herbs I have have grain alcohol in them!

[ICconfused]

I bought herbs that come in liquid form but they contain grain alcohol, they are Marshmallow and Juniper Berries - the Juniper Berries contain more alcohol, can this be making things worse? the herbs were reccomended to help pain but I don't even know if they work!

[DetroitMel]

I believe that marshmallow root really does help me - it helps to heal mucosal linings in the body (like the bladder). But I buy the dry/ground up kind at Whole Foods and put it in a tea-infuser ball and make tea out of it. I'd watch out for anything that has grain alcohol in it - it just doesn't sound good!

[windwalker]

I dont know what brand it is, but there is a brand that sells the marshmallow root extract w/o alcohol.

[anxious one]

Hi there, I discovered the same thing a while back.

My naturapth tries to only use herbs with no or <20% alchohol as some have up to 50%. When he makes up my tonics he now puts in almost 50% olive leave extract which is pure (no alchohol) so then the alchohol content overall is minimal. Virtually all herbal extracts are alchohol based.

Other than that I try to take herbs in dry tea form and put it in a teaball infuser as somebody else mentioned. I take marshmallow, juniper berries and horsetail this way. You should be able to get these in any decent health food store and they are very cheap usually. I also brew my own corn silk with sweet corn silk and water.

Hugs,

Sara :)

[ICconfused]

Thank you I will look into getting the tea, I just dont like the way they taste, does one of those herbs help more than otheres? The Juniper Berry one tastes AWFUL!!

Thanks again

[DetroitMel]

Yep, the marshmallow root tea does not taste or smell particularly good. I like to mix it with either chamomille or mint tea. That way you get the benefit, but you don't have to taste it!

[windwalker]

Hey Melissa, love the "DEEETROIT" you have for where you are from. LOL I am from just north of the east side of DEEEETROIT. :)
Never thought of mixing mint tea w/the marshmallow, I just tended to gack it down lol. Havent used it in a while though. Take care.

[anxious one]

I also mix chamomile with my marshmallow tea and either chamomile or lemon with the horsetail tea. They really don't taste awful I find they just don't have much of a taste at all.

Sometimes I let it cool right down (especially in hot weather when you don't really feel like a hot drink) and gulp it down like water. That way it's over and done with.

The herbal extracts are truly revolting (the ones with alchohol in them.)

Hugs :)

Sara

[PikkuMyy]

You can get almost any extract made with glycerine instead of alcohol. But I believe that the teas with the dried herbs are better - more potent. But Marshmallow - I can't explain how much I can't stand that taste. The only way I can tolerate it is with peppermint leaves and just a tiny pinch of the marshmallow. But I sometimes take Marshmallow in capsules.