Capsules

General description of the method; for a specific herb always check suitability, plant part and safety on its card.

Filling capsules with dried herb or powder; home and industrial variants.

Safety in brief: Overdose risk with concentrated botanicals.

Difficulty:: Medium
Preparation time (rough guide):: About 30–60 minutes for manual filling batches.
Equipment:: Powder or granulate, empty capsules, optional capsule machine, scales.
General preparation safety: Overdose risk with concentrated botanicals. For children and swallowing difficulty consider form choice.

More detail

Capsules allow precise dosing and mask bitter tastes. Home fillers exist, but hygiene, blend uniformity, and storage are harder than with tea.

Follow supplement legislation where it applies.

Methods are often compared — links below go to the detail page with short context.

These herbs have a published step-by-step procedure for this method — full instructions are on the herb card under processing.

Published herbs that list this method on the card.

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