Guest guest Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 Hi Kim, Ephedra is an hard herb to make palatable. Try licorice. Best to make your teas daily. They do start to deteriorate rather quickly. You can tincture any herb known to man. Tincture vs. infusion? Depends on what you are using them for. Tincture is much more potent than an infusion. For someone very young or very ill and frail you might wish to use an infusion as they are more gentle. SJW tincture you can drop into your mouth if you wish, however it is usually better to add it to a glass of warm or hot water and drink like a tea. Distilled water because it is pure. There will be nothing in it period. Okay, I am done answering all of your questions and any time you have some more feel free to ask. Don - sirona71 herbal remedies Saturday, September 28, 2002 5:57 PM [herbal remedies] Ephedra...actually a few questions Any ideas on how to make ephedra more palatable? I added honey to it. It's still awful.Also, I'd like to know other's takes on making up batches of tea and refrigerating them. Do they still contain the same strength/properties? Or should you make infusions one dose at a time.Question about tinctures. Can a tincture be made from any herb? When is the best time you think would be to use a tincture vs an infusion? How exactly do you take a tincture. A while back I picked up a bottle of St John's wort tincture. I wasn't really sure how to take it. Do you just drop it in your mouth? Dilute it in a glass of water?Distilled water vs other water...what's the difference? I stay away from tap water. Well, mostly anyway. I got a water purifier attached to my faucet and use that all the time. How about bottled water? What are the benefits of distilled water? I've found a lot of recipes here in the files area and alot of them call for distilled h2o. I was just wondering why distilled.Ok, done with my questions for the moment, lol...(actually I'm not, but thought I'd limit myself here!)KimFederal 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 toprescribe 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 ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 Ken, An infusion is where you take your herb, usually done with flowers or the leaves of herbs, and pour boiling water over them and allow them to steep for 10 - 15 minutes. This is an infusion. Then you strain it and drink it or what ever you are going to do with it. Don - ken herbal remedies Saturday, September 28, 2002 8:47 PM Re: [herbal remedies] Re: Ephedra...actually a few questions What is infusion. Thanks. Ken - sirona71 herbal remedies Saturday, September 28, 2002 9:36 PM [herbal remedies] Re: Ephedra...actually a few questions Thanks Don! I appreciate your time. Your answers were exactly what I was looking for...Kimherbal remedies, "Donald Eitner" <eitner.d@m...> wrote:> Hi Kim,> > Ephedra is an hard herb to make palatable. Try licorice. Best to make your teas daily. They do start to deteriorate rather quickly.> You can tincture any herb known to man. Tincture vs. infusion? Depends on what you are using them for. Tincture is much more potent than an infusion. For someone very young or very ill and frail you might wish to use an infusion as they are more gentle. SJW tincture you can drop into your mouth if you wish, however it is usually better to add it to a glass of warm or hot water and drink like a tea. Distilled water because it is pure. There will be nothing in it period. Okay, I am done answering all of your questions and any time you have some more feel free to ask.> > Don> - > sirona71 > herbal remedies > Saturday, September 28, 2002 5:57 PM> [herbal remedies] Ephedra...actually a few questions> > > Any ideas on how to make ephedra more palatable? I added honey to > it. It's still awful.> > Also, I'd like to know other's takes on making up batches of tea and > refrigerating them. Do they still contain the same > strength/properties? Or should you make infusions one dose at a time.> > Question about tinctures. Can a tincture be made from any herb? When > is the best time you think would be to use a tincture vs an > infusion? How exactly do you take a tincture. A while back I picked > up a bottle of St John's wort tincture. I wasn't really sure how to > take it. Do you just drop it in your mouth? Dilute it in a glass of > water?> > Distilled water vs other water...what's the difference? I stay away > from tap water. Well, mostly anyway. I got a water purifier attached > to my faucet and use that all the time. How about bottled water? > What are the benefits of distilled water? I've found a lot of > recipes here in the files area and alot of them call for distilled > h2o. I was just wondering why distilled.> > Ok, done with my questions for the moment, lol...(actually I'm not, > but thought I'd limit myself here!)> > Kim> > > 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> Dr.IanShillington@G... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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