Placenta Tincture Recipe
Posted by: Christina Gabbard | Filed Under Eastern Therapies, Recipes | 26 comments| 2013 |
| Jan 1 |
PLACENTA TINCTURE RECIPE
Placenta tincture is a constitutional remedy that can be used for the baby throughout her/his life. The placenta contains vitamins, minerals, hormones and stem cells so its a very good immune remedy. A few uses include cough, stuffy nose, indigestion, teething, high stress events (1st day of school, daycare etc). It’s also beneficial for mom during transition and stressful times.
Placenta tincture is created with a small piece of lightly steamed placenta. Why steamed as opposed to raw? When placenta is ingested raw it has a cooling effect and will not be tonifying on the system.
According to TCM the way the placenta is transformed into placenta medicine is meant to bring heat back to mom. Steaming and warming herbs are necessary steps for that to happen. Without steaming the placenta has a cooling effect. When baby and placenta are born, the sudden “space” created in her body throws her into a state of yin/yang imbalance, with an excess of yin (cold). The way I recommend preparing the placenta (steaming, warming Chinese herbs) before transforming into a tincture or smoothie is all meant to restore this balance.
Placenta tincture made from lightly steamed placenta is tonifying, will not have a cooling affect (creating a yin/yang imbalance), like raw preparation, and will be beneficial anytime after birth.
Placenta Tincture Recipe
Supplies:
- steamed placenta (walnut size piece)
- 80 proof high grade Vodka
- cheese cloth
- jar with a lid
Step 1: Add a walnut size piece of your placenta to the jar.
Step 2: Pour Vodka into the mason jar containing your placenta chunk until it covers by at least 1 inch.
Step 3: Swirl around the jar contents once daily for 6 weeks. You *may need to add a little Vodka every week or so during this process as some may evaporate and absorb into the placenta. *Always keep the placenta covered by at least one inch of vodka.
Step 4: After 6 weeks, filter the liquid through cheese cloth into another jar or tincture bottles.
*do not continue to add more alcohol to the jar after the tincturing process is complete as that will dilute the tincture and render it ineffective.
For children, people with alcohol sensitivities, or for those who just prefer a non-alcohol product, I suggest putting a squeeze (dropperful) of tincture into a cup of *hot water. The hot water will evaporate the alcohol away and leave the “good stuff”, the nutrients.
Dosage: 7-10 drops directly under the tongue or between the cheek and gum is recommended, or if preferred, in liquid (water, juice, etc) taken during times of stress or transition.
Enjoy!
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FAQ’s:
* What size jar should I use?
What ever size you want. Just make sure to keep the placenta stays covered by at least 1 inch of vodka.
* How much Vodka do I add?
Enough to keep your placenta covered. When the process is completed you will have used about 1/5 or more. The more you use the less concentrated your tincture will be. So, instead of using 7 drop dosage you may want to use 10.
* Can I use tequila?
Yes.
* How long will the tincture keep good for?
If stored tightly capped in a cool, dark place it should keep indefinitely.
* How do i make a tincture with placenta powder?
Pour the placenta powder from 5 capsules into a jar with half-pint of Vodka. Shake it daily for 6 weeks. Then strain through cheese cloth. That’s it!
* What should I do with the rest of my placenta?
Have it encapsulated, of course!
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Christina Gabbard, CPES a.k.a Carolina Placenta Lady, is a Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist & Mentor serving natural mommies; health minded women who have an interest in the TCM properties of encapsulated placenta for alleviation or prevention of post-natal depression, “baby-blues”. She also enjoys empowering moms birth related challenges; helping them to conceive, carry, and confidently birth through hypnotherapy, healthy living, and mindfulness. She resides in Charlotte NC with her family and fur-fam.
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Any way to do this without alcohol (I am sensitive even in small amounts)?
Hi Elizabeth, I don’t know of any other way of effectively extracting the medicinal properties of placenta for tincture other than with high grade alcohol. For children, people with alcohol sensitivities, or for those who just prefer a non-alcohol product, I suggest putting a squeeze (dropperful) of tincture into a cup of *hot water. The hot water will evaporate away and leave only the “good stuff”.
Also, what about doing this with a placenta that has been in the deep freeze for 4.5 years?
Elizabeth, 4.5 years is a pretty long time. May I suggest making placenta prints then perhaps planting it beneath a tree?
Hello! I love your explanation of why capsules are so beneficial during the initial postpartum and tinctures for later, do you mind if I use on my website?
Sure! Please link back. Feel free to post a link here to your site as well
Hi there – I’m hoping my placenta in the freezer for 13wks isn’t too late? I love the advice to do tincture *and* encapsulate. Hoping I still can?
Hi Arianne,
Yes, you can still safely encapsulate and tincture your placenta. There will have been a natural depletion in the amount hormones and nutrients, but it’s still chocked full of good nourishing and healing properties.
Hello, I am wondering if this is only beneficial to mum and baby? Would an older sibling benefit from it as well? I never kept my son’s placenta but I am due any time now (37 weeks today) with baby number 2 and plan to have a smoothie and encapsulate and just as I was looking for what I need to encapsulate (I thought I would try here first as I already have the smoothie bookmarked) I came across this and think it is great to add to my list of things to do with the placenta!
But I wonder if I am giving baby2 this medicine for his sniffles, I would feel bad giving my oldest second rate stuff. But is that the way it must be or can they share?
And also, when you say…
For children, people with alcohol sensitivities, or for those who just prefer a non-alcohol product, I suggest putting a squeeze (dropperful) of tincture into a cup of *hot water. The hot water will evaporate away and leave only the “good stuff”.
Do you mean that we should make the tincture up as normal with the alcohol and then do thise before we give them a dose? Or we should redo the entire tincture this way? Is the alcohol unsafe for babies and children?
Lindsey,
Yes, make the tincture up as normal with the alcohol then do this (putting a squeeze (dropperful) of tincture into a cup of *hot water) which will evaporate the alcohol away and leave the nutrients.
Sorry for yet another question, but what size jar would I need for the tincture? I am looking for jars with droppers and they come in all sorts of sizes
The size of the tincture bottle is your preference. No specific size is needed. Personally, like the large ones.
Christina – thank you so much for posting this! I just became South Carolina’s first CPES this year. I’d love to start adding this service on… One question: do you use a walnut size piece of raw placenta or steamed? If raw, does that mean that it will retain it’s cooling affect to the chi instead of the warming that occurs after steaming? Thanks!
Congrats Sue! I’m happy to know that more mommies will be served in our area now
Are you keeping busy?
Yes. The tincture would be cooling to the chi. But that’s of no consequence becasue we suggest that the tincture is ost useful in the months and years to follow birth. Side note: I started offering information on preparation of both raw and steamed placenta tincture to my clients. So far I’ve received good, comparable feedback.
Hi!
I have encapsulated placenta or clients, but the tincture confuses me. I have read that you can continue ‘topping up’ your tincture indefinitely as you use it, with more alcohol. Would this not eventually dilute the tincture and reduce effectiveness?
Thanks!!
Hi LeeAnne,
I apologize for the confusion. Yes, continue ‘topping up’ with more alcohol during the initial 6 weeks that it is tincturing. Do not top up the finished product as that would eventually render it ineffective.
Hi I want to know- maybe- someone can made for me encapsulating?
or where i can get capsules?
Baiba,
Are you in NC or SC? If so, I’d be happy to provide placenta ncapsulation service for you. Feel free to give me your deets via this online form: http://carolinaplacentalady.com/contact-3/
Do I need to steam the placenta prior to this? I am encapsulating my placenta and do not intend to steam it. I want to be able to presernve all the nutrients and I learned at a placenta encapsulation course that steaming can rid the placenta of some of the nutrients.
Hi Lucy,
Yes, what you wrote is exactly correct. Steaming can rid the placenta of some of the nutrients. It is simply a matter of personal preference. Either way will yield good benefits. Note: Since I’ve started offering information on preparation of both raw and steamed placenta tincture to my clients, the feedback is good and even comparable in most cases.
Thanks for this recipe! Can the placenta be frozen? My baby is 5 months old and I’ve been keeping the placenta in the freezer. It has salt and some herbs with it too but I guess I could remove them before steaming. How long should I steam for?
Yes, your placenta is still good for encapsulation and tincturing! There will have been a natural depletion in the amount hormones and nutrients, but it’s still chocked full of good nourishing and healing properties. Let me know if you come up with any questions. I’m happy to help
Hi! I had a large chunk of my placenta (about 1/4 of it!) put into an alcohol tincture after my last birth 12 weeks ago. I was kind of a guinea pig — the woman who did it had never done a tincture before. I have some questions and I hope you’re able to help
She told me to put it in the fridge. Do you suppose this has ruined it?
If I can still use it … now I’d just need to strain off the actual placenta chunks and bottle the tincture, right? It wouldn’t need to be refrigerated or frozen?
And one last thing. The woman who did it said I can continue to add alcohol to the jar over the years to keep the tincture going. Is this so? And would I still strain off the placenta in this case or would I keep the original to keep adding alcohol?
Any help would be so awesome!!
Hi Idoia, Yes, you can still use it.
Yes, now strain off the placenta, chunks and as much as the sediment as possible. Cheese cloth works well for this process. It can be kept in a cupboard or anywhere out of direct sunlight.
It can be topped-off for 6 weeks as its tincturing, as small amounts of the alcohol will evaporate. Continuing the tincturing process on the same placenta chunk is not advised.
Don’t continue adding alcohol to the finished product as that may dilute it to the point of being ineffective.