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Make a yarrow tincture - PEP BB medicine.sand.yarrowtincture

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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 yarrow.

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 yarrow, 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 - Yarrow Tincture BB.

I harvested Yarrow leaf and a few blossoms and made a Yarrow Tincture at Wheaton Labs during the PTJ 2021.

To document the completion of the BB, I have provided the following:
- picture of the yarrow, freshly harvested
- picture of the tincture being made
- picture of the finished tincture in its labeled jar
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freshly harvested yarrow leaf and blossom
freshly harvested yarrow leaf and blossom
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adding alcohol to jar (blending 190 proof and 100 proof)
adding alcohol to jar (blended 190 proof and 100 proof)
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Finished and Labeled
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straining in September
straining in September
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finished and labeled
finished and labeled

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Photo requirements for BB completion:
- picture of the yarrow, freshly harvested
- picture of the tincture being made
- picture of the finished tincture in its labeled jar

I harvested yarrow in my garden back in June, made a tincture, and finally got around to straining it this week. I used a combo of Gem Clear 190 proof and 80 proof vodka.
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Harvesting yarrow
Harvesting yarrow
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The jar of chopped yarrow with 190 proof and 80 proof vodka
The jar of chopped yarrow with 190 proof and 80 proof vodka
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Ready to cover and steep for a few weeks
Ready to cover and steep for a few weeks
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The finished yarrow tincture
The finished yarrow tincture

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Logan Byrd wrote: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 yarrow.

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 yarrow, freshly harvested
- picture of the tincture being made
- picture of the finished tincture in its labeled jar.

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I used yarrow freshly harvested from my garden and infused it in organic vodka
I used yarrow freshly harvested from my garden and infused it in organic vodka
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Yarrow tincturing
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Finished yarrow tincture
Finished yarrow tincture
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I made a yarrow and rose and witch hazel tincture for my face.
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Harvesting yarrow
Harvesting yarrow
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Plants in medium
Plants in medium
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Straining
Straining
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Finished, labeled
Finished, labeled

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I harvested yarrow from my yard, combined it with 80 proof organic vodka and steeped it for about 4 weeks and then strained it
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Freshly harvested yarrow
Freshly harvested yarrow
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Ingredients
Ingredients
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Steeping
Steeping
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Done
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Yarrow tincture sat for 2 weeks in vodka before straining
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harvesting
harvesting
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yarrow in vodka
yarrow in vodka
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straining
straining
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completed tincture
completed tincture

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