4. For professional medical information on natural medicines, see Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Professional Version.WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.This survey is being conducted by the WebMD marketing sciences department.All information will be used in a manner consistent with the WebMD Thanks!Made this for my dad and I’m hoping he will use it! I make my own ! So sorry, I can’t say. While I was waiting for the turmeric tincture, I made the turmeric honey and you are a wonderful human– that recipe is freaking fantastic and something I’ll have on hand ALL the time in our house now. No more alcohol!Daisy, don’t filter out the white “stuff” at the bottom of your ginger. Has anyone ever done this, will it be as strong? Also, some of the herbs you might want to take aren’t culinary. I have 6 qt jars fermenting ( is that the right word??) You allow it to steep for a period of time, anywhere from several days to several months. I have had so many questions about tinctures, I plan to circle back and add a few more before winter. This strength of alcohol is needed to extract the active ingredients and then stabilise the finished product.Paula–You know, I wondered about the skin. I read somewhere 1:1 ratio.but I only have dried root.. ? wondering if it’s possible to incorporate this into a tincture…cool post. We take approx 30 drops in a bit of orange juice 2x daily. Really great turmeric recipes you’ve got here but let me know about the color if you can? What this heating does, it burn the herbs and they lose most of their properties. Does this help with drainage from allergies? I love the idea of making full use of all the properties of the herbs. Tightly cap and put in a dark, cool place for a minimum of two weeks. It works so well for me but I go through a small bottle so quickly and it is costly. Hope this helps!Someone I know mentioned that she adds turmeric to her Master Tonic….garlic, horseradish, onion, ginger, hot peppers, grated and submerged in apple cider vinegar for several weeks before straining. It contains many properties of ginger.A note to grinding herbs: When you grind your herbs into powers, be sure not to let them heat up over 140 degrees. Turmeric is one of the base ingredients in curries that are commonly consumed in India. Blenders originally came with a Ball jar. For the glycerin, we need food grade, pure vegetable glycerine. It’s like “The Mother” in apple cider vinegar. If you calculate this out, you’re only receiving about 1/64 milligram of alcohol, per dropper. It’s on my list! No burn. Or, I can put it tea and drink it on an empty stomach.Do you think this would work? This tincture is made by immersing it in alcohol, and should, therefore, be used sparingly. I’m glad you pointed this out, I’ll go back and put it in! Collect at least two spoons of turmeric paste. I don’t know if this will apply to those newer fancy blenders because I could never afford one – which is also why I make my own extracts! How much to take is personal preference/ ask your doc or naturopath! Make sure crock pot is in a safe place. yum!i’ve also heard it’s beneficial to heat turmeric moderately. Alcohol. Please check with the appropriate physician regarding health questions and concerns. Should it be? Caroline Thompson is a professional photojournalist who has been working for print and online publications since 1999. Pour the everclear and water into the glass jar and put the lid on. I can’t imagine that it would not work as well.Could you use glycerin to it to dilute the alcohal taste. Stuff may grow on the uncovered herbs and you’d worry if it was spoiled. Hi Adriana,can you explain to me the value of the measures /1 TB whole black peppercornsI think the most common turmeric paste you see is used as a base for golden milk lattes, so it would also have ginger, cinnamon, coconut, and black pepper. I’ve started doing the latter each morning, too soon to know about results if any, but I’d be up for tincture-izing if there was a clear benefit. I didn’t see other tinctures on your site- do you have other tincture recipes?Awww, shucks. Label. Same process as using alcohol, just using apple cider vinegar instead.