Tincture
From tuilelaith 16 years ago
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Here's a recipe on how to prepare your own herbal tinctures. A tincture is an extract from herbs made by alcohol. I use vodka as it has little if any taste. You can however use a simple spirit that you can buy at your local super market in most states or stronger stuff you may have to find in the pharmacy. Read more A homemade tincture is good for approx one year. If you keep it cool, it 's good for maybe 1 1/2. See less
Ingredients
- fresh herbs to do the job you want done shopping list
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- Cough Tincture shopping list
- Fresh or dry thyme, sage and Hyssop shopping list
- Alcohol from 40% to 90% Vol. shopping list
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- It is best to make this in the summertime, when all the herbs are fresh but you can make it also from dried herbs any time in the year. shopping list
- The combination of thyme, sage and hyssop is not only good against cough but also has other possible uses. shopping list
- For example: sore throat, gingivitis, digestive problems, too much sweating, meteorism and weak menses, right like us women care if our menses are weak! shopping list
- Externally you can use it against skin inflammations, wounds and insect stings. shopping list
How to make it
- First cut the herbs in small pieces.
- Fill the herbs into a jar until half of the jar is filled.
- Pour the spirit into the jar.
- All the herbs should be covered.
- Close the jar and put it at a warm place.
- Let it stand for 10-40 days.
- Shake it about once a day.
- After the waiting time the tincture is ready.
- Now you can filter it.
- You need a second glass that should be bigger than the first glass.
- And you need a filtering paper or cloth, I use a coffee filter.
- Cover the second glass with the filter.
- Pour the tincture through the filter.
- The tincture is the liquid going through the filter.
- When the most liquid is poured out of the jar, you could put the jar with the herbs upside-down on the second jar, to make sure all the tincture flows into the second jar.
- Put the jars in a cool dry place and let them stand for several hours.
- Take a dark bottle and a small funnel.
- Pour the tincture through the funnel into the bottle.
- Fill as much bottles you need for filling all the tincture.
- Now all the tincture is filled into the bottles.
- Label the bottles with content and date so you always know what is inside and how old it is.
The Rating
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I would LOVE to hear of more herb combos and their uses!!!!
damiadedannon
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Excellent info. I've read directions in books that were not this clear.
tazoncaffeine
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I do a lot with herbs, including tinctures. I prefer alternative medicines to pharmaciuticals. You deserve a 5. Thank you for sharing...Cheryl
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