Beaver jet - preparation for alcohol

A unique substance called kastoreum is a product of beaver secretion. Its use in folk medicine has been practiced for many centuries, and even today the use of a beaver jet has not come to naught. Tincture based on this substance can be bought at the pharmacy, and you can do it yourself. Let's talk about the features of making a beaver jet on alcohol.

Recipe for fresh beaver jet

It should be started with the fact that today such products are known that contain a beaver jet:

Each of these means has its own sphere of application. Balm on vodka is used as a general restorative and immunostimulating agent that will help to defeat colds, flu and depressive conditions. Rectal suppositories and vaginal suppositories are used to treat hemorrhoids , constipation, dysbiosis, thrush and urinary infections. Dry powder is used to treat children and categories of the population, which is contraindicated in the use of alcohol. Alcohol tincture - a universal tool that has the most extensive use. It is in this form that the substance best reveals all its useful qualities.

It is best to prepare an alcoholic tincture from a fresh beaver jet. The main difficulty in this case will be to get a quality product. Nowadays, castoreum is most often collected from live beavers, in this case it is a viscous substance placed in glass containers. If you buy a beaver jet from a hunter who killed an animal, it will have the form of two pairs of glands with traces of fat and blood. Both are equally useful. The preparation of the beaver jet provides for its preliminary purification from the film and fat, so the substance purchased in the pharmacy is easier to use.

Preparation of tincture of a beaver jet occurs according to the following scheme:

  1. Weigh the purified product to calculate the dosage. 100 g of the substance requires 3 liters of medical alcohol.
  2. Grind the beaver jet, pour in 5 tbsp. spoon of alcohol, mix thoroughly.
  3. Place the mass in a container of glass, pour the remaining alcohol, roll it with a key.
  4. Fill the gap between the edge of the lid and the jar with paraffin to prevent air ingress. Put in a dark place for 3-5 weeks.
  5. Shake it up, remove the lid, and bottle it.

Tincture from a dried beaver jet and the features of its preparation

The beaver jet allows cooking from a dry product. Usually the weight of one dried beaver gland is 100-200 g, and the preparation is prepared from a pair of glands cut in half. The preparation scheme in this case will not differ from the above, but you will need not 3, but 4 liters of medical alcohol. Take this tincture should be 3 times a day for 1 teaspoonful. Exceed the dosage is not recommended.

Dry beaver sprays can be used as a powder when prepared for alcohol. In this case, the substance can be poured with ordinary vodka - it dissolves better in a liquid with a lower percentage of alcohol content. The method of making a beaver jet in this case is as follows:

  1. Take 3 tbsp. spoons of crushed dry castorum, pour 0.5 liters of vodka.
  2. Stir the solution thoroughly, cover with a lid, preferably - hermetically.
  3. Place in a dark place for 1-2 weeks, strain.
  4. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day, or as an aperitif for dinner at 50 ml per day.

Preparation of the beaver tincture according to this recipe has become most common, however the popularity of this medicine is somewhat overrated. Alcohol solution castoreum - a much stronger medical tool.