Viburnum tincture at home: a simple recipe

Content

1 The benefits and harms of viburnum tincture
2 Preparatory stage
3 Viburnum tincture recipes
4 Conclusion

Viburnum tincture is a popular remedy for combating various diseases. You can prepare the drink at home. Freshly picked or frozen viburnum is suitable for these purposes.

The benefits and harms of viburnum tincture

The alcoholic drink is obtained from the berries of a plant called viburnum. Viburnum berries contain vitamins A, C, E and other substances that provide health benefits.

A tincture prepared from viburnum is useful for the following health problems:

gastritis and gastric ulcer;
diabetes;
inflammatory processes of internal organs;
acne, furunculosis and other skin inflammations;
problems with blood clotting;
respiratory diseases;
neuroses, fatigue, sleep problems;
disturbances in the functioning of the heart;
colds.

Advice! Viburnum tincture helps with hypertension.

It is recommended to stop using the drink if you have the following problems:

low pressure;
high blood clotting;
kidney and liver diseases in the acute stage;
tendency to form blood clots.

Important! The tincture is taken according to a specific regimen: 30 drops before meals, twice a day.

Abuse of the drink leads to serious negative consequences. Before using it, it is recommended to consult a doctor for advice.

Preparatory stage

To obtain viburnum tincture, you need to properly prepare the raw materials and containers. The tincture is prepared from ripe berries that do not have damage or other signs of spoilage.

Advice! Viburnum can be harvested immediately after the first frost.

When exposed to low temperatures, the tannins that impart bitterness are removed from the fruit, and a sweetish taste appears. Cold weather does not affect the content of nutrients in viburnum.

You can collect the fruits before the onset of cold weather and put them in the freezer for several days. The optimal time for picking berries is November and early December. However, viburnum berries will keep well throughout the winter.

After collection, the viburnum is sorted and washed in cold water. Then the fruits should dry on a towel or piece of fabric.

Important! A glass container is suitable for preparing the tincture. Plastic products are not recommended for use.

Viburnum tincture recipes

The main components for the tincture are viburnum berries and vodka. Adding honey, linden flowers, mint or thyme will help improve the taste of the drink.

Classic recipe

According to classical technology, a minimum of ingredients is required to obtain a tincture. The preparation procedure in this case is the simplest:

One kilogram of ripe red viburnum is poured into a three-liter jar. The container should be filled with one liter of high-quality vodka. It is allowed to use alcohol with a strength of 40 degrees or moonshine. The alcohol should cover the berries by 2 cm.
The container is closed with a plastic lid and sent to a dark place to infuse.This process takes about 4-5 weeks. The infusion is prepared at room temperature.
It is recommended to shake the jar every week.
After the allotted time, the tincture is filtered through cheesecloth. The berries are squeezed out and thrown away; they are no longer needed.
The drink is bottled and sent for permanent storage. The shelf life of the tincture is 3 years if it is not exposed to sunlight.

Viburnum tincture has a strength of about 33 degrees. If a precipitate forms during storage, the liquid is filtered again.

Sweet tincture

The drink becomes sweeter after adding sugar. This recipe will require clean water, so it is best to get it from a well or spring. If this is not possible, then it is enough to filter the tap water.

How to prepare the tincture is indicated in the following recipe:

Viburnum fruits are squeezed in any suitable way (using a juicer or press). The output should be 0.4 liters of juice.
Then they move on to preparing the sugar syrup. Place a container containing 0.4 liters of water on the fire. The liquid is constantly stirred and 0.3 kg of sugar is added. Gradually the syrup should boil. When bubbles appear in it, turn off the fire.
The syrup is cooked for another 4 minutes. When white foam appears, carefully remove it.
The finished broth is removed from the stove and left to cool.
The cooled syrup is mixed with viburnum juice. Add 2 liters of alcohol or vodka to the total container.
After mixing the liquid, close the jar with a lid.
Viburnum tincture ripens in the dark at a temperature of 18-23°C. The preparation time is 3 weeks.
The finished drink is filtered through cheesecloth, after which it can be included in the diet.

Recipe with honey

Instead of sugar, when making liqueur, you can use honey, the benefits of which are well known. You can learn how to make viburnum tincture from the following recipe:

Ripe viburnum (0.5 kg) is placed in a three-liter jar.
Add 250 g of fresh honey to the container.
The jar is filled with vodka or inexpensive cognac (1 l).
Mix the ingredients well.
The container is sealed and placed in a dark place under room conditions.
After 6 weeks, the jar is taken out and its contents are passed through several layers of gauze.
Homemade tincture is stored in the refrigerator or cellar.

Recipe with honey and mint

You can prepare viburnum tincture at home using mint and honey. The process of obtaining it is divided into several stages:

Pre-prepare mint tincture. To do this, fresh peppermint leaves (200 g) are poured with vodka (2 l). The aging time of mint tincture is 1.5 months. Therefore, it is better to start preparing it in the summer, so that by the time the viburnum is harvested it has time to brew.
Fresh viburnum berries (2.5 kg) are mashed to release the juice.
The berries are placed in a glass or enamel container so that they occupy 2/3 of its volume.
The resulting mint infusion is diluted to 50% with water, after which it is poured into a container with viburnum.
After 3 weeks, you need to filter the tincture. The liquid is left in a glass container, and the fruits are filled with water (1.5 l). Add 2 liters of flower honey to the liquid.
This syrup is infused for 2 weeks, then it is added to the tincture.
After 3 days, the infusion must be filtered again and left for aging for up to 3 months.

Recipe with linden flowers

An unusual-tasting tincture is obtained by using fresh linden flowers. The recipe for viburnum tincture is as follows:

The linden blossom is collected and washed thoroughly. It is recommended to crush them a little to get a richer taste of the tincture.
The linden is poured with vodka (1 glass) and left to infuse for a month. Then you need to filter the liquid.
Viburnum fruits (0.5 kg) must be mashed and covered with sugar (1 kg).
Viburnum is poured with the resulting linden infusion.
We infuse the drink for 1.5 months.
After the specified time, the liqueur is filtered and bottled for permanent storage.

Recipe with honey and thyme

Thyme is a small shrub whose leaves are used to normalize blood pressure, fight inflammation, fatigue and stress.

A tincture of viburnum, honey and thyme is prepared according to a specific recipe:

Viburnum fruits (0.4 kg) are mashed to release the juice.
Add 100 g of dried thyme leaves to the container.
The components are poured with purified alcohol (0.5 l) and left for 20 days.
The resulting liquid is passed through a filter.
Spring water (1 l) is heated on the stove.
Dissolve 1 liter of liquid flower honey in warm water.
The honey solution and liqueur are combined and left to age for 2 months.
If sediment appears, filtration can be repeated.
The finished drink is beneficial for symptoms of a cold, insomnia and nervous disorders.

Conclusion

Viburnum is a shrub whose fruits are known for their beneficial properties. Viburnum helps with blood pressure, disorders of the heart, respiratory and nervous systems. The tincture allows you to preserve the beneficial properties of these berries. To improve the taste, mint, honey, linden flowers or thyme are added to the drink. Depending on the recipe, the preparation process takes several months.