Reaching their peak potency in the autumn, the Juniper Berries are picked and the very best berries are selected. After the berries are meticulously cleaned, they are placed in dehydrators and slow dried keeping all the nutritional content absolutely intact. The berries come out in perfect condition ready to be tested for toxins and heavy metals. The berries are then made ready for shipping. This process complies with GMP standards and is quality assured by Indigo Herbs.

• Produced to GMP standards
• Quality Assured by Indigo Herbs
• 100% pure botanical ingredients - no solvents used in the extraction method
• Bottled in a pharmacoepial grade brown glass bottle

Manufacture Process

Our essential oils are manufactured to GMP standards using steam distillation or cold pressing.

Indigo Herbs Juniper Berry Essential Oil is extracted using the "steam distillation" method. In this process the botanical material is placed in a still and steam is forced over the material. The hot steam helps to release the aromatic molecules from the plant material since the steam forces open the pockets in which the oils are kept. Molecules of the volatile oils then escape and evaporate into the steam. The temperature of the steam needs to be carefully controlled - just enough to force the plant material to let go of the essential oil, yet not too hot as to burn the plant material or the essential oil. The steam now containing the essential oil is passed through a cooling system to condense the steam which forms a liquid. The essential oil is then separated from the water and bottled, resulting in 100% pure essential oil.

The berries used to make Indigo Herbs Juniper Berry Tincture undergo stringent checks to ensure they develop to their fullest potential, whilst adhering to exceptionally high quality standards. After careful selection and cleaning the berries undergo a process of cold percolation in order to extract the active constituents into tincture form. The cold percolation method employs a gradient circulation of the solution which keeps the plant ingredients in perpetual contact with the ethanol. This technique is faster and more efficient than maceration and ensures there is less waste of precious plant materials. This premium quality product is manufactured to GMP standards and Quality Assured by Indigo Herbs. It is 100% pure botanical ingredients, completely free of synthetic ingredients with absolutely nothing added.