Dude Man

Tinctures are great and last a long time. There is no real specific way to do it. If you want a stronger tincture, use more material and less alcohol water and glycerin, but always try to keep the material covered or well mixed. Glycerin can be added to the menstruum to keep high tannin mixes from separating. Tinctures can last years. Mullein root is good for you as well, just made some by blending the fresh root with everclear and some glycerin, all eyeballed. Gonna give it to my father for bladder issues. Gonna give some to my girlfriend for leg pains.

A book tells me adding glycerin can hold your tinctures for longer, especially the high tannin plants.

Going to make a salve using Pacific Bleeding Heart Tincture and will post back results.

Results of Nettle tincture are more energy and drive, plus some weight loss... and I'm a skinny guy. Now its Narrow Leaf Plantain and Nettle together, and it seems to act stronger. Also taking Mullein Root tincture and can't say I've noticed much, but no adverse reactions noted. All tinctures taken orally. Made California Poppy tincture, and honestly I have noticed I've been dreaming again and can feel how deep of a sleep I am in when the alarm clock pulls me out; still need more sleep, but it seems to help you sleep deeper. It has only been about a week for the California Poppy tincture... Could be I take these in combination depending on mood, but oral tinctures from plants and Everclear seems to work wonders. Pacific Bleeding Heart tincture used externally on the back with coconut oil and peppermint oil was reported to me as helpful by another. I've used the coconut oil and bleeding heart tincture externally and noticed a slight tingling effect and muscular gripping letting loose of the scrotum.