You can take your herbs in many different ways, as tea, decoction, in form of a tincture, or encapsulated to just name the most commonly used preparations. And there are huge differences in the therapeutic effect, depending on the herb, and the form of taking your herb is not always interchangeable. Traditional Chinese Medicine uses mainly decoction, a form of tea where you boil the herb for several hours, which is a practical way to use herbs for the usual higher doses in TCM. In tincture form, you basically dilute your herb with alcohol, and you might not be getting a sufficiently high dose if you take only a couple of drops per day. Tinctures are practical for very potent herbs, where the dose doesn't have to be high, or when you don't have time to make tea, and for traveling. Ayurveda, on the other hand, uses often herbs in powder form, which also has certain advantages and disadvantages. The good old basic tea or infusion might be one of the most ancient ways of taking your herbs, but don't think you can always rely on the small amounts that are in the average tea bag. This might not be enough to get a therapeutic effect, and dried bulk herbs by the pound might be the way to go! You will definitely learn a lot in this episode! 

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