Tincture, tincture, tincture, what a cool sounding word my friend said to me, and I have to agree, it sounds earthy, viscous and mysterious. What the heck is it? I know I wondered when I was starting to dabble in the herbal arts.
Herbal tinctures are hydro-alcoholic solutions prepared from fresh or dried botanical. The herbs are macerated in a solvent that will dissolve and bring into solution all the desired principles of the herb. The solution is called the Menstruum. In tinctures the menstruum is alcohol and distilled water in a weight to volume mixture. There are many other types of menstruum used in making herbal remedies such as: water, glycerin, wine, vinegars and oils.
When herbs are tinctured all of the plants constituents are preserved for many, many years, as long as proper storage protocol is followed. It is an herbalist dream to have a well stocked pharmacy of simples at the ready to use in blends and tonics. Simple is a common health-enhancing plant. A simpler is one who knows how to use these plants....an herbalist.
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