Description
- Valerian Mother Tincture Alcohol Free is a herbal preparation extracted from the roots of Valeriana Officinalis L.
- 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.
- Valeriana Officinalis , not to be confused with the related Valeriana salad, is a plant in the Caprifoliaceae family and is known in herbal and herbal medicine for its anxiolytic, sedative and relaxing properties.
- Valerian Mother Tincture is mainly used in cases of agitation and as a sedative in sleep disorders because it is able to reduce the time needed to fall asleep and improves the quality of sleep .
- Valerian extract is rich in important substances such as moterpene compounds, sesquiterpene compounds (valerenic, valerenal, valeranone and beta-caryophyllene acids) , pyridine alkaloids (valerian, actinidine, alpha-methylpyryl ketone), essential oils, caffeic acid and its derivatives, the flavonoids which act. in synergy with each other.
- Usually, the mother tincture is obtained by alcoholic maceration of medicinal herbs, alcohol and water for a certain period (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 mixture of water and glycerin as solvents.
- Our alcohol-free mother tinctures are obtained using an innovative type of ultrasonic extraction , which allows the complete extraction of the plant material , while 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.
