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Permalink Reply by Mona Casselman,Z3 AK on July 30, 2011 at 8:08pm

Basically, as I understand it, using glycerine is for children's blends and for people who avoid alcohol. Glycerites, they are called. I do not believe it has any basis in effectiveness improved by one or the other.

Permalink Reply by Deb Phillips on August 4, 2011 at 6:25am

Alcohol will draw more of the oils out of the herbs than the glycerin but the glycerin is so much more palatable. 

Permalink Reply by Melissa Hauk on December 23, 2011 at 11:27am

I make both kinds of tinctures. I own an herb shop, so i make lots of tinctures and teach classes on them. I personally dont like alcohol, so i try to make my personal tinctures with glycerin. I have found out that the herbs that work best are high in volitale oils. stongly scented leaves work best. I make valarian and founf that i had to take 5 times the dosage of the glycerin to achieve the same as the alc tinct

Permalink Reply by Deb Phillips on December 23, 2011 at 12:34pm

I'm looking for a good recipe for a children's all purpose vitamin.

 

Permalink Reply by Deb Phillips on February 22, 2012 at 8:43pm

I make all my tinctures with alcohol.  I add a little glycerin after I strain them off to make them more pallatible.

Contributing GardenerPermalink Reply by Kay Zone9a/TX on February 22, 2012 at 9:28pm

I want to learn how to make tinctures... where can I find instruction?