| Herbal Tinctures Also called Ethinol Extracts, are a | | | | is 80 proof. So, pick which alcohol source to use. Since |
| popular way to take herb tonics. Tinctures are easy to | | | | its just the vehicle for the Herbs, there's nothing wrong |
| take and powerfully absorbed pretty quickly. They are | | | | with getting the cheapest 40%-ish alcohol you |
| highly concentrated. Most Herbs that are taken for | | | | find...Araq, vodka, If you can get 95% pure food grade |
| ongoing conditions (like building bone density, longetivity, | | | | alcohol, then dilute it in half with filtered or bottled water. |
| endurance,strength etc.)are taken as tinctures, | | | | It's sold for use in mixed drinks, flamed deserts etc. |
| powders,capsules or pills 3-4 times a day, every day. | | | | DO NOT USE RUBBING (ISOPROPYL)ALCOHOL by |
| That would be called a Tonic. | | | | mouth. EVER. It's POISON!!! |
| So, let's get started: | | | | 3.Big JarsYou need some clean glass jars. Canning or |
| Herb Tinctures They are easy to make and are well | | | | Mason Jars are Ideal. You can get them in 1-5 Quart |
| absorbed by the body. Ethinol Extracts is the technical | | | | or liter sizes. Figure approximately, for every quart/liter |
| term to describe taking a bunch of leaves and creating | | | | size container, you will need 4 ounces of herb |
| an effecive healing elixer by adding water and alcohol! | | | | materials. If you want to start small, you can use a big |
| Ok, Here's what you need to make an herbal Tincture: | | | | glass jar from Coffee, Jam, or Pickles or whatever |
| 1.Herbs | | | | you can find around the house. |
| You can use powders, dried leaves or flowers. Roots | | | | 4.Labels or paper and tape and a pen |
| and barks should be ground up or at least cut as finely | | | | Fill the glass container 1/3 full of herbs. Fill the other 2/3 |
| as possible. Thats what "cut and sifted" means when | | | | with Alcohol. Put the top on the glass jar. Shake it up a |
| ordering herbs. A good source is Herbs from 2.Alcohol | | | | bit. Write a lable with the NAME of the Herb and the |
| Ethanol, a FOOD-grade Alcohol takes out (extracts) | | | | DATE. This is Really important so you know when |
| the potent healing substances that are not "water | | | | your Tincture is ready. |
| soluble", in the herbs. In plants there are bio-chemicals | | | | Shake it a bit over the next 2 weeks. Store in a dry |
| that disolve in water. When you make tea, the boiling | | | | place. Kitchen Cabinet is Fine. After 2 weeks, you can |
| water extracts the water soluble part, but your tea | | | | start to use your Tincture. But don't strain it out ,yet. |
| bag may still be loaded with precious healthful nutrients! | | | | The more it sits the stronger it gets. After 4 weeks it |
| Alcohol takes out Everything! | | | | will be Much stronger. But you can shake it and pour |
| Ethyl alcohol is edible and made usually from fruit, | | | | out a small amount in a little bottle with a funnel. |
| sugar cane, even potatoes, and grains. You know it as: | | | | Eventually, after a few months you can strain out all |
| Whiskey, Vodka, Gin, Brandy, Araq, Rum. You buy it in | | | | the herb material through a fine mesh strainer. The |
| liquor stores. | | | | Tincture should be poured in a bottle, ready for use. Its |
| You need 40%-45% Alcohol. Most liquors like whiskey, | | | | good for years, needs no refrigeration. That's it. |
| vodka, Arak are 40% Ethyl alcohol/60% water. | | | | You can tincture herbs individually and mix them later |
| Alcohol comes in percentages. That is how much is | | | | when they are ready, or you can make a batch of a |
| water and how much is actual alcohol. "proof" is double | | | | "formula" - Combined herbs that you tincture together. |
| the percent amount. As in: whiskey that is 40% alcohol | | | | |