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oldiebutgoodie · 03-10-2006, 09:00 PM

Hi there mamas,

I was wondernig if anyone here makes there own homemade herbal tinctures?
I really want to get into making my own. If you do and you have recipes or websites you would like to share please post them here.

I found a few I will share with you all.

http://www.articlealley.com/article_33578_23.html

http://www.unhinderedliving.com/homemademed.html

http://www.herbalremediesinfo.com/tinctures.html

ZenMama · 03-11-2006, 02:54 AM

I do and love it. I like the whole process from gathering the herbs or growing them to watching and waiting for the final product. Have used mine with great results. And one secret...it's cheap!

It's handy for my being a Apprentice Midwife and Doula.

oldiebutgoodie · 03-13-2006, 06:30 PM

Wow!! That is cool. Where do you get your seeds and seedlings?

dreamseeds · 03-13-2006, 06:49 PM

I make my own tinctures. Can I recommend a good book to you.
Making Plant Medicine by Richo Cech.

I study quite a bit of his work and he is an amazing herbalist.
His business http://www.horizonherbs.com is where I purchase many seeds, and root stock.

I grow some of my plants and wildcraft what I can as well. I have a desire to understand LOCAL herbs in case of an emergency (such as gas prices get so high that trucking doesn't happen and a depression starts to incur-ya know stuff like that)

and then trying my hand at developing an herb garden here with herbs that dont grow wild here that my family finds essential~

Good luck.
One trick that has helped me make better medicine is blenderize it with your menstruum. Breaking up the plant matter in the blender has made stronger extracts for me.

¨bloominglikewinter¨ · 03-13-2006, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by oldiebutgoodie

Hi there mamas,

I was wondernig if anyone here makes there own homemade herbal tinctures?
I really want to get into making my own.

i am also interested!

can't wait to see if more people reply.

ZenMama · 03-13-2006, 10:28 PM

Sophia~ I have many many local sources of organic herbs, plants, seedlings.

Kristerae~ Aren't we in a terrible depression right now? lol I too believe in knowing your local assets.

oldiebutgoodie · 03-13-2006, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by organicmama

One trick that has helped me make better medicine is blenderize it with your menstruum. Breaking up the plant matter in the blender has made stronger extracts for me.

menstruum?? Umm Correct me if I am wrong here but do you mean to blend it with the stuff that comes out of me from my cycle?? That can't be what I am reading right?? Cause that sounds..... well........eeewww

and where is the vomiting icon when you need it?

oldiebutgoodie · 03-13-2006, 11:18 PM

Silly me! you probably meant because of the moon? Right. I read some more and saw that it is best to make them during a full moon. Is this what you meant?

Ok I feel like an idiot I should be asking where is the open mouth insert foot icon? That is an aweseom website Kristerae. Now I know what Menstruum is, the liquid used to extract the herb! It looks like I need that book.

Thanks for the link.