An Example with Cayenne Tincture

Start to make this and ANY Tincture, if possible, on a NEW Moon.

Take a Quart Canning Jar and fill it 1/2 FULL with DRIED Cayenne Peppers, getting the HOTTEST ones (i.e. - Habanero, African Bird, Serrano, Jalapeno - 90,000+ Heat Units), that you can obtain.

Add enough 50% Grain Alcohol (100 Proof Vodka) to the Cayenne Peppers (powdered, using a Blender or Grinder) to just COVER them.

Use enough FRESH Cayenne Peppers, that you can blend with 50% Grain Alcohol...
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Many people ask, “What is the difference between an herbal tea and an infusion?

An infusion of herbs is much stronger and has a more medicinal quality than just a tea.  Simply, an infusion is steeped much longer, many times overnight.

Making Herbal Infusions

Roots: Use one ounce (a big handful of cut-up root, or half a dozen six inch pieces of whole root) of dried root in a pint jar. Fill the jar to the top with boiling water. Put the lid on the jar and let it sit at room temperature for...

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You may ask, what is a tincture? It is a medicinal extract of plant material.

Some people call them tinctures, others extracts. Most tinctures are made with alcohol, water or organic apple cider vinegar being used to pull compounds from the plants. If you use 80-120 proof alcohol and you are concerned about the alcohol content all you have to do is get a small amount of water boiling and put the tincture into the water, the alcohol will evaporate and still have the medicinal value of the h...

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