What Is An Herbal Tincture Anyway
What Is An Herbal Tincture Anyway
What Is An Herbal Tincture Anyway
By Kami McBride Tinctures are also called herbal extracts or liquid herbal extracts. Tinctures are concentrated herbal preparations where the medicinal qualities of an herb are extracted into a liquid form. The most common liquids used for the extraction process of tinctures are a combination of water and grain alcohol and sometimes glycerin. Some tinctures contain a single herb. Other tinctures are a combination of several herbs and are usually labeled with a name that represents the possible benefits of that combination of herbs. An example of this would be a tincture called Stress-Ease that contains relaxing herbs such as skullcap, St. John's wort and oatstraw. Tinctures usually come in one or two ounce brown bottles with a glass dropper lid. Herbal medicines break down more rapidly when exposed to light so the brown glass helps maintain the quality of your tincture. It is important to store your tinctures out of direct light. It is also a good idea to keep your tinctures out of extreme temperatures such as keeping it in your car when it is 100 degrees outside.
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