![]() Some well-known American herbalists work with tinctures in 3-5 drop doses aon nd some work with much larger doses. You can adjust your dose, as you get to know the tincture that you are working with and how the herb effects you.īe observant, start small, and find what works for you. In time, I may realize I need less or more depending how I feel in the moment. I will keep working with it, and get to know how my body reacts to it. If it takes me 3 doses of Valerian to get to sleep, then the following night, I would take 2-3 doses, all at one time, 30-60 minutes before I wanted to sleep, and see how that works. If I still need it after another 20-30 minutes, then I take another dose, until I find a cumulative dose that works for me. If I am not getting the effect that I want when I lie down, then I will take another dose. If I am taking Valerian root tincture to help me sleep, I will take it 20-30 minutes before I am ready to lie down. If I am taking Motherwort herb to calm an anxiety attack, I take it in small amounts (by the druopperful) at the very moment I begin to feel the attack coming on, and continue to take it incrementally until the attack resides. The same goes for elderberry tincture, when fighting common flu and cold viruses. That dose is taken every couple of hours until symptoms subside. Lobelia can make you throw up, if you take too much.Įchinacea is an herb that tends to have a standard dose of 1 drop for every 2 pounds of body weight, whether you are an adult or child. ![]() Poke root can damage the kidneys ,if taken in large amounts. Examples of these are Poke Root and Lobelia herb. There are a few herbs that are used in modern day herbalism, as tinctures, that need to be taken in very small doses, like 1-2 drops. ![]() It is important to know the herb you are working with and if it is dangerous to take in large amounts. People who have strong constitutions and are not sensitive to food and medicine, can handle and may even need, larger doses.Ĭhildren and elders will need to take smaller doses, as will people who are weak or in debilitated states. Therefore they will need to take smaller doses. Usually people who are sensitive to medications and foods, can also be sensitive to herbs. It is important to know how you react to things. People and herbs vary a lot, therefore, so does the effective amount of tincture. In general tincture dosing is person specific. Though, there are many exceptions to this rule of thumb, like most rules of thumb in herbalism! Alcohol extracts the medicinal constituents of the plants better than the nutritional constituents.ĭeciding how to take a tincture depends on:ĭetermine these before you start taking a tincture. In general, they are not made with nourishing food-like herbs. Most tinctures that are sold are extracted into a combination of ethanol alcohol, that is 98% alcohol, and then diluted with an herb-specific percentage of water.Īn herb extracted into rubbing alcohol and used only topically (obviously!), is called a liniment. Some people use an 80 proof alcohol of their choice, anything from Brandy to Ginn to Tequila. The water also extracts some water soluble constituents. I use 100 proof because it has enough alcohol content to have a strong extraction, but also enough water to tone it down. I use vodka, because it does not have much of a flavor or other components in it, which allows the herb to shine. I prefer to use 100 proof vodka, which is 50% alcohol and 50% water. The kind of alcohol that is used varies from herbalist to herbalist. I would like to share with you some of my perspectives and tips on how to figure out a dose for tinctures. I also will share with you 3 main ways that I take tinctures.Ī tincture is an extract of an herb into an alcohol solvent. Do you know how to properly dose herb tinctures?
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