This tincture of Gravel (Eupatorium purpureum) root is made with fresh roots.

SUGGESTED USE:
60 drops, 2 times daily in juice or water.

OTHER INGREDIENTS:
Certified Organic Alcohol, vegetable glycerin, distilled water.

CONCENTRATION:
1:3, (39-41)% Organic Alcohol

CONTRAINDICATIONS:
Large doses may cause vomiting. Avoid during pregnancy. Gravel root contains some pyrrolizidine alkaloids

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Our products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

HOW TO MEASURE OUR TINCTURES: 

HOW TO MEASURE OUR TINCTURES: 

Suggested doses are given in drops. However, for easy dosing, you may want to use the guidelines below:

Droppers: If a dropper were immersed in a tincture bottle and the bulb squeezed twice, the number of drops in the pipette for most given tinctures will be approximately 30 drops.

Note: These are only averages. More viscous (thicker) tinctures will produce fewer, and bigger, drops.

Teaspoons: There are approximately 120 drops in 1 teaspoon (approximately 4 droppersful).

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Our products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Eupatorium maculatum, E. purpureum, E. ternifolium, E. verticullatum

Family

Asteraceae (Daisy Family)

Etymology

The genus name Eupatorium honors an ancient Persian king, Mithrades Eupator, who was a renowned herbalist. The common name gravel root refers to the plant's long history of use in helping the body rid itself of stones. The common names joe-pye weed and jopi weed derive from that of Joe Pye (or Jopi), who, according to folklore, was a Native American medicine man in New England who used the plant to treat typhus. The common name queen of the meadow is a reference to the plant's beautiful and stately purple or pink flowers.             

Range of Appearance

Gravel root is a perennial native to the meadows, woodlands, and lowlands of Europe and eastern North America. It usually reaches a height of about 6 feet but on occasion 12 feet. The stems are green, with a purplish hue at the leaf nodes. The leaves are broad, rough, and jagged and grow three to five at a joint. The hermaphroditic flowers are tubular and white or pale pink to purple and grow in rounded clusters.

Parts Used

Root (primarily), entire plant (rarely)

Physiological Effects

Antirheumatic, astringent, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, immune stimulant, lithotriptic, nervine,

Culinary Uses

Gravel root is not generally considered edible. The roots were at one time burned and powdered for use as a salt substitute.

Other Uses

A red dye can be made from the seeds.

Constituents

Protein, carbohydrates (polysaccharides), flavonoids (quercitin, euparin), oleoresin (eupatorin), sesqiuterpene lactones,             

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