Preps:

Tincture- "If you’re using fresh herbs, chop them up a bit or bruise them with a mortar and pestle. You’ll be putting enough of the fresh herb to fill your jar about 3/4 full, but don’t pack it in too tightly: it should fill the jar well, but be loose enough to move around. The reason you should leave a bit of head room in the jar is that you need to cover the plant matter completely with the alcohol—no part of the plants should be exposed to the air. You’ll fill the jar with alcohol to the spot where the lid ring begins, and then screw the lid on tightly."

 "DIY: How to Make Your Own Herbal Tinctures." Inhabitat Sustainable Design Innovation Eco Architecture Green Building DIY How to Make Your Own Herbal Tinctures Comments. Web. 10 Sept. 2015. <http://inhabitat.com/diy-how-to-make-your-own-herbal-tinctures/>.

 Ointment- "As a carrier oil, coconut oil acts both as the vehicle for transferring the healing properties of the herbs as well as a form of nourishment to the skin in its own right. The anti-bacterial and antioxidant properties of coconut oil also help to naturally preserve the salve.f"

"The other method is a quick method that is done at low heat. This can be accomplished via a crockpot set on warm or low, a very low double boiler, or a dehydrator or low-temperature solar oven. The herbs and coconut oil are placed in a bowl or jar, as indicated in the previous method, and placed in a 100 – 140 degree environment for a few hours or up to a couple of days."

 "How to Make Your Own Herbal Coconut Oil Salve." Health Impact News. 8 Dec. 2014. Web. 10 Sept. 2015. <http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/how-to-make-your-own-herbal-coconut-oil-salve/>.

Poultice- "A poultice, also called cataplasm, is a soft moist mass, often heated and medicated, that is spread on cloth over the skin to treat"

"Poultice." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 10 Sept. 2015. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poultice>.

Tea- crush part of plant being used, mix with water, boil