thanks for the link, nice to see you have a northern mantis recipe as thats my style.
thanks for the link, nice to see you have a northern mantis recipe as thats my style.
Hey, all. Very long time no see.
After many years of using I am finally working out some of my own jows. Currently a Dit Da Yao. One thing I haven't been able to get clear on is how greatly the standard herb/solvent ratios change when using oil versus alcohol. One source claimed you use 25% more herbs per gallon of oil compared to alcohol.
Any tips/experience helps. Also, if there are any public Dit Da Yao formulas you know of, please link away!
To add, I am looking also for the correct ratio of herbal oils and extracts to carrier oil. IIRC Sifu Dale mentioned that herbal oils are alright to use in oil-based formulas.
Greetings NJM,
Here is a decent book:
http://www.amazon.com/Shaolin-Taoist.../dp/1880412004
mickey
are you looking for an oil for massage?
oils are great for that, not for training as they trap in a lot of heat.
Are you looking for non alcohol liniments?
Dr. Dale Dugas
Hakka Mantis
Integrated Eskrima
Pukulan Cimande Pusaka Sanders
All for Use
Nothing for Show
The book afore mentioned is more about internal tonics, not injury liniments.
Dr. Dale Dugas
Hakka Mantis
Integrated Eskrima
Pukulan Cimande Pusaka Sanders
All for Use
Nothing for Show
Resins should be well pulverized. A little goes a long way and that's also why you gotta let the Jow steep for some months. Some folks will dip them in vinegar to speed the dissolution process. Maybe Mor Sao can comment further on that.
peace
herb ox
I've always let my jows steep for months (my three main gallon jugs have been going on 3-4 years). But this is what I've found recently:
A 1:1 ratio of powdered dragon's blood (daemonorops, ground from chunks by me) to 40% alcohol dissolves ~20% after two days, stays relatively constant at this solution for weeks.
A 1:1 ratio of dragon's blood to 95% alcohol dissolves almost completely within a day.
Unlike most raw resins, it would appear that the daemonorops I use does not contain much alcohol-insoluable gum, but lots of alcohol-soluable oleoresin.