![]() Each plant species and the soil in which the plant grows will create different profiles of minerals in the end mineral extract. This process of mineral extraction extracts the full mineral profile of the plant consisting of important minerals for the body. It is mostly potassium carbonate which has a very basic pH. These minerals represent the ‘purified body’ of the plant. The filtered water is then evaporated in a dish to yield the crystallized mineral salts. The ‘fire of purification’ is used to drive off carbon and other compounds that keep the minerals unable to dissolve in water. It is then mixed with distilled water and filtered to extract the minerals contained within the ash. The leftover extracted plant material is then incinerated and calcined to a fine ash. The tincture is filtered off from the extracted herb or mark. It is said that the spirit of plants (alcohol) will always bring a soul with it…in chemical terms, the spirit or alcohol is dissolving the medicinal compounds of the plant (the soul of the plant). ![]() These dissolvable compounds are also known as the ‘soul’ of the plant. The solvent extracts both water and oil soluble compounds. It is a solvent made by plants for plants. Alcohol is also only produced from the decay of plant sugars through fermentation. Alcohol is the only solvent which can extract the plant’s oils. Here the alcohol/water will dissolve the essential oils of the plant along with the alcohol/water soluble constituents. A jar and 40 day maceration can also be done instead of the soxhlet method. The Basic Spagyric Process Alcohol/Water ExtractionĮxtraction of the plant is done via alcohol and water in a soxhlet extractor for fast, high potency tinctures (all distillations should be done under vacuum so none of the heat sensitive components of the plant are destroyed). Through this process new chemicals are formed that have different properties than what is found in simple alcohol or co2 extracts. Many of the references in plant alchemy consist of purifying and recombining what was known as the spirit, soul, and body of the plant. He popularized this method of plant extraction that eventually led to the pharmaceutical age. Spagyrics was a term coined by Paracelsus in the 1500’s. Evolved Alchemy specializes in Spagyric preparation and has been manufacturing Spagyric products since 2012. Interestingly enough, full extracts of plants also tend to have more powerful effects. This is verified through modern day research when it comes to ‘full spectrum’ plant extracts. In olden days adding the purified salt, oil and alcohol of a plant together was thought as a more spiritual preparation. ![]() Spagyrics are alchemical preparations of herbs into a more potent form. Origin: Greek: from ‘spao’ = I collect and ‘ageiro’ = I extract. ![]()
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