The best bases for healing tinctures are alcoholic ones, since it is they who tend to enhance the effect of herbs on the body, and they are much more effective than decoctions or teas.
Preparing homemade tinctures on vodka or alcohol is quite simple: this process does not require special skills or medical knowledge, high financial costs or time. The main thing is to remember a few basic rules.
- Plant raw materials for tinctures are berries, roots, bark, leaves, inflorescences and herbs. They can be both fresh and dried.
- In order for the raw material to give a maximum of useful microelements, it is recommended to grind it with a mortar, blender or meat grinder before use.
- For the base use 70% alcohol or high-quality vodka.
- Insist funds in a dark warm place, some - only a few hours, and some need a month.
- Not all mixtures are filtered: the longer the plant material is in alcohol, the stronger the healing properties of the product.
- It is necessary to store ready tinctures on vodka at home at room temperature, only some of them are stored in the refrigerator.
Herbal tinctures from various ailments
Herbs with a general strengthening effect are part of tinctures from various ailments. Their action is not aimed at a specific organ or treatment of a particular disease. These tinctures have a general positive effect on the body: increase immunity, enhance the body's resistance to viruses, activate processes in the body. They are used as prophylactic agents, and concomitant in the treatment of any disease.
Immune enhancing tinctures
The purpose of taking such tinctures is the prevention of diseases, and they are taken in courses. One of the most effective is based on celandine. To prepare it, you need to squeeze the juice from the leaves and stems and mix it with alcohol 1: 1. Drink 15 drops per glass of green tea for a week. The course should be conducted twice a year.
Tincture of garlic on vodka
This tincture is effective for the prevention of viral mass diseases. You need to cook it in a container of dark glass, and insist from the new moon to the full moon, shaking it twice a day. For cooking, you need one large head of garlic. The cleaned chopped teeth are put in a heated container and pour 0.5 liters of vodka. Use tincture twice a day for 10-15 drops.
Tonic tinctures on vodka at home
A tonic tincture is one of the components of a whole fortifying complex. Its action is aimed at restoring strength after illness, to increase the body's resistance, to improve overall health.
- The first stage is the use of natural apple and carrot juice a few glasses a day. The regimen is quite simple: alternate these drinks every day 1/1. Duration 1 month.
- The second stage - add cucumber, pear and beetroot to apple and carrot juice. They need to be consumed every 3 hours.
- The third stage is the direct use of a tonic tincture. To prepare it, you will need 1 liter of vodka, beet juice, black radish and carrot and 1 cup of honey. All components are thoroughly mixed, poured into containers and infused for 14 days in a cool place. After this time, tincture is poured to get rid of sediment. Use tincture half an hour before meals, 1 tbsp. spoon.
Tibetan tincture
There are also universal remedies, tinctures for vodka at home, which are used both internally and externally. One of these recipes is a Tibetan tincture. It is prepared from aloe (1 leaf), dried celandine (1 tbsp. Grated raw materials), large pods of red hot pepper (1 pc.), Vodka (400 ml). You need to take a large leaf of aloe (not from the top of the plant), which has not been watered for 10 days, peel and chop it. Large peppercorn cut into large pieces. Mix these two components thoroughly, then add celandine and vodka. Fold everything in a glass container, cover with foil and cloth and insist 3 weeks, shaking daily. When applied externally, the Tibetan tincture fights dermatitis, acne, seborrhea, eczema, reduces pain in rheumatism, arthritis and arthrosis. At the slightest signs of sinusitis, rub your nose with tincture, and with a sore throat, chin and neck. For cuts, treat the wounds with this product and they will heal quickly, without complications. Vodka tinctures at home are proven over the years remedies for most ailments. There are many recipes for which you can prepare tinctures of general action or purposeful. Despite the naturalness of the components that make up, take them with caution: herbs have their side effects.