Tincture: A Little Known Way to Save Hundreds of Dollars on Costly Medications

Extracting, preserving, and turning a plant into a tincture or a liquid medicine is one of the best and easiest ways to obtain the herb’s medicinal properties. Below are the two easy ways to make a tincture. The first formula requires the use of alcohol and the second one needs glycerin. Method #1: Tincture with Alcohol To create an alcohol tincture, you need vodka or any 80-100 proof alcohol, along with a jar and any herb of your choice. It is relatively easy to extract and preserve the medicinal properties of the plant through this method. Step 1: The amount of herbs needed depends on how soft and hard the …