Rio Health Matapalo (Mistletoe) 30ml

Matapalo (Phoradendron crassifolium) is also known as mistletoe. Tribal groups in South America, including the Yanesha Amazonian Peruvian ethnic group, have reported many uses for extracts from the Matapalo plant.

Each 0.5ml (10 drops) recommended daily dosage contains: Mistletoe alcohol water extract which is the equivalent of 167mg Mistletoe herb.

Ingredients: Pure Cane Alcohol, Osmotic Water, Mistletoe (Phoradendron crassifolium) herb from Peru.

Minimum Dry Herb Potency Ratio: 1:3

Contents: 30 ml

Alcohol content: 55 Vol.%

Food Supplement—Botanical Tincture 

Suggested Adult (age 16+ years) Use: 5-10 drops, 2 to 3 times daily in 120ml (4 oz.) of water. We recommend starting with a lower dose of 1 drop and titrating up to the 10 drops unless otherwise advised by your practitioner. Maximum 30 drops per day. Might be usable cautiously at up to 40 drops per day.

For children aged from 12-15 years, 5 drops, 3 times daily. Can also be used cautiously with children under age 12. (For children aged from 4-9 years, 3 drops, 3 times daily.  For children aged from 10-12 years, 4 drops, 3 times daily.)

The Rio Health range, new in 2020, is a range of 25 tinctures of mainly South American botanicals. Each is a 1:3 tincture using 55% alcohol, provided in glass bottles with calibrated dropper for easy dispensing. Most of the plants are grown in Peru where they are ecologically wildcrafted.

Unlike tablets and capsules which need to be broken down by the digestive system, tinctures absorb readily by the body. No excipients are needed so each tincture contains only water, alcohol and the botanical ingredient(s). Tinctures also readily permit easy titration (increasing of dose slowly upward), which is an important consideration for adults and children alike.

Note that Rio Health tinctures likely can be used at lower dose (number of drops) than some other brands, and are competitively priced.