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H46-04 · Module 4 of 7 · Pages: 20 · Worksheets: 7
Propolis tincture and salve
From raw propolis to a bottle of tincture and a pot of salve: cleaning, alcohol, exact ratios, straining, use, allergy and storage
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In short
- Tincture 1 : 5: 100 g of cleaned propolis to 500 ml of 70 % alcohol, 10–14 days with shaking.
- Only food-grade or pharmaceutical ethanol. Never methylated spirits, denatured alcohol, isopropyl (rubbing alcohol) or spirits of unknown origin.
- Propolis only from healthy hives with no treatments and no painted parts.
- 48-hour patch test before first use: propolis is a common cause of allergy.
- Tincture is alcohol: not for children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, or with medicines that don't mix with alcohol.
- Propolis is an aid to care, not a medicine. With serious complaints, see a doctor.
What's inside
Chapters
- What propolis is and what you make from it
- Raw propolis
- Alcohol for tincture
- Recipe: propolis tincture 1 : 5
- Using tincture
- Propolis allergy
- Propolis salve
- Other uses and old customs
- Storage, shelf life and selling
- Common mistakes
- Printable checklist
Worksheets
- Propolis calendar
- Tincture and alcohol calculator
- Salve calculator
- Date calculator
- Batch log
- Skin patch test card
- Labels
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