Guest guest Posted January 25, 2001 Report Share Posted January 25, 2001 , <@o...> wrote: > A new acquaintance of mine was mentioning how he makes various herbal > EXTRACTS in his kitchen just using simple cookware? How is done..??? > Previously I had understood that to make extracts one needs > semi-sophisticated/ relatively expensive equipment… You can just do it the old fashioned way by cooking down to a thick liquid and preserving with alcohol, glycerin or honey. You can't preserve essential oils this way, but there are plenty of herbs that don't owe their action to volatiles. I know a fellow at PCOM who is making various extracts, but mainly things like ling zhi and royal jelly, which can be prepared this way with no loss of actives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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