Dropperful = ml? ...etc... 
tierra
15 y
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MoreHi Ya'all,
A few very basic and general dosage questions...
1. What is a dropperful - fill up to about 1/3 of the dropper? Or, completely fill all the way up to the top (which I found impossible to do)?
2. When Dr. Schulze refers to a dropperful, is he referring to the 2oz bottle or the 4oz bottle? I found multiple different references for the # of dropperfuls in a bottle. For the 2oz bottle, one says 60 dropperfuls, another one says 84 dropperfuls. I just want to get this straight. I’m sorry if this has been asked and answered many times.
3. Do I need to wash the herbal tea prior to soaking? Or, are they ready to go as is?
4. Do I need to keep the tea in the fridge?
-Many Thx!
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- Re: Dropperful = ml? ...etc... unyquity
15 y
19,046
This is a reply to # 1,394,221
1. What is a dropperful - fill up to about 1/3 of the dropper? Or, completely fill all the way up to the top (which I found impossible to do)? A dropperful is however much you can squeeze up into a dropper - it is NEVER a "full dropper" because (you're right!) it's impossible to make a dropper be full. A dropperful is approximately 30 drops
2. When Dr. Schulze refers to a dropperful, is he referring to the 2oz bottle or the 4oz bottle? It's most likely that he's referring to a 2 oz bottle, because I don't believe he's ever sold anything in a 4 oz bottle. I found multiple different references for the # of dropperfuls in a bottle. For the 2oz bottle, one says 60 dropperfuls, another one says 84 dropperfuls. Our bottles have about 84 droppersful in a 2oz bottle and about 148 droppersful in a 4 oz (that's because the dropper is bigger/holds more in a 4 oz bottle...but if you use the 2 oz dropper in the 4oz bottle, you'll get about 168 droppersful) I just want to get this straight. I’m sorry if this has been asked and answered many times. NO problemo, I don't think it's been asked :)
3. Do I need to wash the herbal tea prior to soaking? Or, are they ready to go as is? To my way of thinking, they're ready to go "as is", but I see no harm to come in rinsing them. You'll be boiling them...so all bacteria will be killed during that process. Honestly, I never thought of rinsing them (I've never seen that suggested). I've never seen a 'speck of anything' that looks unusual or yukky...but in a bag of mixed herbs, I likely couldn't tell what is a 'root tail' or odd leaf part from something that's not supposed to be in there.
4. Do I need to keep the tea in the fridge? I don't usually refrigerate mine - I usually bring them back to at least a simmer before drinking each cup (I never strain out the herbs to store the tea, I just 'strain as I pour' out of the tea kettle. I have a license in food safety/sanitation (IL), and I am confident that bringing anything to a temperature of over 140 degrees F kills all pathogens. But if you're going to 'strain & store' and then reheat, go ahead and put it in the fridge. (I like mine to keep soaking in the herbs to get stronger & stronger with each cup :)
-Many Thx! Many 'Welcomes (by the way? I think you're doing a LOT of learning & research VERY quickly...and I think that's AWESOME!)Unyquity
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- Re: Dropperful equal ml? ...etc... herbz
7 y
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This is a reply to # 1,394,221The amount in a dropperful is actually determined by the size of the rubber bulb at the top the dropper, not the length of the glass dropper.
Most 1 oz and 2 oz and even 4 oz bottles have the same size bulb, and so all sizes will get 1.5 mL, or 30 drops of liquid into the dropper. That goes for our bottles of herbal tincture at HealthFree.com, and for Schulze's bottles,or anyone's.
The difference in the length of the droppers is to reach down into the smaller or larger bottles. These have to be longer to reach down into the larger bottles.
But it is the bulb squeeze which determines how much liquid comes up into the glass dropper, depending on how much air the bulb can hold or how strongly you squeeze. You notice that a small light squeeze draws less liquid up into the dropper, while a full strong squeeze gets more.
My husband double-squeezes without fully letting all the air or liquid out, and manages to get a near double dose into the dropper that way.
- Re: Dropperful = ml? ...etc... unyquity
15 y
19,046
