Herbal Tinctures

Herbal Tinctures

Herbal Tincture. What is it?

Herbal tinctures are a liquid herbal preparation in Alcohol; What does this mean?  It means that the active alkaloids in the herb are fixed on to the alcohol so that when it is taken, all the active herbal alkaloids are absorbed into the blood stream very quickly and completely. This makes them far stronger than any powder in a capsule, which are slowly absorbed through the stomach wall and some of the active alkaloids are lost.
What this means is that Tinctures are Stronger than powders and the effects can be noticed much more quickly.

About taking Herbal Tinctures
Herbal tinctures can be measurered using a teaspoon -1 teaspoon is 5ml, or better yet a child's 5ml medicine spoon. To take the tincture, place the correct amount of tincture in glass, and then add a very small amount of boiling water (20-30ml) this will evaporate some of the alcohol. Swish around, drink in all at once.

Tincture Volume and Strengths
Listed on the tinctures you will see the alcoholic Volume,  which is the strength of the alcohol used for preparation.  As an example,  45% which is 45% alcohol and the remainder being water.  The strength of the tincture, for example 1:3 means that there is 1 part herb for 3 parts liquid.  With this  1:3 equals 1ml tincture containing 333mg herb.

Herbal Tinctures we supply

Lavender Tincture

Calendula Tincture

Rosemary Tincture

Red Clover Tincture

Sage Tincture

Chamomile Tincture