body creating a full & powerful extract in resonance with the Alchemical Salt principle (the Physical Body).
All of our herbal extracts use organically grown and/or ethically wildcrafted/organic herbs and certified organic food-grade ethanol diluted in filtered and/or distilled rainwater.
Hops strobile (Humulus lupulus) … brief information on herb (traditional & modern)…
HOLISTIC MECHANISMS: regulates intestines Qi, harmonises digestion & relieves pain, clears internal wind & stops spasms; regulates uterus Qi, regulates menstruation & increases oestrogen, promotes lactation; relaxes constraint, calms the mind & relieves anxiety, clears empty heat & reduces fever, sexual overstimulation & discharges; stimulates digestion & promotes appetite, promotes urination & detoxification, dissolves stones; clears damp-heat from the skin, reduces infection, inflammation & swelling (Holmes, 2007)
BIOMEDICAL MECHANISMS: systemically inhibits and balances autonomic metabolic and neuromuscular functions (in a similar way to lavender), modulates autonomic/vagal imbalance and physical digestive stagnation from biliary & gastric insufficiency; urinary stimulant action likely due to synergistic action between resins (glycoside asparagin and monoterpene VO fraction) (Holmes, 2007)
E.g., Catnip (Nepeta cataria) belongs to the mint (Lamiaceae) family therefore possesses significant volatile oil content, incl. nepetelactone (similar to valepotriates of Valerian), which is thought to be its main constituent responsible for the altered behaviour in cats, but also a major contributor to its effects in humans.
Considered a relatively pungent and bitter herb with cooling and dry qualities, aiding to its stimulating and relaxing actions on the body tissues, especially those of the gastrointestinal and nervous systems. By these actions, catnip has the ability to dispel wind(tensive)-heat and damp(stagnant)-heat manifesting as congestion, headaches, internalised stress and colic to name a few (Holmes, 2007). Catnip is particularly useful in infants and children, especially in nervous and fretful infant or children acting out as over reactive, ‘closed down’/internalising or even mean-spirited (Wood, 2008).
Catnip poses useful in eruptive fevers in both adults and children, working by relieving tension and opening the pores of the skin to allow the heat to escape. In adults it’s also helpful in incidences of hiatal hernia, menstrual headache, cramps and colic.
Spagyric tinctures are made via a series of laboratory processes resulting in the separation, purification and cohobation of the plant spirit, soul, and body creating a full & powerful extract in resonance with the Alchemical Salt principle (the Physical Body).
All of our herbal extracts use organically grown and/or ethically wildcrafted/organic herbs and certified organic food-grade ethanol diluted in filtered and/or distilled rainwater.
Hops strobile (Humulus lupulus) … brief information on herb (traditional & modern)…
HOLISTIC MECHANISMS: regulates intestines Qi, harmonises digestion & relieves pain, clears internal wind & stops spasms; regulates uterus Qi, regulates menstruation & increases oestrogen, promotes lactation; relaxes constraint, calms the mind & relieves anxiety, clears empty heat & reduces fever, sexual overstimulation & discharges; stimulates digestion & promotes appetite, promotes urination & detoxification, dissolves stones; clears damp-heat from the skin, reduces infection, inflammation & swelling (Holmes, 2007)
BIOMEDICAL MECHANISMS: systemically inhibits and balances autonomic metabolic and neuromuscular functions (in a similar way to lavender), modulates autonomic/vagal imbalance and physical digestive stagnation from biliary & gastric insufficiency; urinary stimulant action likely due to synergistic action between resins (glycoside asparagin and monoterpene VO fraction) (Holmes, 2007)
E.g., Catnip (Nepeta cataria) belongs to the mint (Lamiaceae) family therefore possesses significant volatile oil content, incl. nepetelactone (similar to valepotriates of Valerian), which is thought to be its main constituent responsible for the altered behaviour in cats, but also a major contributor to its effects in humans.
Considered a relatively pungent and bitter herb with cooling and dry qualities, aiding to its stimulating and relaxing actions on the body tissues, especially those of the gastrointestinal and nervous systems. By these actions, catnip has the ability to dispel wind(tensive)-heat and damp(stagnant)-heat manifesting as congestion, headaches, internalised stress and colic to name a few (Holmes, 2007). Catnip is particularly useful in infants and children, especially in nervous and fretful infant or children acting out as over reactive, ‘closed down’/internalising or even mean-spirited (Wood, 2008).
Catnip poses useful in eruptive fevers in both adults and children, working by relieving tension and opening the pores of the skin to allow the heat to escape. In adults it’s also helpful in incidences of hiatal hernia, menstrual headache, cramps and colic.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Temperament: cold/hot & dry, slightly moist
Taste: bitter, acrid/pungent, astringent
Organ & System affinity: nervous, digestive (stomach, intestines, liver), genitourinary, heart, skin
Broad Actions: calming, grounding, relaxing, restoring, dissolving, sinking
Herbal actions: hypnotic, mild sedative, bitter tonic (downward moving digestive stimulant), cholagogue, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, astringent, anaphrodisiac, detoxicant, diuretic (& urinary stimulant), inflammatory-modulator, antiseptic, antipyretic [Herbal Action Glossary]
Humors (antipathy):
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Antipathy in Galenic medicine involved using treatments that possessed qualities opposite to those of the humor associated with the disease. For example, if a patient had a condition characterised by excessive heat, such as a fever, Galenic physicians would prescribe remedies with cooling or cold properties to counterbalance the excess heat. Similarly, if a condition was considered excessively moist, treatments with drying or astringent properties would be employed.
Planetary ruler/s: Venus & Mars - polarised between bitter taste quality, which is mainly cooling & downward moving (Venusian); and the pungent quality, which is relaxing and somewhat stimulating (Martian)
Elemental trait/s: Air
Recommended dose: 5 - 20 drops/d or as advised by your Herbalist/Spagyrist. Apply under tongue for rapid absorption. Alternatively, add to 5mL water. Shake well before use.
1tsp each Tuesday or Friday when working with the 7 Basics
Ingredients: Hops (Humulus lupulus), undenatured organic ethanol 75% (ACO), crystalline mineral salts of hops, distilled rainwater
Safety/Disclaimer:
Contraindications may apply with certain herbs & should not be taken concurrently with certain medications, in pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
DO NOT use with oestrogen-dominant tumour
USE WITH CAUTION OR AVOID with clinical depressive states
DOSE Botanicals does not make any therapeutic claim without consultation. Any information provided above is for educational purposes only. Guidance by a knowledgeable health practitioner is advised prior to use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Store below 30°C