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12 Uses Fore Purple Dead Nettle

Purple Dead Nettle Tincture

This Purple Dead Nettle Tincture is a great herbal tincture. It can help with mild pain. It is diuretic, purgative, diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal.
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Equipment

  • 1 Pint Mason Jar
  • 1 Mesh Strainer
  • 1 Amber Dropper Bottle

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cups Purple Dead Nettle
  • 1 2/3 Cups 80 Proof Vodka Approximately

Instructions
 

  • Rinse freshly foraged purple dead nettle and allow to dry. Chop the nettle up and place it into a mason jar. Pour vodka over dead nettle, fill to the top and put lid on, and shake to get any pockets of air out. Take the lid off and see if more vodka needs to be added. Place the lid back on and label it with the date and allow it to sit for 4-6 weeks with occasionally shaking the jar. Store in a cool area away from direct sunlight. After the time is up strain off plant material and save the liquid. Bottle liquid into tincture bottles. You can toss plant material into a compost pile or in the garbage. Label the tincture bottle and also date it. This tincture will last up to 3 years.