Simply steam your infusion slowly very slowly letting the steam evaporate and leave you with a more concentrated product. To do this, I set my stovetop to medium heat and put the pot of infusion on.
As soon as it starts to steam, I turn the burner down even lower to keep it from boiling. Once the liquid has reduced by about half, the decoction is ready. In measuring how much to boil off, you can eyeball it or be more scientific and use something like a chopstick or knife that you mark the beginning liquid level on. One of the cool things about decoctions is that you can then turn them into cordials and extend their shelf life by adding a little liquor, but that will be a whole other post of its own!
Teas, infusions and decoctions are a large part of our medicine cabinet AND our preventative-medicine cabinet. Nourishing, health building plants like Nettle Urtica dioica for recharging adrenals and kidneys; Oatstraw Avena sativa for the nervous system; and Elderberry Sambucus Canadensis for warding off colds and flu are a few of our mainstays. The ability to make medicine from our surroundings is very important to us when it comes to self-sufficiency and these medicines are good for you, free of chemical additives and readily available.
My favorite is Mountain Rose Herbs, they have a great selection and their products are always fresh. There are endless other ways to incorporate herbs into your lifestyle, but the use of teas, infusions and decoctions are a really easy way to get started! I am interested in learning about tintures, infusions and conctions. Can infusions and conctions be purchased? I have some tinctures but do not know recommend dose for treating anxiety and insomnia. Hi Adrian! The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
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Herbs which are suitable for infusions include: nettle leaf, raspberry leaf, chickweed, oat straw, red clover blossoms and leaf, peppermint and cleavers. Interesting fact: all of the herbs I have just listed above are very nutrient dense and can be used daily. As I mentioned before decoctions are different in the way they are prepared as a decoction is used to extract mineral salts and bitter principles from plants such as roots, bark, seeds, rhizomes and woods.
Now to do this, these hard materials have to be boiled for at least minutes before being allowed to steep for a few hours. The tea is then boiled down and concentrated so that you need to add water to it before drinking. Similar to infusions, it is possible to create you own decoction.
Good herbs for this include ginger root , licorice root , anise star , dandelion root , burdock root and fenugreek seed. Infusions for instance have got a stronger reputation for cleansing your body, boosting your nutrient levels and offering your medicinal support.
However, teas prepared through decoction can be just as beneficial for your body. Infusions are used to extract vitamins and volatile ingredients from quickly perishable, fresh or dry herbal pieces leaves, flowers, small non-woody green stems, orange zest, for example.
Popular infusions are from plants that are so, SO good for you in general like peppermint or chamomile. The small amount of time the herb is in a super hot environment helps it retain volatile as in fleeting ingredients that can perish quickly through vapor or heat.
These more hardy materials generally require boiling in water for at least 10 minutes and often are allowed to steep for additional hours.
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