If you followed either of my pregnancies you know they weren’t the smoothest rides. There was a lot of congestion, discomfort resulting in lost sleep, dietary restrictions and most notably, severe pelvic pain with my second daughter. I’d have LOVED to have known about WishGarden Herbs during my pregnancies. They carry herbal pregnancy symptom relief tinctures that help stave off common (and pesky) pregnancy symptoms.
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Who is WishGarden?
Woman-owned and family-run since 1979, WishGarden Herbs was founded by environmentalist, Catherine Hunziker. Fast-forward to today, where she co-owns WishGarden with her two children. They’re passionate about making effective liquid herbal extracts and leveraging Herbalism within modern healthcare, which is a concept that really interests me. I love the idea of incorporating holistic remedies into modern health and wellness practices.
So, that’s when I started looking at their liquid tinctures.
What are Liquid Tinctures?
Liquid tinctures are concentrated extracts of plants and herbs that are made by soaking plant parts in alcohol. They can consist of plant parts like leaves, roots, berries or bark. The alcohol pulls out the plant’s active ingredients, concentrating them into a liquid for consumption. These extracts contain enumerable holistic healing properties for dozens of ailments.
Liquid herbal extracts have superior absorption potential versus solid format supplements. Without bioavailability and absorption, medicinal herb’s and plant’s healing properties are not as potent.
Is there alcohol in liquid tinctures?
The combination of alcohol and water have been, and are still, the most traditional method used to pull plant extracts for liquid tinctures. But how much alcohol is really in these blends?
Fun fact: alcohol’s first known purpose was to preserve gathered herbs, as dried herbs would lose their potency over time. Adding fresh or dried herbs to alcohol will maintain their potency and preserve the medicinal constituents in the plant. A beautiful alchemy arises when both water and alcohol combine with herbs to achieve potency, preservation, and purity.
While all of WishGarden’s pregnancy, postpartum and children’s formulas contain organic gluten-free alcohol — which is solely to extract the herbal constituents and preserve the tincture — WishGarden’s final products have as much alcohol as a ripe banana per serving.
Herbal Pregnancy Symptom Relief Liquid Tinctures
All four of the following symptoms were ever-present in both of my pregnancies, especially the congestion and stress. These four Pregnancy Essential liquid tincture blends were crafted under the careful eye of WishGarden’s founder. As a midwife with decades of experience in her field, and a mom herself, Catherine has an extra knowledgable finger on the pulse of what moms are feeling during their nine months of pregnancy, bringing her to these four crucial, herbal pregnancy symptom relief blends.
- Immune Boost Seasonal Rescue for Pregnancy is designed to support optimal immune functioning and assist healthy lymphatic movement. It’s hard enough being pregnant, nonetheless also being sick on top of that!
- Congestion Rescue Immune Support for Pregnancy supports a healthy microbial balance and fever response, helping you get ahead of things before they take a turn for the worse. This is easily the blend I would’ve loved to have the most when pregnant! I had the WORST congestion the entire time I was pregnant with both girls.
- Stress Release Tension Tamer for Pregnancy promotes daily serenity and relaxation when pregnant or postpartum. Given my pregnancy history this would’ve been nice to have for those days where simply being pregnant was anxiety-inducing.
- Sleepy Nights & Fresh Mornings for Pregnancy promotes safe and restful sleep during pregnancy. I would’ve loved having this one during my pregnancy with Mackenzie, that little girl kicked me 24/7 making sleep hard to come by!
These special pregnancy-safe* blends are WishGarden’s top picks for expecting moms. All of these liquid tinctures are gluten-free, vegan and comes ready-to-gift in a lovely box, making great gifts for baby showers and new moms!
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
How to Use Liquid Tinctures
Every individual formula has specific directions for use, but in general, you’ll mix them with water.
For example, the Sleepy Nights blend advises to add eight pumps into water for consumption before bed for a restful night. Read the whole label before consumption so you’re aware of maximum dosage and other warning information first!
I didn’t find the blends added much taste to the water, which I like. But I presume taste may vary slightly depending how much water you’re using and how many pumps you add. Essentially, you’re just drinking some water before bed (or whenever you take any of the blends), which I do anyway, so it doesn’t add much more to my routine!
Other Herbal Symptom Relief Liquid Tinctures
Please note, not all tinctures are safe for use during pregnancy (always check each blend’s warning label), and I do not suggest using the following blends if you suspect you are pregnant. However, I’m currently 6-months postpartum and am now seeking relief from a new set of symptoms, making these safe options for me.
For example, while my allergies and sinuses have calmed down a great deal, the symptoms are still very much present. The last few allergy seasons have been particularly bad for me, so having holistic options to help with symptom relief really appeals to me.
My other biggest recurring ailment has to be muscle soreness and tension. This is onset from playing tennis a few times a week, but probably also partially from chasing a toddler and 6-month-old also.
The Serious Relaxer blend is perfect to help with this particular soreness. Aside from age, the aforementioned wear and tear adds to the stress on my muscles and body, so having a natural blend that will help my muscles relax and recover is huge for me!
Are you previously familiar with liquid tinctures? I’d love to know what you’ve learned from today’s post. Leave me your favorite takeaways or any personal experience in the comments! I’d love to information share on this unique topic, especially if you’ve seen results from this herbal remedy.
