It’s always fun to make products. Hydrosols are an alchemical experience using my Copper Alembic Still - the same style still has been used for thousands of years. Tinctures are a tried and true way to preserve our plant medicine and are usually stable for up to ten years. Oils and Salves are reliably stable for only about three years, and I also have them. Please scroll down for more information.
A Hydrosol is simply water and plant matter - the alchemy is when the mixture goes through the Copper Alembic Still. Mostly I use plants that have volatile oils that become suspended. Commercial hydrosols draw off the oils as a separate product but I don’t. Typically I make Thyme, Rose, Yarrow, Lavender, Rosemary and Borage as well as Eucalyptus, Bay, and Redwood. You can see the properties of the individual plants on the Plants page of this website (Plants). Hydrosols are $20 for a 2oz spray bottle (pictured above).
I make tinctures from plants from my organic garden and organic alcohol. The plant matter macerates in the alcohol for two months. I then decant and bottle it. I sell these for $15/0z.
Inventory of Tinctures:
Botanical names Common Names
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort
Aralia californica Aralia (California Ginseng)
Calea zachatechichi Calea
Curcuma longa Turmeric
Daucus carota Queen Ann's Lace
Escholzia californica California Poppy
Gallium aparene Cleavers
Hyssopis off. Hyssop
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng
Sambucus nigra Elder Flower
Elder Berry
Spilanthes acmella Spilanthes
Stachys betonia Wood Betony
Verbena off. Vervain
Withania somnifera Ashwaganda
Cannabis Tinctures
Cannabis sativa Marijuana
Cannabis sativa CBD Marijuana
Cannabis indica Marijuana
Cannapassiflora Marijuana + Passionflower
Cannacalea Marijuana + Calea
Oils of both Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica grown here and organic EVO. I sell the oils for $20/oz.
