How to Make Digestive Bitters
Learn how to make herbal digestive bitters, which are a form of homemade digestive enzymes, for the best way to improve your digestion! (IMPORTANT: See Recipe Notes below.)
Servings: 1 cup
Ingredients
Digestive Bitters for Fall and Winter
- 2 tbsp Angelica root
- 1 tbsp Ginger root Alternatively, you can use 1 teaspoon ground ginger or a 1 inch piece of fresh ginger.
- 1 tbsp Dandelion root
- 1 3 inch Ceylon cinnamon stick Alternatively, you can use a 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
- 1 Star anise Alternately, you can use 1/4 teaspoon anise seeds.
- 1 tsp Dried orange zest Alternatively, you can use a quarter to a half of the peel of an orange with the pitch intact. And other citrus peel can also be substituted.
- 1 1/2 cups Vodka Alternatively, you can use apple cider vinegar or white pickling vinegar.
Digestive Bitters for Spring and Summer
- 2 tbsp Angelica root
- 1 tbsp Dandelion root
- 1 tsp Fennel seed
- 1 tsp Fresh mint, minced Alternatively, you can use a 1/2 teaspoon dried mint.
- 1 sprig Fresh rosemary
- 1 tsp Dried lemon zest Alternatively, you can use a half of the peel of a lemon with the pitch intact.
- 1 1/2 cups Vodka Alternatively, you can use apple cider vinegar or white pickling vinegar.
Instructions
- Choose to make either the Fall and Winter Digestive Bitters or the Spring and Summer Digestive Bitters.
- Add the ingredients to a pint-size jar and fill the jar with vodka, leaving a one-inch headspace from the rim of the jar.
- Put a tight-fitting lid on the jar and shake it a few times.
- Place the jar in a cool, dark place, such as in a pantry.
- Shake the jar every day.
- Continue to do this for 2 to 4 weeks.
- After this time, strain the solids from the liquid. Use a fine mesh strainer placed over a large measuring cup to do this. (See video.)
- The strained liquid is the digestive bitters.
- Decant the digestive bitters into an amber-colored bottled with a tight-fitting lid.
- Store the digestive bitters in the pantry or in the refrigerator. They will stay at peak potency for at least one year.
- To take digestive bitters, put 1/4 teaspoon on a spoon and place it on to your tongue or mix a 1/4 teaspoon with a small amount of room temperature water and drink it. Do this before eating as well as after consuming a heavy meal if indigestion occurs.
Video
Notes
IMPORTANT: These digestive bitters are NOT to be taken by pregnant women or nursing mothers. All others, including those who are immune compromised, should always speak with their healthcare professional before taking any herbal preparation, including herbal bitters.
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