Fundamentals

- Ointments : Used for external use only, and can be made from the juice or infusion of the herbal powder as a raw material.

- The decoction : We take the healing part of the plant and boil it in water, usually we boil the hard parts of the medicinal plant such as the stalks, the seeds, the peels or the roots. Usually we need to boil for 5 minutes if we have large pieces of hard roots may take 15 to 20 minutes to give their healing properties.

- The tincture : We use pure alcohol instead of heating or boiling the plant.
To make tincture we use 70 ° alcohol, the healing part of the plant is rubbed and let them soak for five to 15 days by shaking the container frequently, the tincture should be kept in a tightly closed glass container away from heat, light and air.

- Gargle : They can be made by infusion or decoction of the plant. We usually do them for mouth irritations in the tonsils in the pharynx and larynx.

- The extract : We use a part of the medicinal plant and let it soak in water or alcohol by concentrating it by evaporation.
That is, let a part of the solution of the ingredients evaporate.

- Soaking or otherwise infusion : It is the solution of the ingredients that we get by soaking a plant, from one day in water to 15 days in alcohol.
In general, it is not good to soak any herb in water for more than 12 hours, otherwise bacteria will grow.

- Poultices : Used externally, directly on the skin or on a cloth for a few minutes depending on the herb if it has a mild irritant effect.

- The compresses : Dip a piece of cloth or cotton in an infusion, or decoction, or tincture, or lotion and place it where you want for five to 15 minutes depending on the properties of the plant and the severity of the problem. .

- The lotion : We use infusions or decoctions, always externally on the part that needs treatment with gentle movements we massage to be absorbed by the skin, for example on the scalp.

- The baths : We use large amounts of infusions or decoctions where we immerse the whole body or our body part.

- The infusion : Probably the most effective method to get the medicinal properties of herbs. Bring water to a boil and as soon as it starts to boil, take it off the heat, add the healing part of the herb, leave it for 5 to 20 minutes, then strain it   and use it.