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This is  a Badge Bit (BB) that is part of the PEP Curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Natural Medicine.

For this BB you will create a tincture out of mullein root, leaf, or blossom.

Mountain Rose Herbs video on how to make a tincture:



To show you've completed this BB you must post pictures of the following:

- picture of the mullein root, leaf, or blossom, freshly harvested
- picture of the tincture being made
- picture of the finished tincture in its labeled jar.
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Here is my submission for the Natural Medicine Aspect - Sand for Straw - Mullein Tincture BB.

I harvested Mullein and started a Mullein Tincture at Wheaton Labs during the PTJ 2021.

To document the completion of the BB, I have provided the following:
- picture of the mullein leaf, freshly harvested
- picture of the tincture being made
- picture of the finished tincture in its labeled jar
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freshly harvested mullein leaf
freshly harvested mullein leaf
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tearing leaves
tearing leaves
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adding alcohol (used 100 proof and 190 proof)
adding alcohol (used 100 proof and 190 proof)
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Finished and labeled
labeled for soaking on 7/16/21
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straining on 9/6
straining on 9/6
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finished and labeled
finished and labeled
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Scientific Name: Verbascum thapsus
Common Name: Mullein
Location: backyard in NWA
Part of Plant: Leaf, root, flower
Harvest Date: 8/16/2022
Dry Time: 8/16/2022 - 8/25/2022
Drying location: breeze way
Drying Method: electric dehydrator for roots or else paper bag

Tincture:
Total volume of a 1/2 cup - equal parts of leaf, root, and flower of the Mullein plant
3/4 cup vodka.

placed in dark jar.

I will be using this tincture in about 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 months from now, and I generally just keep refreshing the tincture with vodka as I use some out of the tincture.
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I picked and made an olive oil infusion out of mullein blossom.
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blossoms getting picked
blossoms getting picked
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straining the oil after seeping
straining the oil after seeping
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in its own, labeled jar
in its own, labeled jar
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BBV price: 1
Note: This is the badge bit for mullein tincture, not infused oil.

 
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Yay! My mullein tincture is done! I used 80% Vodka (What a thing to order! None of my family drinks.) and wild mullein leaf.
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Fresh leaf, I dried it for the tincture
Fresh leaf, I dried it for the tincture
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Let the infusion begin
Let the infusion begin
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All done and strained
All done and strained
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I filled a smaller dropper bottle and then this spray bottle
I filled a smaller dropper bottle and then this spray bottle
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All done!
All done!
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The volunteer mullein on my hugel has crushed it this year
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Arm for scale
Arm for scale
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Chop chop
Chop chop
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Far right, ignore that label
Far right, ignore that label
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Straining
Straining
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Real label
Real label
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