Alcohol Requirements for Tinctures

*Note: Herbs with an asterisk * have a low therapeutic margin and should be used with
extreme caution and only under the care of a trained herbalist.

Botanical Name Common Name Parts Used % Alcohol

Achillea millefolium Yarrow Leaf/flower 60%

Aconitum napellus Monkshood Whole plant 50%

Aletris farinosa Blazing star or Unicorn Root 45%

Allium sativum Garlic Bulb 25%

Althaea officinalis Marshmallow Root/leaf 30%

Angelica spp. Angelica Root 40%

Chamaemelum nobile Chamomile Roman Flower 60%

Apis mellifica Honey bee Bee’s essence 60%

Arctium lappa Burdock Root/seed 45%

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry or uva ursi Leaf 25%

Aristolochia serpentaria Snakeroot Root 60%

Arnica spp. (For topical use Arnica Flowers/root 60%

only)

Artemisia absinthium* Wormwood Leaf 25%

Avena sativa Oats Seeds—milk stage 50%

Berberis aquifolium Oregon grape Root 50%

Cactus grandiflorus Night-blooming cereus Fresh flower 50%

Calendula officinalis Calendula flower Flower 65%

Capsella bursa pastoris Shepherd’s purse Tops 50%

Capsicum annuum Cayenne Fruit 70%

Capsicum frutescens Cayenne Fruit 70%

Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue cohosh Root 70%

Ceanothus americanus Red root Root 50%

Botanical Name Common Name Parts Used % Alcohol

Chamaelirium luteum False unicorn, fairywand, Root 45%

helonias

Chelidonium majus Celandine or great celandine Fresh plant 60%

Chimaphila umbellata Pipsissewa, Prince’s pine Leaf 25%

Chionanthus virginicus Fringe tree, old man’s beard Root bark 65%

Cichorium intybus Chicory Root 30%

Cimicifuga racemosa Black cohosh Root 60%

Cochlearia armoracia or Horseradish, German mustard, Root 40%

Armoracia rusticana great raifort

Collinsonia Canadensis Stone root, richweed, Root 60%

horsebalm

Commiphora myrrha Myrrh Resin 95%

Crataegus oxyacantha or Hawthorn Flower/leaves/berries 30%

Crataegus laevigata

Cynara scolymus Globe artichoke Leaf 25%

Cytisus scoparius Scotch broom Flowering tops 50%

Dioscorea villosa Wild yam Root 45%

Dracontium foetidum Eastern skunk cabbage, Root 50%

meadow cabbage, polecat
cabbage, skunkweed

Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea, coneflower Whole plant 60%

Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower Whole plant 60%

Eleutherococcus senticosus Siberian ginseng Root 50%

Ephedra spp. Mormon tea Whole plant 35%

Equisetum arvense Horsetail Whole plant 25%

Eupatorium purpureum Gravel root Root 25%

Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright Tops 25%

Foeniculum vulgare Fennel Seeds 50%

Botanical Name Common Name Parts Used % Alcohol

Gallium aparine Cleavers Leaf/stem 45%

Gelsemium sempervirens* Yellow jasmine, Carolina Root 45%

jasmine, Carolina yellow
jasmine, evening trumpet
flower, yellow jessamine

Gentiana lutea or Gentiana Gentian Root 30%

spp.

Geranium maculatum Wild geranium Root 25%

Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Leaf (yellow) 50%

Glycyrrhiza glabra Licorice Root 45%

Grindelia robusta Gumweed, gumplant Leaf/flower 55%

Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel Bark 35%

Harpagophytum spp. Devil’s claw Root 40%

Humulus lupulus Hops Strobiles 65%

Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea Root 45%

Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal Root 45%

Hypericum perforatum St. John’s wort Flowering tops 40%

Inula helenium Elecampane Root 40%

Juglans cinerea Butternut Green hulls 45%

Juglans nigra Black walnut Green hulls 25%

Juniperus communis Juniper Berry 70%

Larrea tridentata Chaparral or creosote bush Leaf 60%

Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort Leaf/flowers 55%

Leptandra virginia Culvers root Root 65%

Lingusticum porteri Osha Root 65%

Lobaria pulmonaria Lungwort, lung lichen Lichen 50%

Botanical Name Common Name Parts Used % Alcohol

Lomatium dissectum Lomatia, biscuit root, pungent Root 70%

desert parsley, consumption
plant

Lysichiton americanum Western skunk cabbage Root 50%

Marrubium vulgare Horehound Flowers 45%

Medicago sativa Alfalfa Leaf/flowers 25%

Mitchella repens Partridge berry Whole plant 50%

Myrica cerifera Bayberry Root bark 70%

Ocimum basilicum Basil Tops 45%

Oplopanax horridus Devil’s club Root 50%

Panax quinquefolius Wild American ginseng Root 55%

Passiflora incarnata Passionflower Leaf/flowers 25%

Phytolacca decandra* or Poke, pokeweed, American Root 60%

Phytolacca americana pokeweed, common
pokeweed, inkberry,
pigeonberry, pokeberry

Plantago lanceolata Longleaf plantain Leaf 25%

Plantago major Broadleaf plantain Leaf 25%

Populus spp. Cottonwood or poplar Buds 95%

Propolis Beehive gum exudate Resin 95%

Prunus spp. Cherry Bark 25%

Quercus alba White oak Bark 50%

Rhamnus frangula Buckthorn Bark 25%

Rhamnus purshiana or Cascara sagrada or Chittem Aged bark 25%

Frangula purshiana

Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary Leaves 60%

Rubus idaeus Red raspberry Leaves 45%

Rumex crispus Yellow dock Root 45%

Botanical Name Common Name Parts Used % Alcohol

Ruta graveolens Rue Tops 45%

Salix alba White willow Bark 25%

Salvia officinalis Sage Tops 60%

Sambucus canadensis or Elderflowers Flowers 25%

Sambucus nigra

Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot Root 65%

Scutellaria lateriflora Skullcap Leaf 70%

Serenoa repens or serrulata Saw palmetto Berry 70%

Silybum marianum Milk thistle Seed 95%

Smilax regelii or ornata Jamaican sarsaparilla Root 45%

Solidago canadensis Canadian goldenrod Flowers 60%

Solidago virgaurea European goldenrod Tops 45%

Spilanthes oleracea Para-cress, spilanthes, Fresh plant 65%

toothache plant

Stellaria media Chickweed Fresh plant 50%

Stillingia sylvatica Queen’s root Root 45%

Symphytum officinale Comfrey Root 25%

Symplocarpus foetidus Eastern skunk cabbage Root 50%

Syzygium aromaticum Clove Flowers 60%

Tabebuia altissima Pau d’arco Bark 45%

Taraxacum officinale Dandelion Whole plant 40%

Thuja plicata Western red cedar Leaf 75%

Thymus vulgaris Thyme Tops 70%

Trifolium pratense Red clover Flowers 30%

Ulmus fulva or Ulmus rubra Slippery elm Bark 25%

Urtica dioica Stinging nettles Leaf 40%

Vaccinium spp. Blueberry Leaf 45%

Botanical Name Common Name Parts Used % Alcohol

Valeriana officinalis Valerian Root 55%

Verbascum thapsus Mullein Whole plant 25%

Viburnum opulus Cramp bark Bark 60%

Viburnum prunifolium Black haw viburnum Bark 75%

Vinca minor Periwinkle Leaf 40%

Vitex agnus-castus Chaste tree Berries 75%

Zanthoxylum americanum Prickly ash Bark 60%

Zea mays Cornsilk Styles/stigmas 40%

Zingiber officinalis Ginger Root 70%