With?th herbs that I can't tolerate the taste of, I will parachute it. You can look it up on You Tube if you don't know what it is. Of course I don't use toilet paper. I use sushi paper. Some people use rice paper.
I parachute kratom because it tastes horrible but it works great for pain. I really need neck surgery. It hurts so bad and the kratom really helps along with the curcumin and other supplements.
I've had three surgeries in the last nine months and I just can't tolerate any more right now. It's also not so great for my employment missing so many days from work.
If anyone does use capsules it is somewhat helpful to poke holes in each end with a thumb tack.
Another trick with capsules is to just pack the large part of the capsule tight and swallow without the smaller part or seal the larger part with butter for faster absorption.
Thank you for the good suggestions of how to get herbs down the gullet. Everyone’s tolerance and taste buds are different, there are just a very few herbs I can’t handle, shilajit being one of them. An old friend used to take herbs wrapped in a bit of rice paper, maybe that’s the method you’re referring to. Half a capsule or the holes poked sounds good too.
The important thing is to get the herbs ingested somehow or other, of course if they’re the right ones for the job/person.
With kids I tell parents to mix them in something tasty as long as the kids get them down.
3 surgeries in last nine months - that is very tough. And very nice you have an understanding doctor.