Mother dyeing is a liquid solution obtained after maceration of plants in alcohol (usually 1 kg of plant is required for 1 litre of hydroalcoholic solution). The amount of active ingredients determines the percentage of alcohol added (the degree of alcohol is usually between 60 and 95 degrees). The maceration time is about 3 weeks during which the mixture is regularly stirred to concentrate the liquid into active ingredients. This mixture is then filtered.
Mother dyes are the basis of most homeopathic products and their production is highly regulated. It can be used as a back-up or back-up treatment and can be very beneficial in prevention.
In horses, the choice of a mother dye has several advantages:
- The use of an oral syringe may be convenient for horses who live in community (and share their ration) or those who take their ration with difficulty.
- Mother dye may be given in addition to plants or mixtures of dehydrated plants
- Mother dye can also be used externally to disinfect, heal or reduce skin symptoms. In this case, they must be incorporated into a vegetable oil (macadamia oil type, bourrache oil, sweet almond oil...) which has interesting properties for the epidermis (cell regeneration).
