Avena Botanicals Goldenseal comes from a certified organic Goldenseal grower who provides them with vibrant, freshly harvested roots that are infused immediately in organic alcohol upon arrival.
This bitter herb has a deep affinity for the mucous membranes that line the digestive (from mouth to large intestine), upper respiratory, vagina, and urinary systems of the body. Goldenseal supports a healthy immune response in these areas of the body and has a balancing and protective effect on the microbiome of the intestines and mouth. Goldenseal contains significant levels of the alkaloid, Berberine.
Our Goldenseal Tincture is potent, strong tasting, and of the highest quality.
Garden Notes: Goldenseal is a beautiful Eastern woodland native that is endangered in the wild. Our woodland garden has Goldenseal, Blue Cohosh, and Black Cohosh plants growing, each very special medicine plant for Eastern woodland Indigenous herbalists and healers.
Please only support tincture makers who grow these plants or purchase them from other organic growers. Never buy herbal products made from wildcrafted goldenseal plants.
*Avena donates a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of Goldenseal Tincture to the Wabanaki Community Herbal Apothecary.
Taste / Energetics: bitter, slightly drying, protective, toning, clearing.
Actions: mucous membrane tonic, immune supportive, astringent.
When to reach for it: When seeking extra support for the sinus and nasal passages and throat. When indicated during a gut-reset or gut healing diet to help balance a healthy microbiome. When wanting support for tender vaginal tissue. To encourage healthy gum tissue as a gentle gargle with water.
Ingredients: Fresh Goldenseal (Hydrastis Canadensis) root^, Spring Water, Grain Alcohol^.
Suggested Use: Add 10-20 drops (.5-1ml) to 1 ounce of water 1-3 times/day, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. Dilute in water as a mouthwash or gargle, as needed, to support gum tissue.
Avena Botanicals values simplicity and the traditional ways of hand-crafting herbal products. They use simple tabletop tools instead of large, mechanized machines and they do not mass-manufacture.
This holistic and spiritually alive system of organic agriculture enlivens the soil, water, and plants along with the soul, spirit, and consciousness of humans. Biodynamic preparations and practices create herbal products that can benefit body, mind, and spirit and connect individuals to the source of their sustenance.
Since their inception in 1985, they have used no synthetic ingredients, additives, or solvents of any kind in their herbal products or farming practices. Their on-site production facility only uses 100% biodegradable cleaning supplies.
Avena's products are produced on-site in their custom-built facility. You can take an herb walk through their gardens in the summer, while seeing smellIing baskets of herbs and flowers going into the facility, it doesn't get any more local than this.
Creating gentle, organic, high-quality herbal products that promote good health is their goal. They produce their products in small batches to ensure that their freshness and efficacy meet their high standards.
Avena's gardens are open to the public for a few select events each year. They are a peaceful sanctuary for people (and pollinators) to enjoy, learn in, and experience the gifts of nature. They host a handful of herb walks, classes, and retreats each summer, often accompanied by refreshing botanical sun tea.
These values remain constant in their thoughts, words, and actions. They care deeply about the health and well-being of the people and plants they serve and take extra care as they harvest the herbs and create products.
Despite the modern world's technological advances, many people around our planet remain unhappy and disconnected from nature. Avena's peaceful gardens, retreats, and hand-crafted herbal products assist people seeking to live in harmony with nature and with the spirit that connects all living beings.
They aim to create a working environment that embodies balance, health, and wellness. They ring a bell at noon for any staff who chooses to stop and meditate for 5-10 minutes. Their weekly staff meetings are held outdoors in summer and in a room overlooking the garden in winter. As a staff, they share yummy potlucks, birthday cakes, inspiring books, and garden walks.
Avena Botanicals is the first Demeter Certified Biodynamic farm in Maine. Biodynamic agriculture is a holistic and spiritually alive system of organic and ecological practices and philosophies based on the teachings of Dr. Rudolf Steiner. One of the core beliefs and practices of Biodynamic agriculture is to help heal the Earth.
Their hand-gathered herbs come into Avena's drying rooms and are immediately weighed and laid onto large screens. Most of these herbs are grown in Avena's three-acre gardens. They also collect a few herbs from nearby islands and meadows.
Over five hundred pounds of fresh, hand-gathered herbs come into Avena's apothecary annually and are thoughtfully prepared into herbal tinctures, elixirs, glycerites, and oils. Over 70% of these herbs come directly from Avena's Demeter Certified Biodynamic gardens. Their herbs are fresh, aromatic, sweet, bitter, pungent, and beautiful.
Avena's gardens have been purposefully planted with protective hedgerows and flowering plants that offer nectar and pollen to dozens of pollinators. Shimmering ruby-throated hummingbirds and various butterflies, honey bees and native bees fill our gardens with an array of colors, sounds, and personalities. The presence of pollinators fills hearts with joy and gratitude.
FDA Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
