08-07-2014, 06:31
Powder has more surface area, because of that it acts stronger than the whole herb, if its fresh. The whole herb is also good. Extract has the potential to be the best, but it depends on the quality of the extract. Extract is if you want liquid form, or if the important plant chemicals are fat soluble. If an herb has chemicals soluble in fats, 50% alcohol extract is good to make use of those ingredients. Other herbs are better as extracts, as hot water can help extract the chemicals from the herb. It depends on the website's recommendation for a particular herb what the best methods to take it are, or some trial and error for each herb. A liquid vs an alcoholic extract may have different effects for the same herb. An extract is good way to take an herb sublingual-ly.
Extracting an herb from powdered form gets more ingredients out of it, then you can still use the remaining powder. The whole flower has oils that can absorb through your skin actually. You have more options with the whole herb, then you can ground it up. Extract usually costs hundreds of times more, and its far more economical to make your own extract or tea.
Extracting an herb from powdered form gets more ingredients out of it, then you can still use the remaining powder. The whole flower has oils that can absorb through your skin actually. You have more options with the whole herb, then you can ground it up. Extract usually costs hundreds of times more, and its far more economical to make your own extract or tea.