Over the course of several centuries, the Western diet has transformed radically as a result of industrial food production and factory farming to exclude many important trace minerals and nutrients that just aren't present in the processed foods, and tamed fruits/veggies available to us. Eating wild foods is one solution, but may not always be accessible for some people.

A good middle ground is to integrate a daily cup of herbal tea to provide those missing nutrients and minerals excluded from our habitual diet.

While utilized for many purposes, tinctures are most often offered to support, nourish, and/or balance various aspects of our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.

Tinctures are considered ‘hydroalcoholic’ extractions, as most of the alcohol available to purchase contains some amount of water. This means that for most tinctures, you will be able to extract both alcohol-soluble constituents along with some of the water-soluble constituents.

There are two approaches to making a tincture. The folk method and the precise or ratio method. The folk method is a very simple approach that anyone can do as long as they have some herbs, a jar, and some alcohol.