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Fresh flowering herb tincture

Fresh flowering herb tincture

Harvest the flowering tops of motherwort, mullein, or St. J’s at noon or later on a bright, sunny day when there has not been rain for at least 24 hours. 

Chop the stalks, leaves, flowers, flower buds, and developing seeds of the one plant you have chosen into pieces no longer than an inch and a half.

Fill your jar right up to the top with the fresh, chopped herb.

Then fill the jar to the top with 100 proof vodka. (No, 80 proof will not work.)

Cap tightly. Label, including the botanical name of the plant and the date.
Keep in a cool, dark place.
Your tincture is ready to use after six weeks but may be left for years without harm.

Dose of motherwort is 5-25 drops, as often as needed.
Dose of mullein is 10-40 drops, 1-4 times a day.
Dose of St. J’s is 1-3 dropperfuls a day.

 

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Fresh Yarrow tincture

Fresh Yarrow tincture

Look for yarrow growing in fields and meadows. Harvest only the wild white yarrow. And harvest on a sunny day, in the middle of the day if possible, so the yarrow is strongly scented. For tincture, the flowering tops are the best. (For salves, the larger, lower, basal leaves are preferred.)

I usually cut the top three or four inches of each yarrow plant, doing my best to allow the stalk to reflower by cutting just above a leaf node. I use the stalk, leaves, and flowers in my tincture.

Using scissors, I cut the yarrow stalks and flowers into pieces and fill a jar with them. Then I add 100 proof vodka right up to the top. Lid it tightly. Stick on a pretty label with at least the name of the plant and the date. And wait. The tincture is ready to use in six weeks.

I spray yarrow tincture on my ankles to repel ticks.
I spray it all over myself to repel mosquitoes.
I spray yarrow tincture on wounds and bug bites.
I spray it on my toothbrush and use it as a deodorant.
Yarrow tincture has many more uses. How will you use yours?

 

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