Anamu Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Anamu (Petiveria alliacea), also called guinea hen weed, is a perennial herb of the Petiveriaceae family, formerly placed in the pokeweed family, native to Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central and South America down to Argentina. It grows 50 to 100 centimeters with a woody base, slender stems, alternate oval leaves, and long, thin, whip-like spikes of tiny greenish-white flowers followed by wedge-shaped fruits with hooked bristles. Its most distinctive trait is the strong garlic-like odor of the crushed leaves and roots, which comes from sulfur compounds and can taint the milk of cattle that graze on it. We extract the dried herb.