Blue Lotus Tinctures

Tinctures are the simplest way to take our blue lotus: a dropper you can count, no scale, no steeping. The alcohol-free 2 oz tincture is the everyday bottle, the alcohol-based 2 oz is the traditional version, and two blends widen the range: Kanna and Blue Lotus for a lifted, relaxed evening and the Kanna, Blue Lotus and Kava 10 ml for all three in one pocket dropper. Flower is under blue lotus flower and tea, concentrates under blue lotus extracts.

At a glance

• Dropper dosing, no scale needed
• Alcohol-free (vegetable glycerin) and alcohol-based options
• Single-plant bottles and kanna or kava blends
• Made from whole blue lotus flower, Nymphaea caerulea

Alcohol-free or alcohol-based. Glycerin tinctures are sweet and gentle, suit anyone avoiding alcohol and go easily into tea or seltzer. Alcohol-based tinctures extract a slightly broader range of the flower's compounds and absorb a little faster. Same plant either way.

How to choose.

• First blue lotus tincture: alcohol-free 2 oz.
• Traditional preparation: alcohol-based 2 oz.
• Social evening: Kanna and Blue Lotus.
• Travel bottle with everything: the 10 ml triple blend.

How to use. Hold the drops under the tongue for 30 to 60 seconds, then swallow, or add them to a drink. Start at the low end of the serving on the product page and wait an hour. Tinctures keep capped and upright at room temperature.

What to expect. A soft, relaxed, dreamy calm in 15 to 30 minutes, lasting two to three hours. The kanna blends add a brighter mood on top; the kava blend adds body relaxation.

Cautions.

• Not for use if pregnant or nursing
• Kanna blends: do not combine with SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs, triptans, tramadol or St. John's Wort, and avoid alcohol
• Kava blend: do not combine with alcohol, sedatives or benzodiazepines
• Adults 21 and over only; keep out of reach of children

Common questions

• How many servings in a 2 oz bottle? About 30 to 60 depending on the serving you settle on.
• Can I add it to wine? The alcohol-free tincture is a modern take on the traditional lotus wine; a dropper in a glass is the usual way.
• Is the alcohol-based tincture strong tasting? Yes, like any herbal alcohol tincture. Drop it into water or juice if the taste bothers you.

Disclaimer. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Blue lotus is a traditional botanical, and traditional use does not establish that it will produce any particular result. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you take any medication or have a medical condition. Keep out of reach of children.

Written by Robert Lattig, founder of Healing Herbals, practicing herbalist for 13 years.