Fraxinus Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Fraxinus (Fraxinus chinensis), the Chinese ash or qin pi, is a deciduous tree of the olive family, Oleaceae, native to China, Korea and Vietnam. It reaches 15-20 m with grey, fissured bark, pinnate leaves of 5-9 toothed leaflets and winged seeds that hang in bunches. Strips of the bark are greyish-brown outside and bitter inside, and an infusion of the bark shows a blue fluorescence in sunlight because of its coumarins. We extract the dried bark.