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Step by Step photo instruction to make your own tinctures using a standard formula that can be applied to most herbs.
How to Make Tinctures | | | |
Ingredients
30grams of dried herbs
150mls of vodka
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Chop herbs finely, then place into a glass jar. Do not pack
them tightly or else the vodka won’t be able to get to it all. | | | 
Add vodka to the herbs. If the vodka does not cover all the plantmaterial add some more until it is all completely submerged. | | | | Put a tight lid on the jar and store for 2 weeks at room temperature. A dark shelf is fine, since tincture does not need light to process. Shake the contents once or twice a day to redistribute the herbs in the alcohol. If you are using powdered herbs, stir them with a spoon every day to keep them from clumping together. | | | | 
Strain the herb pulp through a coffee filter or some
muslin/cheesecloth. I like using two layers of muslin.
Squeeze out all of the tincture and discard the left over pulp. | | | | 
Funnel into a sterilized, dark glass bottle. | | | | 
Label and store in a cool, dark place. A tincture can be stored for 5 years or longer.
| | | | If you are using dried herbs the ratio to use is 1:5 – 1 part plant material to 5 parts vodka. For fresh herbs the ratio is 1:3. If using a combination instead of a single herb the ratio always remains the same. Vodka is the preferred alcohol as it only contains alcohol and water. | | | |
