red raspberry leaf tincture

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Please forgive my pregnant brain.. guess my question wasn't in this post-

So will apple cider vinegar be an appropriate menstrum for the tincture?

Proportions please?

Marisa

herbal remedies , " bradyasmin "

<pigswithwings wrote:

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> I want to make some red raspberry leaf tincture.

> I really hate alcohol tinctures, so I would prefer to use apple cider

> vinegar or glycerine. I also want to give it to my children (my

> daughter won't drink red raspberry leaf tea unless I hide it in juice)

> so that is my other reason for not wanting to use an alcohol tincture.

> Thanks.

> Marisa

>

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Hi! I am used to making tinctures in large doses, so half of this would be sufficient- 750 ml of apple cider vinegar 750 ml of distilled water 6 ounces of dried herb (your choice) Mix it all together in a large glass jar with a tight fitting lid. Let sit for 12 to 14 days in a cool, dark place. Shake the jar every day. After the 12 or 14 days, strain the liquid into brown glass dropper bottles. Hope this helps! Amberbradyasmin <pigswithwings wrote: Please forgive my pregnant brain.. guess my question wasn't in this post-So will apple cider vinegar be an appropriate menstrum for the tincture? Proportions please?Marisaherbal remedies ,

"bradyasmin"<pigswithwings wrote:>> I want to make some red raspberry leaf tincture. > I really hate alcohol tinctures, so I would prefer to use apple cider> vinegar or glycerine. I also want to give it to my children (my> daughter won't drink red raspberry leaf tea unless I hide it in juice)> so that is my other reason for not wanting to use an alcohol tincture.> Thanks.> Marisa>

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Hi, I'm new to the idea of tinctures, extracts. Is there a book that tells me which herbs to use like you suggest versus maybe other solvents like alcohol? Or is alcohol not the preferred method? I guess the vinegar keeps bacteria from spoiling the mix? Just wondering.

 

Regards.

 

 

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Amber Grant

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Saturday, February 18, 2006 7:33 PM

Re: Herbal Remedies - Re: red raspberry leaf tincture

 

Hi! I am used to making tinctures in large doses, so half of this would be sufficient-

 

750 ml of apple cider vinegar

750 ml of distilled water

6 ounces of dried herb (your choice)

 

Mix it all together in a large glass jar with a tight fitting lid. Let sit for 12 to 14 days in a cool, dark place. Shake the jar every day. After the 12 or 14 days, strain the liquid into brown glass dropper bottles.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Amber

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In a message dated 2/20/2006 5:53:19 AM Central Standard Time, jwwright writes:

 

Hi, I'm new to the idea of tinctures, extracts. Is there a book that tells me which herbs to use like you suggest versus maybe other solvents like alcohol? Or is alcohol not the preferred method? I guess the vinegar keeps bacteria from spoiling the mix? Just wondering.

 

Regards.

 

 

Have you ever heard of the magazine Body and Soul? One of its past issues had a section about making tinctures, I am not sure which issue but if you have a local used book store that stocks magazine it would be worth it to see if you can find it. The issue was sometime over the fall/winter monts and it should be too hard to find.

The article gave a nice visual on the herbs and what the finished product looked like.

Here is a link to the stories.

 

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[Guest guest]

> Hi! I am used to making tinctures in large doses, so half of this

would be sufficient-

>

> 750 ml of apple cider vinegar

> 750 ml of distilled water

> 6 ounces of dried herb (your choice)

>

> Mix it all together in a large glass jar with a tight fitting lid.

Let sit for 12 to 14 days in a cool, dark place. Shake the jar every

day. After the 12 or 14 days, strain the liquid into brown glass

dropper bottles.

>

> Hope this helps!

>

> Amber

>

 

 

Thank you.

Can you explain to me why you use half water and half ACV please?

Marisa