Herbal tinctures are made by distilling herbs in alcohol, vinegar or glycerin.
The strongest, most potent method of making tinctures is accomplished by
using 1 part herb to 3–4 parts pure grain alcohol, mixed with equal parts of
distilled water. Place the mixture in a glass container and let set in a darkened
area for 30 days or so. Start on the new moon and finish on a full moon.
Shake this tincture every day. On the last day put your mixture in the sun for
at least 4 hours of sunlight. If there is no sunshine on one day, wait until there
is, or leave this step out. Now you’re ready to bottle your tincture. Use some
sort of a press to squeeze this distilled mixture into pure liquid. Take one full
dropperful 3–6 times a day.
There are so many ways to use herbs for your benefit, but it is not the
purpose of this book to cover them all. Those who are interested can consult
my other book, Power Botanicals and Formulas (available from God’s
Herbs, http://www.godherbs.com),,) which is a more comprehensive guide to the
chemistry and use of botanicals. There are also a multitude of books on the
market that are excellent to further your information on herbs and their uses.
Some of these are referenced for you in the Bibliography.
Unfortunately, there are also many books on herbs that are not worth the
paper they’re printed on. These books are written by so-called herbalists or
individuals who know little about the true use of each of these herbs. They
merely contain information that is referenced from other sources. Some of
them copy what the FDA says about herbs, along with the misleading
information being fed to the public from pharmaceutical companies to instill
fear in people about the use of God’s natural foods and medicines. Never fear
nature or its products. Simply learn what others have been using and doing
for hundreds of thousands of years.
Always fight to keep your right to eat and use God’s foods. Estimates are
that over 2 million deaths (some estimates as high as 5 million) occur each
year needlessly as a result of procedures and products supported by the
allopathic medical and pharmaceutical industries. Rarely do we hear of a
death from the use of herbs. When one occurs, it’s almost always from
misuse. Read ... Study ... Experiment ... Lose the fear ... Become alive
again.