Re: To Boettner re: tincture recipe

[Guest guest]

That recipe looks good. Never boil it, you will lose too many of the

helpful contituents. A good tincture takes time and just like disease,

it can't happen over night, just like a good wine, must take its time.

If you don't rush it, you'll have better results.

r

filikara wrote:

> G Boettner <boettner@m...> wrote:

>> TINCTURE: An extract, usually herbal, most often made with a

>>(snip)

>

>, how would one make a herbal tincture? I'm wanting to make

>a Gold Coin Grass tincture (Chinese herb for dissolving gallstones)

>as we can only get the dried herb here in Australia. The only

>recipe I can find so far is:

>

>Basic Tincture Recipe

>4 oz. dried herbs (or 8 oz. fresh herbs, or even a mixture of the two)

>500?700mL 60?80 proof vodka

>clear, hermetically sealed bottle or jar

>cheesecloth and bowl

>dark glass bottle

>a warm place time

>

>Put the herbs in the jar, add the vodka, seal. Label the jar with

>the ingredients and date. Place in a warm, dark accessible place.

>Shake the mixture in the jar for about a minute twice a day for two

>to three weeks. The longer you keep it in the jar, the stronger your

>tincture will be. Drain liquid by straining it through the

>cheesecloth and into the bowl. Pour it into the dark bottle and put

>it in the refrigerator. Label this container so you don't forget

>what it is and mistake it for wine. Record the start and end date

>and what herbs you used. Take in small doses-either from a dropper

>or a small shot glass.

>

>Is there a quicker way to make a really potent tincture eg. boiling

>then adding alcohol towards the end?

>

>Thanks in advance.

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[Guest guest]

Depends on the particular herb-- some herbs are best boiled, and many are

actually extracted better in water than alcohol (uva ursi in cold water),

and some are better extracted as an alcohol tincture.

Great little book for making your own herbal tinctures, The Herbal Medicine

Maker's Handbook by Green.

At 12:56 PM 10/11/2003 -0600, you wrote:

>That recipe looks good. Never boil it, you will lose too many of the

>helpful contituents. A good tincture takes time and just like disease,

>it can't happen over night, just like a good wine, must take its time.

>If you don't rush it, you'll have better results.

>r