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Liquid Herb Dosages

An interactive reference chart of herbal dosage ranges for liquid herbs — extract ratio and weekly dose in millilitres. Search by name, switch a herb’s plant part, and convert any dose to your own tincture ratio.

These are general adult ranges for qualified practitioners. They are educational reference values only — not a prescription. If you have anything to add or correct, message Justin here.

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Weekly Dosages

Search by botanical or common name. Herbs with more than one plant part show a form toggle (e.g. leaf / root) — switching resets that herb to the form’s default ratio and dose. Edit any row’s ratio to convert the dose to your own tincture strength — the amount of herb stays constant, so a 1:2 at 15 mL becomes a 1:5 at ~37.5 mL. Toggle Weekly / Daily in the dose header, and hover a dose to see the dried-herb equivalent.

206 herbs
Ratio Dose (mL) Pin
Achillea millefolium Yarrow 15–40
Adhatoda vasica — 10–25
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 15–35
Agrimonia eupatoria — 15–30
Agropyron repens Couchgrass 20–40
Albizia lebbek — 25–60
Alchemilla vulgaris — 25–50
Aletris farinosa — 12–40
Allium sativum Garlic 40–80
Aloe vera / barbadensis — — —
Althaea officinalis (leaves) Marshmallow 20–40
Anacardium occidentale Cashew — —
Andrographis paniculata Andrographis 20–40
Anemone pulsatilla / Pulsatilla vulgaris — 3–10
Angelica archangelica Angelica 5–20
Angelica sinensis — 30–60
Annona muricata Graviola 40–80
Apium graveolens — 30–60
Arctium lappa Burdock 10–25
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry 30–60
Armoracia rusticana — 25–50
Arnica montana Arnica 1:5 EXTERNAL USE ONLY
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 5–20
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 15–30
Asclepias tuberosa — 10–20
Asparagus racemosus Shatavari 30–60
Astragalus membranaceus Astragalus 30–60
Avena sativa (leaves) — 20–40
Bacopa monniera — 30–60
Baptisia tinctoria — 8–20
Barosma / Agathosma betulina Buchu Agathosma 15–30
Berberis aquifolium — 25–50
Berberis vulgaris — 20–40
Boswellia serrata Frankincense 55–85
Bupleurum falcatum Bupleurum 25–60
Calendula officinalis Calendula 10–30
Cammelia sinensis Tea 20–60
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepards Purse 20–40
Capsicum minimum — 0.5–3
Carica papaya — 15–30
Cassia spp. Senna 10–40
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 10–20
Centaurium erythraea — 20–40
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola 20–40
Chamaelirium luteum — 15–40
Chelidonium majus Greater Celandine 7–15
Chionanthus virginica — 20–40
Cimicifuga / Actaea racemosa — 10–20
Cinnamomum cassia Cassia Cinnamon 20–40
Cinnamomum verum Ceylon Cinnamon 10–20
Cissampelos pariera Abuta — —
Citrus reticulata — 25–50
Codonopsis pilosula Codonopsis 30–60
Cola nitida — 10–30
Coleus forskohlii Coleus 40–90
Commiphora molmol — 10–30
Corydalis ambigua — 25–60
Crataegus spp. (fruit) Hawthorn 20–50
Crataeva nurvala Crataeva 40–100
Cryptolepis sanguinolenta Cryptolepis 30–100
Curcuma longa Turmeric 35–95
Cynara scolymus Globe Artichoke 15–35
Dioscorea villosa — 20–40
Drosera longifolia — 10–20
Echinacea angustifolia (root) — 20–40
Echinacea purpurea (root) Echinacea 20–40
Echinacea purpurea (glycetract) (root) — 30–60
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Root 15–55
Epilobium parviflorum — 20–40
Equisetum arvense Horsetail 15–40
Eschscholtzia californica California Poppy 20–40
Eupatorium perfoliatum — 10–30
Eupatorium purpureum — 15–30
Euphorbia hirta — 5–12
Euphrasia officinalis — 15–30
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet 20–40
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 20–40
Frangula dodonei — 40–100
Fucus vesiculosus — 30–60
Galega officinalis Goat's Rue 30–60
Galium aparine Cleavers 30–75
Ganoderma lucidum Reishi 30–60
Gentiana lutea — 5–15
Geranium maculatum — 15–35
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo 20–30
Glechoma / Nepeta hederacea — 20–40
Glycyrrhiza glabra Licorice 10–30
Grindelia camporum — 10–20
Guaiacum officinale — 5–15
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema 25–75
Gynostemma pentaphyllum Gynostemma 21–42
Hamamelis virginiana — 20–40
Harpagophytum procumbens — 40–80
Hedera helix — 5–10
Hemidesmus indicus — 25–60
Hericium erinaceus Lion's Mane 20–60
Humulus lupulus Hops 25–60
Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea 15–50
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 15–60
Hypericum perforatum St. John's Wort 15–40
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 15–30
Inula helenium — 20–40
Iris versicolor Iris 20–40
Juglans cinerea — 25–50
Juglans nigra (Husk) Walnut 10–40
Juniperus communis Juniper 10–20
Justica Adhatoda — 10–25
Larrea tridentata — 10–25
Lavandula officinalis Lavender 15–30
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 15–25
Leptospermum scoparium Manuka 20–65
Ligustrum lucidum — 15–80
Lycopus spp. — 15–40
Magnolia officinalis Magnolia 15–100
Marrubium vulgare — 15–40
Matricaria recutita / chamomila Chamomile 20–40
Medicago sativa — 30–60
Melissa officinalis Melissa 20–45
Mentha piperita Peppermint 10–30
Mitchella repens — 20–40
Myrica cerifera — 15–40
Nepeta cataria Catnip 25–50
Olea europaea Olive Leaf 25–50
Paeonia lactiflora Peony 25–75
Panax ginseng Asian Ginseng 5–15
Panax notoginseng Notoginseng 25–60
Passiflora incarnata Passionflower 15–40
Paulinia cupana Guarana — —
Petroselinum crispum — 40–80
Peumus boldus — 5–15
Pfaffia paniculata Suma 10–45
Phytolacca decandra — 1–5
Pimpinella anisum — 10–20
Pinus pinaster — 5–10
Piper methysticum Kava 40–85
Piscidia erythrina — 20–40
Plantago lanceolata — 20–40
Polygonum multiflorum — 50–100
Polypodium leucotomos Samambaia 10–35
Polyrhachis spp. Black Ant 10–50
Propolis — 10–40
Prunus serotina — 15–30
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 10–40
Quercus robur — 20–40
Rehmannia glutinosa Rehmannia 20–60
Rhamnus purshiana Cascara sagrada 20–55
Rheum palmatum Rhubarb 10–30
Rhodiola rosea Rhodiola 20–40
Rosa canina — 20–40
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 15–30
Rubus idaeus Raspberry Leaf 30–100
Rumex crispus Yellow Dock 15–30
Ruscus aculeatus — 25–50
Salix alba Willow 25–50
Salvia miltiorrhiza Dan Shen 25–50
Salvia officinalis Sage 20–40
Sambucus nigra (Berry) Elderberry 40–160
Sanguinaria canadensis — 5–20
Schisandra chinensis Schisandra 25–60
Scrophularia nodosa — 40–170
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap 30–60
Scutellaria lateriflora Skullcap [American] 15–30
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto 15–30
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle 30–60
Smilax officinalis Sarsaparilla 20–40
Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod 20–40
Stachys betonica — 15–30
Stellaria media (fresh leaf succas) Chickweed 20–40
Stevia rebaudiana Stevia — —
Symphytum officinale — 1:2 EXTERNAL USE ONLY
Syzygium aromaticum Clove 5–80
Tabebuia avellanedae / impetiginosa Pau Darco 20–50
Tanacetum parthenium / vulgare Feverfew 7–14
Taraxacum officinale (leaf) Dandelion 20–40
Terminalia arjuna Arjuna 15–40
Theobroma cacao Cacao — —
Thuja occidentalis — 15–40
Thymus vulgaris Thyme 15–40
Tilia cordata — 15–30
Tribulus terrestris Tribulus 50–100
Trichilia catigua Catuaba *15–35
Trifolium pratense Red Clover 10–40
Trigonella foenum-graecum — 10–40
Trillium erectum — 10–30
Turnera diffusa Damiana 20–40
Tynanthus panurensis Clavo Huasca — —
Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw 30–75
Urtica dioica (leaf) Stinging Nettle 15–40
Vaccinium myrtillus — 20–40
Valeriana edulis — 10–30
Valeriana officinalis Valerian 15–50
Vanilla planifloium — — —
Verbascum thapsus Mullein 20–60
Verbena officinalis — 20–40
Viburnum opulus Cramp Bark 5–30
Viburnum prunifolium — 10–30
Vinca major Periwinkle — —
Viola odorata — 12–25
Viola tricolor — 20–80
Viscum album — 20–40
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree 5–20
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 20–50
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis — 10–30
Zea mays — 15–40
Zingiber officinale Ginger 5–15
Zizyphus spinosa — 30–80

* Black Ant (Polyrhachis spp.) and Catuaba (Trichilia catigua) figures are approximate.

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