How to prepare propolis tincture at home
To make propolis tincture as healthy and fortified as possible, it is recommended to cook it at home. The preparation of this solution is not too difficult, but if you know the intricacies of the procedure and the details of its preparation, you can achieve a good, and most importantly, useful result. First of all, for the manufacture of a quality product, you need to take care of quality ingredients for its preparation.
What products to prepare propolis tincture
To prepare this product, the following components are needed (the calculation is indicated for a 20% solution):
- propolis - 20 g;
- 95% medical alcohol - 100 g.
So when buying propolis from unfamiliar beekeepers to determine a quality and natural product and distinguish it from a fake, you need to lower a piece of propolis into a glass of plain water. A quality product should sink immediately, sinking instantly to the bottom. A bad product can float on the surface or in the water column, since it contains more impurities than resins.
Cooking recipe with step-by-step description of the stages
Tincture of propolis is prepared according to this recipe:
- Propolis is measured, crushed, preferably into powder, or at least into small pieces.
- Pick up a glass or plastic container with a volume of 100-150 ml for this portion, wash it and dry it.
- Pour propolis (powder) into a container, add alcohol.
- Close the container hermetically, stir the solution by shaking.
- It is advisable to stir the solution until the powder is completely or almost completely dissolved.
- The bottle is allowed to stand for a week at room temperature. 2-3 times a day throughout the entire infusion period, the liquid in the bottle must be stirred. After 7-10 days, using a mini-filter made of gauze, cotton pad or other instrument, the solution is filtered.
- The filtered solution is placed in a dark glass bottle and refrigerated.
The shelf life of the solution under the conditions described above is 3-4 years.
This solution can be applied externally as an iodine substitute. The tincture accelerates wound healing, has antimicrobial properties. Can be used to gargle with colds.