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Your Dosage
The dosage will be written as a specific number of droppers
per dose, and the number of doses per day.
- One squeeze of the dropper bulb will fills it halfway
is considered a "dropper" or a "full dropper."
(We know, it's really only half a dropper... but that's
what they mean when they say take however many droppers.)
- Your dose has been determined by your practitioner,
and will be noted on your bottle. Common dosages are between
3 amd 6 droppers taken 2 or 3 times daily.
- Do not take more herbs than prescribed.
- Your practitioner has indicated when the herbs should
be taken, before, after or between meals.
Taking the Herbs
- Many people simply squirt each dropper-full under their
tongue, tilt their heads back, and let the herbs run down
their throat. Then they chase it with water, juice or
something with a strong flavor. This way, it's over quick!
- Other people like the taste of their herbs but dislike
the alcohol smell. These folks put the herbs into hot
water, let it sit for a few minutes and then drink the
resulting tea.
- Still others prefer to mask the taste by putting their
dose into something with a strong flavor. Tomato juice,
grapefruit juice, a smoothie, anything you'd like.
Can I evaporate the alcohol from the herbs
by putting them into hot water?
- No, this is a common misconception. Putting your droppers
of tincture into nearly boiling water and letting it sit
will simply disperse alcohol fumes. This makes the mixture
more palatable for some people.
- The only way to eliminate the alcohol would be to actually
cook it down or reduce it, like you might thicken a sauce.
This would significantly alter the property of the herbs
and is not recommended.
- If the alcohol is problematic for you, ask your practitioner
about herbs in a powdered form.
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