Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 you wrote: I just strained my chickweed infusion thru a coffee filter and noticed that it has a strong smell. Is this normal? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well that depends. Is it a strong bad smell? Or is it a strong green veggie smell? What kind of infusion - water, alcohol, or oil? Tina _www.essentialherbal.com_ (http://www.essentialherbal.com/) _Essential Herbal Blog_ (http://theessentialherbal.blogspot.com/) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Hi all, I just strained my chickweed infusion thru a coffee filter and noticed that it has a strong smell. Is this normal? TIA, Karen in France Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 A strong green veggie smell, yes, that is what it is. This was an olive oil infusion. I have added Vit. E to the strained oil. It was not a bad or rancid odor. Karen > Well that depends. Is it a strong bad smell? Or is it a strong green veggie > smell? What kind of infusion - water, alcohol, or oil? > > Tina > _www.essentialherbal.com_ (http://www.essentialherbal.com/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Hi Karen, What does it smell like, i.e., mold/mildew, rotting herb, or mildly green like fresh plant? Chickweed is one of the more difficult herbs to infuse because of its high water content; it easily deteriorates and decays quickly and can lead to unusable oil. All water needs to be carefully removed after straining herb out to insure that this moisture isn't going to spoil your infusion. You never want to 'press' chickweed to After infusing, did you let it rest so any water/moisture would fall to the bottom? And, were you periodically siphoning water from the bottom of your container? Strongly infused herbal oils will have a smell of the plant used. St. Johnswort oil is very strong smelling infused oil, as is calendula, comfrey, etc. if infused to saturation strength. Chickweed is not one of the herbs I recommend to people just learning to infuse oils because of the danger of excess water in finished product. Be Well, Marcia Elston http://www.wingedseed.com http://www.aromaconnection.org " Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. " Hausa Saying from Nigeria > > > On Behalf Of karen rink > Thursday, September 20, 2007 2:54 AM > > Chickweed infusion > > Hi all, > > I just strained my chickweed infusion thru a coffee filter > and noticed that it has a strong smell. Is this normal? > > TIA, Karen in France Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Ooops, left a dangling thought in there . . .meant to say You never want to 'press' chickweed to get the last bit of oil like you would dried herbs or those that aren't as fragile and full of water like chickweed. Just let the oil strain out of the chickweed with no pressure. This is to insure you aren't adding even more water from the chickweed in your finished product. Hope this helps. Be Well, Marcia Elston http://www.wingedseed.com http://www.aromaconnection.org " Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. " Hausa Saying from Nigeria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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