How to Make Herbal Tinctures

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How to make herbal tinctures. This is an herbal tincture recipe using Valerian root (Valeriana officinalis). Valerian tincture is a calming herb and a good herbal insomnia remedy. Valerian root tincture is also a good home herbal remedy for anxiety. Making a tincture is a great way of preserving these medicinal constituents since tinctures will last on your shelf for several years. Tinctures are also a very convenient way of getting herbs into our systems. This recipe uses dried bulk oranic herbs from Mountain Rose Herbs.

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[psykopanther]

so when you make a tincture, you always use a alcohol, never water? i am curious as to potency of doing this as compared to eating the plant. i am really new to this lol. also, would you be able to remove the alcohol by another means? instead of always having to drink the vodka to ingest the liquid of the plant.

[mountainroseherbs]

Hi~You can definitely make an infusion with water and that would be tea! There are various ways to ingest the healthy properties of herbs. You might come over to the Mountain Rose Herbs blog at mountainroseblog (dot) com and check out some of the blog posts including "Medicine Making Basics ~ Herbal Infusions" which should give you a good starting point! I hope this helps ~Kori

[marilyn Campos]

How long does the tinctures last before you should throw out and make more?

[mountainroseherbs]

Hi Marilyn~The strength of alcohol you use will factor in, as well as the herbs used and how well they are strained, but, when stored in dark or brown glass, in a cool dark place, tinctures can last for two or three years. They will lose their potency if kept for longer than that. Thanks for the question ~Kori

[gritts42]

HI, I am beginning my journey with herbs, the stevia leaf; do you steep it first or do you just put leaves in ... thanks I love your videos.....

[mountainroseherbs]

Hi~Thanks for the question! All you need to do is to pack your fresh or dried stevia leaf into the jar (filling about 2/3 of the way full) and cover with the alcohol.  Good luck! ~Kori

[NewCreationRealityTV]

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[InkdGypsy]

What a great video! Thanks for the info. Cant wait to start tincturing.

[Barbarianvibrations]

Wow. I'm a customer who orders from you from time to time, or I'd rather say that you're in my top three of herbal distributors. It's really great to see you make a tutorial that the world can benefit from healthwise. Thanks, Mr. Mountainrose! :D