Bidens Pilosa Herbal Tincture Extract FRESH

Made with fresh wild harvested Bidens Pilosa leaves, flowers, stems and roots, grain alcohol.  Bidens Pilosa , is most commonly known as shepherd's needles, beggarticks, Spanish needles or butterfly needles. Bidens means two- toothed, describing the two projections found at the top of the seeds. 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. The entire plant is medicinally active, including the roots. A lot of scientific studies have been done on the constituents of Bidens, identifying around 100 different plant chemicals so far. The most promising are the flavonoids, and the poly-acetylene compounds, having the broadest anti-microbial activity. Some studies indicate that this plant can be used as a remedy for cuts, swelling, hypertension, jaundice, and diabetes. Bidens is a natural antibiotic which helps treat antibiotic resistant bacteria (like MRSA etc). Bidens are also recommended as a mu