THE HERBAL HOME REMEDY BOOK: SIMPLE RECIPES FOR TINCTURES, TEAS, SALVES, TONICS & SYRUPS by Joyce A. Wardwell (A Review)
January 2, 2012 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under Books, Herbology, Holistic Living, LuminEarth Product Shop
Using simple recipes and generations of herbal healing wisdom, Joyce Wardwell will teach you how to: Gather, dry, store and blend 25 common herbs Make and use teas, tinctures, oils, salves, syrups and lozenges Build your own herbal medicine cabinet Joyce A. Wardwell has studied herbal medicine and wild edibles for over 20 years. She [...]
Commonly Used Herbology Terms and Definitions
July 23, 2010 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under Herbology
Click Here to Learn How to Make Herbal Tinctures from Any Loose Herb Extract: The pharmacological definition of an extract is the concentrated substance obtained by dissolving a drug in some solvent, as ether or alcohol, and then evaporating the preparation. Some herbalists, however, refer to an extract as a liquid form of herb [...]
Make Herbal Tinctures from Any Loose Herb
July 23, 2010 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under Herbology, Supplements
WHAT IS AN HERBAL TINCTURE? In Medicine a tincture is an alcohol based extract of leaves or other plant material, or solution of a non-volatile substance (like iodine). In Herbology, tinctures are potent, alcohol based, liquid extracts made using fresh plant material in liquid base such as vodka, brandy, vegetable glycerin, or even apple cider vinegar (all of which [...]