Kigelia Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Kigelia (Kigelia africana), the sausage tree, is a semi-deciduous tree of the trumpet-creeper family, Bignoniaceae, native to the savannas and riverbanks of tropical Africa from Senegal to South Africa. It grows 10-20 m with a spreading crown, pinnate leaves and large, dark maroon, trumpet-shaped flowers that open at night, smell unpleasant and are visited by bats. The grey-brown, sausage-shaped fruits hang on long cords, reach 60 cm and weigh up to 10 kg, with a fibrous pulp around flat seeds. We extract the dried bark, fruit and seed separately.