How Do You Make Lemon Balm Tincture?
You can make lemon balm tincture at home. Tincture is a concentrated medicinal form of the lemon balm herb that can be used to treat viral skin infections, prevent spread of viruses, treat insect bites, or to create a calm, relaxed mood. Lemon balm tincture can be applied directly to the skin, taken orally or added to a glass of water. Preparing and Drying the Lemon Balm The lemon balm must be harvested, rinsed well and dried before making tincture. Most tinctures can be prepared from fresh herbs, but lemon balm tinctures are best when prepared from lemon balm that is dried or dehydrated. Lemon balm is best dried in a commercial dehydrator at temperatures between 85 and 100 degrees. Chopping the Lemon Balm Chop the 1/4 cup of dried lemon balm leaves and stems using a food processor, coffee grinder, spice grinder or mortar and pestle. A coffee grinder works best for the small amount of lemon balm used in this tincture recipe. Well chopped lemon balm will infuse more of it’s medicinal be
