Making a Ragweed Tincture

A tincture is a liquid extract that is made using herbs soaked in a solution of alcohol, vegetable glycerine or apple cider vinegar. For those who experience the severity of ragweed allergies, it might be hard to imagine ragweed as being helpful to human health. However, ragweed actually has numerous health benefits --- it helps regulate the liver, stimulates gastric flow and can cleanse the appendix. Because you can't just eat the plant to extract these qualities, ragweed is soaked in alcohol as a means of extraction. When consumed, ragweed tincture can actually improve your resistance to ragweed allergies and lessen your symptoms.

Things You'll Need

• Gardening sheers
• Ragweed flowering tops
• Glass jar
• 100 proof vodka
• Scotch tape and marker

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Instructions

• 1

  Trim several of the flowering tops off the ragweed plant and pack the tops tightly into a small glass jar.

• 2

  Fill the jar with the ragweed with 100 proof vodka and seal the container.

• 3

  Label the jar with the date and name of the tincture for future reference, using the scotch tape and marker. This will let you know how long has passed since the tincture was made.

• 4

  Store the jar with the ragweed and vodka in a cool, dark place for six weeks.