Bidens Pilosa Tincture
Buhner s book says that bidens needs a high dose as an antibiotic.
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A food supplement to support your health sometimes known as black jacks or spanish needles. This plant definitely gets around. It is a native of north and south america but found in eurasia africa australia and the pacific islands. Use 5 freshly ground black pepper in your tincture for maximum synergy.
In acute situations he calls for 1 tsp 1 25 5 ml and up to 1 tbl 15 ml in water up to 6x daily for up to 28 days depending on severity. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. Black pepper is synergistic and enhances the actions of bidens. We carry some standards and also hard to find tinctures.
Bidens pilosa is considered to be useful in clearing superficial heat dispersing stagnation invigorating the blood removing damp wind clearing damp heat from the lower triple burner and purging elemental fire from the body. Bidens tincture bidens pilosa. Bidens pilosa is an annual species of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family asteraceae its many common names include black jack beggarticks farmer s friends and spanish needle but most commonly referred to as cobblers pegs it is native to the americas but is widely distributed as an introduced species in other regions worldwide including eurasia africa australia south america. The bidens pilosa native to florida and which i use for this tincture also has the synonym bidens alba which refers to the white ray florets.
Bidens pilosa is considered an invasive plant actively colonizing disturbed land. They may also be used in food food supplements cosmetics and as a starter ingredient by herbalists in prescription formulas. Extracts such as tinctures or essences offer a convenient alternative to herbal teas. General information bidens pilosa is an annual plant producing an erect much branched stem up to 100cm tall though the plant can often flower seed and then die when much smaller.