Overnight Jar Infusions

This is an excellent processfor extractingthe maximum amount of medicinal potential from an herb. It takes time but is well worth the effort. This method is more appropriate when the goal is therapeutic rather than for pleasantries.

Add about 2 ounces of dried roots or bark or 1 ounce of dried flowers, dried leaves, or seeds to the bottom of a clean half-gallon glass canning jar. Cover with boiling water and put the lid on. Allow the herbs to steep for as long as half an hour for seeds, two hours for flowers,  four hours for leaves, and overnight for roots and barks. Strain out the herbs and enjoy the nutrient- rich brew.

This metod is not suggested for licorice root or valerian root, which will taste too medicinal, or for slippery elm bark, wich will become too mucilaginous to enjoy.