Guest guest Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Hi all Is it possible to freeze herbal decoctions when travelling for a day or does this destroy the decoction? BR Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 I often have patients freeze formulas with very little degradation of the product. -- Cara O. Frank, R.Ac, Dipl Ac & Ch.H. President China Herb Company Program Director of the Chinese Herb Program Tai Sophia Institute for the Healing Arts office: 215- 438-2977 fax: 215-849-3338 Www.chinaherbco.com Www.carafrank.com Carl Henryk Wallmark <carlhenryk.wallmark Mon, 29 May 2006 01:08:35 +0200 <Chinese Medicine >, Freezing herb decoctions Hi all Is it possible to freeze herbal decoctions when travelling for a day or does this destroy the decoction? BR Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Freezing is also a good way to preserve unused bags of herb prescriptions. Every year, allergy season ends abruptly for me, and I am typically left with a few bags of the formula. I just put them in the freezer and use them next year when the season begins. I don't notice any decrease in effectiveness. - Bill Schoenbart >>>>>> Is it possible to freeze herbal decoctions when travelling for a day or does this destroy the decoction? BR Carl >>>>>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 I've also used freezing as a techinque to kill any pests lurking in the raw herbs without having to spray anything scary around the herbs. -al. On 5/29/06, Bill Schoenbart <plantmed2 wrote: > > Freezing is also a good way to preserve unused bags of herb prescriptions. > Every year, allergy season ends abruptly for me, and I am typically left > with a few bags of the formula. I just put them in the freezer and use > them > next year when the season begins. I don't notice any decrease in > effectiveness. > > - Bill Schoenbart > -- Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 , " Al Stone " <al wrote: > > I've also used freezing as a techinque to kill any pests lurking in the raw > herbs without having to spray anything scary around the herbs. But most bugs just thaw out and come back to life after being frozen! Freezing is a way to store bugs, not kill them. Anyway, decoctions and raw herbs can both be frozen. If they had freezers in the Han Dynasty, people would have used them when needed. Of course, there would always be one practitioner out there that claimed that his results were superior because he didn't use it, one who claimed his results were superior because he did use it, and one who claimed that all his patients were cured either way. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Actually, if you wanted to kill " bugs " lurking in raw herbs, you could do worse than microwaving them. Thats what some people do to woodchips used for frog habitats, kills some mites and fungii, anyway. I once sent my Mum some raw herbs for decoction and she asked me later if it was OK that she took the rather large dried grasshopper out? Its amazing what you find... Lea. , " Eric Brand " <smilinglotus wrote: > > , " Al Stone " <al@> wrote: > > > > I've also used freezing as a techinque to kill any pests lurking in > the raw > > herbs without having to spray anything scary around the herbs. > > But most bugs just thaw out and come back to life after being frozen! > Freezing is a way to store bugs, not kill them. > > Anyway, decoctions and raw herbs can both be frozen. If they had > freezers in the Han Dynasty, people would have used them when needed. > Of course, there would always be one practitioner out there that > claimed that his results were superior because he didn't use it, one > who claimed his results were superior because he did use it, and one > who claimed that all his patients were cured either way. > > Eric > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 On 5/29/06, Eric Brand <smilinglotus wrote: > > , " Al Stone " <al wrote: > > > > I've also used freezing as a techinque to kill any pests lurking in > the raw > > herbs without having to spray anything scary around the herbs. > > But most bugs just thaw out and come back to life after being frozen! > Freezing is a way to store bugs, not kill them. > I don't know how many are " most " but here's an article that mentions freezing as a method of removing pests from common household materials such as grains, etc. It comes from the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension entomologists and professors, bioagricultural sciences and pest management. http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05501.html -- Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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