Liquid Extractions
Blue Dragon Herbs® is dedicated to using only the purest, highest quality, chemical-free herbs for our full spectrum herbal extracts. Most of the herbs used in production come directly from China and are harvested from specific bio-regions according to ancient cultural tradiditions. Standardized extractions of a few non-Chinese herbs, such as Milk Thistle from Europe and Ginkgo Biloba from the U.S., have been added to several of the formulas to boost their strength and potency.
Blue Dragon Herbs uses a time-tested extraction process that utilizes all natural solvents. No hexane or ethers are used in production. All formulas are in a low alcohol and vegetable glycerice base. Alcohol has been an important ingredient for herbal products in both China and the West for centuries. It is a strong polar solvent which means it has the ability to pull the medicinal constituents out of the herbs quite easily. Alcohol also acts as a preservative for the finished extract. It is an excellent carrier of active ingredients, enhancing both bio-availability and ease of assimilation. The nutritional components of liquid extracts are immediately available for assimilation by the body. This means more effecient use of the herb, as well as improved results.
Blue Dragon Herbal Liquid Extractions can be served in a teacup or, more commonly, in a higher concentrated form, served warm in a sake flask, a shot or brandy glass. The delicate aroma and slightly sweet taste of the herbal Liquid Extractions are most fully appreciated in these more concentrated methods of serving. The goal of Blue Dragon herbs is to produce an elixir that is not only potent and effective, but also delicious. The percentage of alcohol in the Blue Dragon shot Liquid Extractions has been kept at 22%, much lower than the up to 60% alcohol content of some herbal tinctures. When the bitterness or the alcohol is blended with the sweetness of the vegetable gylcerine (a naturally sweet and syrupy by-product of olive oil extraction) the two tastes balance or cancel each other out, leaving an elixir that has neither the bitterness and harshness of the alcohol nor the overly sweet taste found in pure glycerine based products. This blending allows the delicate aroma and subtle flavours of the herbs to come through and be appreciated.
All Liquid Extractions - An alphabetical listing of all of our Elixir/Liquid Extract Products
Jing Essence Tonics is our inherited constitutional strength which determines longevity, physical and sexual energy, mental stamina, fertility and courage. Jing is burned up by life itself, but especially by chronic stress and illness, overwork, and sexual excess. Jing Essence Tonics replace this spent energy and to build up reserves for future use.
Chi Energy Tonics Chi (pronounced Chee) is the vital energy we take into our body though breathing and eating. Chi manifests as our drive, passion for living and achieving, and is also the raw material for a properly functioning immune system. Chi tonics build energy by improving the effeciency and strength of our lungs and digestive system.
Shen Spirit Tonics Shen is our Spirit, which resides in our hearts and is the light which shines from our eyes. It reflects our higher nature as human beings and is expressed as compassion, love, kindness, generosity, forgiveness and wisdom. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the Five Emotions, also called the Five Demons, fear, anger, excess joy or mania, worry and grief or sadness are said to be the primary causative factors in declining health and disease. Of course, emotions are a natural part of existance; no human escapes ever being sad, angry or worried sometimes. The emotions only become causes of disease when they are particulary intense or prolonged, especially when not expressed or acknowledged. Shen tonics nourish, stabilize and pacify the Five Demons so that our higher selves can manifest in our lives.
Qi Movers The Chinese say, “When Chi or Energy flows smoothly there is abundant health; when it stagnates there is pain and disease.” Just as a stream needs to flow freely to remain vital and alive, our health depends upon the unobstructed movement energy and blood in the body. With stagnation comes a buildup of toxins, and physical or emotional tension and pain.
Blood Tonics
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