For the most part herbal formulas are in tincture form as this is the easiest and quickest way to take them. Tinctures are made from water and alcohol (the menstruum) with the extracts from the herbs (marc). If, for some reason, you do not want to have alcohol, then there are ways around this. We could order a glycerite instead, or simply order in the dried herbs and it can be drunk as a tea.