Recipes utilizing herbs and spices for health and wellness
Distillates aka floral waters, hydrosols, hydrolates, herbal waters, and essential waters: Aqueous products of hydrodistillation. The water portion of herbal distillation for essential oils. | Tinctures and extracts: Concentrated fluids that use various solvents. |
Vinegars: Herbs and spices macerated in vinegar | Glycerites: Useful for children, animals and those who wish to avoid alcohol |
Teas | Decoctions |
Succi: Expressed plant, vegetable, fruit or seed juice for medicinal use | Syrups |
Oils | Salves: an ointment used to promote healing of the skin or as protection. |
Creams: A water-soluble medicinal preparation applied to the skin. An ointment differs from a cream in that it has an oil base, as opposed to being water-soluble. | Poultices |
Compresses | Soaks |
Liniments | Plasters |
Essential oils |