Choose a herb and see the dose in the standard Buhner format, with the amounts for each tincture ratio. These are standard doses, not the maximum. For example, for babesia, Lyme doctors recommend Cryptolepis at 1:5, 5ml three times a day.
Tincture dosing & ratio calculator
1 part herb to 5 parts liquid. A 1:2 tincture is stronger, so you take less. Check the label on your bottle for its ratio.
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If the dose at 1:5 is 3 ml, the same dose at 1:2 is 1.2 ml.
Doses are based on Buhner’s 1:5 figures. A stronger tincture needs a smaller dose.
This is reference information, not a prescription — confirm with your practitioner before adjusting any protocol.
Brands make tinctures at different ratios. Enter the dose on your bottle to see what the same amount of herb would be at the other ratios.
Tincture ratio converter
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Equivalent doses assume the same herb content, based on the inverse
relationship between tincture ratio and concentration (a 1:5 tincture is more dilute
than a 1:2, so it needs a proportionally larger volume for the same dose).
Reference information only, not medical advice. Confirm with your practitioner.
General information only, not medical advice. Check doses with your practitioner.