The bottle, front · 1 of 2. Batch No. 1075 is a design identifier for this collection, not a manufacturing record.
The Herbal Cabinet · Tincture No. 10
Metabolic Roots
Traditional Metabolic Botanicals
There's more to a plant than its place on the plate.
$28
30 mL tincture
The Blend
Metabolic Roots is an exploration of how different cultures have thought about the way the body handles food. Gymnema, salacia, bitter melon and Indian barberry come from Ayurvedic practice; white mulberry from Chinese; fenugreek from the eastern Mediterranean; and Ceylon cinnamon from Sri Lanka.
It is deeply bitter at the front and warm at the back, and it is best taken as a settled habit rather than an occasional measure.
Traditionally Associated With
These botanicals carry histories in their traditions associated with carbohydrate metabolism, dietary practice and metabolic wellness. Nothing here is a treatment for diabetes or any metabolic condition, no blood-sugar effect is claimed, and anyone managing a metabolic condition should speak with their clinician before adding a botanical blend.
Seven botanicals
Inside the Formula
Open any plant to read where it comes from and what it has been kept for.
Traditional associations are recorded here as heritage, not as evidence of effect.
Botanical Wisdom
Gymnema, the sugar destroyer
Gurmar is the Hindi name for Gymnema sylvestre, and it means exactly what it sounds like. Chew a leaf and, for a while, sugar stops registering on the tongue — sweetness simply disappears from the next thing you taste. It is one of the strangest experiences available in a garden, and it explains why the plant has held its place in Indian practice for so long. I keep a leaf in a jar on the shelf purely to hand to sceptical visitors.
A Note from the Herbalist
“Gymnema is my favourite plant fact to produce at a dinner party: chew the leaf and sugar stops existing for twenty minutes. It is a strange, clever plant, and it makes a bitter, honest bottle.”
Handcrafted and formulated by EIRA’s herbalist, Kinley
This product information is not intended to replace professional medical advice.
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