Guest guest Posted July 12, 2003 Report Share Posted July 12, 2003 At 10:20 AM 7/10/2003 -0500, you wrote: >So is there no such thing as a fresh plant oil infusion? Not to be >argumentative, but, how is a red St. John's Wort oil infusion made? SJW oil is one of the few that does well in the 'fresh' method. Perhaps this is because of the antibacterial properties in the herb, and the leaf properties (see below)? One of life's mysteries. Still, you have to be careful with SJW, make sure you decant off all the residual gunk and water in the bottom of the jar, etc. I know >for a fact that when you use dried St. John's Wort material, the oil never >turns red. How wilted or dry does the plant material have to be? Or does >the infusion need to be cooked???? True, this time I was using plantain, >but the plantain experiment was leading up to the St. John's Wort >experiment. So many questions....I try to be so careful, and I try to do >the required research..... Infusions can be cooked, although purists don't agree. Usually the SJW is allowed to wilt for a day or so. Of course you can experiment, anyone can experiment. When I think of planttain, or many herbs, I realize they have thick big leaves loaded with water. Compare that to SJW with its tiny leaves and flowers, not loaded with water. An herbalist I really trust, Henriette, is adamant that herbal infusions are best made with bone dry herbs (ex.SJW, of course.) Her Herbal Pages are the best source on the internet for this kind of info. Search http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed There is a lot of information on tincturing and infusing herbs there. If you type in 'infused' in the search box at the top of the page, a lot of google stuff from the herb NGs will pop up. She used to have a 'search' function for her site, don't know why she doesn't anymore. It could take years to 'infuse' your brain with all the knowledge on that site, so enjoy. http://member.newsguy.com/~herblady © Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2003 Report Share Posted July 13, 2003 a good filter for infused oils and yinctures is one of the " gold " coffe filters- not as slow as a paper filter but very effective... Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2003 Report Share Posted July 14, 2003 , " niyamalakshmi " <niyamalakshmi> wrote: > a good filter for infused oils and yinctures is one of the " gold " > coffe filters- not as slow as a paper filter but very effective... I use white el-cheapo pantyhose that I buy at the dollar store. I cut them, tie one end in a knot, and use them as a filter. They work great, and I get get quite a few filters out of one pair of pantyhose! -- Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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