#dryingherbs

[sunshinegearbox]

[thriftism]

Drying rosemary and tarragon today. Smells amazing in the house #gardenlife #homegrown #herb #rosemary #tarragon #dryingherbs https://www.instagram.com/p/CjbtsE8gYti/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bycannagirl]

Secagem é engraçado…maior adrenalina, ansiedade, incertezas, aquele coquetel de cortisol diariamente no sistema. Mas no final (geralmente) vale a pena! As flores ainda tem estrada pra secar mas já começo a ficar mais relaxada e relativamente já bastante satisfeita com tudo até agora. Hoje completamos 1 semana e a aparência e aroma da maioria encanta. Exaustor ligado o tempo todo, ventiladores indiretamente alternados pois eu ajusto eles de acordo com os insights que recebo do monitoramento feito com o @pulsegrow , desumidificador a mesma coisa, as vezes fica ligado as vezes eu desligo (até porque no manual de utilizo do aparelho recomenda isso pra uma maior durabilidade e também porque eu não quero que nada seque muito rapidamente. Não adianta se dedicar meses e depois cagar tudo no final tendo pressa. Aqui eu faço assim respeitando tudo como tem que ser. Potes cheios eu ainda tenho, essas aqui secarão no tempo delas e serão curadas a frio antes do tão esperado deguste daqui algumas semanas. Sigamos! #organic #dryingherbs #dryingflowers #drying #resin #wintercycle #canna #cannagirl #2022 #girlswhogrow #fuckcensorship https://www.instagram.com/p/CYn0fLZshet/?utm_medium=tumblr

[stagandmoonak]

Drying your Wild Harvest

Drying herbs was the first herbal skill I learned and the most practical craft I’ve mastered. Dried herbs are so useful for both medicinal and magickal purposes, even more versatile than fresh in my opinion. Everything from smoke cleansing, tea, salves, oil infusions, poultices, elemental magick, folk remedies, kitchen witchery, and so much more make use of this witchy technique.

You might be asking yourself, why should I dry my own? My main reasons for harvesting and tending my own is to insure a few critical cornerstones of my own practice.  First, I can make sure that the plants I’m using are fresh and disease free, and preserve them to the standard that I find ideal, avoiding mold and contamination. Large drying facilities often have mixed products and it also makes sure that I can have pure herbals for my craft unmixed with other plants or potential allergens like tree nuts and legumes. Second, I follow a path of most ethical practice, genuinely seeking to honor the plant spirit I’m tapping into, as well as ensuring that I do not over harvest to preserve crops of the future. This falls into what I spoke about last week about the importance of high-principled gathering. Lastly, because most store bought dried herbals are gathered without the intent for magic. When gathering and binding your own plants you can instill purpose in the green practice, confer with your Green Allies, and infuse the plants with your innate power. 

A couple tips to get started:

For the strongest flavor harvest before flowering

Leaves contain the highest concentration of oils

Early morning is the best time to harvest

Rinse you herbs and gently pat dry before binding

For the strongest flavor harvest before flowering

Leaves contain the highest concentration of oils

Early morning is the best time to harvest 

Rinse you herbs and gently pat dry before binding

Also I like to use colored floss, thin enough to work with, but vibrant for color magick and intentional casting. If I’m drying for tea and cooking I always make sure to use dye-free floss and usually clean, rinse, and dry before use to avoid consuming toxins. 

If you are harvesting flowers they respond best to the first method of drying we will cover, traditional tying and hanging. Air-drying is the oldest form of herbal preservation and is very simple to start practicing even with store bought cut plants. Start with 5-10 sprigs of the herb and bind them with a rubber band or string, the fewer stems you use the faster they will dry. When using more herbs for a smoke cleansing bundle or to preserve a large harvest, bind tightly down the length of the stems to maintain the integrity of the leaves as far as you can manage. From here you can do one of a few things; hang the bundles in a warm well ventilated room out of direct sunlight, or hang them inside a brown paper bag with punctured holes. A bag can help keep in oils dispersing if you have a drafty or sunny drying space. In just a few days to a week your herbs will be crunchy and dry depending on how thick your herbal bundle is.

The second method to use is in an oven or dehydrator. You’ll want to set your machine to 180 degrees F or less and be available to monitor the herbs for 2-4 hours. Place the herbs out flat on a cookie sheet or drying rack no thicker than one inch thick. This is much less useful for large bunches and should be used for loose herbs as the tightly bound bigger bundles can keep pockets of moisture deep within. You will know they are done when the leaves are crisp and can easily crumble. For both this and the more traditional style you’ll want to put your herbs in a storage container after they have dried to keep contamination out of your product and keep the strength of flavor and potency. 

The last approach I take is through the freezer. I find this more effective for woodier herbals like lovage, basil, mints, rosemary, and plantain. For this remove all the leaves and place in a freezer bag with all the air removed, or flat sandwiched in a paper towel and then rolled up and secured with a rubber band or string. You can also make a paste of the plant with a little water in a food processor, and either add to ice cube trays to freeze and then bag or put directly into a plastic bag and let freeze in a thin sheet to break pieces off as needed.

Green Blessings!                                              -Sea

[greengoddesssupply]

Harvest! Damn she smells good! Drying her right in the Armoire. This is the banana Kush. I grew one before and it was kind of small but it was absolutely phenomenal to smoke and about 30% THC. So I tried it again and I guess it’s just the strain because this one’s kind of small to probably only 2 to 3 ounces but I’m expecting that same amazing result... 😎 #armoiregrown #growninthearmoire #bananakush #dryingrack #dryingherbs #dryingweed #thearmoire #homegrow #homegrown #growyourown #growninsoil #autoflower #autoflowergrower #autoflowercommunity #autoflowergrowers #indica (at Milford, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNfq38YBZO1/?igshid=oz8u8xqz444l

[simplelivingfarm]

First harvest of the season.  Dill, parsley and oregano.  Ball makes these herb jars for homegrown or bulk herbs.  

[empathessentials]

How to dry herbs! Art: madisonsaferillustration.tumblr #herbs #dryingherbs #herbalhealing #driedherbs #candlemagic #herbaltea #empath #empathessentials #empathlife #empathsbelike #bekind #growth #healing #emotionalhealing #loveandlight #staystrong #yougotthis #loveyou #goodvibes #soultribe #quarantine #alonetogether #empathsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CAsq7iOn2kV/?igshid=1olcjiyg12j0u

[nuttygin]

一年前に作ったハロウィン石けん...

酸化してしまいました😭

やっぱりイベントに間に合わせたいが為に気温がまだ高い日に作るとあまり良いものが出来ないですね💦

分かってはいますが😓

プレーンタイプの石けんの在庫が無くて作ろうとレシピだけを作成。

今日作るぞ～‼️と意気込み...

気が乗らなくて違うことをしてしまいました。

ハロウィン仕様のラッピングです😊

ハロウィン石けんを作るより、ラッピングで気分を出そうという作戦(笑)

ラベンダー入りのタグを沢山作りました✨

結構可愛い‼️揉むと良い香り🎵

さてと、夜な夜な石けん作りますか...😅

[lunasukii]

When the days become colder... #fire #fireplace #stove #herbs #dryingherbs #photography #witchy https://www.instagram.com/p/B2gR9Rhh9M9/?igshid=1qv5zapr4vbbg

[ritahutchesoncobbs]

#HappinessIs: When the Sunday paper arrives. #dryingherbs #dill #basil #parsley #oregano #rosemary #cilantro #harvesttime https://www.instagram.com/p/CgZps0fr7mL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sunshinegearbox]

[bycannagirl]

7° dia hoje, so far so good. 🥰 O lado bom de secar no frio (11°C esses últimos dias no porão) é que não cria ambiente pra proliferação de fungos e patógenos. Mas haja paciência viu… Eu aqui faço como dá, e é isso. #dryingherbs #drying #dryflower #process #norush #becool https://www.instagram.com/p/CbPw9hAMK4s/?utm_medium=tumblr

[tossyv-blog]

Parsley ready for drying #medicalmedium #parsley #fruitandveggies #herbs #naturalherbs #dryingherbs #driedherbs #homegrown #naturalfood #homegrownfood #vegan #vegetarian https://www.instagram.com/p/BnP2rxCFg8z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11wnvjmcb2lp8

[sedpharma]

THE LIFE OF CHINESE MEDICINE （Part 1）🧐

From traditional Chinese medicine picked by people to becoming a pill, capsule, tablet, oral liquid, plaster, powder for external use, etc.

The form of Chinese medicine has undergone an earth-shaking changeHowever, various dosage forms retain the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, so that traditional Chinese medicine can exert its maximum effect.

What happened to Chinese medicine?🌿

THE FIRST TYPE: PREPARED HERBAL MEDICINE

  Prepared herbal medicine is processed based on the guidance of the basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine, through the three major processes of cleaning, cutting and processing to make finished products of certain specifications.

1. Cleaning

The medicinal materials after the clean selection are called "clean medicinal materials". "Clean medicinal materials" means that medicinal materials are selected and winnowed, water-selected, sieved, cut, scraped, removed, brushed, skewered, and washed to achieve the specified quality standards for clarity.

2. Cutting

The net medicinal materials can be cut fresh or dried, all of which need to be moistened and softened. Softening medicinal materials requires "less foaming and more moisturizing" and "drug penetration" to prevent the loss of water-soluble medicinal ingredients in medicinal materials. The cutting methods include cutting, shearing, planing, chopping, chopping, pounding, and velvet making. The cutting requires a certain specification of thickness and particle size, and the cut pieces are dried to facilitate preservation and ensure quality.

3. Shelling

Baking refers to the process of taking clean or cut clean medicinal materials and clean tablets, according to the processing rules formulated in the theory of Chinese medicine, and using the prescribed processing technology to make medicines. Baking methods include: heat treatment: such as frying, blanching, calcining, making charcoal, steaming, boiling, simmering and so on. Add specific auxiliary materials and heat treatment: wine, vinegar, salt, ginger broiled, honey broiled, medicinal juice, etc. In addition, there are also processes such as frosting and water flying.

[randbl]

Drying herbs. One of my favorite things to do! #greekoregano🌱 #basil #dryingherbs #harvesting #bonnielacy #remembertohavefun #writerslife #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #mykindofgardening

[nuttygin]

秋の気配

秋を感じるこの頃。

風も涼しくなってきました。

本格的に秋になる前に庭のハーブの剪定や種の収穫をします。

伸びたハーブを剪定してドライにします。

フレッシュハーブの時期は終わり冬の間はドライハーブでお茶を楽しみます。

今日はレモンバームを収穫しました。

車の中へ入れておくと、数時間でパリパリに‼️

ミントやレモンバーム等葉が薄いものはすぐにドライになります😁

夏の間に伸びきって暴れていたタイム3種類を剪定して窓辺に吊るしました。

ファウスティノイ、ゴールデンタイム、タボール。

ファウスティノイは立性ですが後の2種は匍匐性です。

これはタボール。

元気が一番良いのでグランドカバーにしたくて挿し芽をして少しずつ増やしながら庭に植えています。

雑草と間違えられて家族に抜かれてしまったので😭またやり直しです⤵️

ロサ･ガリカの実が赤くなってきました😊

この実はお茶に利用出来るのか？ちょっと良く分かっていません。

ドッグローズを手にいれたので大きくしてローズヒップを沢山収穫したいです✨

ヤロウの種。

ヤロウは上手く利用しきれていません。

来年もっと沢山花が咲いたらいいな。

コモンセージも少しずつドライにしています。お茶にしてよく飲みます。

香りが良いです✨

肉料理にも良く使います😃