Hyssopus officinalis - i've been trying to grow it for 5 years!
this year it decided to grace us and i'm so glad to have this tincture.
hyssop is a very ancient herb from the mint family.
it is famously mentioned in the bible
'Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean' psalm 51:7
but it's all over the old testament.

i love hyssop. i use it to clean, clear, tone + astringe.
it's an herb that opens the 'tubes' of the body.
it will sweep phlegm out of places you didn't know it was hiding.
it is diaphoretic so it will open the pores and encourage sweating- good for fevers.
it's a bronchodilator so it's nice for when you're feeling wheezy and congested.

it's particularly nice for GI distress as it's an excellent carminative that can simultaneously soothe, check and get things moving. it is antispasmodic, carminative, acts as a nervine and is an absolutely excellent antiseptic.

DIVERTICULITIS
when herbal antiseptics are taken properly, they can take care of bad stuff without damaging good stuff.
i particularly like to use hyssop for diverticulitis.
this is a condition that runs in my family so i have had the occasion to work with it quite a bit. this past summer a family member was day 3 on the couch with a flare up. they could hardly sit up. i was horrified to see they were taking blood root pills that they'd bought from the health food store. they said 'they were making it worse but the lady at the store said it was like antibiotics and they make you worse to make you better' no. not safe- and thankfully, not necessary!
they had creeping charlies growing in a beautiful clump beside the porch. a strong cup of tea had them walking in an hour. a regimen of hyssop + creeping charlies tea 3-4 c a day for 7-10 days completely ended the episode. feel an episode coming on? start the hyssop + creeping charlies tea. it's very safe.

AUTOIMMUNE
i find hyssop to be an important herb for autoimmune type issues. it does depend on presentation and root issue, which is sometimes clear and sometimes isn't. but we look for 3 things in working on the roots of these conditions: 1) we have to help the body clean something up that it can't figure out how to detox on it's own.
my go to's that i think of first are st johnswort, blue vervain + hyssop. we don't use them all together! it's really important to keep it simple in these situations because they're sensitive and their flare ups can be really awful for them. i'm not a great believer of the 'healing crisis'. we look into a person's presentation and match them with a detox herb that suits them very well. small steady doses are great.
then 2) we help them find a deeper sense of balance and give the body complex nutrition that fuels change that the body might not be able to fuel on it's own. i typically use reishi here but medicinal mushrooms and sometimes other supportive adaptogens are good choices here. it's common to have a complex pathogen like a virus as the root issue in autoimmune issues. remedies like reishi can help the immune system correct itself and find more effective ways to handle a complicated invader.
3) i always like to mention that it's critical that we see if anything is 'in the way' of correcting a health issue. if there is an unidentified trigger that's regularly happening and we don't remove it, our results will always be limited. if we can identify triggers and eliminate them, we can find great success with the correct regimen. hidden food allergies, exposure to molds or toxins + medications that your body is having an untoward reaction to can all be big things to consider here.


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store tinctures out of direct sunlight and at moderate room temperatures. it does not hurt to refrigerate them but is not necessary.

you can put tinctures directly in your mouth. no need to put them under the tongue. follow with a glass of water for good assimilation. many tinctures should be given a good shake before dosing. i would be happy to offer appropriate dosage considering your personal situation. if you message me i can give you more specific dosage guidelines and expectations for what the remedy can do for you and how long it should take to see results. if you chose the remedy on your own without a consultation first, i will be honest as to whether you can expect the results you're looking for or not. sometimes we need a few moving parts to get the job done. i consult for free for your safety and benefit. i have a 'custom remedy' option so you can try tiny sizes of a regimen if you'd like. just because you may need a few moving parts doesn't mean getting what you need will become unaffordable. many of my clients are low income and i will gladly work within any budget.