Echinacea Root & Flower Tincture Fermented Garlic, Ginger & Sage in Honey Fermented Red Onion & Thyme in Honey Elderberry, Ginger & Cinnamon Honey Fresh Kitchen Herb Oxymel Immune-Boosting Vinegar Infusion (Hot or Not) Oregano-Infused Oil with Lemon
CONTENTS
Introduction—Why I Love Herbal Infusions
& How to Use This Book
The Ba Basics of He Healiling ng He Herb rbaal Infusions
Acquiring & Preparing Herbs & Flowers for Infusing Gathering Your Herbs Methods for Drying Herbs & Flowers When to Use Fresh Plant Material vs. Dried Types of Herbal Infusions & How to Make Them Medicinal Teas, Overnight Infusions & Decoctions Alcohol & Vinegar Infusions Honey & Glycerite Infusions Oil Infusions Helpful Equipment for Making Infusions Tips for Making Salves, Balms & Butters Choosing Carrier Oils Waxes & Butters Equipment & Making a Double Boiler How to Use & Store Your Infusions Using Your Infusions Labeling, Storing & Shelf Life Safety Considerations & Dosing for Children A Few Notes on Safety How to Dose Properly for Children
Infusions to Boost Your Immunity Super Immunity Infusion Tea Vitamin C Tea Elderberry & Astragalus Tincture
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Infusions to Soothe Your Aches
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Arnica Salve for Sprains & Bruises Cannabis-Infused Coconut Oil for Body Aches Saint John’s Wort & Cayenne Warming Oil Lavender & Peppermint Sore Muscle Oil White Willow & Birch Bark Tea for Pain Relief Basil, Thyme & Oregano Tea for Chronic Pain Turmeric & Black Pepper Tea for Chronic
Inflammation Four-Herb Wound Salve Herbal Honey Burn Ointment Itchy Bite & Sting Balm Sunburn Aloe Infusion
Infusions to Relieve What Ails You Headache Relief Tea Feverfew Migraine Preventative Tincture Sage, Marshmallow & Ginger Sore Throat Tea Horehound Sore Throat Syrup Thyme, Peppermint & Honey Tea for Coughs Pine Needle Cough Syrup Fever-Reducing Tea Mullein Flower Earache Oil Clove Whiskey Tincture for Tooth Pain Hawthorn & Hibiscus Tea for the Heart Liver Support Tonic UTI Relief Tea Eczema Relief Salve Lemon Balm Cold Sore Balm
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