08/11/2026
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Tinctures and Glycerites
Most everyone is familiar with vanilla extract for baking. It’s essentially a tincture. Tinctures are alcohol-based liquid extracts of plants.
The plants, whether fresh or dried, are blended up to soak or steep in alcohol for about 2 weeks and the alcohol extracts, or releases, different properties from the plants. When ready, we press off the liquid and discard the solids, and the remaining liquid is the tincture.
A glycerite, is an alcohol-free version of the same thing. Glycerites are used for children, pregnancy, and those who have alcohol-sensitivities or picky taste buds.They have a thicker, sticky viscosity but are also a little more gentle for the body and don’t have the “bite” from the alcohol, great for those who have sensitive constitutions and need to take things slow. Vegetable-based glycerine is a naturally sweet extract that many people prefer when taking herbs.
PSB offers a variety of both tinctures and glycerites in over 200 different herbs! Check them out on our website, stop in for a visit, or give us a call…We are here for you!
See our blog “How We Make Tinctures” for additional information.
Image shows jars of fresh Elderflower as tincture and as glycerite.
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