Our ancestors knew the benefit of drinking bitters before meals to stimulate digestion and it was a very common practice for centuries.
... and you must TASTE the bitterness! It doesn't help to take bitters in capsules because you want the body to respond to the bitter taste which aids in activating the digestive process. There are many ways to take bitters such as adding some dandelion greens to a salad, drinking it infused in alcohol or taking the bitters in a tincture.
Here is a list of some bitter herbs:
Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia)
Angelica: ( Angelica archangelica)
Gentian: (Gentiana lutea)
Chamomile : (Matricaria chamomilla)
Dandelion : (Taraxacum officinalis)
Goldenseal : (Hydrastis canadensis)
Milk Thistle : (Silybum marianum)
Peppermint : Mentha piperita)
Rue : (Ruta)
Wormwood : (Artemisia absinthium)
Yarrow : (Achilles millefolium)
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