Hi David, someone came to me recently who says she "bursts into tears every day over nothing." When I asked about anxiety, she definitively said no, it was "overwhelming sadness." But when her husband asks her what she is so sad about she says "nothing". I immediately thought of Pulsatilla, but this person is a recovering alcoholic. I'm wondering if there are any non-alcohol based Pulsatilla extracts available anywhere -- I found homeopathic pills online but I know those aren't your thing. I also found Chinese Pulsatilla extract granules (Bai Tou Weng) but not sure if those would act the same way. I know Anemone drummondii grows around my area but the MM sheet doesn't say anything about any other extraction methods other than alcohol. (I would also have to wait until late summer and climb a 4000+ foot mountain to get it....if I could even find it....) If the Chinese extract granules are a possibility, I'm also wondering about dose as this is such a low-dose herb. Do you trust people with extract granules when the herb is low-dose?? Thanks so much.

The Chinese Pulsatilla is not the same as the European and American Pulsatilla , it has mostly different uses. I do not know of any other way to extract Pulsatilla except alcohol (although Vinegar might work) this might be a situation where the homeopathic Pulsatilla may be your best option.