Yes, you can. I worry about the quality from some commercial sources and also expiration. I have one customer who gets powdered form of herbs when the powder first becomes available ( and therefore we have a pretty good chance that it has not sat on a shelf for awhile) and then fills capsules for herself. That is more work than I and most others want to do, so it is a choice of putting in food or smoothie as a powder or dried berry. I do a combination of both, plus when traveling or taking a dosage later in the day after meals, I take a tincture. Some adaptogens lend themselves easily to be taken as food - goji berries and schisandra berries are examples of that. @chelsea88
My mother and I used to encapsulate herbs. Yes, very time consuming but you know what you're getting! What are the best brands in your opinion that are less likely to have been exposed to a long shelf life?
I buy powders only from Starwest and Frontier and only directly from them. Anybody redistributing could have had it on their shelves too long. Some herbs I cannot buy powders, so I powder them myself. My herb grinder won't grind as fine, but for making tinctures it still gives me the consistentency in potency that I need. I posted an article today on another adaptogen and reference it as a powder for smoothies in the last paragraph. It is available from Starwest as a powder. Did you get a chance to see that article?
Yes, you can. I worry about the quality from some commercial sources and also expiration. I have one customer who gets powdered form of herbs when the powder first becomes available ( and therefore we have a pretty good chance that it has not sat on a shelf for awhile) and then fills capsules for herself. That is more work than I and most others want to do, so it is a choice of putting in food or smoothie as a powder or dried berry. I do a combination of both, plus when traveling or taking a dosage later in the day after meals, I take a tincture. Some adaptogens lend themselves easily to be taken as food - goji berries and schisandra berries are examples of that. @chelsea88
My mother and I used to encapsulate herbs. Yes, very time consuming but you know what you're getting! What are the best brands in your opinion that are less likely to have been exposed to a long shelf life?
I buy powders only from Starwest and Frontier and only directly from them. Anybody redistributing could have had it on their shelves too long. Some herbs I cannot buy powders, so I powder them myself. My herb grinder won't grind as fine, but for making tinctures it still gives me the consistentency in potency that I need. I posted an article today on another adaptogen and reference it as a powder for smoothies in the last paragraph. It is available from Starwest as a powder. Did you get a chance to see that article?