Cooking Part 10
Posted 06-17-2008 at 09:08 PM by Chronitron
Part 10 - Medicine
Cannabis Elixir
Ingredients
cannabis tincture
honey
6 vitamin E capsules
Directions
Place the tincture in a double boiler over an electric heat source. Reduce the solution by half. Once reduced, add half the remaining volume of tincture of honey and the vitamin E capsules; for example, if you have 2 cups of tincture after reduction, add 1 cup of honey. Continue to reduce the mixture by constantly stirring until you are left with the same amount of liquid as you did with the first tincture reduction; for example, if you had 2 cups of tincture after the first reduction, you should end with 2 cups of tincture-honey mixture. Let cool to room temperature and store in a light-proof glass in the refrigerator.
The dosage should be between a teaspoon and a couple tablespoons. You can customize your elixirs by adding different herbs, like adding syrup of elderberry makes an effective treatment for influenza; or adding kava can provide greater pain control and sedation. With a little study in herbal medicine, you can customize your blends for any ailment. For the flu, use cannabis tincture with elderberry and cat's claw.
Magic Tincture
Ingredients
1/2 ounce cannabis
3 tablespoons honey
3 ounces 95% ethanol (190 proof)
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon orange zest
Directions
In a small saucepan, heat the honey over low heat, making sure it doesn't foam over. Grind the cannabis to a powder and mix it in with the honey. Slowly stir in the ethanol until the texture stays in a liquid form, not a solid sticky mass. Continue to cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Let cool to room temperature and store in a glass jar in the refrigerator.
Cannabutter
Ingredients
1 ounce cannabis
1 pound butter
Directions
Using a coffee grinder, or something similar, grind the cannabis into a fine powder. In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Stir in the cannabis powder with a wooden spoon. Once the mixture starts to come together, reduce the heat to low. Leave on heat for 15 to 30 minutes, the longer the better, just don't let the mixture burn! Once it has cooked, strain the mixture, making sure to squeeze all the butter out. You can use those plastic containers that margarine comes in if you have nothing to put your cannabutter in. Pour a little water over the butter once it has hardened and it will last longer.
Cannabis Tincture
Ingredients
1 ounce cannabis
1 pint 95% ethanol (190 proof)
Directions
Place the cannabis and ethanol in a large glass Mason jar. Shake at least once a day. Place the jar in a brown paper bag. Leave in a warm spot, like near the window, for 30 to 60 days. The mixture should turn a very dark green. Strain with a cheesecloth, making sure to squeeze any excess liquid. This tincture has a nasty taste, but it is very powerful. It may upset fragile stomachs. You should take the tincture orally in cranberry juice or coffee with sugar. Store your tincture in a light-blocking glass jar in a cool, dry place, like the refrigerator or freezer. You can keep the cheesecloth in the freezer as well and apply it over an area of the skin for a few minutes with gentle rubbing.
Cold Tincture
Ingredients
1 ounce cannabis
1 pint 95% ethanol (190 proof)
Directions
You will need 1 ounce of cannabis for every pint of ethanol. The night before you make this, leave your bud in the freezer, completely drying it out. It's also a good idea to put the ethanol in the freezer as well. Once your bud has been in the freezer, grind it up to almost a powder and mix together with ethanol in a glass quart-mixing jar. Close the jar and shake for 5 minutes, then return to freezer. Continue to agitate the mixture every few hours with refreezing. Continue this process anywhere from 3 days to 9 weeks, however patient you are really. Remember, the longer the better. When you are done with that process, pour the liquid through cheesecloth. You can save the cheesecloth for topical use, or run it through a coffee filter. Make sure to squeeze any remaining liquid out. You might want to wear gloves during this process, as the solution might be pretty strong. It's a good idea to add some flavor extracts, like vanilla or raspberry, to change the taste of your tincture.
Cannabis Elixir
Ingredients
cannabis tincture
honey
6 vitamin E capsules
Directions
Place the tincture in a double boiler over an electric heat source. Reduce the solution by half. Once reduced, add half the remaining volume of tincture of honey and the vitamin E capsules; for example, if you have 2 cups of tincture after reduction, add 1 cup of honey. Continue to reduce the mixture by constantly stirring until you are left with the same amount of liquid as you did with the first tincture reduction; for example, if you had 2 cups of tincture after the first reduction, you should end with 2 cups of tincture-honey mixture. Let cool to room temperature and store in a light-proof glass in the refrigerator.
The dosage should be between a teaspoon and a couple tablespoons. You can customize your elixirs by adding different herbs, like adding syrup of elderberry makes an effective treatment for influenza; or adding kava can provide greater pain control and sedation. With a little study in herbal medicine, you can customize your blends for any ailment. For the flu, use cannabis tincture with elderberry and cat's claw.
Magic Tincture
Ingredients
1/2 ounce cannabis
3 tablespoons honey
3 ounces 95% ethanol (190 proof)
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon orange zest
Directions
In a small saucepan, heat the honey over low heat, making sure it doesn't foam over. Grind the cannabis to a powder and mix it in with the honey. Slowly stir in the ethanol until the texture stays in a liquid form, not a solid sticky mass. Continue to cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Let cool to room temperature and store in a glass jar in the refrigerator.
Cannabutter
Ingredients
1 ounce cannabis
1 pound butter
Directions
Using a coffee grinder, or something similar, grind the cannabis into a fine powder. In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Stir in the cannabis powder with a wooden spoon. Once the mixture starts to come together, reduce the heat to low. Leave on heat for 15 to 30 minutes, the longer the better, just don't let the mixture burn! Once it has cooked, strain the mixture, making sure to squeeze all the butter out. You can use those plastic containers that margarine comes in if you have nothing to put your cannabutter in. Pour a little water over the butter once it has hardened and it will last longer.
Cannabis Tincture
Ingredients
1 ounce cannabis
1 pint 95% ethanol (190 proof)
Directions
Place the cannabis and ethanol in a large glass Mason jar. Shake at least once a day. Place the jar in a brown paper bag. Leave in a warm spot, like near the window, for 30 to 60 days. The mixture should turn a very dark green. Strain with a cheesecloth, making sure to squeeze any excess liquid. This tincture has a nasty taste, but it is very powerful. It may upset fragile stomachs. You should take the tincture orally in cranberry juice or coffee with sugar. Store your tincture in a light-blocking glass jar in a cool, dry place, like the refrigerator or freezer. You can keep the cheesecloth in the freezer as well and apply it over an area of the skin for a few minutes with gentle rubbing.
Cold Tincture
Ingredients
1 ounce cannabis
1 pint 95% ethanol (190 proof)
Directions
You will need 1 ounce of cannabis for every pint of ethanol. The night before you make this, leave your bud in the freezer, completely drying it out. It's also a good idea to put the ethanol in the freezer as well. Once your bud has been in the freezer, grind it up to almost a powder and mix together with ethanol in a glass quart-mixing jar. Close the jar and shake for 5 minutes, then return to freezer. Continue to agitate the mixture every few hours with refreezing. Continue this process anywhere from 3 days to 9 weeks, however patient you are really. Remember, the longer the better. When you are done with that process, pour the liquid through cheesecloth. You can save the cheesecloth for topical use, or run it through a coffee filter. Make sure to squeeze any remaining liquid out. You might want to wear gloves during this process, as the solution might be pretty strong. It's a good idea to add some flavor extracts, like vanilla or raspberry, to change the taste of your tincture.
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