Solubility of HERBAL CONSTITUENTS

Question 1

WATER

Answer 1

Extracts acids, alkaloids, bitter compounds, flavonoids, glycosides, gums, minerals, mucilage, polysaccharides, tannins, and for a short term, volatile oils.

Question 2

ALCOHOL

Answer 2

Extracts acids, alkaloids, bitter compounds, flavonoids, polysaccharides, resins, some vitamins and minerals, tannins, volatile oils, and many other plant chemicals, but precipitates out mucilage.

Question 3

GLYCERIN

Answer 3

Extracts bitter compounds, glycosides, polysaccharides, saponins, tannins, vitamins, and to a lesser extent, alkaloids and volatile oils.

Question 4

VINEGAR

Answer 4

Extracts alkaloids, bitter compounds, minerals, polysaccharides, and tannins.

Question 5

OIL

Answer 5

Extracts oleoresins, resins, volatile oils, and to a lesser extent, gums, mucilage, and tannins.

Question 6

HERBAL TEA, WASH, COMPRESS, FOMENTATION

Answer 6

A Water-Based preparation is any herbal preparation that combines herbs with water. These preparation usually bein as an infusion or decoction (tea, wash, compress, fomentation, enema, etc.) depending on intended use. Water extracts phytochemicals from various parts of a plant, drawing these chemical constituents into the water itself.