Moulinsarah2002 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Obviously tinctures are made with vodka, whether homeopathic or herbal. You only take a few drops as a dose. Would this be ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted April 10, 2016 Moderators Share Posted April 10, 2016 No. Whole30 doesn't even allow vanilla extract due to alcohol, even though they admit it's unlikely that anyone is using it because of its alcoholic properties, so that would apply to tinctures as well: Vanilla extract We’ll admit, this is a silly ruling, but in an effort to keep the Whole30 rules consistent and easy to follow, vanilla extract is out for your Whole30 program, as all varieties contain alcohol. (And those that are touted as “alcohol-free” contain glycerin, a sugar alcohol.) Sorry. We know no one is adding vanilla extract for the sugar hit, but we have to keep the rules black-and-white. You can substitute vanilla bean powder in a 1:1 ratio in recipes. (Another neat trick is to add a teaspoon of vanilla bean powder to your coffee grounds before brewing, to add a lovely, warm flavor to your cream-and-sugarless coffee.) (that's from this Read Your Labels Carefully article) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachers04 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Some brands like HerbPharm (the only one I can think of off the top of my head) have some alcohol free options. They use glycerin instead I believe. Of course, I'm not sure if that's compliant either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted April 21, 2016 Moderators Share Posted April 21, 2016 Some brands like HerbPharm (the only one I can think of off the top of my head) have some alcohol free options. They use glycerin instead I believe. Of course, I'm not sure if that's compliant either... Glycerin is a sweetener (check out the Sneaky Sugars List). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KayB Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Just digging up this topic**.... I'm using several herbal tinctures to good effect. As a trained herbalist, I make them myself and am loath to leave them be for 30 days. Some herbs can be made into (not tasty, but effective) tea. Others need the alcohol to disolve certain bioactive components, so making tea isn't always cutting it. Since alcohol evaporates below 80 degrees celcius and boiling water (aka tea) is 100 degrees, I'm thinking that dropping my herbal tinctures into fresh brewed hot tea and letting it stand for a few minutes will take care of any alcoholdangers. I'm talking drops of tinctures, at most 1 or 2 ml at a time. Thoughts would be appreciated.. ** most boards appreciate not reposting previously discussed problems but rather have you bring up the old thread to keep al info in one place, but others have rules about no gravedigging old posts. As a newbie on this board, please be kind with me if I made the wrong decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted March 19, 2018 Administrators Share Posted March 19, 2018 We prefer people search and use existing threads - keeps the information in one spot! You done good! The official Whole30 line would be no, you can't use alcohol based tinctures on your whole30. That said, no one is going to come to your door and smack them out of your hand if you decide to go ahead and use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KayB Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 For me the herbal tinctures are a replacement for conventional medicine. Something my GP even endorses. So I'll keep taking them when no other alternative is at hand, because otherwise I will get rather miserable. I'll do my best to keep the alcoholintake to a minimum, yet since I have few other vices I'll go for what fits my health best. Thank you for replying Ladyshanna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatGoose Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 1:20 AM, Kat warriorlifestylenl said: For me the herbal tinctures are a replacement for conventional medicine. Something my GP even endorses. So I'll keep taking them when no other alternative is at hand, because otherwise I will get rather miserable. I'll do my best to keep the alcoholintake to a minimum, yet since I have few other vices I'll go for what fits my health best. Thank you for replying Ladyshanna! I agree with this. If using tinctures as a form of medicinal herbs (instead of medications from a doctor which contain a plethora of horrible ingredients) this is emphasized in her books to continue medications or ask care provider for a more natural route. In this case, I would keep taking a tincture if it was having healing effects on the person from an ailment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KayB Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I'm almost at the end of my whole30 now, and I have taken the tinctures, although I have replaced one that required me to use quite a bit of alcohol (it's a tonic in 80% alcohol that gets diluted with water, but in essence still is like a shot) with herbal capsules. The others where like 5 drops in a glass of water a day, so that's minimal alcohol. In the end I haven't bothered with warm water or evaporation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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