skieslimit... try eating a little bit of fresh pineapple everyday after your meals for a week or so, that will help your stomach feel much better.

I have been making tinctures with vodka for years. They're great. My black walnut hull tincture is top notch, I really doubt you can buy anything this strength. Just shipping it would ruin it quite a bit. I keep it in the freezer. It's worth it's weight in gold. I only make tinctures from things i cannot grow in pots and keep on hand all year round though or if I want it for some cosmetic use like in a cocoa butter concoction or with vinegar, nothing like a leaf from a fresh plant, better even than tinctures. Rosemary in apple cider vinegar is great as an example, great for your skin topically for rashes, can even use it on salads. Somethings are better as extracts (steeped in water) too, like echinacea. I dry it and then just make tea with it in winter. A pretty flower in my garden for summer otherwise. In florida I would grow lots of citronella. many uses for that, never ate it though. Real easy to make cuttings from. Keeps the bugs away mainly, just rub the leaf on your skin. here I grow pennyroyal for the same reason, same smell pretty much.. rub some on and mosquitos stay away for a couple days even if you shower or go swimming.