The way to make tinctures is by pouring 80 proof + alcohol into an airtight container, covering all of the herb/bark content, with a couple inches of room. http://www.kcweb.com/herb/tincture.htm Remove them from the light (I'm keeping mine covered with a black sweater) and shake once a day, stirring attention.
Why should you believe in the power of tinctures? First you must believe in the potency of plant medicine. The first layer of that depends on the growing conditions of the plant, particularly in the health of the soil. I purchased these herbs from apothecaries, and even though I can have a certain amount of confidence in their "organic" label - I don't really know what the soil conditions are. I also can't be sure of their shelf life, another factor contributing to how effective these tinctures will end of being.
The next layer of potency has to do with the extraction process. Since I am steeping the barks in liquid for one month without heating them, I don't risk destroying volatile oil content. Also the alcohol helps preserve the plant constituents in a way that brewing a tea cannot. The shelf life lasts years longer. Other benefits include lower dosage requirements (a small number of drops compared to however many cups of tea or numbers of capsules) that are assimilated into the body quicker.
Which plants to make tinctures out of? What plant medicine do you need?
Yohimbe http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/759.html
Ginseng http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/967.html
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I have bottled these tinctures one month later and have them available. Nicole
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