Anastatica Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Anastatica (Anastatica hierochuntica), the true rose of Jericho or Maryam's flower, is a small annual of the mustard family, Brassicaceae, native to the deserts of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Middle East from Morocco to Iran. It grows only 5 to 15 centimeters, with grey-hairy spoon-shaped leaves and tiny white four-petaled flowers along the branches. After the seeds set, the plant dies and its branches curl inward into a tight, woody, fist-sized ball that can blow across the sand for years; when wetted the branches unfold within hours and release the seeds, then close again as they dry. We extract the dried flower.