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POD Maria Motherwort Tincture Color
POD Maria Motherwort Tincture Color
Relief Tincture
BY MARIA NOËL GROVES
Motherwort is one of my favorite herbs to make a fresh plant tincture to support calm mood without
making people feel sleepy or sedated. It’s bitter tasting and almost immediately relaxes and grounds
you while mellowing out emotional roller coasters. It also supports the cardiovascular system, mood,
digestion, and reproductive hormone balance and is energetically cooling.
ingredients directions
5 ⅓ ounces by weight fresh chopped 1. Coarsely chop herbs. Press and squeeze as much
motherwort (aerial parts in flower) as you possibly can into the jar.
10 ⅔ounces by volume high-proof alcohol 2. Cover to the tippy top with the highest proof
(100- to 190-proof vodka or grain alcohol) alcohol you have available. (I use 190-proof
Pint mason jar organic sugar cane ethanol personally.)
3. Use a chopstick, butterknife, and/or tamper to
Notes: work out all the air bubbles. Cover tightly.
This tincture will keep for several years in a 4. Go back a day or two later to top it off again.
cool, dark, dry spot. A typical dose is 1-3 ml
5. Shake periodically and strain after it has
as needed or 1-3 times daily for calming and macerated for at least one month, longer is fine.
mood support. Strain, squeezing as much liquid as you can
Apple cider vinegar or a mix of vinegar and from the herbs. (Don’t be alarmed if your herb
honey can be substituted for alcohol; however, material has dark dots on it - that’s normal.)
the shelf life will be much shorter.
Visit Maria’s website for deeper details on Yield: 6-10 ounces of tincture
tinctures and a short video showing Maria
making a fresh plant tincture.
MARIA NOËL GROVES