This is an all purpose formula. It can be taken internally or as a tea for external compresses or wash. Use for any type of infection — infected injuries, sore throats, ear infections, and anything else that you can think of. To make the tincture, I place the herbs in a jar, cover with alcohol I use 80 proof vodka , and allow to steep for 6 weeks, shaking daily and adding alcohol if necessary to ensure that the herbs remain covered.
Dried herbs will expand as they are hydrated. This post was shared with:. Phone Number. For instance how much is 1 part equal to? How can I learn more about making teas, infusions, and tinctures? Can I mix different herbs together in an infusion? I have several different health issues and need different herbs for each different health problem. I also want to take nettle nourishing herb for all the Vitamins and minerals it has. So can I cut down on the liquid by mixing a few of the herbs in one quart of water?
Not every nuropath is very knowledgeable because the one I saw could not help me about the use of herbs questions I had. I hope I can get an answer about combining 2 or 3 herbs together in one quart of water and still get all the same health benefits as making them and drinking them singularly? One of my favorite infusions contains 5 different herbs which I make with 5 cups of water, let steep overnight, and then drink throughout the day. So, yes, you can make an infusion by blending different herbs together.
You may also want to consider using an herbal tincture, which is a more concentrated herbal remedy. If it were me, I would also find a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner to work with. Good luck! Alcohol is also the most popular menstruum to make tinctures.
The ratio of plant material to alcohol is the highest of all infusions: about for most recipes, but higher for some. Tinctures keep for up to five years. Those sensitive to alcohol often turn to vegetable glycerin as their menstruum when making tinctures. Then use dried plant matter to the glycerin mixture. Crush the herbs first to encourage infusion. Remove to a cool dark place for four to six weeks and then strain.
You can store the infused glycerin in a cool dark place for six to twelve months. Hot infusions are made by heating your infusing medium before introducing your flavoring agents to it. This is a great method to use when you want faster results — hot infusions do their work in minutes rather than the hours or days that cold infusions can take.
They are also good at releasing flavors that cold water is too gentle to unleash. Tea and coffee are common hot infusions. Flavored oils are often made by hot infusion. Mild flavored or neutral oil, such as organic canola or safflower oil, is gently heated until it is warm. Garlic or herbs are then added to the oil and allowed to steep to impart their flavors.
The plant material is then strained out and the oil decanted for future use. Scented oils made from fragrant plants such as lavender, rosemary, thyme and citrus peel can be made from hot infusion. Tinctures are made generally the same way as glycerites. You want to measure the herbs by weight when making them for medicinal purposes.
The reason for this is that some herbs, while useful, can be toxic in high concentrations. As you can see, tinctures, gycerites, and infusions are all beneficial to the herbal medicine chest. What are some of your favorite ways to use herbs? Infusions are generally made by weighing out an ounce of dried herbs into a quart-sized Mason jar, pouring in boiling water and letting it sit for hours, then straining out the plant matter and drinking the resulting liquid. Common herbs used for infusions are nettle, oatstraw, hybridized comfrey, red clover and linden.
Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Herbal tinctures, glycerites, and infusions are a great way to get the medicinal properties of herbs into a usable form. As a result, they can be difficult to choke down, especially for children.
In contrast to herby bits, hard plant parts twigs, bark, roots need to be simmered in water on low heat to break them down and draw out their medicinal components. These are known as decoctions. Generally, you use one ounce of dried root or two ounces of fresh, in one pint of water.
Chop up the plant matter as best you can, and place it in a small pot with the water. Bring this mixture to a boil, then quickly lower the heat and reduce it to a simmer for about 20 minutes.
Strain well through a cheesecloth inside a colander into a cup and drink while warm. You can store your decoction in the fridge for up to a week. Decoctions are ideal for drawing medicine out of dried roots or other woody parts.
Even better, decoctions are absorbed quickly and are some of the most potent herbal preparations. This makes them great for treating issues quickly and effectively. This might be an issue for people who have sensitive palates or delicate digestive systems.
These herbal preparations are more concentrated and take much longer weeks , but on the bright side, they can be stored for a couple of years.
This is my favorite way to prepare herbal medicines, as alcohol draws out more medicinal properties from most herbs than water can. To make a tincture using the folk method, the ratio is fresh herb to alcohol or for dried herbs and roots. Alcohol can draw out pretty much any medicinal property from any plant, so this is basically an all-purpose method. The ratios for vinegar-based tinctures are the same as for alcohol-based herbal preparations, namely or for fresh and dried plant matter, respectively.
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