Lobelia tincture questions: seed vs. leaf, vinegar vs. alcohol, etc

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I'm wanting to make a general lobelia tincture and I bought the c/s

leaf because that's what my supplier had. I'm seeing online that the

seed pod is recommended. So...

 

Would a tincture of the lobelia leaf be worthless or too weak to

bother with? Would the leaf of lobelia be better suited for something

else, like an infusion?

 

If I made a vinegar tincture of lobelia leaf, assuming it would be

effective, are the dosages the same? Since I'm breastfeeding a

toddler (who doesn't bf that many times a day) I'd rather take the

lowest dose possible of any remedy and work from there. But other

people in my life have problems with smoking among other things

*coughcocainecough*. What should I tell them as far as dosage?

 

And I know that lobelia is good for the cessation of smoking, but what

about the other? I've read that it's good for most addictive

behaviors, but I don't know if that's accurate. Would it be good for

anxiety as well, in someone with anxiety disorder? (I know I can find

this information elsewhere, but reading it in a book is different than

asking people who have real-life experience).

 

Also, I'd really rather use all vinegar isntead of a vinegar/alcohol

mix to tincture it in. Will this keep? Should it be refrigerated?

 

Okay, I think that's it. Thanks in advance.

 

Shayla