Description
- The Alcohol-Free Hawtorn Mother Tincture is a herbal preparation extracted from the leaves and flowers of the Crataegus oxyacantha auct
- This type of extract contains the total phytocomplex of the plant in aqueous form; they contain all the beneficial properties of medicinal and spontaneous plants.
- Hawthorn has always been known as the heart plant , useful for supporting cardiovascular functions and is known in herbal medicine and phytotherapy for its hypotensive , cardiotonic, vasodolatadic, antispasmodic and sedative properties .
- The Hawthorn Mother Tincture therefore proves to be a natural remedy that is used above all in cardiovascular system disorders such as arrhythmias and arterial hypertension but also to relieve menstrual pain , insomnia and mood disorders (anxiety in particular).
- Hawthorn extract is rich in important substances such as flavonoids ( hyperoside, vitexin, luteolin, rutin, quercetin, apigenin ) , leucoanthocyanidins, triterpene acids, pentacyclic acids ( ursolic, crategolic, oleanolic, acantholic, neotegolic acids ) , phenolcarboxylic acids, sterols, amines . and Aminopurines that work in synergy with each other.
- Usually the mother tincture is made with alcoholic maceration of medicinal herbs, alcohol and water for a certain period of time (20-40 days). However, to make the product also suitable for children and pregnant women , there are also Alcohol-Free Mother Tinctures , made with a mix of water and glycerin as solvents.
- Our alcohol-free mother tinctures are obtained thanks to an innovative type of ultrasonic extraction , which allows the complete extraction of the plant material , while at the same time preserving the integrity of all the molecules contained in the plant. All this is made possible thanks to the shock wave produced by ultrasound which causes the mechanical rupture of the cell walls.
