My mom asked me the other day if alcohol retains its own properties after tincturing. She has Type 1 diabetes and is worried about 1) blood sugar spikes and 2) judgment impairment/brain fog if she takes tinctures. My theory is that 30 drops of plant-infused vodka will not do anywhere near (or any at all of) what, say, a glass of straight vodka would, but I’m not 100% sure of that.

I did watch the lesson in the school on making tinctures/glycerites/vinegars; the section on how to extract the alcohol from a tincture was somewhat helpful, but it did not answer my actual question. Thoughts?

Also, this is a slightly different topic, but on the subject of removing the alcohol from a tincture and replacing it with glycerin–wouldn’t that decrease the tincture’s effectiveness, since alcohol was what was used to extract the medicine from the plant? How does that work?

• This topic was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by Rebecca.
• This topic was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by Rebecca.