Making oil infusions is a very simple process. Use high-quality organic herbs and a good quality oil like olive oil. It’s like making a tea with oil, instead of water only you usually make it in a sealable jar and turn the jar upside down every day often for 30 days.
An infusion is a method of preparing herbs in which 1 to 2 teaspoons of dried herb or 2 to 4 fresh herbs (flowers and berries are substitutable) is “infused” or placed in oil or water (which does not need to be boiled), and then, after about ten minutes, is strained and ingested.
A tincture is a solution prepared by steeping or soaking (maceration) plant materials in alcohol and water.
A poultice is a soft, moist mass about the consistency of cooked cereal, spread between layers of muslin, linen, gauze, or towels and applied hot to a given area in order to create moist local heat or counter-irritation.
How to make a decoction: A decoction is a method of extraction of herbal or plant material by dipping, mashing, soaking, steeping or boiling in water leaves, flowers, stems, roots, bark and rhizomes. Tea would be considered a decoction.
Hot-Cold Alternating Soaks: The most effective technique that I know of for sinus, tooth and eye problems is the hot/cold soak. This one is an easy, effective, cheap treatment that you can do at home. It helps for allergies, bacterial, fungal or viral infections, abscesses, ear infections and anything else associated with the head where many prescription drugs fail to penetrate quickly.