Poultice, is one of the common methods used in its simplest form is to crush the plants to get a plaster. Other more elaborate use a base of vegetable meal, or in decoction, infusion or saline.
can be applied hot or cold.
Decoction; this type of preparation is to boil for a few minutes the plant parts to be used (roots, flowers, leaves, etc), so, to get maximum concentrate of active ingredients.
Hard parts such as stems, bark or roots should be chopped or shredded and let previously macerated in cold water.
This technique is appropriate in non-volatile products (which do not lose their effectiveness over heat), or hard parts.
Dialysis in this technique is first becoming a solution freshly harvested plants slurry and using as a water or alcohol in different concentrations, or a combination of both. Then used as a membrane of parchment paper to filter the solution.
Elixir, is called to preparations of substances dissolved in alcohol or wine.
emulsion, is given this name to creamy formulas that they use as base oils, fats, resins, wax, or any other substance that is soluble in water. Usually used 5% gum arabic as a binder.
Fumigation; this, more than one technique is an application form and is introduced into vapor respiratory droplets herbs or essential.
infusion, is one of the most used and is obtained by emptying hot water over the grass to use, leaving covered container for ten minutes. If using hard parts should stop infusion for 15 minutes in a water bath.
Used in cases where the product is very volatile
syrup, these are dense solutions based on water or alcohol a ratio of 55% to 65% sugar, fruit or herbs marinated or prepared in infusion.
Liniment, these are prepared on the basis of fatty components with medicinal elements of consistency liquid or semi-liquid.
Its main characteristic is that they are for external use.
maceration, a technique is to stop lying plants for a long period of time in a solvent such as water, wine or alcohol.
powder, in this preparation the herbs are ground, crushed and finally pulverized. Aims to facilitate ingestion.
Tincture, is set aside for a few days powdered herbs in alcohol or wine, which then filtered.
Triaca, is perhaps the most famous compound of antiquity, was used in both the disease and to prolong life and says that everyone knew his famous medical preparation. More than a technique or a specific remedy, he was given this name several who possessed great healing powers.
Ointment, these are preparations like liniments are composed of fatty items with medicinal elements, but in this case is solid consistency.
Its main characteristic is that they are for external use.
fresh juice, depending on the part of the plant you want to get the juice is ground to form a slurry, which is filtered through a sieve.
