Organic Herbal Tinctures

Why this site promotes organic herbal tinctures

As more and more people take herbs as an alternative or adjunct to modern medicine, it is important that they understand the need for 'organic' herbal tinctures rather than intensively farmed herbs or pills pretending to be herbal medicine.

Herbal tinctures are powerful concentrations of a herb's active compounds. A typical 1:3 ratio tincture is made by extracting one kilo of a herb into 3 litres of alcohol. With that sort of concentration it is important that the extract is not also concentrating any pesticides or herbicides.

Pills take a pharmaceutical approach to herbal medicine, often concentrating specific phytochemicals. They are also full of unnatural ingredients. Tinctures benefit from the traditionally understood synergy of the whole herb.

Our advice is 'always look for the organic certification'. In the UK that often means the Soil Association symbol although there are other organic certifiers (eg the Organic Farmers and Growers) in addition to the Soil Association.

As well as guaranteeing that the herbal tincture is free from artificial pesticides and herbicides it also guarantees that if the herb has been 'wild crafted' (not organically farmed but picked in the wild) then this is done in a sustainable manner that does not destroy the plant. Other benefits of organic certification are that you can be confident the product has not been irradiated and that is free from genetically modified ingredients.

Looking to Buy Organic Herbal Tinctures?

If you want to buy Organic Herbal Tinctures try

www.organic-herbal-remedies.co.uk

Looking for information on Organic Herbal Remedies?

If you are looking for help and advice on the use of herbal remedies and other complementary medicines and alternative treatments try:

www.naturopathic-health.co.uk

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