Medicinal tinctures: 11 recipes at home + how to drink
Modern methods of making medicinal infusions are based on ancient recipes of potions invented by witch doctors and herbalists. Many compositions have been irretrievably lost, but some have been preserved and are successfully used as auxiliary drugs for the treatment of various diseases.
Different parts of plants are used as raw materials: roots, grains, leaves, branches, seeds, etc. д. There are no complicated procedures in the process of creating drinks, you just need to thoroughly wash, clean and grind the ingredients. Herbal extracts in many cases help to replace or supplement traditional therapy and alleviate the patient's condition.
Do not self-medicate, be sure to consult a doctor before taking any medicinal tinctures.
Tincture "Beetroot with honey"
To remove kidney stones, drink the infusion for a month, dilute 1 tablespoon of the product in ½ cup of hot water.
The treatment is repeated no earlier than 2 weeks later.
Ingredients
Beet juice - ½ liter
Honey - ½ kg
Vodka - ½ liter
The method of preparation
Dilute freshly prepared beet juice with vodka, sweeten with honey.
Keep the drink in the dark for 4 days, shaking daily.
Tincture of St. John's wort
The remedy helps in treating colds, tuberculosis, eliminating headaches, bad breath, improving gums.
For rinsing and internal use, 50 drops of the composition are dissolved in ½ cup of water and taken three times a day.
Ingredients
St. John's wort herb - 100 g
Vodka - 0.5 liters
Method of preparation
Grind plant material, pour into vodka, shake.
Insist the liquid in a closed container in the dark for 1-1.5 weeks.
Drain the infusion and pass through a cloth filter.
Tincture of horse chestnut
Not only flowers but also chestnut fruits can be used to make the drink.
To reduce blood clotting and prevent thrombosis, 35 drops of the product are added to water and drunk three times a day for a month.
To treat rheumatism, rub the infusion on damaged joints.
Ingredients
Chestnut flowers (fruits) dry - 50 g
Vodka - ½ liter
The method of preparation
Grind the raw materials, throw them into a prepared container, cover the mass with vodka and mix well.
Seal the jar with a lid, leave for 1-2 weeks, strain.
Squeeze the flower mixture and add the resulting liquid to the infusion.
Tincture "Mint"
The product improves digestive activity and stimulates appetite.
Both dry and fresh leaves can be used as raw materials.
Drink 15-20 drops twice a day before meals.
Ingredients
Peppermint - 50 g
Vodka - 1 liter
The method of preparation
Finely chop the mint leaves, put them in a suitable container, pour in alcohol.
Keep the closed jar in room conditions for about half a month.
Strain the infusion through a cloth, pour into a dark bottle.
Tincture of green oats
The drink is known as a diuretic, diaphoretic and fever-reducing drug.
Take 30 drops in diluted form before meals.
Ingredients
Green oatmeal - 100 g
Vodka - 1 liter
The method of preparation
Crush oats, soak in vodka, leave to soak in the dark and cool.
Wait at least 2 weeks, periodically shaking the vessel, decant the liquid.
Tincture "Pepper concentrated"
The infusion is good for joint rubbing as a preventive and therapeutic agent in case of rheumatism.
Ingredients
Red bitter pepper - 6 pcs
Vodka - ½ liter
Method of preparation
Rinse the pepper pods, chop them into slices, put them in a jar.
Pour alcohol over the mass, seal tightly, send in the dark for at least 20-22 days.
Strain the infusion, place in a clean container.
Tincture of colored peppers
Take 10-20 drops orally twice a day to improve appetite and digestive processes, externally - to rub inflamed joints and muscles.
Dry capsicum is used as a raw material.
Ingredients
Alcohol - 100 ml
Pepper - 20 g
The method of preparation
Break pepper pods finely, put them in alcohol.
Let the liquid saturate for 8-10 days, drain the infusion.
Garlic tincture "Strong"
The product is used as a firming and cleansing agent: the infusion removes fat and lime deposits, relieves vascular spasms, and activates metabolic processes.
Start taking the medicine with 1 drop, increasing the dosage by 1 drop each time until you reach 15 drops, and then reduce the amount in the same way.
Dissolve the product in 50 ml of milk before use. The rest of the infusion is drunk in 25 drops.
Ingredients
Garlic - 0.3 kg
Alcohol - 0.2 liters
The method of preparation
Scroll the peeled garlic cloves through a meat grinder, put the mass in a suitable container, pour alcohol.
Leave in the dark in a sealed container for 10 days.
Tincture of celandine
Celandine herb is known for its antiseptic properties: it helps to get rid of warts and calluses.
The infusion is used in the complex therapy of cancer. Drink three times a day, 16-18 drops, diluted with water.
Ingredients
Vodka - ¼ l
Celandine leaves - 40 g
The method of preparation
Grind the raw materials, throw them into vodka.
Leave the sealed vessel in the dark for half a month.
Strain the liquid, pour into a small container.
Tincture of yarrow
For preparation, take a dry mixture of yarrow flowers, stems and leaves.
The infusion has anti-inflammatory, bactericidal and hemostatic effects: it is used to wipe wounds, abrasions, bruises for speedy healing and pain relief; it is taken orally to stop pulmonary bleeding, treat digestive organs, normalize bile secretion, and prevent allergic reactions.
Recommended dosage: 50 drops three times a day.
Ingredients
Vodka - ½ liter
Yarrow herb - 100 g
The method of preparation
Grind the plant material, soak in vodka.
Let the liquid stand for about 10 days in the dark and warm.
Decant the infusion, pass through a filter, pour into a dark bottle.
Tincture "Vitamin"
Has a hypotensive and strengthening effect.
Drink 1 tablespoon three times a day before meals. The course is - 1.5-2 months.
Ingredients
Carrot juice - 1 glass
Beetroot juice - 1 glass
Alcohol - 100 ml
Cranberry juice - 100 ml
Lemon juice - 100 ml
Honey - 330 g
The method of preparation
Pour all types of juice into one container, add alcohol, sweeten with honey.
Mix thoroughly, seal the vessel, send it to the dark and cool.
Wait 4 days, shaking the contents of the bottle regularly.
Update: 25.11.2018
Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures