Now it is difficult to imagine any celebration without the use of strong drinks. Regular purchased drinks quickly get bored and want something new.
An excellent option would be a homemade tincture of moonshine and tarragon, which also has a healing effect.
In this article we will talk in detail about the benefits and harms of tarragon tincture on moonshine, and how to prepare alcohol-infused tarragon at home.
What is useful infusion?
Tarragon or tarragon is a perennial herbaceous plant native to North America. Its leaves have a spicy taste and a pleasant aroma.
Use them both in dried and fresh. Often tarragon extract is used to produce chemically synthesized drugs.
Infusion of this plant on moonshine strengthens the human immune system, blood vessels, improves sleep and enhances appetite. It also contributes to the healing of wounds in the oral cavity and relieving pain in the joints and spine.
The content of nutrients
Estragon is known for its high content of beneficial substances. Among them:
- essential oils;
- phosphorus;
- calcium;
- carotenoids;
- alkaloids;
- vitamin C;
- flavonoids;
- coumarins.
What diseases are used for?
Tincture on moonshine and tarhuna is recommended for diseases:
- gastrointestinal tract (increases the production of gastric juice);
- as a diuretic;
- in the treatment of cystitis;
- to lower blood pressure;
- as a sedative.
In addition, traditional healers with its help successfully treat:
- migraine;
- acute headache;
- swelling of different origin;
- infectious diseases of the respiratory system;
- urinary tract inflammation;
- skin diseases;
- toothache and stomatitis.
Can it harm?
Any drug, if used improperly or excessively, can harm a person. Is no exception and tarragon.
Possible side effects
- Do not use tincture based on tarragon every day, it can harm the digestive system.
- Also, do not use it for more than one month.
If you do not comply with these conditions, you may experience nausea, severe headaches and abdominal pain.
Contraindications
- Nursing mothers should be limited in their diet of tarragon in any form before the child is one month old. Otherwise, harmful ether vapors can enter the child’s body and cause him pain and discomfort.
- You can not take tincture on its basis for people who are prone to allergies.
- In pregnant women, this herb can even provoke a miscarriage.
- Also, you should not get involved in it if you have gastritis or an ulcer.
How to make alcohol-infused tarragon at home?
Almost all the recipes are based on the fact that you need to put crushed tarragon leaves and other additives in a container, pour it with moonshine or vodka and leave to infuse, then strain. Insist tarragon, usually from 20 minutes to 5 days, depending on the recipe.
Below are the most common recipes for making tincture on moonshine and tarragon.
Clean tool
Take 50 grams of dry tarragon, place in a deep container and pour 0.5 liters of moonshine. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Tincture should get a greenish tint. After the expiration of the specified time, the liquid is filtered and left in the refrigerator for another day, after which the tincture is ready for use.
How and in what cases to apply this tincture?
- To stabilize blood pressure it is enough to take orally one tablespoon in the morning on an empty stomach, for a month, then you need to take a break for a couple of weeks, after which you can repeat this treatment.
- To strengthen the enamel of the teeth: twice a day, take the tincture in the mouth and rinse for a couple of minutes, and then spit. Mouth after such a procedure can not be rinsed with water and eat food for an hour.
- To improve kidney function It is necessary to drink two tablespoons of tincture before bedtime after a meal for a month.
- Slimming: to speed up the work of the digestive tract and increase the appetite, thereby improving metabolism and promoting weight loss, it is enough to take a tablespoon of tincture inside each meal.
- For potency: tincture on moonshine and tarragon is a great way to increase male potency, for this you need twice a day - in the morning, immediately after waking up and in the evening before going to bed - take a tablespoon of pure tincture.
- For appetite it is enough to drink two tablespoons of this liquid before each meal.
- For immunity: tarragon has a large number of nutrients, and therefore has the ability to strengthen the human immunity, it will only need to use two tablespoons of tarragon tincture inside in the morning and evening fifteen minutes before meals.
Recipe with honey
To prepare such a liquid, take:
- 50 grams of fresh tarragon;
- a couple of tablespoons of honey;
- one teaspoon of sugar and 0.5 liters of moonshine.
- All ingredients are put into a deep container and filled with samogon.
- Thoroughly stir until honey and sugar are completely dissolved and left in a dark cool place for 3 days.
- Then carefully filtered.
Liquid is ready to use. Due to the use of honey in the recipe, the tincture acquires a pleasant sweetish taste.
In applying the tincture of this formulation does not differ from the net, but you should consider the presence of honey in the composition and its effect on the body. It may be contraindicated in people who are prone to allergies.
Mint Recipe
In this recipe, you can get a deliciously refreshing liquid. For its preparation you will need:
- a small bunch of fresh tarragon;
- a few sprigs of mint;
- juice of one-fourth lemon and 0.5 liters of moonshine.
- All the ingredients are added to the deep container and filled with moonshine.
- To give the drink a sweet taste, you can put a couple of teaspoons of sugar.
- After closing the container and clean in a dark cool place for a week, then filter.
The difference in the use of such tincture from the net is not at all. However too possible allergies to additional components should be considered.
How long is stored?
The shelf life of such a tincture strongly depends on its storage conditions. In a dark cool place, you can store a drink up to 1 month, depending on the use of additional components.
It should be remembered that during storage the drink loses its medicinal properties, so the best option would be to use freshly made tincture.
Tarragon is a medicinal plant. Drinks based on it have a large number of therapeutic properties, if you follow the dosage of the intake, you can cure various diseases and strengthen the immune system.