Mullein Tincture

I finally made it to the store to get vodka to make a mullein tincture.

I used fresh mullein.  I've read that you do not want to cut more than 40% of your plant, but I am typically careful not to over harvest mine. 


I have mullein growing in a pot.  It's invasive, so I don't put it in the herb garden directly.  The leaves are fuzzy and soft. 

My tincture will we ready in 6 weeks.  I did a small batch with this to add to my medicine cupboard. Now, I have read that it will last up to 2 years if kept in the refrigerator, and other sources stated 7-10 years.  I'm pretty sure it won't be in my cupboard for 7 years.  Someone typically gets a sinus infection around here, a cough, or a cold, or a sore throat.  My mullein does not have flowers yet, but you can make a tincture with the flowers too.  I plan to make the next one with mullein flowers and elderberry flowers.

I'm quite impressed how my tea infusion of elderberry flowers and mullein helped me cure my own sinus infection.  I knew that thyme tea will break up mucus, and that nettle was helpful with allergies, but I'm wondering if mullein is better for allergies now.  

I'll keep experimenting, and researching, and reading books.  There are answers out there.  I just have to find them all.   Then I have to remember them all.  I read that this tincture can be used for migraines too.