MAKE BETTER MEDICINE

The Art & Science of Botanical Tincturing

Make Better Tinctures?

Our most detailed course to date includes a custom Menstruum Math calculator!

Have you dreamed of making your herbal products even more effective?
Are you excited to create professional quality tinctures with great flavor & aroma profiles - exceptional products that really stand out?
Would you like to craft consistent, concentrated tinctures that work in lower doses - more medicine, less alcohol?
Are you ready to master basic principles of solubility & extraction to uplevel your medicine making skills?
Have you ever wanted a customized calculator to do all your menstruum math for you (extraction ratios, fresh & dried herbs, maceration & percolation, dilution, concentration & mixing two menstrua)?
Curious about how to adapt historical pharmacy methods like percolation for making great modern tinctures?

We can show you how! The Art & Science of Botanical Tincturing course will help you evolve from "recipe based" crafting to "process based" medicine making, using affordable apothecary equipment & the seven factors that optimize botanical extraction. You will soon be offering your clients and customers more vibrant tinctures that truly embody the healing essences of your favorite herbs!

The Art & Science of Botanical Tincturing course will help you:

Choose the best menstruum & ethanol % for tincturing different herbs
Design your menstruum to focus on extracting certain groups of constituents
Learn the easy, reliable way to make any menstruum out of 95% ethanol
Accurately dilute or concentrate any menstruum, or create new a EtOH % by mixing different menstrua together
Simplify this kind of work by using the Menstruum Math calculator
Adjust menstruum composition for tincturing fresh herbs vs. dried herbs
Learn the secret of making a great tincture in 30 minutes with fresh or dried herbs
Understand the advantages of percolation - it's faster than "regular" maceration, but when is it better?
Master the art of "power extraction" -using affordable apothecary equipment to optimize maceration

JOIN THE TINCTURE EVOLUTION!

What you'll get with Botanical Tincturing

8 Information Packed Lessons & a Bonus

Detailed Topics List

- Solubility & extraction principles that apply to tinctures & the role of polarity in matching menstrua to groups of constituents in different herbs; solubility of herbal constituents
- The seven factors you can adjust to optimize your hydroethanolic extractions: polarity, surface area, temperature, agitation, time, pH & pressure
- Menstruum math: how to make any EtOH (ethanol) % menstruum by dilution (of any higher EtOH% source), by concentration (e.g., taking a 40% up to a 50%), or by mixing different menstrua
- The various roles of ethanol, water, glycerin or honey & vinegar in solvent systems (menstrua) for tincturing
- How to choose & make a menstruum (historical pharmacy method) for both dried & fresh herb tinctures - by adjusting for water content of plant material
- Affordable equipment for making quality tinctures in your home lab or apothecary, including traditional & modern percolators & kitchen "power tools" for speed maceration
- Principles of maceration (folk method vs. historical pharmacy techniques vs. power maceration), pros & cons of each approach & when to use maceration vs. percolation
- Step by step, hands-on guide to optimizing maceration by adapting historical methods for fresh or dried herbs
- Making modern macerations (fresh and dried) in 20 minutes with the Vitamix: maximizing the principle of agitation
- Power macerations using affordable programmable extractors like the Magical Butter Machine & STX Infuzium: the added benefits of low heat & moderate agitation over time
- The classic Michael Moore style of percolation: 'Percolation for the People' - his accessible method, using common kitchen tools, that adapts historical pharmacy practices & calculations for practical American herbalism
- Introduction to percolation throughout history (methods detailed in the older pharmacopoeias, formularies, etc.)
- Modern & Historical percolation methods - step-by-step guide to making amazing tinctures by adapting the methods of 1800s botanical pharmacy (inspired by Fenner's Complete Formulary)
- Bonus: downloadable Menstruum Math calculator for extract ratios, menstruum composition for dried & fresh herbs, dilution equation, concentration equation, multiple menstruum blending equation - it does the work for you! Comes with instructional video.

Is this course right for me?

If you have the basics of medicine making down, The Art & Science of Botanical Tincturing offers a fun challenge that will advance your skills. We invite you to register today, but if you give this course a whirl and find that it just isn't your cup of tea, we offer a 14-day, no strings attached, money back guarantee!

What people are saying about our Make Better Medicine courses:

"Thank you very much for creating this course and making it such an accessible price. I have been following your work for some time now and have the recent and previous edition of your book. I have always struggled with chemistry though I am passionate about making herbal preparations. I am a herbal educator, specializing in teaching folk to grow, harvest/forage and make their own medicinal preparations from scratch ... The learning never ends." Tatiana Lustre Dawn - Alchemilla Herbals www.alchemillaherbals.com.au

"Thank you Lisa for a wonderfully informative course. I finally have a greater understanding of solubility and its impact on making really good medicine. I've made many tinctures over the years and I can't help but wish I had this understanding many moons ago! However, I am still grateful for all the plants and medicines I've worked with and this only deepens my understanding and appreciation for future medicine making. You really made the chemistry friendlier for me :) Much appreciated." Rose Casey - Rosewoods Herbal

"Fantastic and fun as I knew it would be. Of course I will want to go deeper with your other offerings and now re-read your Herbal Constituents book. I have several books on aromatic chemistry, but you have truly brought to life some of these concepts in a very utilizable way. I look forward to pulling back the screen of mystery in the formulating world with you. A deeper understanding of extraction and solubility is critical here. Thank you so much!" Elana BlueStone, Herbalist, Aromatherapist, Formulator