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What
is a tincture?
Why use alcohol?
Will the alcohol affect me?
If I don't like alcohol, what
do I do?
Are your tinctures strong?
My local health shop sells tinctures,
should I buy from them?
What is a tincture?
A tincture is a liquid extract of a herb. It is made by soaking
herbs in a drinkable alcohol. We use a mixture of organic
grain alcohol and distilled water to get the require strength
of approximately 55% alcohol. All of our herbs are organic.
The alcohol extracts a great deal of the active ingredients
of the herb. The distilled water also helps in this process
as it is "empty" water. Therefore it can more easily
extract the powerful benefits from the herbs. Tinctures have
much longer shelf lives than dried herbs and the potency can
remain for up to a two or three years or more.
Our tinctures are soaked for between 4 and 8 weeks to ensure
they are as strong as possible. Many weaker commercial tinctures
are only left soaking for a few days. This is definitely not
long enough to extract all of the herb's useful properties.
Please do not be put off my the fact that a tincture contains
alcohol. Tinctures have been made for hundreds if not thousands
of years and in our opinion ensure the highest possible product
potency which will assist you in your quest for health.
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Why use alcohol?
You may ask why use alcohol. Well, quite simply, alcohol produces
the strongest tinctures. Many herbs are quite tough and hardy
and it needs a powerful extractant to help break down and
absorb the active ingredients contained within the herb.
Alcohol of the correct type is a tried and trusted way to
do this. We use the best, organic grain alcohol which is unbeatable
in producing a superb and strong health remedy.
Using alcohol is a small price to pay to achieve such potent
and effective products.
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Will the alcohol affect me?
The amount of tincture taken is very small. The usual amount
varies between 5 and 20 drops at a time. This is a small amount
of alcohol. Alcohol in small amounts causes no harm to the
body and it acts as a carrier for the medicinal compounds
contained within the herb.
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If I don't like alcohol, what do
I do?
If you are still concerned about consuming alcohol then there
is a very simple solution:
Simply
add the drops of tincture to a little hot water and then leave
for a minute or two. This will make the alcohol evaporate
off and you will still get the benefits of the herb.
Alternatively, you can try the herb in capsule form, but if
possible we suggest you buy tinctures for slightly improved
effects.
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Are your tinctures strong?
Our tinctures are created using a mixture of organic grain
alcohol, distilled water and of course organic herbs. This
extraction process is continued for anything from 4 to 12
weeks depending upon the herb concerned and we believe the
tinctures we supply are the strongest available. We know of
no other way that they can made stronger.
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My local health shop sells tinctures, should I buy from
them?
Most health shops sell tinctures of one form or another. They
may also supply tinctures which use glycerin instead of alcohol.
Generally, glycerin produces a tincture which is much weaker
than those which use alcohol.
Also, unfortunately, the strength of many shop bought tinctures
leaves a lot to be desired. We regularly see products for
sale which are colourless and water down. It is likely that
these have few active ingredients.
A few of our staff have bought tinctures in a number of stores
and drank almost a complete bottle before noticing any herbal
effect/taste. We guarantee that you will see the difference
in strength in our products.
The only thing we can suggest if you have any doubts is to
buy one from a health store and one from us and compare the
two. We think you will be more than pleasantly surprised with
our products.
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