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This rare extract is prepared from Monotropa hypopitys, a deep forest dweller and close relative of Ghost Pipe. Like its cousin, Pinesap is a mycoheterotroph, meaning it lives without photosynthesis—drawing nourishment from a fungal relationship beneath the soil. Our extract is made using a year-long cold alcohol maceration of the fresh flowering tops and seed-bearing bodies, following the rhythm and guidance of the plant spirit itself.
We harvest only when Pinesap appears in abundance and only from naturally flourishing colonies, often ones we've observed for years. In some areas of the Southern Appalachians, these colonies are increasing in size, a reminder—echoing themes from Braiding Sweetgrass—that right relationship can sustain and even nourish ecosystems when approached with humility and gratitude.
Research on Monotropa hypopitys is extremely limited, but it is believed to share some of the neuroactive and analgesic properties of Monotropa uniflora. Observational and folk records suggest it may have:
Salicylic acid-related compounds: For modulating pain and inflammation
Unknown alkaloids and glycosides: That may influence emotional processing, sleep states, and nervous system sensitivity
Tannins and resinous principles: Giving it a more grounding, physical quality than its spectral cousin
Pinesap feels more rooted and embodied than Ghost Pipe—often acting not only in the emotional and spiritual body, but also bringing a deep, physical settling in cases of trauma stored in the flesh and fascia.
Where Ghost Pipe is lunar and ethereal, Pinesap is earthbound and cellular. Its medicine reaches the marrow—the ancestral grief, the embedded trauma, the unspoken knowing stored in the bones. It is particularly suited for those who are healing long-held pain, recovering from burnout or collapse, or navigating spiritual re-entry after periods of disassociation or soul loss.
Working with Pinesap invites a return to the body in a safe and gentle way. It supports spiritual integration after initiatory experiences, dreamwork, or ceremonial dismemberment.
This tincture is never rushed. It is soaked for a full turn of the seasons, until Pinesap reappears, affirming the slow alchemy of reciprocal medicine-making.
Take 1–3 drops in a small amount of water as needed. Best used in ceremonial, therapeutic, or ritual contexts, not as a daily supplement. Use with intention and pause.
Ingredients:
Fresh wild-harvested Monotropa hypopitys flowering bodies, organic cane alcohol (70%)
Safety & Contraindications:
Not for use during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Not intended for continuous use. Best reserved for threshold work and deep somatic or energetic healing. Consult a qualified herbal practitioner before combining with psychiatric, nervous system, or sedative medications.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
This rare extract is prepared from Monotropa hypopitys, a deep forest dweller and close relative of Ghost Pipe. Like its cousin, Pinesap is a mycoheterotroph, meaning it lives without photosynthesis—drawing nourishment from a fungal relationship beneath the soil. Our extract is made using a year-long cold alcohol maceration of the fresh flowering tops and seed-bearing bodies, following the rhythm and guidance of the plant spirit itself.
We harvest only when Pinesap appears in abundance and only from naturally flourishing colonies, often ones we've observed for years. In some areas of the Southern Appalachians, these colonies are increasing in size, a reminder—echoing themes from Braiding Sweetgrass—that right relationship can sustain and even nourish ecosystems when approached with humility and gratitude.
Research on Monotropa hypopitys is extremely limited, but it is believed to share some of the neuroactive and analgesic properties of Monotropa uniflora. Observational and folk records suggest it may have:
Salicylic acid-related compounds: For modulating pain and inflammation
Unknown alkaloids and glycosides: That may influence emotional processing, sleep states, and nervous system sensitivity
Tannins and resinous principles: Giving it a more grounding, physical quality than its spectral cousin
Pinesap feels more rooted and embodied than Ghost Pipe—often acting not only in the emotional and spiritual body, but also bringing a deep, physical settling in cases of trauma stored in the flesh and fascia.
Where Ghost Pipe is lunar and ethereal, Pinesap is earthbound and cellular. Its medicine reaches the marrow—the ancestral grief, the embedded trauma, the unspoken knowing stored in the bones. It is particularly suited for those who are healing long-held pain, recovering from burnout or collapse, or navigating spiritual re-entry after periods of disassociation or soul loss.
Working with Pinesap invites a return to the body in a safe and gentle way. It supports spiritual integration after initiatory experiences, dreamwork, or ceremonial dismemberment.
This tincture is never rushed. It is soaked for a full turn of the seasons, until Pinesap reappears, affirming the slow alchemy of reciprocal medicine-making.
Take 1–3 drops in a small amount of water as needed. Best used in ceremonial, therapeutic, or ritual contexts, not as a daily supplement. Use with intention and pause.
Ingredients:
Fresh wild-harvested Monotropa hypopitys flowering bodies, organic cane alcohol (70%)
Safety & Contraindications:
Not for use during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Not intended for continuous use. Best reserved for threshold work and deep somatic or energetic healing. Consult a qualified herbal practitioner before combining with psychiatric, nervous system, or sedative medications.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
