Fill & cover
Pack a jar 1/2-2/3 with dried herb (or 3/4 fresh), cover completely with 80-100 proof vodka.
Turn dried herbs into remedies that last for years. The two simplest preparations, step by step.
Pack a jar 1/2-2/3 with dried herb (or 3/4 fresh), cover completely with 80-100 proof vodka.
Seal, keep out of light, shake daily. The alcohol pulls the medicine out over time.
Strain through cloth into amber dropper bottles. Label with herb and date. Keeps for years.
Warm dried calendula/lavender in olive oil on low heat ~1 hr (or 2 weeks in a sunny jar). Strain.
Gently warm the infused oil with beeswax (~1 part wax to 4 parts oil) until melted and blended.
Pour into tins; it cools to a salve. For dry skin, cuts and chapped hands. Keeps ~1 year.
Echinacea, calendula and lavender — the classic tincture and salve herbs — are all in Nicole Apelian's Medicinal Garden Kit, with her remedy guide covering these exact preparations.
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