Ovientvine Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Ovientvine, the catalogue spelling of orientvine (Sinomenium acutum), is a woody deciduous climber of the moonseed family, Menispermaceae, native to China, Japan and Korea, where it twines through forest margins and thickets. Its stems reach several meters, the leaves are broad, often shallowly lobed and heart-shaped at the base, and small greenish flowers are followed by blue-black drupes. The thick stems, known in China as qing feng teng, are cut into slices and dried. We extract the dried stem.