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Tinctures use alcohol as a solvent to extract acidic and basic compounds from the funghi

A proportion will be established to indicate the concentration of the liquid

23 % Water

32 % Glycerine

45 % Alcohol

65gr dehydrated

Pleurotus funghi

Grind and Prep - Grind up whole mushrooms in blender/vitamix. .2500 ml distilled water was applied to accomplish this.

Water Decoction - Transfer blended mushroom / distilled water mixture into double boiler. 4 – 6 hours. Add Glycerine - Approx 4-6 hours into decoction, Strain off water / glycerine menstruum with cheesecloth.

ETOH Hot Infusion. Shake jars vigorously to make sure mark and ETOH is mixed thoroughly. Apply heat for minimum of 2 hours

Strain off ETOH menstruum. Set aside, ideally place into freezer or refrigerator.

Combine menstruums of water/glycerine and ETOH menstruum into one large pot.

After 12 hours of cooking, we get the tincture. It is a concentrated liquid extract that uses alcohol specifically as one of the solvents to dissolve the components desired properties found in the raw material. Tinctures are made from one mushroom or several. Depending on the properties we want to extract. In this case, this tincture is the result of Pleurotus and Shiitake funghi.

Benefits of extracts:

Greater bioavailability

Faster absorption rate stable quality easy to mix

Fastest way to get the benefits with full bioavailability

25gr Alginate

50gr Glycerin

600 ml Pleurotus Ostreatus Tincture

Weigh the ingredients in the amounts you want. Put the alginate and glycerin in a blender and add the mushroom stain.

Mix until you get a thick and homogeneous paste. Add the rest of the stain and beat again until the lumps are removed.

Leave to dry in the oven until the material takes the right consistency.