natural cures & curiosity
Took in the evening at Avanti cafe, sipping on my favorite margie and reading the latest issue of CRAFT magazine-you heard of it?
the latest issue has a great DIY tiddy on herbal tinctures. in case you don’t know:
an herbal preparation made with alcohol or distilled water and dried or fresh herbs.
it can be as simple as chewing on some mint after a stinky meal or having some chamomile tea when you have an upset tummy. Creating a tincture is basically harvesting the true potential of a natural herb without any of the BS that the big pharmaceutical companies getting in the way-very old-school.
The CRAFT magazine article gives the basic recipe for 3 kinds of tinctures: vinegar, alcohol and glycerin. They use dandelion for their tinctures, however, there are a number of herbs and combinations of herbs that you can develop. *caution: learn about what the herbs do/their properties. You don’t want to make something to ease muscle pain and end up with a diuretic-no fun.
i see a workshop coming on!
Avanti is SO Good!!!
Comment by yum — July 11, 2008 @ 10:18 pm