Some of you may wish to avoid alcohol use altogether in your homeopathic remedies or tinctures, either for sensitivity issues or otherwise. Here are a few tips on how to do this:
For Remedies, to avoid alcohol:
- Mix your remedies with distilled water only (leave out the alcohol). This will shorten their shelf life to around 10 days, especially in the warmer months. If you see anything “floating” in your bottle or if it smells “off”, sour, moldy, etc., it’s time to make a new remedy from a fresh pellet.
- Make sure to keep your remedies in a cool place (but not in the refrigerator). This will help preserve their potency and freshness.
- Take olfactory (“sniff”) doses. This way you will avoid consuming the alcohol altogether. Personally, even though we take olfactory doses, we prefer to leave the alcohol in so we can “smell” something when we take a remedy. However, olfactory doses may not be an option for some people as you may need stronger dose (drop dose).
For tinctures, to remove the alcohol:
- Boil drinking water. Pour about 1-2 oz of it into a cup and drop the designated amount of tincture into the cup. Let it sit a few minutes. Either sip this or dump it into juice and drink. The boiling water should evaporate off the alcohol from the tincture.
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Thanks for suggesting that we keep our homeopathic remedies in a cold place to preserve their potency. I’ve recently become interesting in homeopathy for myself and my family. I’ll definitely follow your advice and find a cold place (other than the refrigerator) to store my remedies!
I have high sgpt and fatty liver, i have ordered carcia papaya mother tenture which contains 53% alcohol, it has to be taken 3 times a day, 15drops mixed with half cup of water, does it causes any harm in my liver
There is nothing to be worried about alcohol content in Homoeopathic medicine., because you are not taking it directly its dispensed in Globules /Pellets/Lactose powder .
Mother tincture is always taken with water to avoid direct action of alcohol .