Recipe guides
Take the library to your bench
Printable guides drawn directly from our monographs and formula knowledge base. Free to download, print and keep beside your jars.
Guide 01
Tincture Fundamentals
Weight-to-volume ratios, choosing alcohol strength, the folk and percolation methods, pressing, labeling and storage — the complete method in one guide.
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Guide 02
Synergy Formula Recipe Book
All seven Synera formulas with batch tables for 30, 60 and 120 mL, synergy rationale, dosing and cautions — ready to print and keep at the bench.
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Guide 03
Materia Medica Quick Reference
A one-line-per-herb reference to every monograph: Latin name, parts, actions, tincture ratio, dose and key safety flags.
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Tincture ratio cheat-sheet
Weight-to-volume ratios state grams of herb per milliliter of menstruum. A 1:5 tincture is 100 g dried herb in 500 mL of solvent.
| Material | Ratio | Alcohol | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh aromatic leaf & flower | 1:2 | 95% | Lemon balm, skullcap, holy basil |
| Dried leaf & flower | 1:5 | 40–50% | Chamomile, passionflower, hawthorn |
| Dried roots & rhizomes | 1:5 | 50–60% | Ashwagandha, echinacea, rhodiola |
| Resinous / curcuminoid rhizomes | 1:5 | 70–90% | Turmeric, ginger |
| Seeds (ground fresh) | 1:3 | 70% | Milk thistle |
| Polysaccharide-rich mushrooms | Double extract | ~25% final | Reishi |