Lymph Love Tincture
This blend is like your Lymphie BFF!
We may experience swelling and stagnation in one more more limbs, but overall, our inner water circulate throughout our body, right, so supporting the flow of the lymph throughout the whole body can help relieve swelling in our swollen limbs as well as support the body without it having to work so hard.
Some Lymph-loving herbs included in here are: Burdock, Calendula, Red Root, Horse Chestnut, Cleavers, and Astragalus.
Tinctures can be one line of support to break up stagnation that can accumulate in the body, and get it flowing out through our detoxification pathways.
Key ingredients:
Burdock root*,
Calendula*^,
Red Root*,
Plantain Leaf^,
Sea Buckthorn Berry^,
Cleavers^, and
Horse Chestnut*, and
Astragalus Root*
What else helps break up stagnation?
Make movement an essential part of your day.
Dry brush your skin. Try our jute dry brush mitts, or
Sip on invigorating lymph-moving teas (our Calm Green Tea or Herbal Cafe Mocha are lovely). Look for herbs such as: Ginger, Calendula, Cleavers, Red Clover, and Burdock.
Drink 500mL to 1L of water upon waking in the morning. It's an ancient Ayurveda technique called Upanashan. Make infused water drinks our electrolyte recharging drink (recipe here). Great when you're feeling thirsty or after a workout, or try the juicy Pineapple Skin Tea (recipe here).
Reduce the inflammation load in your diet.
Eat dark green bitter greens like kale and dandelion greens several times a week.
How to use:
Take 1-3mL / 3 times a day.
Can be taken under the tongue sublingually, or
For a milder taste, add to a small cup of water and sip, or
Add to your morning tea, smoothie, etc.
How to take tinctures is a personal one. Pick the one that feels right for you and one you will remember and be consistent with it.
Packaging:
Packaged in cobalt blue glass dropper bottle. 2 oz bottle (approx 50-55ml).
Note:
Herbal remedies by nature are nurturing and slow acting. It may take 2-4 weeks to notice the full effect of the product.