General Dosage Guidelines for Herbal Tinctures

Every herb is unique and dosages vary accordingly, but there are some general guidelines that can be very helpful. Extract dosages can be measured in drops, dropperfuls, milliliters (ml.), or teaspoons. A dropperful is about 15-20 drops, or 1ml. A teaspoon is roughly equivalent to 5ml. The most commonly used dose for tinctures is 20-40 drops or 1-2 dropperfuls. In general, the more acute a condition, the more frequent the doses. Safe dosage ranges are fairly broad with most, but not all, herbs. We highly recommend that you use a good herbal reference and become familiar with the individual characteristics of the herbs you are using.

13 Comments

Terrilyn November 28, 2016 at 6:14 pm - Reply

Thank you
Brian Thomas Cox December 6, 2016 at 6:54 am - Reply

Somebody please answer this question in the simplest form, how many milligrams of CBD oil are in a tablespoon. i can’t take more then 40 milligrams or it will raise my eye pressure. So I beg of you, anyone please tell me how many tablespoons of CBD oil should I take? Thank you Brian
- WishGarden Herbs December 11, 2016 at 11:42 pm - Reply
  
  Brian, we will try to find out:)
- Sean March 20, 2017 at 5:35 am - Reply
  
  Did anyone ever reply to your comment? Also, why does CBD raise your eye pressure?
  - WishGarden Herbs April 17, 2017 at 2:35 pm - Reply
    
    Hi Sean,
    
    We don’t sell CBD oil so this isn’t within our knowledge domain, though there are a number of web sites that should be able to help, if you Google them.
- WishGarden Herbs April 17, 2017 at 2:34 pm - Reply
  
  Hi Brian, we don’t sell CBD oil so this isn’t within our knowledge domain, though there are a number of web sites that should be able to help, if you Google them.
Lynette June 21, 2017 at 4:59 am - Reply

I tremble very bad and I am supposed to take 15 drops of cbd however I tremble too much to put 15 drops under my tongue., Are there any eye droppers that automatically just measure that exact amount (15 drops? I have an eyedropper that when you squeeze the rubber top it sucks up about 30 drops of liquid but once again I would have to half that and I wouldn’t know how much. I need help
- WishGarden Herbs June 29, 2017 at 3:44 pm - Reply
  
  Something like this might work for you: https://www.premiumvials.com/1-oz-black-calibrated-glass-dropper-20-400/?gclid=CKSKleiy49QCFRS4wAodKfwCuw
Kara October 10, 2018 at 7:08 pm - Reply

Is a dropperful more if the bottle is larger and thus the dropper vial is longer? Or is the dropperful consistent across sizes (regulated by the bulb on top or something)? In other words, have a 1 oz bottle with a tiny dropper and and a 4 oz bottle with a longer dropper – am I taking more herbs if I use the dropper and the 4 oz bottle?
- WishGarden Herbs October 17, 2018 at 6:23 pm - Reply
  
  Hi Kara, While the pipette is longer the rubber bulbs are all the same, meaning that the amount you get in each dropper, regardless of bottle size, is basically the same with one good squeeze. One dropperful is roughly equivalent to 30 dropper or one ml. Hope this helps:)
Dave February 4, 2019 at 11:22 am - Reply

Thanks for this information, I needed it .
Karla Baker June 19, 2019 at 1:00 pm - Reply

Hello,

My mum has terminal cancer and i currently extracting six different tinctures, each made on a 90% alcohol base (that i will dilute down to a safe percentage after straining sitting and extracting.).

The tinctures are Graviola, Soursop, Gumby Gumby (also known as Gumbi Gumbi), Herb Robert, Moringa and Gotu Kola. I am making each separately but she will take each one, each day.

My questions are:

1. If the base is 90% alcohol, what percentage should I dilute down to to make it safe?

2. What is the maximum safe amount of drops she can have a day? (so i can dived between the separate tinctures).

We can not afford to keep buying the tinctures she needs so i need to make them.

Many thanks.
- WishGarden Herbs June 26, 2019 at 12:29 am - Reply
  
  Karla, I will share with our team of herbalists though typically we are not able to advise on these matters.