Black Walnut Hull Tincture (Regular Strength)

Black Walnut Hull Tincture (Regular Strength)

This is the potency I used originally. It is included here in
case you prefer it or wish to treat a pet. The Extra Strength recipe
is four times as potent as the original recipe, so it must be diluted
in quarters. (Similarly, if you have a lot of the Regular Strength
left and want to use it in place of Extra Strength, simply take four
times as much.)

Black Walnut Hull Tincture Extra Strength
Grain Alcohol, about 10%
Mix one part extra strength tincture with three parts of the
10% alcohol. Store in glass containers same as described above.
There are several ways to make a 10% grain alcohol solution.
Some states have Everclear,TM 95% alcohol. Mix this one
part Everclear to nine parts water. Other states have Everclear
that is 76.5% alcohol. Mix this one part Everclear to seven parts
water. Yet another method is to buy vodka that is 100 proof
(50% alcohol) and mix one part vodka with four parts water.
Black Walnut Hull Extract (Water Based)
Because you do not know how commercially available extracts
were made, and may not be able to test for solvent pollution,
it is wisest to make it yourself!
This recipe is intended for alcoholic persons: cover the
green balls in the 10 quart (non-metal) pot with cold tap water.
Heat to boiling, covered. Turn off heat. When cool, add vitamin
C, cover with plastic wrap, and the lid. Let stand for 1 day. It
will be darker than the tincture. Do not dilute. Pour into freezable
containers. Refrigerate what you will use in two days and freeze
the rest. Add vitamin C after thawing or during refrigeration (¼
tsp. per quart).
For use: in programs calling for Extra Strength Black Walnut
Hull Tincture use four times as much of this water based recipe
(8 tsp. instead of 2 tsp. Extra Strength).
Important Note: do not use bottled or purchased water to
make this tincture or you could pollute it with benzene!