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Make an oil infusion of tulsi (holy basil) leaf - PEP BB medicine.sand.oil.tulsi

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posted 3 years ago

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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 an oil infusion of tulsi leaf using plant material you harvested. Infusion is a method of extracting desired compounds from plant material by steeping the material in warm or cool oil.

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How to Make an Infused Oil

Minimum requirements:
- Make an infused oil using plant material you harvested
- Use tulsi leaf

To document completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pictures or a video (< 2 minutes):
- Harvested plant material (either being harvested or just harvested)
- Making the infusion (plant material in oil) with a description of the oil and any other ingredients you used
- Finished (strained) infused oil in its labeled jar

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Tulsi Oil Infusion - I used the cold infusion method with olive oil. I harvested this from my garden, but dried it first. I read that dried herbs have less chance of spoilage because there's less water content.

It was put in a dark cabinet for 4 weeks and taken out to stir and smell every couple of days.

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