Pine Needle Tincture

[Rebecca ShawStudent]

I recently dried some pine needles and was wondering if it is better to tincture them whole or grind into a powder.

Thanks. B

[Amy CainStudent]

I had good luck just cutting them up before I dried them, then I tinctured them and it worked out fine. Maybe break them up a bit if you want to now that they are dry would work too I would think!!

[Linda Z BrownStudent]

How did you dry them?  I have some recently harvested and am wondering how to know when they are dry enough to tincture.  Thank you.

[Rebecca ShawStudentTopic Author]

I dried the needles in my dehydrator until they were a little crispy and lighter in color.  The food processor didn’t work very well, so I use a large chef’s knife to do a rough chop.

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