Looking Torwards a License , Faster Than I Thought

In my search to combine herbal medicine and psychology, I was struggling to find a school that I could attend that didn't mean I had to move. Already being in collage pursuing a mental health career meant that I might have to wait until I was done with the first degree to focus on such a specialized study. Well today I decided to just dive in and see what I could find for this study in an online teaching environment.

I really want to gain licensing not so much for all the knowledge, because over time I can learn that on my own, but for the degree. I may attain years of first hand experience, and know a million things at some point, but to the public its the best way to tell another person your really do have all this knowledge. 

As much as a piece of paper could mean, I'd like to assure my customers, and eventually patients some piece of mind in my area of specialty. 

So without further ado here's my plan!

American College of Healthcare Sciences

I will be studying the

Associate of Applied Science in Complementary Alternative Medicine with Herbal Medicine Major degree (Online)

Graduate Certificate in Herbal Medicine (Online)

 Master of Science in Herbal Medicine degree (Online)

Each link will tell you more about each part of each degree and whats required. I am also going to elect to take the rest of the herb classes they do offer just to assure myself well rounded. My current college experience is almost a head with an associates degree in art, then to move forward with a bachelor and masters in Psychology.

In the end I intend to specialize in Attention deficit disorder, all 6 types. I then want to treat the disorder and its complications using herbs. As I go through my study I will be able to use herbs in other fashions to help those of you interested in other uses for herbs but mainly I would like to develop herbals that really fix this problem we have so much of, that's entirely too misunderstood.

Video Blog?

I know sometimes getting to know someone takes more than the words that they speak, or write, especially in healthcare. It's easy to make yourself look smart these day's on the internet, but I'd like to offer you guys an inside look at who I am and what my passions have become; as I learn in my life. I'd also like to show inside the process of making home remedies for your self and your families, and debunk some of the junk you have seen across the web.

By posting some short insider video on my blog I hope to help those of you who read get to know me a little better.  I like to write so not all of my post will include video, but you will see some more video posts, soon, in the future.

Blessed be

Glycerin Method Two ... Using Heat To Extract

Glycerin Method Two

Using the double boil method to extract plant medicine.

  This method requires the use of heat, from either your stove or you can also use a crock pot.

The benefit of using this method is that you don't have to wait 2 months for the tincture to cure.

Your tincture will be ready in just a few hours.

As I mentioned in the previous post, glycerin tinctures require equal ratios. The glycerin needs to be per-diluted with 50% water, before you add it to your herbs.

• Gather up the items you need to make your tincture. You will need a large pot, water, herbs, a mason jar. and your glycerin mixture.
• Next you will add water to your pot, and turn the heat on the lowest setting you can.
• Add your herbs to your mason jar.
• Then pour your glycerin mixture over your herbs and cap.
• Submerge the mason jar, with the mixture of herbs and glycerin, in the pot of water you are heating.
• Be sure that your water level in the pot is over the level of plant and glycerin material you have in your mason jar.
• Keep your heat on the lowest setting the entire time you are cooking the tincture. This is so you don't burn the plant.
• You will have to watch this for most of the day. Some tinctures made in this manor, take 3 hours some take up to 8 hours. This depends on what plant you choose.

You will want to watch for possible burning to avoid ruining your tincture. When your tincture has finished, you strain out the material through cheese cloth to collect your tincture.

*Note*

Using a crock pot makes burning the plant material easier. In order to use this item to make your tinctures, you will have to watch very carefully.

 Blessed be 

Making A Tincture With Gylcerin

Method Two

Using glycerin for extraxction

Glycerin is used to make tinctures, when the person does not want to use alcohol. They can also be used in children, because we do not usually give out children alcohol. This method takes longer than extracting with alcohol and yields a more syrup like substance.

There are two ways to make a tincture using glycerin, you can either double boil the mixture for several hours, or you can store the mixture for a couple of months. This post covers how to do the storing method.

For this method you will need 

A mason Jar

Amber bottles

100% food grade glycerin

Your herbs of choice

Distilled water

Important

Glycerin Mixture: When making a tincture with glycerin, you must dilute the glycerin with 50% water in order to extract the plant medicine. 

You will use equivalent ratios, meaning that if you use one ounce of glycerin mixture, you will use the same amount of plant material.

Once you have decide on how much you intend to make. Pour the glycerin in a measuring cup to half the amount you need. Allow to set a minute or two then add remaining amount you need with water.  Stir the mixture before you add it to your mason jar of herbs.

Once you have mixed your glycerin you can now add it to your mason jar.

Pour the mixture over the herb and cap.

Give it a little shake and store it in a cool dry place for around two months.

Shake the mason jar every so often during the time it is storing.

I found that the best tincture to make using this method is Elderberry.

Up next is how to make a glycerin tincture using heat.

Blessed be!