Alcohol For Herbalists Blog
Cedar is a meaningful evergreen ingredient with deep traditional, cultural, aromatic, and botanical significance. It is also an ingredient that deserves more caution than many beginner tincture recipes provide. The word “cedar” can refer to several different plants, and some...
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Homemade White Pine Tincture and Extract Recipe Using Food Grade Ethanol White pine tincture is a classic conifer preparation for herbalists, hands-on DIY enthusiasts, and anyone interested in working with aromatic evergreen ingredients in a shelf-stable form. White pine offers...
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Emu oil is fundamentally different from the botanical ingredients typically used in tincture and extract recipes. Herbs, roots, and citrus peels contain compounds that ethanol can extract. Emu oil is already a finished lipid, meaning there is nothing for ethanol...
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Cod liver oil is different from most ingredients used in tincture and extract recipes. Herbs, citrus peels, roots, resins, and spices often release desirable compounds into ethanol. Cod liver oil is already a finished oil, which means it does not...
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Mushroom extracts are different from many leafy herb tinctures. Mushrooms are fungi with dense cell-wall structure, tough dried texture, and a mix of water-soluble and alcohol-soluble compounds. For many mushroom recipes, the best starting point is a dual extraction process:...
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