Guest guest Posted February 1, 2001 Report Share Posted February 1, 2001 Dear Sorcy, Loved your description of making tinctures. You forgot one thing. Wear looose clothes (or - if in Florida - hardly any) Be bra less. Have a great record on Dance and sing whilst making them. Make the tincture at the New Moon and decant at the Full MOon OR Make it when you really FEEL GOOD. Also, when making the Female Formula for self, use a good whisky or Brandy instead of just plain Vodka......<grin>..............Love Penny " Krupa, Gabrielle Ms " wrote: > Jinny girl, > Sit thee down and look at the herbs, and at your menstruum for say, about > 10 minutes or so. > Then smile at the herbs and stuff'em in a glass bottle, all the way up if > fresh, about 1/2 to 2/3rd (depending how good you stuff) if dried herbs are > used. Then take a sip of the menstruum (well, not if it's vegetable > glycerine, I guess), and pour it in the bottle (if you had too many sips by > now to have a steady hand, use a funnel), so about 1 inch of alcohol is > covering the top of the herbs. Take another sip, and shake the bottle > until your arm gets tired (remember to first put the cap on). > > Place bottle in a conspicious spot and grin at it every time you pass. > Feel them grinning back at you. > Feel smug. > > If dried herbs are used, top off on the licker (leave some from your > sipping) the next morning, the dried herbs will have soaked up much of the > liquid. > > The moral? As it changes with each herb, root, bark, menstruum, or what > you can afford (or how strong you want it), there is no golden rule. > Follow your instinct, experiment, and have FUN! > If you don't know what to do with an herb, tincture AND infuse it, drying > some for later use. Then wait until a need arises (they always do). > > Experiment. Make the same herb in different menstruums, in different > amounts (i.e. one bottle half full, the other 2/3, etc, all same amounts > but different length of steeping time, etc). Taste the difference. > > Your body will remember in time (we all used to know these things, y'know) > and tell you more and more..... know your herbs, but don't disregard your > gut feeling > > Sorcy, the flybytheseatsofherpantsgal > > > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to > prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as > they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. > > Dr. Ian Shillington > Doctor of Naturopathy > ian_shillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2001 Report Share Posted February 1, 2001 Sorcy, I LOVE your method of tincturing, (sipping in between pouring.) I will have to try that. Take good care. Love, Renee and Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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