Re: Re: tinctures vs. capsules

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> is it true of all preparations that u remove all herbs constituents

> when tincturing vs. capsules? say more, please.

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> thanks,

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There is no medium or menstruum that will remove 100% of the chemical

constituents or bioactive constituents of any herb. Some of them are

alcohol soluble, some are water soluble, some are vinegar soluble, some

are glycerine soluble and some can only be removed with petrochemical

solvents. Depending on your purpose for taking any herb you always have

the choice of taking the whole herb (capsules, bolus, poultice, etc) or

tinctures. Tinctures get those bioactive constituents, that the

menstruum has removed from the herb material, into your blood much

faster than will happen with capsules. Sometimes, though, you want to

use capsules, more so when you are attempting to feed and nourish the

digestive system or other areas of the body. Herbs are food for the

body. That is all they are. They don't cure anything they only help the

body correct the dis-harmonious condtion that exists. Herbs do this by

feeding, toning, nourishing, cleansing, etc., or basically doing all the

same functions your food does. A person can achieve the same results

just by changing their diet and never using any herbs. However, this is

a longer process. Herbs help to do this in a much shorter period of

time. The pharmaceutical companies would have you believe that their

brand of " medicine " can achieve the same in a matter of days instead of

weeks or months (herbs) or years (diet alone). I am not saying that it

would take years to correct any condition in your body just by diet

alone but it very well could. Nature heals slowly but steadily. This is

why using herbs or diet alone or a combination of both works. This is

also why pharmaceuticals don't. They go against nature.

Okay so I got a little off on this one. I do hope that it helped to

answer your question.

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