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When you are considering herbal tinctures verses mother tinctures, it’s important to know the difference. Here are some facts and guidelines to help you.
**This article is an overview about herbal tinctures: How to make one, how to use a tincture, and what exactly is a tincture? Other questions are answered to: Which alcohol is best for tincturing, how long does it take, and more. Also--find out why you should be using herbal tinctures for your healt
Oregano is a wonderful herb with many benefits and healing properties. Try these culinary and healing uses for the herb and essential oil.
Rosemary is an amazing herb that can be used for a number of health benefits. Its reputation as a natural remedy for headaches comes from its ability to increase circulation. Know what type of headache rosemary helps and how to make your own herbal medicine.
Mint oil has a number of uses––it can be used to add a minty flavor to drinks, add mint flavor to food such as chocolates and icing and used in a number of natural applications from deterring ants to clearing up chest congestion. Making...
This adrenal support tincture incorporates stress-busting adaptogens that have a nourishing, balancing effect on the body.
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Many medicinal herbs can play a significant role in combating fatigue, both mental or physical. Herbs for fatigue treatment are usually adaptogenic, meaning that they balance metabolism. Adaptogens, as these herbs are called, can regulate the cardiovascular and the endocrine system and enhance the immune system. Although conventional medicine can address specific fatigue symptoms, adaptogenic herbs can provide a better overall balance to the hormonal system. Also for people with either too low or too high cortisol levels, using herbs can be helpful to keep these levels at their optimum. Herbs are ideal for treating fatigue as they can set
Here's another of the fall preparations I've been working on, oregano tincture. I first became interested in oregano as a medicinal herb when I was researching natural wormers for goats. I ran across an article that showed a study using oregano essential oil as a wormer. But I also learned that it has other useful medicinal qualities as well. Page from my Homestead Herbal. Click to enlarge. Oregano continued. Click to enlarge. To make, I used my herb shears to cut up oregano leaves. Enough to fill a jar about ¾ full. Then the jar is filled with vodka. Vodka not only extracts the herb's medicinal qualities, but also acts as a preservative. These tinctures can keep for decades! Freshly made Then it's allowed to sit in a dark cool place for at least six weeks. About once a week I check my working tincture jars and give them a shake. After steeping. Earlier this month, my oregano tincture was ready to strain. Like the elderberry tincture, I strain out as much as the liquid as I can through a sieve first. Then, I put the herb in the herb press, so I can squeeze out as much as possible. A dose is one to two droppersful, three times a day. For those who don't ingest alcohol, it can be put in a cup and boiling water added. By the time it's cool enough to drink, the alcohol will have evaporated, leaving behind the medicinal qualities and flavor. Oregano would make a good herbal vinegar too. I find it interesting that many of our common cooking herbs carry the medicinal properties of helping relieve indigestion and gas. Coincidence? Or maybe, back in the day, cooks knew how to help folks enjoy their good cooking! Either way, this is a handy one to have around. Oregano Tincture © Nov 2020 by Leigh at http://www.5acresandadream.com
How to make herb infused oils with dried herbs. This tutorial is great for body and skin care products and herbal infused cooking oils.
Benefits of DIY stevia extract? It's sweet, inexpensive, and you know exactly what's in it with no hidden byproduct ingredients or additives!
This recipe comes from my new-favorite book, Heal Local by Dawn Combs. It’s a book centered around 20 homegrown or regionally sourced herbs that you can use to build a complete home apothecary. I can’
Lemon balm has many health benefits and one of the best ways to use it is in a tincture. Learn how to make this lemon balm tincture using fresh lemon balm!
Learn step-by-step how to make a tincture for anxiety with some of the best herbs for anxiety. Chamomile, lemon balm, Holy Basil and cinnamon are wonderful anxiolytics for simple, natural anxiety treatment.
Oregano tincture is a powerful remedy for fighting bacteria and fungi, healing wounds, reducing inflammation, and supporting the immune system. Herbalists rely on it to treat gastrointestinal disorders, colds, flu, and respiratory disorders. Oregano tincture
As with food, I rotate herbs in this sleep tincture recipe so our diet includes a variety of micronutrients without too much of any particular compound.
Stock your medicine cabinet with a simple dandelion tincture as a blood builder, detox, and liver cleanse - especially in the spring.
Learn step-by-step how to make a tincture for anxiety with some of the best herbs for anxiety. Chamomile, lemon balm, Holy Basil and cinnamon are wonderful anxiolytics for simple, natural anxiety treatment.
Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is one of our most abundant herbs here in the Northern Hemisphere. A prolific weedy plant, it grows nearly everywhere, from urban wastelands to pristine wilderness to cultivated gardens. Because of this ubiquitousness, it’s often one of the first and friendliest herbs to be identified by fledgling botanists and herbalists. Mullein’s uses
Goldenrod as an herbal remedy
Herbal options for adrenal fatigue. Learn about the use of adaptogen herbs and other medicinal plants for adrenal fatigue relief and treatment
Today I'm going to share with you how to make a medicinal mushroom double-extraction tincture.
As with food, I rotate herbs in this sleep tincture recipe so our diet includes a variety of micronutrients without too much of any particular compound.
Lemongrass harvested from your herb garden and turned into an oil makes a homemade topical solution you can use to treat certain fungal infections and inflammation. You can also apply it as a topical bug repellant, but test the skin for sensitivity before use, as overuse of any essential oil can cause skin reactions.
Learn how to make this homemade herbal diaper rash salve that works! This all natural diaper rash treatment for baby is safe and effective.
Herbal actions are the effects herbs have on the body. Like the key or legend to a map, knowing what these herbal actions mean can help us navigate the world of personal health and herbal medicine.
A healing herb known for its headache relief, this guide covers the history, benefits, uses, and how to harvest feverfew.
Gargle with this sage tincture at the first sign of a cold.
Are you using these essential oils in the bedroom? If not, you’re missing out! Here’s how to use essential oils for libido for men and women.
Easy Aromatic Digestive Bitters ~ Well - balanced and tasty. This is one of my Bitters 101 type recipes that appeal to majority of people. Truly helps to improve digestion + absorption!
