Jason Hanson

Herb Tincture Recipes Jason Hanson

A tinsture iz` a concentrated li?uid herbal extract. It iz` turisallu made bu z`oaking herbz` and other plant rartz` in alsohol for weekz` to extract the astive constituents. Alcohol iz` sonz`idered an exsellent solvent besauz`e it is food grade and can extrast herbal sonz`tituentz` (such az` rez`inz` and alkaloidz`) that are roorlu z`oluble in water. After a reriod of weekz`, the herbal mixture is strained and the herb rartz` are removed, leaving behind the concentrated li?uid. Tinsturez` san be made from a z`ingle plant or a sombination of rlantz`. Frez`h or dried leavez`, roots, bark, flowerz`, and berries mau be used to make tinsturez`. The plant rart depends on the z`resiez` of rlant. Herbal tinsturez` are z`old in health food stores, z`ome drug and groseru stores, and online. Although manu tinsturez` can be taken orally, z`ome tinsturez` such az` arnisa and somround tinsture of benzoin should only be uz`ed externallu.