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Post by tastyofhasty on May 12, 2012 23:16:10 GMT -5
Anybody use tincture of anything?
I made some yarrow tincture in 2010 and have started taking it ... it cleared up a little bowel problem I've had for a couple years (diarrhea) just great!
So now I'm really impressed with tinctures. Gotta buy more high-proof vodka! Today I made one with cleavers that's supposed to be good for the lymph nodes. Next I want to make a comfrey one. I was going to make a horehound one today, went out and found all my horehound plants already blossoming and not looking very good for some reason. Oh well.
Anybody make your own tinctures?
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 12, 2012 23:21:26 GMT -5
Ooooh, I'm so jealous that you have horehound growing. I could never get it to take at the last place. Perhaps I should place an order with Richter's and give it another try! And as much as I threaten to make tinctures, I've just never gotten around to it. Perhaps 2012 will be the year
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2012 2:10:14 GMT -5
I made and used intermittantly tincture of fresh valerian root--for restless leg.
Fresh root worked for me better than dried.
I can't say what will work best for the next guy, but as illogical as it sounds tinctures out of fresh vs dried root make a truely different product.
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Post by tastyofhasty on May 13, 2012 11:32:52 GMT -5
bluelaced, for what it's worth, I'm not all THAT excited about horehound. It made an interesting "bitter" to add to my lacto-fermented drinks back when I was making them; it would probably make an interesting addition to beer, too ... but around here it has seemed to re-seed itself SOMEwhat, not extremely invasively, but not where I want it, either.
coppice, wow, valerian was a plant I tried growing when I lived in Louisiana, years ago; I got some plants growing, then didn't know what to do with them and gave up on it. It's sedative, right? How well does it work for you?
The cool thing about tinctures, to me, is they are so easy to make! All they take is the plant material, a strong-ish form of alcohol (vodka is the most tasteless so it's my favorite), a cool dark place, and time. I guess a blender is good, too. It's also worthwhile googling about HOW STRONG to make your alcohol-water mixture; though from what I've read, the basic 80-proof vodka will work for most things.
I've read recently about GMO's "destroying our gut flora," and they had a news story that H. pylori is HUGE in the U.S. right now, put the two together and ... anyway ... I started taking the tincture of yarrow because I read it was good for another problem ... but after I started taking it, I realized it was working on the diarrhea.
I also stopped eating corn tortillas ... I know this place is not supposed to be political, but CORN and SOY are the two GMO biggies from what I've read.
Susun Weed's got some good pages about tinctures.
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Post by tastyofhasty on May 13, 2012 11:44:48 GMT -5
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 13, 2012 19:14:05 GMT -5
Tasty, I love horehound candy...
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Post by tastyofhasty on May 14, 2012 10:26:02 GMT -5
I used to really like horehound candy too, bluelaced! Haven't had any in so long I just about forgot about it.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2012 10:58:05 GMT -5
coppice, wow, valerian was a plant I tried growing when I lived in Louisiana, years ago; I got some plants growing, then didn't know what to do with them and gave up on it. It's sedative, right? How well does it work for you? It is sedative, but I wanted more to not wake up every time my legs got busy with MS. Did it slow me down, or my legs down? I dunno. I got more and better sleep. That, I am sure of.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 14, 2012 12:10:12 GMT -5
yeah, it's not like horehound candy is commonplace these days. Easy to forget when it's not available.
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Post by tastyofhasty on May 16, 2012 15:58:02 GMT -5
Everything out in the garden is so DRY. Hopefully the horehound will survive till next year ... around here, the time to pick horehound seems like it would be spring ... while there's still some rain.
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Post by bella on May 20, 2012 12:41:19 GMT -5
Seems like there's a place on the 'net where you can buy a lot of the vintage candies; I'll have a look and see if it's still going.
So far, I've just made cayenne tinctures and the antibiotic-type remedies. Would love to make some others, and also some salves.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2012 8:54:43 GMT -5
When I made up my own tincture I had to wash and rub valerian root quite carefully. I would let it air dry for a couple hours and chop the socks out of it. I would loosely fill a sterile mason jar and fill with everclear (190 proof). Shake it very day for thirty days and decant and filter the liquor out.
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Post by tracerracer on Jul 11, 2012 13:00:19 GMT -5
My naturopath gave me one for 'sinus issues' .......... It has Yerba Mansa, Myrtle and Horseradish ............. Instructions are 2 dropper full 4 times a day........... NASTY doesn't even start to describe it .............. lol, it 'cured' me, lol ...............( and only took ONE dose )
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Post by garrett on Jul 12, 2012 9:22:27 GMT -5
rotfl
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Post by nightmist on Jul 13, 2012 18:42:37 GMT -5
My naturopath gave me one for 'sinus issues' .......... It has Yerba Mansa, Myrtle and Horseradish ............. Instructions are 2 dropper full 4 times a day........... NASTY doesn't even start to describe it .............. lol, it 'cured' me, lol ...............( and only took ONE dose ) I see people have been talking about valerian, and that for me hands down wins the most vile tasting remedy trophy. Sort of a smelly sneakers plus aged washcloth left in a damp heap smell. That smell translates to taste just as you would expect. Bleah! Horseradish all on it's own is a wonder for sinus issues. Provided your eyes don't water so much your sinuses fill right back up again. One of my Aunties-in-law used to grind horseradish together with mustard root for curing assorted winter ails. Tell you what, even if you had pneumonia you would hold your breath and bite your lips to keep from coughing in order to avoid taking that stuff! I was always amazed that nobody ever got blisters from taking it. She would snap on the rubber gloves and put on goggles to make it, and then spoon it into you straight out of the jar if you got sick.
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Post by tracerracer on Sept 10, 2012 13:19:04 GMT -5
My Gramma did the same She also believe that plain homemade yogurt would cure ANYTHING ( 'warmed', of course )............... ( even the stomach flu ) it's a wonder that I ( or most my age) survived childhood............ No seat belts, torturous home remedies ( butter on burns, anyone?) LOL ................ When my daughter was very young ( still breast feeding young) she had ear infections........... Wanting to maybe 'boost' her immune system, I went looking for 'something' natural.........Knowing NOTHING, a friend suggested echinacea ......... I asked at the store and the woman gave me the tincture and told me how much to put in a bottle of juice, she suggested grape juice.......... So, back home I fixed a bottle of juice with the recommended dose ( 8 oz bottle, TWO droppers full) I always had the habit of tasting things before I gave them to my children............ Thank goodness I did, not sure if she woulda EVER 'trusted' me again, LOL, WOW nasty ..... ( even so young, she could carry a 'grudge')
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Post by garrett on Nov 18, 2012 19:13:58 GMT -5
need to ;look up tree tinctures soon....grins
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2012 18:16:30 GMT -5
need to ;look up tree tinctures soon....grins Blackstrap mollasses. And just what exactly do you propose to do with all those Entings...
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