Tinctures

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Hello list and Doc,

 

This question is for Doc, but all are asked for input. First though, I’m new to this list and looking forward to the sharing and learning. Hello, my name is Doug I work for a Bank in the Technical Services department fixing and trouble shooting PCs, Printers and Networks. I’m 52 and 10 years ago my Doctor told me I had the body of a 70 year old. I often wonder how old that makes my body now

My question(s.) Doc, I read your post in the files area “How to make a tincture” and I don’t disagree with it although I’m not so sure about the blender part (my blender would complain greatly with the Barberry and Devil’s claw root.) I ask why you recommend not using Glycerin. I currently use 76.5% alcohol to make my tinctures and am thinking about using Glycerin instead. I have a crushed disc in my back along with arthritis in my spine, neck and knees. I ONCE took some of my Devil’s claw tincture at work and found myself in a state that made me not want to talk to anyone. The alcohol hit me hard and I was afraid my breath must have smelt like I had Martini’s for lunch. Glycerin wouldn’t cause this condition. I’ve come up with a harebrained idea on how to remove the alcohol, but my wife doesn’t want me to turn the kitchen into a lab. (It’s my kitchen though I’m the cook

A question about Devil’s claw tinctures. I’ve got about 2 years experience making them. All previous batches of dried root were the secondary tuber this last batch is of the primary tap root. It is not even close in effectiveness as the secondary tuber, but still better (if only slightly) then aspirin. The difference comes in watching it develop so to speak. After the first week of soaking they both look the same by the second week the secondary tubers begin to produce a whitish precipitate that falls to the bottom of the jar the primary tap still looks as the first week. After 3 weeks the primary tap begins to produce the precipitate. However, it does not fall to the bottom of the jar, but rather it sticks to the side of the jar. When I am straining the root and rinse the jar with a little alcohol the secondary tuber jar rinses clean. The alcohol rinse with the primary tap doesn’t rinse the jar clean the precipitate still clings to the sides of the jar. When I rinse the primary tap jar with water it rinses clean almost instantly.

Do you have any idea why the one sticks to the jar and not the other and why one is only soluble in water? And! What are they? They are obviously different.

With our Lord’s blessings,

 

Doug