Herbal tinctures
Herbal tinctures come in two types - alcohol and water. To prepare alcohol tinctures use fresh or dried herbs. Fresh herbs are crushed, and dried powdered. Grass is placed in a bottle and poured with vodka or wine alcohol, covered and left in a dark place for 10-14 days. It is recommended that the bottle be shaken regularly. Then tincture is filtered and bottled.
Several drops of tincture are recommended to be added during treatment or as a preventive measure in cold or hot herbal teas, however, more often tinctures are used for outdoor use as compresses, foot baths and hand baths. In this case, the tincture is added to the water. Alcohol tinctures can be stored without loss of medicinal properties for a sufficiently long period of time. Water herbal tinctures are prepared in two ways: cold and hot. With a cold method of preparation, fresh, and often dried parts of plants are poured with boiled water at room temperature and insisted for 5 to 20 hours, depending on the prescription requirements. Then it is filtered and taken as directed.
With the hot method of cooking, the required amount of raw materials is put in glass, porcelain or enameled dishes, poured in warm boiled water and allow to stand for a while to allow the plants to melt slightly. Then the dishes are placed in a boiling water bath and heated with constant stirring for 15-20 minutes. After that, the dishes with herbs should be removed, covered with a lid and let the tincture cool down at room temperature. Then tincture should be carefully filtered through several layers of gauze or filter paper - and the drug is ready for use. Extract the water to the original volume or use concentrated. You can prepare the tincture hot without boiling. For
, it is enough just to fill in the necessary quantity of raw material with boiling water and let it stand under the lid for 15-30 minutes, then drain, allow to cool and take.
An alcoholic tincture of garlic is an excellent restorative and tonic. This remedy is also recommended for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis, respiratory diseases, for activating the work of the jelly of the intestinal tract and stimulating appetite.
Preparation:
50 g of peeled garlic grind or grind in a mortar and pour 1 glass of vodka. Cover and let stand in a warm place for 3-5 days. Take 10 drops in a small amount of boiled water at room temperature 3 times a day.
With frequent heartbeats and pains in the heart, it is recommended that infusion from the collection of valerian, motherwort, yarrow and anise.
Preparation:
Mix 2 parts of valerian root, 2 parts of Leonurus's herb, 1 part of yarrow herb and 1 part of anise fruit. Take 1 tbsp.l.mix, pour 1 cup boiling water and leave for 30 minutes. Take 1/3 of st.l.2-3 times a day.
For frequent repetitive headaches, recommend peppermint infusion. It will help relieve pain and help prevent headaches.
Method of preparation:
1/2 tbsp.l.herbs peppermint and pour 1 cup of hot boiled water, cover and let stand. Then place on a boiling water bath and heat with constant stirring for 15 minutes. Remove from the bath and allow to cool at room temperature for at least 1 hour. Strain and add warm boiled water to the original volume. Take 1/2 cup 2 times daily before meals. The infusion is stored in a cool place for not more than a day.
As a fortifying and blood cleansing agent, as well as for the prevention of avitaminosis, water horseradish infusion prepared in a cold way is very popular.
Preparation -
1 cup chopped horseradish roots, pour 1 liter of boiled water at room temperature and allow to stand for 24 hours. Take 1/2 cup 2-3 times daily before meals.