Borututu Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Borututu (Cochlospermum angolense) is a small deciduous tree of the Bixaceae family, formerly placed in its own family Cochlospermaceae, native to the dry savanna woodlands of Angola, the southern Congo basin, Zambia, and neighboring parts of south-central Africa. It grows 2 to 5 meters, often with a thick, fire-resistant trunk and a sparse crown of large, palmately lobed leaves that drop in the dry season. Before the new leaves appear it covers itself in large, bright yellow five-petaled flowers, followed by pear-shaped capsules full of cottony seeds. The thick, tuberous roots have a deep yellow to orange interior. We extract the dried root.