Healthy shopping: Where to buy herbal tinctures

Joanna Evans rounds up the best places to get herbal tinctures online

Tinctures, alcohol-based preparations of medicinal plants, are a convenient way to take herbal remedies like the ones mentioned by medical herbalist Julia Behrens in Hero Herbs to Heal Lyme Disease.

You can make them yourself at home, but if you’d rather save your time and effort, here’s a selection of reputable online stores selling ready-made herbal tinctures, including the Lyme-fighting herbal remedies favored by Behrens.

Remember, though, it’s always best to use herbal remedies under the guidance of a medical herbalist. And you’ll benefit most from an individual prescription, especially if you’re dealing with a complex condition like Lyme disease.

US

Mountain Rose Herbs
mountainroseherbs.com

As well as offering hundreds of herbs and spices to buy in bulk, all organically grown or wild harvested, Mountain Rose Herbs sells a vast range of tinctures expertly made in-house to strict standards using only certified organic alcohol and either farm-fresh botanicals or organic dried herbs. Black walnut and cat’s claw tinctures are both available here.

Herbie’s Herbs
herbies-herbs.com

Although it’s based in Canada, Herbie’s Herbs ships to the US and worldwide and offers an extensive range of tinctured herbs, including all the ones mentioned in Hero Herbs to Heal Lyme Disease. All tinctures are made in a 1:2 ratio using distilled cane sugar alcohol. Customized formulas are also available from 100 mL sizes and up.

UK

Napiers
napiers.net
International shipping available

Founded in 1860 by Duncan Napier, one of Scotland’s most respected herbalists, Napiers offers a huge range of tinctures, including black walnut, cat’s claw, Ghanaian quinine, Gou Teng and Japanese knotweed. Dried herbs, herbal teas and glycerites are also available, and Lyme sufferers may want to check out the Napiers CLAID (Covid, Lyme and infectious diseases) Clinic, a cooperative group of herbalists specializing in the long-term effects of bacterial, viral and fungal infections.

Caley’s Apothecary
caleysapothecary.co.uk

Japanese knotweed, cat’s claw and a variety of other herbal tinctures are available from Norfolk-based Caley’s Apothecary, along with an excellent selection of certified organic dried herbs. Company founder Stephanie Caley, a medical herbalist, can also custom-make herbal remedies following a one-to-one consultation.

Other options

These are some other sites selling single-herb tinctures online:

US

Avena Botanicals
avenabotanicals.com

Nature’s Answer
naturesanswer.com

NutraMedix
nutramedix.com

UK

Bristol Botanicals
bristolbotanicals.co.uk

Neal’s Yard Remedies
nealsyardremedies.com

Baldwin and Co.
baldwins.co.uk

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