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Tincture
Category: Natural Meds
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A tincture is an extraction of herbal essence using a solvent. solvents can be water, oil, glycerine, vinegar or alcohol. Alcohol is the most commonly used. for most dry plant matter it is effective to use 80 proof alcohol, such as vodka. the usual ratio of plant matter (marc) to solvent (menstruum) is determined by weight and is: 1:5 or one part herb to five parts alcohol. (it is easiest to use the metric scale of one gram to 5 mili-liters) sometimes this amount of liquid is not enough to ...

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