How To Make Mullein Tincture & It's Uses
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2016
- Hey guys I hope you are enjoying your Labor Day weekend! For this holiday video we make some Mullein Tincture for use as an expectorant. Mullein is a common roadside herb that has a reputation for boosting the immune system and relieving chest congestion. There are a lot of ways to use this plant for medicine but I prefer the tincture form the most as I find it easiest to use.
Mullein tincture can be made with any species of Mullein and like my other tincture videos we use vodka as a menstruum due it's cost and effectiveness. When you gather your Mullein for medicine it's best to gather leaves and flowers if you can, however the leaves from a first year rosette will work fine. Once you have your leaves and or flowers, clean them up then fill a mason jar to the one cup mark with fresh herb. After that simply cover with your extractant of choice, cover, and let sit for 4 - 8 weeks, strain and bottle for an effective herbal remedy to relieve chest congestion.
I thank you guys for watching this video I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you learned something. If you want to learn more about edible or medicinal plants make sure to subscribe!
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I’ve had this dry cough for months-I’d cough at work, on the bus, at home trying to relax. I sucked on cough drops, used cough syrup-everything and the cough just wouldn’t go away! I went to the store today and got a mullein tincture, dropped some in water and boom the cough is gone! Yippee!
You will get a better tincture if you drain off the liquid in 3 wks, discard the leaves. Repack w/fresh mullein; pour the same liquid into the new batch, it will concentrate its efficacy. Do this w/all tincture productions.
Thank you brother
Thanks! 🥰
Thank you. Does it work really well
Im new at this so thanks for the info!
@@DTA-me3kv My adult son had bronchitis a couple years ago that he just could not shake. Antibiotics weren’t clearing it and he coughed til he busted blood vessels in his eyes and his ribs were so sore. It was worse at night. I researched online and found Mullein tincture and ordered it. It worked!!! Im a firm believer and this summer Im growing my own and learning about herbs!
My grandmother would collect the flowers and soak them in olive oil...using the oil for ear aches. she used this mixture on me when I was a little kid. it felt so good.
Oh yeah, Mullein is powerful stuff and it works really well for a lot of things. Thank you for commenting your experiences with it. I've never tried the ear drops as I've thankfully never needed to. It's good to know it works.
Do I need to strain it before putting it in the ear?
I took a flower that was growing at work. I seeded areas of my back yard. Mullein likes poor soil conditions and withstands drought with zero problem. My plants are all over 7 feet tall, one in 9" 4:" I smoke it, drink it as tea, make infused oil and now I'll make your tincture. Thank you!
How you doing? Do you still use it a lot?
Is there any side effects when smoking it
just curious as to how you smoke it? do you grind it up, roll it then puff puff pass or....
@@jasontaylor2237 I've heard some people mix small amount of dried leaves with tobacco and roll it with it and smoke as a way of trying to quit. It's an expectant so your gonna cough alot
How do you smile it and what are the benefits/reasons?
RE: Equal parts sold and liquid (by volume). To measure out a one to one of a liquid and solid (that will be mixed together) the best way to do it is by measuring the liquid first. For example, using a 2 cup liquid measuring cup, add 1 cup of the liquid first. Then add your leaves until the liquid line rises to 2 cups. The displacement of the liquid, until it reaches the 2 cup mark, insures you have equal volume of solid to liquid - one cup of each.
Great explanation, thank you!
How much tincture do you take at one time?
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I would start with a tiny amount using a dropper, just in case of any allergic reactions. You can always increase after that.
Under the tongue or in food/drink. N how often?
I bought the foraging book. I’m excited to start my own medicine apothecary!!! God has given us EVERYTHING WE NEED!
In my opinion, I feel, especially during this time, we really need to rely on God for our health and not big pharma. Our food supply is threatened and we need to ask God to help us prepare. We are growing our own garden now! We will be canning and dehydrating the food.
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I am drinking this as a choc mint/mullien tea and the relief for congestion is pretty fast acting as well.
Just discovered this mullen stuff. It's growing all round here in Spain.
Very succinct, to the point, helpful ! Thank you.
Dude use the stalk leaves flowers and root! This is my go to when i get sick.
Thanks Trillium! Every time I go to research, you have a video already posted! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!
Very succinct thank you!
Im making some because it truly works. Thank you for the lesson ❤
Thank you sir! I have this plant ind my garden in Danmark.🥰
I can hardly wait to try this. We are starting to see shortages here on the grocery store shelves again so I'm trying to learn and stock up what I can. Always need a good cough remedy. Thank you very much. ~Sherrie in South Carolina
Thank you for sharing!
You're welcome!
great vid. thank you
I have dried mullein as well as some fresh I just packed today. Maybe I will use the dry stuff for tea?? And the fresh to make my tincture. First time here. Enjoyed the video thanks for the tips.
Thank you 💚
Amazing 💞
Thank you! I have so many plants of this in my backyard. 😬 I have nasty cough and I don’t have the tincture ready but will make some tea.
You're very welcome!
Thank you for this video! As for the tincture, how many drops do you typically take?
interesting same process as making vanilla extract, and i got a mullein growing in a pot, gonna have to plant some more, and perhaps forage some.
Thank you. Another great tutorial 👍
You're very welcome, I'm glad it was helpful!
hey, love your video, juste start foraging with my son and learning. but I saw a lot of video how to make tincture.. but I never used tincture.. do I put drop on my tongue? i put it in my beverage? ear drop obviously go in ears but other than that? thx
Thank you so much. Do you drink it ? Or is it topical use?
There are a lot of mullein plants in my area, but I never knew what they were until I learned about it in your videos. I've learned so much from you. I'm very grateful for your channel Josh. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
That's awesome to hear that you have so much Mullein in your area. I certainly see a lot around here too, and always grab some if I can. I'm grateful for your support and that you are learning from my channel! I appreciate your comments in many ways!
In india what's it's name
Daniel try to gather it from an area away from traffic. That soot that hairs grab is nasty, especially if you’re going to smoke it, which is normal. Smoking, smudging, inhaling...it’s one of those rare plants that is actually beneficial to the lungs. Not ever day of course, but u know what I mean.
I collected wild plants and was only able to find one mullein across many different locations. I uprooted it and replanted it with some other wild plants I found such as daisy fleabane, wild strawberry, yarrow, and goldenrod. Hopefully I can replace the bad plants in my garden such as belladonna and shaggy soldier with useful plants next year
Very good explanation but slowing down a little would even make it easier for some...appreciate the content
What is a good dosage for the tincture?
i dried it roots, and leaves and i drink it on daily basis
I take tea bages open side empty fill it up boil like tea then run it through a coffee filter then add it in with your ice tea 🍵
After you get your medicine made. How do you take it ? What is the dose ?
I grow rabbits ears which is almost identical and does same stuff. People in Turkey and other countries bread and deep fry for tasty meal.
I have solaray mullein capsule, will it work?
If I only have dried Mullien, is it worth it to still make this? I won’t have any fresh until next year. (I also would like to add Red Clover, but I only have dried foraged to use?) Please advise (: please and thank you 🙏
Just found these all over at the old Brunswick town ft anderson history museum! I took some leaves and stalks with seeds♥️
That's great! With seeds you'll be able to grow it at home and always have it on hand. It'll grow pretty much anywhere and is not picky at all about soil.
@@TrilliumWildEdibles I sprinkled some in my ditch line with all the plantains and wildflowers! Love your videos, thanks!
Awesome place for it! Glad you love the videos and you're very welcome!
It treats earaches and ear infections too ..I didn't know that ! ..I was just about to search for a way to fight ear infections naturally. Yay :D
Yep, mullein is a very useful plant, glad this video killed a couple birds with one stone for you Lyna!
hydrogen peroxide, 3 -6 drops, tilt head and let it fizz for 60 seconds then tilt head to drain.
Thank you for being succinct! (Should be its uses, not it's uses; that means - it is uses.)
You're very welcome! Thank you for pointing that typo out, I honestly don't know how I missed that after all these years!
Autocorrect does that a lot 🙄🙂
This used to grow wild on a hill top that was annexed by the city a year ago for housing development 🙄.. after years.. and I mean years of attempting to get it to grow in my yard I finally have a yard full 🥰 my great grandmother used the flowers for ear aches and the tincture for chest congestion 🤔 altho at a young age I never knew what she used for it lol now i know 😂 and thank you frocorrecting how I say it lol no wonder no one had any idea what I was talking about 😂😂 how long will it last? I so have to cut my grass and theres no way around not mowing some of them down 😥.
It is pronounced like this: mullen, with a short vowel sounding u and e!
Great video, thanks. Is that how it's pronounced?
You're welcome! Not according to the dictionary, but it's what I've always called it.
When letting it sit for 4-8 weeks, what temp? Also after it's made. What temp to store in?
I would like some seeds to grow i can't find any where I live if u have extras
How do u consume ... how many drops do u take..
How long does the tincture last once made?
What is the does for adult to start with ?
Ponganlo en Espanol por favor
How is the tincture used?
Can I use dried mullein?
Hi, I have dried ground mullein. How and what can I use it for?? Ty
Tea
So once you make this stuff, and say feel a cold coming on, how much do you take?
Remember it's made with vodka so you're not doing enough to even give yourself a buzz I do 3 mm three times a day
@@chewy9725 Cool, thanks for the info. Frankly I discovered black elderberry syrup as a cold remedy. Stuff is amazing. Knocks out a cold overnight. Or in a day, either way I'm delighted. I keep that on hand... And I have a baby bush in the back yard...
Be a few years to get big enough but eventually.
The leaves of mullein were used in the olden days to keep footwear warm in winter, while people slept. They lined the insides of their shoes with the leaves.
How many drops how often?
Do you drink it?
12 weeks.
Once the tincture is ready to put into tincture bottles what is the shelf life opened and unopened? And do you store the opened one in the refrigerator?
Remember you need to strain this tincture through a cup of coffee filters you do not want to be ingesting the Mullein hairs
I have bought it online from herbify and I leave it out on my counter. I use it as needed and it still works. No need to refrigerate, in my experience.
This year I did a tincture of only the flowers with vodka! I am going to do some leaves as well. How much do you take if you are congested? I do one teaspoon is that the correct amount?
I measure it by drops. When I need it I'll use 30 drops of tincture at least 2x a day and no more than 3x a day. I'll do this for up to 3 weeks. Any more than that you can actually weaken the immune system so it's important to use it properly.
Another thing to mention is that some ailments will only require a week whereas others will require the full three. Think severity, like minor chest congestion should require a week. Whereas something more serious, like bronchitis, will require the full three WITH supporting herbs like Echinacea, Yarrow, and Lobelia.
Hope this helps some and thanks for asking! If you have any other questions feel free to ask!
Cam children take it?
What happen if you fill the Mason jar with the herb ....Then fill it with vodka.
take it the tincture can be used just with warm/ hot water and drunk same as tea, I've got ready made tincture as got bad asthma atm
It can be. I usually just take my tinctures straight and then follow that up with a sip of water if necessary. Really any way you take them will work. My mom and my other family members usually add their tincture to a glass of water or a glass of juice. Hope this helps some and thanks for asking bmw0208!
Try black seed oil, also known as cumin seed oil. Look it up first.
my uncle makes shine, is that an acceptable mensturem?
Absolutely, that used to be the preferred menstruum back in the old days for Americans as it used to be called whiskey and not moonshine. Basically any alcohol that is 40% or more that doesn't have a flavor or with any flavor you like can be used to make tincture. Just be careful with sugary sort of drinks as they can mold if not watched carefully. Hope this helps and thanks for asking Gary!
i have heard its also called cowboys toilet paper, soft leafs. =)
Oh yeah, it's my go to in fields and such if I can find it. The only other thing that's better is moss, that stuff is really soft and grabbing! Thanks for the comment Angela!
Trillium: Wild Edibles do you use mullein oil as mouth drops or jut ear drops? I'm 16 and so asking for some vodka even when monitored is not an option lol
I read where if you used it for toilet paper you'd get chiggers! LOL
Its also called "Aarons rod"
Cowboy toilet paper is usually Lambs ear
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Place in a cool dark spot.Should you put it in the fridge?
Not recommended because it can lead to condensation which will water down the tincture. Usually a cabinet or closet is good, that's where I store mine at.
Dark and cool just basically means out of light and not near a stove or radiator or furnace.
All mullein ive found is 10 feet from a road. So i bought shredded dried mullein.
I want to make a tincture with vodka or i can use MCT Oil. After the initial soaking time, should i remove those pieces n just add more died n do the wait process again OR do ratio of 2:1 mullein/ vodka; MCT?
Would it increase the strength if i heated the MCT with mullein pieces first?
I dont know if i should warm the vodka with mullein.
Any thoughts appreciated
I found mullein that was close to a yard where they keep steel pipes, several iron working facilities close by, it was about a quarter mile away from the facilities though so I don’t expect anything would happen from consuming it eventually, there is glyphosate in a lot of food we eat which is much worse than anything that could come of that. Plus they are small facilities not anything producing huge amounts of pollution and it was on a forest trail not directly next to them
I only have dried herb will it still work ?
Yes you can. It will be weaker than fresh but that can be remedied by just putting a bit more leaf in it. Hope this helps and thanks for asking!
How many drops of it do you take?
I generally will take half a dropper to a full dropper of it which is about 30 drops for half a dropper and approx. 60 drops for a full dropper. Also do be careful to not take it for more than 4-6 weeks as it can cause weakening of the immune system.
Hope this helps and thanks for asking hmetalmosh!
How much do you use after it seats for weeks?
About 30 drops 2 to 3 times a day for up to 2 weeks.
Great info. Sorry people are being dorks about pronunciation. As though that actually matters.
I appreciate that quite a bit, especially since I've been viciously attacked over it, called names, belittled and more.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and thank you for being respectful too!
Trillium: Wild Edibles this has fast been turning into one of my favorite channels. I enjoy your work and I hope you continue it for a good long time
Just found your channel. Very informative and well done. I know this is 2 years after video was made but if you read this comment. Does the tincture need to be refrigerated after opening?
Can you used dried leaves?
You certainly can. I find the fresh ones to be a little stronger but dried works very well too.
Please can someone tell me… can i take mullein tea with little black seed oil.. honey, ginger, lemon.. all in one
thank you
What is "little black seed oil"?
Until I know what that is I cant say. However I can say that you can definitely add honey ginger and lemon to Mullein with no issues. I sometimes take it that way.
@@TrilliumWildEdiblesblack seed oil half tea spoon. Also which brand of mullein leaves should i buy and india.
What if I can't find it Growing? Can I buy the Tincture already Made?
There's a few herbalists on Etsy that sell it.
I only found one plant after a month or 2 of looking, transplanted it indoors to spread next year
I noticed you didnt protect the tincture from the metal rim. I use wax paper under my lids and then screw it down. Something about alcohol and metal touching makes me cringe when making natural remedies!!!
Tattlers lids work great.
Wasn't the vodka bottle lid metal??
Mi Pueblo yes but it isnt stored upside down or on its side.
@@thevagabondsageinthewoods Ok. Cheers.
Mi Pueblo After awhile, alcohol touching metal it makes this dark, icky sticky stuff that makes it less desirable to consume.
Where do I buy mullein leaf
Mountain Rose herbs. Eugene OR
can i do this with dried mullein?
I believe he said you can just add more leaves for the potency
Smoke it ;) or tea it
I made some but it tastes awful. How would I know if it molded?
Some think it tastes awful, others think it tastes great, however most medicine tastes nasty anyways. The flowers make it taste better, IMO. You can know it's molded by whitish brown fuzzy looking mold on top. What's in the alcohol won't mold, and rarely does the top portion if it's just above the alcohol. Also Mullein has very fuzzy leaves so seeing mold can be difficult. I would recommend getting a magnifying glass and taking a look if you suspect it's molded. Hope your tincture isn't molded and thanks for asking Sheila!
Trillium: Wild Edibles ok thanks so much!
You're very welcome!
Is it true that it can break the small intestine biofilm or is it wrong info?
Have no clue.
That's why you strain it, getting the little needle-like pricklies out. I strain with a coffee filter.
What's the dosage?
About 30 to 45 drops 2 to 3 times a day.
Since this is good for chest congestion, I wonder if that's why they now consider it an invasive plant. I wonder if they spray round up on them. 🤔 I started hearing about muellin when con-vid came out.
It's been considered invasive for long before that, going back decades actually in some states. However it is likely to be sprayed with herbicide in many places so before harvesting it's best to do a little research to ensure it hasn't been sprayed.
Exactly
In a lot of places there is no point in spraying them with roundup, like a forest or trail, generally avoid pulling something off a public street
Shouldn't you use 190 proof with fresh mullein? 80 proof isn't strong enough to draw out the constitutes from fresh plants (gums, resins, etc.)
Been using 40% for years and it works well. You will get a better Tincture if made from 190 but I prefer to keep mine a bit more mild. It's really personal preference once you get above 40%.
I agree with using an 80 or 100 proof alcohol. A friend shared with me that when using an 80 or 100 proof, not only are you drawing out the alcohol soluble properties but also the water soluble properties. This makes it a gentlier and more well rounded tincture. It also lessens the chances of having a negative reaction. When using a 190 proof, you have to add water to make it safe to ingest. In the end you end up with basically a 100 proof medicine. 50% alcohol and 50% water. Plus it saves you from having to do a bunch of complicated math and possibly making an error.
I had some questions as well. Doesnt appear as tho he answers.
I do answer, I just don't always see every comment. Other times I don't have an answer to give. Other times the questions are answered in the video.
What's your question.
If you read the comments, his answer is there.
did you say "mulloyn"?
fill the jar to the rim with alcohol
Nice hands.
We have this wild all over. Praise God. If the world goes to hell in a hand basket, we've got asthma resources.
Pronunciation is like "mull-IN".
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Pronounced Mull IN Not mull ain
The plant is not called mollein it’s called mullin…
Great information but please Google Mullein pronunciation . It's pronounced Muh luhn
mullien is pronounced muh-luhn
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IT DOESN'T MAKE EXCELLENT TIOLET PAPER, THE SPIKES GET STUCK IN FEMALE PARTS! USE THIMBLE BERRRY LEAVES FOR COWBOY WIPE.
it doesn't make excellent toilet paper. pick in middle of day to avoid dew.
Okay, that would be an opinion. Many others opinion and mine is that it does make excellent toilet paper because it's soft but it also grabs a lot of stuff. There are better things available, like mosses especially but when you need it you need it!
actually im sorry to not leave anything positive. thanks for sharing the treasure of information on this very useful plant. I have used several times over the years when I was out and didn't want to rip a undershirt or come back with one sock. Yes great to other alternatives , but don't stop buying tp cause there is a mullein field next door. You could stop buying ear ache, cough meds etc
Still my opinion mullein makes many things Excellent. Excellent to me should be equal or greater than(industrialized product). Tp not one of them.
I never proposed not buying regular TP, I use it at my house. My main point was if your lost or camping/ hiking and need to use the bathroom and you find some mullein to use it. I also agree that people should stop buying those OTC medicines, part of the reason I do this channel. I didn't take your comment as offensive or not positive, you just shared your opinion is all.
I can understand what you're saying and agree it's not better than regular TP. To me excellent in this case is anything other than my hands or dried up leaves. If it's soft and wipes well it's excellent.
I would look up your pronunciation of Mullein. I never heard anyone pronounce it the way you do. The way you pronounce it would be spelled lane.
In another comment on this exact video where another poster asked if "that is how it's pronounced?". I said, " Not according to the dictionary, but it's how I pronounce it." Mainly I just grew up calling it that, so I don't really see a need to change it. Ketchup, catsup, bologney, bologna, we all pronounce things differently and this is one of those cases. Thanks for commenting 1rebarr100!
@@TrilliumWildEdibles Other countries pronounce it as you did. There are several ways to pronounce it.
pls. don't use that word,,,, ,?Menstrum? OMG,, otherwise, i like the video
I may not be pronouncing it properly. Thanks for the feedback Linda!
Menstruum is the correct herbological term for the solvent used to extract desired properties from plant material.
At least providing definitions would be helpful for us science/herbological dummies :) I had to look it up - otherwise a very good, detailed instruction :)
@TheLawDemon Yes.
@TheLawDemon In my experience, it is spelled marc when when used to refer to plant material; does that help? :)
And....... how much do you take???! How often? I hate all these videos showing “how” to make a tincture but NOT how to take .😡
That could be because they're titled "how to make" not "how to take". However to answer your question, 30 drops of tincture 2 times a day for no more than two weeks. Mullein can weaken the immune system if taken too long.
IMO, you speak way too fast and with little pausing, and it’s irritating trying to follow you.
You can control the speed of the video. Under the gear symbol. Someone probably set it to 1.5 speed ;)
Not to be rude but, if he is irritating you why not scroll on by? I'm sure there are other videos about mullein that you would enjoy. Just saying. Life is short. If it's not for me I move on.