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Herbal liniment
Cover herbs with vodka for internal/external use. Leave for two or more weeks and then strain out the herb and bottle the liquid. This formula may be made like a medicated oil and then used as a massaging oil for aches and pains.
In a nut shell...Tinctures and Liniments are made in the same fashion.
For disinfecting wounds and cuts, bruises and sores or aching muscles
4 parts coptis or golden seal powder or cut and sifted (small pieces).
4 parts echinacea powder or cut and sifted
4 parts usnea or myrrh powder
1 part cayenne powder.
For poison oak liniment:
Mugwort, mansanita, comfrey, chickweed, golden seal, plantain, white oak bark, yellow dock. Mix equal parts and cover with vodka.
Injuries and strained muscles:
6 parts angelica root
6 parts comfrey root
4 parts cinnamon bark
4 parts valerian root
3 parts hyssop leaves
3 parts calendula flowers
1 part ginger root
Again make as alcohol tincture
Oil Liniment
1/3 cup castor oil
1/3 cup infused Saint Johns oil, 1/2 cup corydalis oil. You can then add essential oils to boost formula like ginger, camphor, peppermint, wintergreen, eucalyptus.
For those who are still confused as to a liniment and alcohol tincture. Liniments are alcohol tinctures but when used topically and externally they are called liniments. They are one in the same. If used internally they are called tinctures. Much confusion but very simple.
Cover herbs with vodka for internal/external use. Leave for two or more weeks and then strain out the herb and bottle the liquid. This formula may be made like a medicated oil and then used as a massaging oil for aches and pains.
In a nut shell...Tinctures and Liniments are made in the same fashion.
For disinfecting wounds and cuts, bruises and sores or aching muscles
4 parts coptis or golden seal powder or cut and sifted (small pieces).
4 parts echinacea powder or cut and sifted
4 parts usnea or myrrh powder
1 part cayenne powder.
For poison oak liniment:
Mugwort, mansanita, comfrey, chickweed, golden seal, plantain, white oak bark, yellow dock. Mix equal parts and cover with vodka.
Injuries and strained muscles:
6 parts angelica root
6 parts comfrey root
4 parts cinnamon bark
4 parts valerian root
3 parts hyssop leaves
3 parts calendula flowers
1 part ginger root
Again make as alcohol tincture
Oil Liniment
1/3 cup castor oil
1/3 cup infused Saint Johns oil, 1/2 cup corydalis oil. You can then add essential oils to boost formula like ginger, camphor, peppermint, wintergreen, eucalyptus.
For those who are still confused as to a liniment and alcohol tincture. Liniments are alcohol tinctures but when used topically and externally they are called liniments. They are one in the same. If used internally they are called tinctures. Much confusion but very simple.
