Memory Advance Alcohol-Free Drops

What is in the blend

• Bacopa (brahmi) - a small creeping succulent of wet ground across India and the tropics, with fleshy leaves and tiny white flowers; the whole herb is used. It is the bacopa brahmi, a different plant from gotu kola, which also carries the name brahmi in some regions.
• Ginkgo leaf - the fan-shaped leaf of Ginkgo biloba, the last survivor of a tree lineage older than the dinosaurs. The leaf, not the seed, is used here.
• Sage and rosemary - two aromatic evergreens of the Mediterranean scrub and the kitchen garden, both in the mint family: the soft gray-green leaf of common garden sage and the needle-like leaf of rosemary. This is Salvia officinalis, not red sage (danshen) or white sage.
• Schisandra berry (Wu Wei Zi, the five-flavor fruit) - the red berry of a woody vine of northern China and the Russian Far East, named for tasting sweet, sour, salty, bitter and pungent at once.
• Turmeric rhizome - the bright orange underground stem of a ginger-family plant of South Asia, the source of the kitchen spice; it stains everything it touches.
• Yerba mate - the leaf of a South American holly, dried and brewed as the traditional mate of Argentina, Paraguay and southern Brazil; it naturally contains caffeine.

Why the alcohol-free drops

The seven dried herbs are extracted together in vegetable glycerin and purified water, so there is no ethanol in the bottle - the version to choose if you avoid alcohol. Glycerin gives the drops a mild, naturally sweet taste that softens the bitterness of sage and turmeric.

What is a glycerite?

A glycerite is a liquid herbal extract made with vegetable glycerin instead of alcohol. Glycerin is a clear, naturally sweet liquid from plant oils; it extracts and preserves the water-soluble parts of the herbs. Because glycerin is a weaker preservative than alcohol, keep the bottle refrigerated after opening. The glycerin and water percentages are printed on the label.

How to use

Adults only. Shake well before use. Put the number of drops shown on the label into a little water or juice and drink it, up to the frequency shown on the label. Do not exceed the label serving. Take it in the morning or early afternoon because of the caffeine, and do not combine with coffee, energy drinks or other caffeine or stimulant products. Because sage leaf contains thujone, use this blend in short courses of no more than two weeks at a time without talking to your practitioner. If you take any medication, take this blend at least two hours apart from it. Refrigerate after opening and use within the period printed on the label.

Drops or tincture?

If you prefer the classic alcohol-based extract with the longest shelf life at room temperature, the same seven-herb blend is available as Memory Advance Tincture - the alcohol-based version. The herbs and proportions are identical; only the extraction liquid differs. Our Memory Booster Alcohol-Free Drops is a different three-herb blend of ginkgo, gotu kola and rosemary.