What methods of intake are there for extracts (i.e. http://www.psychoactiveherbs.com/catalog/images/kratom_15X_Extract2.jpg )?
Since they are in powdered form, I don't know how you could smoke it (or can you?). A tea perhaps?
Answers much appreciated!
2007-03-27 11:01:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
You can buy glycerin capsules and fill them w the herb-- probably get them online or from the Vitamin Shoppe, or even ask at the pharmacy.
Powdered herbs are potent, and your stomach may want to get used to them gradually. So you might prefer adding the herb to teas.
If you can get herbal tinctures, apply them under the tongue.
Sublingually applied vitamins and herbs are absorbed the quickest.
If you drink protein shakes or smoothies; if you use a juicer, add your herbs to the drinks.
2007-03-27 11:23:39 · answer #1 · answered by ladsmrt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extracts should be in a liquid form, not powder. Smoking an extract is not advisable. Your lungs weren't made for smoke. Find extracts that are in a liquid form. This is a very potent form of the active herb. You can dilute this many times before taking it. Extracts can be put in a drink that will be more palatable.
2007-03-28 10:37:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's a powder such as Eyebright or Rue, you can always make it into a tea as long as you know that you can actually ingest it. Wouldn't want anything bad to happen to you now... The best way to make it as a tea is to put in about a teabag size spoonful and boil it in the water itself... Don't wait until the water is done boiling! You get more of the essence out of it that way. Once you have boiled for about 10 minutes or so, pour yourself a mug full and make sure you stir it every time you take a sip. It will most likely taste gritty to you but it's the best way to go about things. I did that with Eyebright when I was sick (it helps with congestion... It's a natural expecterant) and it worked really well! Good luck and make sure you get the facts about your herb before you drink it!
2007-03-27 18:12:24 · answer #3 · answered by devon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought that most herbal extracts were 'syrupy liquid' because they are 'cooked down' ... but if yours are 'powdered, I'd say you should mix them into your 'beverages' and 'drink them down' the same way you would if they were liquid. NO, you CAN NOT SMOKE THEM ... and don't even try. Some herbal extracts are 'toxic' if inhaled and 'smoking' may make them even worse.
2007-03-27 18:07:41 · answer #4 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ahh....kratom....good choice, you should have fun with that. Personally I would smoke the kratom, the extract is in powdered form so you can smoke it. But if you find it too harsh just mix it with very small amounts of water and drink on empty stomach.
2007-03-28 17:24:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Herbs and their extracts are administered in a very type of ways in which. Daily supplements typically take the shape of flavoring capsules or flavoring pills - tiny capsules that area unit full of dry pulverized extract. Usually the raw dried plant matter and flowers are brewed into teas and drunk at once by boiling the plants in water. Extracts created by soaking the raw herbs in alcohol - or tinctures - also are drunk as medicines.
2014-07-22 14:10:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Torch lighter.Or a tea just saw it good luck hope you find what your'e looking for in the buzz heard alot of folks say it ain't good.
2007-03-27 18:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋