Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Tonya, I use mostly everclear... It is very potent.. but I dilute it AFTER I strain the herbs.. 50%. 100 proof vodka is fine... But I feel everclear is best for bark or thick roots. SuziTonya <gatosmom71004@...> wrote: I have heard the Everclear works well too "The most magickal of tools that one can posess is his or herself" Tonya http://gatosmom.diaryland.com/ __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Tonya wrote: > The herbs I am thinking of tincturing are: > > lavander > chamomile > green tea > garlic > jasmine flowers > lemon balm or lemon grass > > My mom has also asked me to come up with a tincture for her painful > legs, she walks alot and is on her feet at work all day so she is in > pain when she gets home. I feel sorry for her, she also wanted to know > about safe and natural herbal remedies for her pain. > ==================================== Hi Tonya, What kind of shoes does your mother wear at work? Is it just her legs that hurt or do her feet hurt as well? Is she on concrete all day or....???? The lavender, chamomile and green tea do not need to be fresh to tincture. However, the garlic should be and definitely the lemon balm should be fresh. I have never heard of anyone tincturing jasmine and I am quite interested to hear about the outcome. -- Peace, love and light, Don Quai " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Tonya wrote: > Hi Don > > My mom wears " nurses' shoes " or those horrible canvas shoes. I keep > yelling at her to get better shoes and stop bugging me for a " miracle > cure " . Her leg pain is from what I suspect poor circulation, bad > diet, and bad shoes. > I am tincturing jasmine flower in hopes to make some massage oil. I > will let you know what it turns out like. ================================ Thanks Tonya, I would appreciate that. A good massage oil (using extra virgin cold pressed olive oil) would be St. 's Wort. cayenne and mullein flowers (if you can get them). Sounds pretty much like her diet and lifestyle is a key in this. Stopping the cigs, sugar and changing the diet to a more natural and raw one will help her tremendously. A good liniment, using alcohol, would be cayenne, Lobelia, mullein, peppermint or menthol crystals. I won't mention to you that soaking her feet and lower legs in ice cold water will help with the pain. Most people don't want to hear this even though it works like a charm. Jasmine flowers are extremely delicate as is their scent and don't really tolerate harsh conditions. I guess this is why they use hexane or some other " ane " petrochemical to extract the scent with as it is just too fragile. However, don't let this deter you as it might just work out well for what you require. Try them both ways, tinctured and infused in oil. If you infuse in an oil use something that is very light with little to no scent. Just make sure you use a cold pressed nut or seed oil. (Not canola) Sunflower maybe. -- Peace, love and light, Don Quai " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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