Tincturing (Was Re: Great Women's Formla)

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I use Vodka, and do minimum of 6 weeks, shaking 2 or 3 times a day,a

nd then i try to shake once a day for 9 months or more. It is very

strong stuff. Then i often get to busy to strain it out right away

and it sits for a while.

hope

- In health , Sara Thustra

<sara.thustra@e...> wrote:

> I've always heard / done two weeks...however, I've never heard of

using

> a " mixture of alcohol and water " -- I've always just used alcohol.

What

> are other people's experiences? -ST

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> Lynn wrote:

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> > Question.....I've noticed that the tincture takes only takes two

> > weeks. Is that because of the type of herbs?

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> > 2 parts red raspberry

> > 2 parts catnip

> > 1 part squawvine

> > 1 part cramp bark

> > 1 part black cohosh

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> > I've always thought that 4-6 weeks was the *standard* time to

> > tincture. That being said, a friend tinctures only two weeks.

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> > Lynn

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> > --- In health , Suzanne

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> >>Combine herbs in glass container and cover with mixture of

alcohol

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> > and pure water (Use strong alcohol--pure grain is best). Store in

> > cool, dry space for two weeks, shaking once or twice daily.

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