This beautiful native mint family plant topped with whorls of blue flowers is an absolute bee magnet when it's in full flower. Humans also love this plant for the natural sweetness that her leaves possess, as well as the flavor profile that is reminiscent of fennel and anise seed.
As with many digestion supporting herbs, anise hyssop is considered carminative and can be added by the dropperful to after-dinner tea or added to formulas to decrease feelings of fullness or bloating, heling to keep things moving in the right direction while promoting comfort.
Our recipe ratio is 1 part fresh plant to 2 parts menstruum, resulting in approximately 500 mg/mL of plant material.