Tincture - Does consuming or mixing with a fat help?

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Stoned Whale

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So everything you read about cannabis edibles is how there are a few steps to go through to get max potency.

Decarb
Bind to fat

But tinctures are quite a common method, and alcohol certainly has no fat in it. And drops under the tounge seem to be a popular method of administration, no fat added.

Would it be wise to mix my tincture once reduced to remove most of the alcohol, with a small amount of MCT oil or similar to help gut absorbption?

I just can’t wrap my head around how people can both say Tinctures work amazing, super potent, and how you MUST add fat to cannabinoid to let the body process it to its max potency.

The fat claim rings true to me as for years I have just decarbed weed, straight into brownie mix, works amazing. But mix that same amount of decarbed Weed into butter first. Much much greater potency.

So is consuming tinctures without fat a less efficient way of doing so?
 
Wastei

Wastei

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Stoned Whale said:
So everything you read about cannabis edibles is how there are a few steps to go through to get max potency.

Decarb
Bind to fat

But tinctures are quite a common method, and alcohol certainly has no fat in it. And drops under the tounge seem to be a popular method of administration, no fat added.

Would it be wise to mix my tincture once reduced to remove most of the alcohol, with a small amount of MCT oil or similar to help gut absorbption?

I just can’t wrap my head around how people can both say Tinctures work amazing, super potent, and how you MUST add fat to cannabinoid to let the body process it to its max potency.

The fat claim rings true to me as for years I have just decarbed weed, straight into brownie mix, works amazing. But mix that same amount of decarbed Weed into butter first. Much much greater potency.

So is consuming tinctures without fat a less efficient way of doing so?
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No it's not a good idea. Alcohol is the carrier in tinctures, no need for fats. Alcohol does more than just preserving the solution.

You will probably ruin the tincture with boiling trying to emulsify the solution. Polysorbate20 or other emulsifiers may work but then again you're better of with just the small amount of alcohol.
 
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Tincandtoke

Active Member
Just my personal experience
My infused coconut oil hits harder and longer, the high is a full " body high" , lethargic
My infused simple syrup ( or honey,agave) hits faster, the high is more energetic

The fun with tincture is you can infuse some oil and honey and take them out for a test drive
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In short I find coconut oil more medicinal side and sugars more recreational side
On bad pain days I use coconut oil
Just opinions, but I recommend both depending on the situation
 
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Subu

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Careful about evaporating TOO much alcohol IF you don't replace it with fat. I made a large batch of tincture a few months ago and found it to be far less effective than I had expected, especially after I refined it further. Recommend you consume it with a fatty food if you take too much alcohol out to avoid disappointment by encouraging proper absorption.
 
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