The Herbal Curing Moms Green Tincture
You will need:
Glass jar- mason jar is ideal with lid ( not plastic)
Vodka.
To make Tincture:
Fill jar ¾ full of herb
Fill vodka until covering all the herb
Shake jar one or two times a day for 2 weeks.
Strain through metal tea strainer or paper coffee filter ( not plastic)
chop finely or grind the herb thoroughly in a blender. to get al the residue off hte blender, add some of the vodka and swish it around and add the vodka to your tincture jar. Herb should be fine or ground but doesn't have to be a powder. You can use leaf or bud. this is a great way to ustalize the medicianal properties in the leaf that is too minimal to smoke. Leaf works fine but for higher potency use the bud.
Use the highest proof alcohol you can. Everclear is 180 proof, but hard to find. I use the highest proof Vodka my local liquor store has. Pour alcohol over the herb, Put the lid on tightly. Don;t forget to label the contents and the date you started.
It takes two weeks for the alcohol to extract all the active elements from the herb. Shake the jar once or twice a day for 2 weeks. Keep in a dark place.
After 2 weeks of aging you can strain the tincture through a metal tea strainer or paper coffee filters into small tincture bottle bottles with a dropper. You can leave the rest in the jar if you want, and refill a single dropper bottle as needed. When left in the dark between fillings, it will age and mellow in flavor and you can strain off as much as you want at a time.
Alcohol is a strong preservative it will hold for a long time, this method of making herbal tinctures has been around for many generations.
The dosage will vary per individual, based on need, and body weight, so start small. three drops in a drink. Drink in cool water or a Hot tasty herbal tea like lemon, or green tea. Even warm milk is good when using tincture as a sleep aid It can be taken straight but may burn the tongue and has a very strong herbal taste.
The Herbal Curing Mom
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