tahoe58
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cooked in a crockpot....here's the original source.... I re
ost it now....(from page 9)
a reasonably detailed description of a methodology to make a glycerin based herbal tincture from a native american site. the concept is the first step (slow cooking) is extracting the enzymes, the second step (pressure cooking) is extracting the essential oils, and the third step (boiling) is extracting the trace minerals. The text provides a step by step description of the process using 100% vegetable glycerin and herb that are slow cooked, at 105 degrees for five days (not to exceed 110 degress as this destroys enzymes), pressed at high pressure with a hydraulic press (menstruum set aside), pressed herb combined with new clean glycerin/menstruum, pressure cooked for 30 minutes at 10lbs, pressed at high pressure again as before, and 2nd menstrumm mixed with the first, pressed herb combined with spring water and boiled hard for 10, then 20, then 30 minutes pressing and adding new water each time, this menstruum boiled down to concentrate and then added again to the previous to make the tincture. You can take a look at the site here (Herb Glycerine Tinctures and Salves)
ost it now....(from page 9)a reasonably detailed description of a methodology to make a glycerin based herbal tincture from a native american site. the concept is the first step (slow cooking) is extracting the enzymes, the second step (pressure cooking) is extracting the essential oils, and the third step (boiling) is extracting the trace minerals. The text provides a step by step description of the process using 100% vegetable glycerin and herb that are slow cooked, at 105 degrees for five days (not to exceed 110 degress as this destroys enzymes), pressed at high pressure with a hydraulic press (menstruum set aside), pressed herb combined with new clean glycerin/menstruum, pressure cooked for 30 minutes at 10lbs, pressed at high pressure again as before, and 2nd menstrumm mixed with the first, pressed herb combined with spring water and boiled hard for 10, then 20, then 30 minutes pressing and adding new water each time, this menstruum boiled down to concentrate and then added again to the previous to make the tincture. You can take a look at the site here (Herb Glycerine Tinctures and Salves)
