Re: tinctures

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natropractica@... wrote:

sometimes dry is better sometimes only

fresh will do. you will have to get to know the individual plants and

their components or get some good formulary books such as making plant

medicine by richo cech and also look up the tincture guide on michael

moore's site. dry calendula for example makes a better tincture than

fresh , however for lemon balm, dry id almost useless because you will

loose most of the esential oils. It is more complicated to make a good

fresh plant tincture because you have to know and compensate for how

much water content is already in the plant , for example lemon balm is

65 to 75% per cent water. like most things in herbal medicine there is

no "cut and dried" answer , so my answer to your question is that it

depends on the specific plant.

regards

christopher scipio

homeopath/berbalist

www.natropractica.com

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Good answer. It will also depend on the type of alcohol you are using.

If you are using 100 proof or less then I would go with dry herb as the

excess water from fresh plant material may reduce the percentage of

alcohol below acceptable levels.. If you are using 150 -196 proof

rocket fuel then by all means use fresh. The water will help to dilute

the alcohol to a more palatable state and you  won't have to add as

much water to your tincture. Too, I have to agree with that

there really is no "cut and dried" or should we say "fresh and dried"

answer. Some plants carry more water than others.

-- Peace, love and light,

Don Quai

"Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man."

[Guest guest]

no, use ACV..... grind up the herbs if necessary, like blend the cayenne peppers and acv together. Suzirainbowegret <egret.09@...> wrote: Hi SuziI'm not sure about the alcohol because Carl doesn't drink at all. Does it loose its alcohol content in the tincturing process?Tracey

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> no, use ACV..... grind up the herbs if necessary, like blend the

cayenne peppers and acv together.

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Thanks heaps Suzi I've got some organic ACV and I'll get some made up

for him. I hope they send him back to hospital near us if he needs to

stay in instead of leaving him up in Sydney then I can sneak some

stuff to him. He's not to impressed at being wired up etc.

Tracey

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While the alcohol content is very minor, I can sympathize. As a recovered alcoholic, I prefer not taking any alcohol into my system, no matter how small. I have heard that the alcohol can be dissapated by putting the drops into a small amount of warm water for a short time, then the water will still have the constituents of the tincture. Peace, love, laughter “I was born by Caesarean section, but you can't really tell... except that when I leave my house, I always go out the window.” rainbowegret <egret.09@...> wrote: Hi SuziI'm not sure about the alcohol because Carl doesn't drink at all. Does it loose its alcohol content in the tincturing process?Tracey

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I can sympathize. As a recovered alcoholic, I prefer not taking any

alcohol into my system, no matter how small.

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Hi

Carl has been alcohol free for 20 years now got of it through his

traditional culture and lore.

I don't drink either and prefer not to put any into my body either. I

am so glad that my kids will grow up without it unlike most aboriginal

children who are still exposed at an early age and with cigarettes.

Carl is a teacher of his traditional lore and has brought many people

through drug and alcohol addictions with their traditional culture. It

is so wonderful.

Tracey