Re: Glycerine Tinctures

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the reply Suzi.. It was my first time making a glycerine

tincture.. It was the Kid-e-Reg.. It came out really good but I made

way too much.. 1 1/2 gallons.. My son loves the taste and it has

worked great for him.. but I can't see using that much in 1 year.

Next time I do think I will try what you suggested about making the

tinture and then adding the glycerine.. It sounds like it would work

even better.. But I will cut my recipe down to a 1/4 of what I made

this time.

Shalom,

Eibhlin

> I've never used glycerine but here is some info I've collected from

past posts...

>

> glycerine is the least effective of the

> three methods and works the slowest in the body. Using alcohol is

the

> best method with apple cider vinegar taking second. Both of these

> methods make the active bio-components of the plant available to

your

> body almost immediately.

> Glycerine as a preservative is quite good. It is also much easier

for

> young children and the very elderly to take as compared to a

tincture.

> No, glycerine is terrible for extracting. Best would be to make a

> tincture, add it to water and slowly heat to drive off the alcohol

and

> then reduce the water by half, cool and add the glycerine. It won't

last

> as long as a tincture though. Might wish to use something to flavor

it

> with like honey or fruit juice.

>

> Hope this helps some... I don't think it has to be refrigerated

either.

> Suzi

[Guest guest]

True, that is alot to make at once... except for Super tonic... lol.. i make a gallon at a time..

SuziEibhlin <eibhlinyah@...> wrote:

Thanks for the reply Suzi.. It was my first time making a glycerine tincture.. It was the Kid-e-Reg.. It came out really good but I made way too much.. 1 1/2 gallons.. My son loves the taste and it has worked great for him.. but I can't see using that much in 1 year. Next time I do think I will try what you suggested about making the tinture and then adding the glycerine.. It sounds like it would work even better.. But I will cut my recipe down to a 1/4 of what I made this time.

Suzi

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