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Important understanding on converting drops to ounces for alcohol based tinctures

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Posted 4/1/2016 3:14 PM (GMT 0)
So I did a little experiment now that I have 9 4-oz bottles of herbs for doing the full Bartonella protocol. Its said that 100 drops equals 1 fluid ounce. That may be true with molecules the size of water but it sure isn't true when you're using herbs that are suspended in alcohol.

My little experiment using Sida Acuta yielded 1200 drops which should equal 2 ounces is in fact about 1.2 ounces or 40% less than the ratio would tell you. That means if you are told to take 1/4 tsp its not 25 drops it should be 35. This all depends on the molecular size of the herb but most of them are about the same some are a little heavier so less than 40%.

This is an important distinction when following a protocol that calls for taking things in ounces when you have tinctures that you use droppers for.
Posted 4/1/2016 3:26 PM (GMT 0)
However, all the herbal gurus will tell you that their protocols are not set in stone. Just because an herb says take 1/4 to 1/2 teasp, it does not mean that you MUST arrive at 1/4. Some feel relief at less than that. And the same can be said for the high end of the dosage.

Each of us must do our own evaluation of how the herb effects us individually. There are lots of variables, weight, health history, environment, diet that all need to be considered.

There absolutely is no one size fits all protocol. There absolutely is no perfect protocol that brings us all to good health. It is a very highly individualize process that we each travel. A journey where we go by trial and error arriving to our destination.

This is really a "feeling" healing. Precision amounts are guidelines that can be helpful, but ultimately it is how do you feel and ONLY each individual can tell that.

That being said, there are many out there that may benefit immensely from your findings. I too remember counting to see how many drops were in a dropper full and finding that it depended on how much I squeezed the bulb, the barometric pressure, and all kinds of variables. I knew (being a perfectionist) that I would stress over this calculation....... a dropper is now just a dropper.
Posted 4/1/2016 9:48 PM (GMT 0)
well said peteza. newbies and those not versed in herbal protocols will initially go with what an 'expert' says kind of like making a meal for the first time you go by what recipe you found. over time you adjust based on all sort of things.
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