When it comes to making your own homemade herbal preparations, there are some “tools of the trade” that you need to have on hand that should not be mixed between your herbs and your food. This can cause cross-contamination and can cause problems with how well and how long your preparations store.
For your convenience, you can also purchase many of these items mentioned in my “ultimate how-to guides” from Amazon.com as well.
It’s a good idea to have one of each of the following if possible:
- food scale (measures in ounces and grams)
- mortar and pestle (here’s my favorite from Mountain Rose Herbs)
- quart-sized mason jars
- pint-sized mason jars
- 3-quart crockpot
- 6-quart crockpot
- magic bullet
- coffee grinder
- stainless steel saucepans: 1-quart, 2-quart, 4-quart
- double boiler
- tea kettle
- funnels
- cheesecloth
- natural parchment paper
- stainless steel mixing bowls
- glass mixing bowls
- stainless measuring cups
- 2 cup glass measuring cup
- stainless measuring spoons
- wooden spoons
- silicon spatulas
- notebook
- labels
- permanent marker
- metal tins
- colored tincture bottles
- muslin bags
- essential oils (Mountain Rose Herbs and Eden’s Garden are my favorite)
Do you have any questions about tools and supplies to have on hand? If so, leave them in the comment section below, and I’ll do my best to get to them quickly!
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This is a great list, Meagan! I wish I would have had something like this to help me get started when I was a newbie natural mama. 🙂
I need a new tea kettle! The one you linked to looks like a good one!
Yeah, me too! Mine has been mishandled a few times as you can see from the black on it in the photo! LOL!
This is cool! Great resource for those of us wanting to do more DIY stuff. Thanks!
I love this list. It is so nice for a beginner to find this information in one place.
Great list. Very helpful and thorough!
great wishlist for me! i will keep this in mind!
Thanks for compiling everything here Meagan. This is a wonderful resource.
Great info! I don’t use herbs now, but I’ll definitely be coming back here when I start. 🙂
Great roundup, so thorough!
Thanks for this list. So hard to get started just to realize you wish you had all the tools needed!
I have a question, what herb is good for poison? Internally.
Poison?? Well, there may be other things you can do, but I’ve always heard that activated charcoal is a must if you think you’ve been poisoned because it absorbs toxins. It’s not really an herb, though. And, of course, depending on what it is, be sure you contact poison control and your doctor as well. Hope that helps!
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