Guest guest Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 No. Yes to your last question. Just make the tincture with 50% alcohol and 50% distilled water in the beginning. Here at Organic Solutions we grab the fresh roots from the ground and tincture them right away. Years ago we made an Echinacea from dried roots but the potency left something to be desired. If your gonna make Echinacea I would recommend you find an Organic Farmer on the internet and order a few pounds of fresh Echinacea. Should cost you around $15 dollars a pound fresh. Dried should cost you around $ 18 lb. Doc is convinced that Echinacea Angustifolia is the strongest but all 53 different kinds are great. Best of health ~B Hello Bryan, In making Echinacea tinctures, is it best to put the dried fresh root echinacea in the grain alcohol and let it sit, and then after a month or so dilute it with the distilled water? Or do you just make the tincture with 50% alcohol and 50% distilled water in the beginning? Bryan ~How to make a tincture~ Write a certified herbalist rescueterra. if you have any questions on how to make a tincture. Purpose: To preserve and extract the medicinal properties of an herb. Stuff for making: Blender 100proof Glass mason jar ORGANIC dry or fresh herbs Stuff for straining: Wooden spoon Fine kitchen strainer or cheese cloth Bottle to put the finished tincture in. Note: Make on the new moon; strain on the full moon. It's really easy: Put herbs in blender, add 100proof alcohol and blend well. Make it a soupy consistency and put in glass jar. Let herbs settle for a day to see how much liquid is on top. 3/4 herbs to 1/4 liquid on top is best. Screw the lid on and shake weekly. Let it brew in the dark for months if you wish (at least 4 weeks) but remember to strain on the full moon. To strain, pour the whole jar through your strainer and press all liquid out of soaked herbs with a wooden spoon. Keep finished tincture sealed as the alcohol will evaporate if left uncorked. of tinctures is very simple, but can be time consuming as it takes months to brew a strong tincture. All Organic Solutions formula's are available to the public. You might think that by telling you how to make tinctures and giving away our formulas would harm our profits but most people are too lazy to make their own herbal preparations and we need more herbalist and natural healers in this horrid world of huge pharmaceutical companies and pill pushers in white coats. So if we lose business and gain competitors, Woo Hoo!! Be a herbalist and be your own doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Bryan, Thnaks for your reply to me re: the use of onions. i made some tincture of echinacea last fall ( that is the best time to harvest the roots?) and did not use 50% distilled water...I looked below for the the addition of distilled water...in the recipe below... My understanding is that water can cause rot... and when I harvest the root - I spray off the remaining soil w/ water... and then but it in a towel and swing it around to get as much water off as possible...just not sure, here...i guess if one wantted to dilute it w/ distilled water after all strained out, ofr a mouth wash or something, that could work...but was just wondering about it... d--- On Tue, 2/3/09, Bryan Shillington <bryanshillington wrote: Bryan Shillington <bryanshillingtonRe: {Herbal Remedies} Echinacea & how to make a tinctureherbal_Remedies Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 1:01 PM No. Yes to your last question. Just make the tincture with 50% alcohol and 50% distilled water in the beginning.Here at Organic Solutions we grab the fresh roots from the ground and tincture them right away. Years ago we made an Echinacea from dried roots but the potency left something to be desired. If your gonna make Echinacea I would recommend you find an Organic Farmer on the internet and order a few pounds of fresh Echinacea. Should cost you around $15 dollars a pound fresh. Dried should cost you around $ 18 lb. Doc is convinced that Echinacea Angustifolia is the strongest but all 53 different kinds are great. Best of health~B Hello Bryan, In making Echinacea tinctures, is it best to put the dried fresh root echinacea in the grain alcohol and let it sit, and then after a month or so dilute it with the distilled water? Or do you just make the tincture with 50% alcohol and 50% distilled water in the beginning? Bryan ~How to make a tincture~ Write a certified herbalist rescueterra@ gmail.com. if you have any questions on how to make a tincture.Purpose: To preserve and extract the medicinal properties of an herb. Stuff for making:Blender100proof Glass mason jarORGANIC dry or fresh herbsStuff for straining:Wooden spoonFine kitchen strainer or cheese clothBottle to put the finished tincture in.Note: Make on the new moon; strain on the full moon.It's really easy:Put herbs in blender, add 100proof alcohol and blend well. Make it a soupy consistency and put in glass jar. Let herbs settle for a day to see how much liquid is on top. 3/4 herbs to 1/4 liquid on top is best. Screw the lid on and shake weekly. Let it brew in the dark for months if you wish (at least 4 weeks) but remember to strain on the full moon. To strain, pour the whole jar through your strainer and press all liquid out of soaked herbs with a wooden spoon. Keep finished tincture sealed as the alcohol will evaporate if left uncorked. of tinctures is very simple, but can be time consuming as it takes months to brew a strong tincture. All Organic Solutions formula's are available to the public. You might think that by telling you how to make tinctures and giving away our formulas would harm our profits but most people are too lazy to make their own herbal preparations and we need more herbalist and natural healers in this horrid world of huge pharmaceutical companies and pill pushers in white coats. So if we lose business and gain competitors, Woo Hoo!! Be a herbalist and be your own doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thank you Bryan ---- Bryan Shillington <bryanshillington wrote: > No. Yes to your last question. Just make the tincture with 50% alcohol > and 50% distilled water in the beginning. > > Here at Organic Solutions we grab the fresh roots from the ground and > tincture them right away. > Years ago we made an Echinacea from dried roots but the potency left > something to be desired. > If your gonna make Echinacea I would recommend you find an Organic > Farmer on the internet and order a few pounds of fresh Echinacea. > Should cost you around $15 dollars a pound fresh. Dried should cost you > around $ 18 lb. > Doc is convinced that Echinacea Angustifolia is the strongest but all 53 > different kinds are great. > > > Best of health > > ~B > > > > > Hello Bryan, > > > > In making Echinacea tinctures, is it best to put the dried fresh root echinacea in the grain alcohol and let it sit, and then after a month or so dilute it with the distilled water? Or do you just make the tincture with 50% alcohol and 50% distilled water in the beginning? > > > > Bryan > > > > ~How to make a tincture~ > > Write a certified herbalist rescueterra. if you have any > questions on how to make a tincture. > > > > Purpose: To preserve and extract the medicinal properties of an herb. > > > > Stuff for making: > > Blender > > 100proof > > Glass mason jar > > ORGANIC dry or fresh herbs > > > > Stuff for straining: > > Wooden spoon > > Fine kitchen strainer or cheese cloth > > Bottle to put the finished tincture in. > > > > Note: Make on the new moon; strain on the full moon. > > > > It's really easy: > > Put herbs in blender, add 100proof alcohol and blend well. Make it a > soupy consistency and put in glass jar. Let herbs settle for a day to > see how much liquid is on top. 3/4 herbs to 1/4 liquid on top is best. > Screw the lid on and shake weekly. Let it brew in the dark for months if > you wish (at least 4 weeks) but remember to strain on the full moon. To > strain, pour the whole jar through your strainer and press all liquid > out of soaked herbs with a wooden spoon. Keep finished tincture sealed > as the alcohol will evaporate if left uncorked. of tinctures is very > simple, but can be time consuming as it takes months to brew a strong > tincture. All Organic Solutions formula's are available to the public. > You might think that by telling you how to make tinctures and giving > away our formulas would harm our profits but most people are too lazy to > make their own herbal preparations and we need more herbalist and > natural healers in this horrid world of huge pharmaceutical companies > and pill pushers in white coats. So if we lose business and gain > competitors, Woo Hoo!! Be a herbalist and be your own doctor. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009  Thanks so much for the detailed instructions. I will save this for next year, especially the blender part. I have made Echinacea since 1992. Except for last year because the plants didn't look happy. They got too much rain and had been in the same bed for a long time. Some leaves had spots on them, and they were stunted compared to the glorious plants they used to be. I moved them to a sunnier location (the old spot used to get more sun, darned trees keep growing taller) and lavished dolomite rock and mushroom manure and compost on them. We'll see what they are like this year. One more thing: I always chop them fine by hand. It takes a long time, but the one time I used a machine I got an indignant message from the Echinacea Deva. Or at least, it felt like that. However, I can see doing them by hand first, and then putting them in the blender to get that fine slurry. Next time! Ien in the Kootenayshttp://freegreenliving.com (blog) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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