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Mother tincture

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Mother tincture
The first stage in the preparation of a homeopathic remedy, made by soaking a plant, animal, or mineral product in a solution of alcohol.

mother tincture,
n in homeopathy or herbalism, any of a number of strained solutions of organic or mineral substances in alcohol or water.


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You can also apply a cold compress of diluted mother tincture.
The alcohol is now taken as the mother tincture and its potencies are raised.
Madefrom soaking or boiling petals from identified flowers and then adding the liquid to brandy which becomes the mother tincture, the BachRemedies work in a similar way to homeopathic preparations.
 
 
 
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