Removing a tick promptly and properly is essential to reduce the risk of transmitting any potential pathogens it may be carrying. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to safely remove a tick: Prepare: Put on gloves to protect yourself from potential contact with the tick's bodily fluids, wh...
What Is A Tincture? A tincture is a concentrated herbal extract. In the cannabis world, this means it’s an herbal extract that has some of the useful properties of weed. Cannabis tinctures are usually made from alcohol but they can also be made with glycerin to skip the intoxicating effec...
A cat comb is also important. This will help you part the pet’s fur so you can check every square inch of its body for ticks. You also need to prepare a container that you can fill with rubbing alcohol. You will use this to kill each tick that you remove from your pet by droppin...
Homemade extracts have a range of uses, from culinary to medicinal. Whether you can’t tolerate alcohol or just want to create something more versatile, using another kind of liquid as your extraction medium opens up new worlds. Solving the Solvent Confusion The words “extract” and “tinctur...
This is the time of year when I make a variety of different tinctures to preserve herbs for long-term use. I typically make traditional alcohol based tinctures, because they concentrate and preserve the herbs for years, but glycerin tincture are an alcohol-free option for children or those ...
You may need to do some measuring before you boil the water to make sure you have enough. Gauge the amount of liquid used in your first alcohol tincture and boil at least triple that amount of water for the hot water extraction. It may seem like a lot but it will reduce (you can al...
What about diverticulitis and alcohol? I know it’s tempting to drink a beer on the weekends or have that glass of wine after work, but if you have diverticulitis, you would be better off avoiding it as much as possible as it’s highly inflammatory. ...
Make Hawthorn Tincture from Haws One of the most common ways to take hawthorn as a medicine is as a tincture. Tinctures are concentrated plant medicines that use a menstruum, such as alcohol. You mix a small number of berries with the alcohol and let it draw the medicine out. With dosa...
A propolis tincture may be applied with a dropper. Formulating different solution strengths requires allowing the alcohol in the mixture to evaporate. The more alcohol that is removed from the solution, the stronger the final tincture. Manufacturers typically sell propolis tinctures in strengths rangi...
As yeast start to die, they can release a toxic substance called acetaldehyde. Acetaldehyde is the byproduct from digesting alcohol and it’s thought to be the toxin that causes hangovers. Yeast also produces a toxin called gliotoxin that can harm your dog’s liver. So your dog can get ...