Charsee
10-01-2009, 11:52 PM
In light of all this panic around a possible “pandemic,” my seed-saving pal Damon recently reminded me of an herbal anti-viral elixir, the historic anti-plague remedy called “Four Thieves Vinegar.” The story of this remedy, distilled from many versions, goes like this: In France, during the bubonic plague of the early 1600s, poor mountain folk were hired as gravediggers to dig mass burial pits. Thieves made busy looting homes of dead families. It was a few individuals from both of these groups who had the herbal knowledge of anti-virals, putting them to use in warding off the deadly virus. It is said that a few surviving thieves who were captured for their crimes were released when they shared the elixir’s recipie with the authorities.
HOW TO MAKE “FOUR THIEVES VINEGAR”
Using a quart jar or larger vessel, gather equal parts of dried or fresh thyme, peppermint, rosemary, sage, and lavender, a teeny bit of clove if you’ve got it, and, if you’re a believer in the stinking rose, add some garlic. Pour enough of your homemade fruit scrap or (apple) cider vinegar to just cover the herbal material. Put a lid on tight and keep the vinegar some place you pass every day, like near your coffee maker or bed, so you can shake or stir it once or more a day. Do this for as many days as you can. Six weeks is the optimal tincturing time. Strain liquid from the plant material and drink a teaspoon several times daily; wipe down skin and surfaces with it for disinfection; or do both as you feel necessary.
http://duke.umwblogs.org/category/swine-flu/
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Four Thieves Vinegar: Antiviral, Germicide and Possible Alternative for Flu Shots
According to herbalist Elizabeth Kastner, "During the height of the plague in France in 1721, it was discovered that the homes of disease victims were being ransacked. At first, no effort was made to find the criminals, since all knew they were fools, soon to die of the plague.
"As time went on, it became apparent that the thieves were continuing in their raids... and quite inexplicably, avoiding falling victim to the disease. Soon, they became highly sought -- not due to their crimes, but in an effort to learn their secret.
"When they were finally captured, they refused to speak until a bargain was offered: remain silent and hang. Divulge the secret to their resistance to the deadly plague and walk away.
"It seems that the mother of several of the boys was a midwife and had a recipe which used plants which were easily wildcrafted... yet, she knew that this would change immediately if anyone learned the formula, so she swore her children to secrecy. Her sons saved their necks and shared the recipe for the disinfectant, which is still used in France to this day."
Given the simple ingredients of Four Thieves Vinegar and with all the yammering about smallpox, bioterrorism diseases, and flu vaccine shortages in the news these days, it seems prudent to me to prepare a home stock of this historical preventative for dread diseases. According to Kastner, the traditional recipe for Four Thieves Vinegar "makes a lot of sense, medicinally speaking."
You can make your own "Four Thieves Vinegar" by following the simple recipe below.
Four Thieves Vinegar Recipe: Use equal parts of the following herbs:
* Lavender
* Sage
* Thyme
* Melissa (lemon balm)
* Hyssop
* Peppermint
* A handful of garlic cloves
Blend ingredients in a glass jar and cover completely with organic, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar, which is available in most health food stores. Cold infuse (let sit at room temperature in a cool place) for six weeks and then strain off herbs and garlic.
You can take Four Thieves Vinegar by the teaspoonful, use it as a salad dressing, or even add a spoonful to your bath water for personal protection. Four Thieves Vinegar and warmed organic coconut oil make an excellent salad dressing. You can also use it as a topical spray to disinfect surfaces -- including skin -- and/or you can take it as a tincture. All of the ingredients in Four Thieves Vinegar are either potent antibacterials or antivirals!
http://www.advance-health.com/fourthievesvinegar.html
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Anti- Epidemic Vinegar
This is the historic recipe known as ''Thieves' Vinegar" used during the time of Black Plague.
You will need:
1 quart of organic raw apple cider vinegar
1 pound garlic cloves
8 oz. comfrey root
4 oz. each of oak bark, marshmallow root, mullein flowers, rosemary flowers, lavender flowers, wormwood, black walnut leaves
12 oz. vegetable glycerin
Make a tea from each herb by soaking in clean spring or distilled water for 12 hours, then boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Let steep for 30 minutes. Then strain each herb and simmer again reducing the amount to one-half to concentrate the tea. Juice or squeeze the garlic, and add to the mixture of teas and vinegar. Stir in the glycerin thoroughly.
Store best in an amber glass bottle.
Take 1 -3 teaspoons during an epidemic, or 1 teaspoon hourly if someone has a serious communicable dis-ease.
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Ingredients
Several sprigs each of narrow-leaved basil, rosemary, sage, and majoram 10 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
10 peppercorns, cracked
2 garlic cloves
1 bay leaf Thyme sprig
2 tablespoons salt
8 dried Italian pepper pods
3 1/2 cups wine vinegar
2 garlic cloves
How to make Four Thieves Vinegar
Stem the basil, rosemary, sage, and majoram and put into a 1 quart jar along with the spices, 2 garlic cloves, bay leaf, thyme, salt, and pepper pods.
Pour vinegar into jar; cover.
Allow to stand 1 month in a sunny window, then strain through wet cheesecloth.
Put a garlic clove into each of 2 decorative 1 pint bottles; cover tightly.
Use for sauces and to make condiments
http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/four_thieves_vinegar
Many more recipes...google it...
HOW TO MAKE “FOUR THIEVES VINEGAR”
Using a quart jar or larger vessel, gather equal parts of dried or fresh thyme, peppermint, rosemary, sage, and lavender, a teeny bit of clove if you’ve got it, and, if you’re a believer in the stinking rose, add some garlic. Pour enough of your homemade fruit scrap or (apple) cider vinegar to just cover the herbal material. Put a lid on tight and keep the vinegar some place you pass every day, like near your coffee maker or bed, so you can shake or stir it once or more a day. Do this for as many days as you can. Six weeks is the optimal tincturing time. Strain liquid from the plant material and drink a teaspoon several times daily; wipe down skin and surfaces with it for disinfection; or do both as you feel necessary.
http://duke.umwblogs.org/category/swine-flu/
*****************
Four Thieves Vinegar: Antiviral, Germicide and Possible Alternative for Flu Shots
According to herbalist Elizabeth Kastner, "During the height of the plague in France in 1721, it was discovered that the homes of disease victims were being ransacked. At first, no effort was made to find the criminals, since all knew they were fools, soon to die of the plague.
"As time went on, it became apparent that the thieves were continuing in their raids... and quite inexplicably, avoiding falling victim to the disease. Soon, they became highly sought -- not due to their crimes, but in an effort to learn their secret.
"When they were finally captured, they refused to speak until a bargain was offered: remain silent and hang. Divulge the secret to their resistance to the deadly plague and walk away.
"It seems that the mother of several of the boys was a midwife and had a recipe which used plants which were easily wildcrafted... yet, she knew that this would change immediately if anyone learned the formula, so she swore her children to secrecy. Her sons saved their necks and shared the recipe for the disinfectant, which is still used in France to this day."
Given the simple ingredients of Four Thieves Vinegar and with all the yammering about smallpox, bioterrorism diseases, and flu vaccine shortages in the news these days, it seems prudent to me to prepare a home stock of this historical preventative for dread diseases. According to Kastner, the traditional recipe for Four Thieves Vinegar "makes a lot of sense, medicinally speaking."
You can make your own "Four Thieves Vinegar" by following the simple recipe below.
Four Thieves Vinegar Recipe: Use equal parts of the following herbs:
* Lavender
* Sage
* Thyme
* Melissa (lemon balm)
* Hyssop
* Peppermint
* A handful of garlic cloves
Blend ingredients in a glass jar and cover completely with organic, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar, which is available in most health food stores. Cold infuse (let sit at room temperature in a cool place) for six weeks and then strain off herbs and garlic.
You can take Four Thieves Vinegar by the teaspoonful, use it as a salad dressing, or even add a spoonful to your bath water for personal protection. Four Thieves Vinegar and warmed organic coconut oil make an excellent salad dressing. You can also use it as a topical spray to disinfect surfaces -- including skin -- and/or you can take it as a tincture. All of the ingredients in Four Thieves Vinegar are either potent antibacterials or antivirals!
http://www.advance-health.com/fourthievesvinegar.html
***************
Anti- Epidemic Vinegar
This is the historic recipe known as ''Thieves' Vinegar" used during the time of Black Plague.
You will need:
1 quart of organic raw apple cider vinegar
1 pound garlic cloves
8 oz. comfrey root
4 oz. each of oak bark, marshmallow root, mullein flowers, rosemary flowers, lavender flowers, wormwood, black walnut leaves
12 oz. vegetable glycerin
Make a tea from each herb by soaking in clean spring or distilled water for 12 hours, then boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Let steep for 30 minutes. Then strain each herb and simmer again reducing the amount to one-half to concentrate the tea. Juice or squeeze the garlic, and add to the mixture of teas and vinegar. Stir in the glycerin thoroughly.
Store best in an amber glass bottle.
Take 1 -3 teaspoons during an epidemic, or 1 teaspoon hourly if someone has a serious communicable dis-ease.
*****************
Ingredients
Several sprigs each of narrow-leaved basil, rosemary, sage, and majoram 10 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
10 peppercorns, cracked
2 garlic cloves
1 bay leaf Thyme sprig
2 tablespoons salt
8 dried Italian pepper pods
3 1/2 cups wine vinegar
2 garlic cloves
How to make Four Thieves Vinegar
Stem the basil, rosemary, sage, and majoram and put into a 1 quart jar along with the spices, 2 garlic cloves, bay leaf, thyme, salt, and pepper pods.
Pour vinegar into jar; cover.
Allow to stand 1 month in a sunny window, then strain through wet cheesecloth.
Put a garlic clove into each of 2 decorative 1 pint bottles; cover tightly.
Use for sauces and to make condiments
http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/four_thieves_vinegar
Many more recipes...google it...