"Natural Healing with Herbs for a Healthier You"
THE BENEFITS OF THE USE OF GARLIC
IN HERBAL PREPARATIONS
KNOWN HERBAL FORMULAS OF GARLIC
IN HERBAL PREPARATIONS
KNOWN HERBAL FORMULAS OF GARLIC
Oil of Garlic
Eight ounces of garlic, peeled and minced
Sufficient warm olive oil
Preparation:
Place the garlic in a large jar and use sufficient olive oil to completely cover the garlic; shake and allow to stand in a moderately warm place for two to three days; strain through unbleached muslin or cotton; bottle and keep in a cool place
Tincture - syrup of garlic
1 poundGarlic cloves, peeled and minced
Equal partsApple cider vinegar and distilled water (sufficient to cover the Minced garlic)
1 pintGlycerin
3 poundsPure honey
Preparation:
Place the garlic into a wide mouth jar, cover with the vinegar and water; close, shake well together; allow to stand in a cool place for four days, macerating (shaking thoroughly) one to two times daily; add the glycerin, shake and allow to stand another day; strain with pressure and filter through muslin or tin linen cloth; add the honey and stir until thoroughly mixed; seal the jar tightly and keep in a cool place
Aromatic vinegar
3 ouncesCaraway or kummell seed, powdered (Carum carvi)
3 ouncesFennel seed (Foeniculum vulgare)
1 quartApple cider vinegar
1 pintGlycerin
Preparation:
Simmer the two herbs slowly in the apple cider vinegar; covered, for 15 minutes; strain and allow to cool; add the glycerin and mix in well
Dropsy, heart disease
8 ouncesParsley seeds, powdered (Petroselinum crispum)
2 ouncesLily-of-the-Valley root, cut or granulated (Convallaria majalis)
8 ouncesGarlic, expressed juice
8 ouncesYellow D or brown cane sugar
1 pintGlycerin
Preparation:
Boil the first two herbs slowly for 20 minutes in three pints of distilled or D-cell water; strain, return to the clean pot and reduce by simmering to one pint; set aside to cool and when warm but not hot, add the remaining ingredients and stir in well; when cool, bottle and keep in a cool place
Eczema, Pityriasis, psoriasis, ulcers, cancers, swollen glands, tubercular joints, necrosis, etc.
8 ouncesGarlic, expressed juice
8 ouncesGlycerin
1 pintBurdock seeds, strong decoction Arctium lappa
Preparation:
Mix the ingredients thoroughly together
Famous Four Thieves Vinegar
During the Dark Ages in Europe when plagues were rampant, those who ate garlic daily were not infected. The Famous Four Thieves garlic preparation was credited with saving many lives when a plague struck the city of Marseilles in 1722. This preparation is supposed to have originated with four thieves who plundered the dead bodies of plague victims while being protected the liberal use of aromatic garlic vinegar during the plague.
Recent research corroborates this protection.
Congenial Combinations
Aromatics:
Garlic odor and taste can be covered effectively by adding a few drops of oil of anise (Oleum anise - Pimpinella anisum; Illicium Verum), oil of caraway (Oleum cari - Careem carvi), oil of cinnamon (Leylanicum; Cinnamomum lourerii), or any other aromatic oil. 12
There are literally hundreds of garlic formulas, only a few of which are mentioned here. Garlic enjoys a long history of human use both medicinally and as a culinary ingredient.
Eight ounces of garlic, peeled and minced
Sufficient warm olive oil
Preparation:
Place the garlic in a large jar and use sufficient olive oil to completely cover the garlic; shake and allow to stand in a moderately warm place for two to three days; strain through unbleached muslin or cotton; bottle and keep in a cool place
Tincture - syrup of garlic
1 poundGarlic cloves, peeled and minced
Equal partsApple cider vinegar and distilled water (sufficient to cover the Minced garlic)
1 pintGlycerin
3 poundsPure honey
Preparation:
Place the garlic into a wide mouth jar, cover with the vinegar and water; close, shake well together; allow to stand in a cool place for four days, macerating (shaking thoroughly) one to two times daily; add the glycerin, shake and allow to stand another day; strain with pressure and filter through muslin or tin linen cloth; add the honey and stir until thoroughly mixed; seal the jar tightly and keep in a cool place
Aromatic vinegar
3 ouncesCaraway or kummell seed, powdered (Carum carvi)
3 ouncesFennel seed (Foeniculum vulgare)
1 quartApple cider vinegar
1 pintGlycerin
Preparation:
Simmer the two herbs slowly in the apple cider vinegar; covered, for 15 minutes; strain and allow to cool; add the glycerin and mix in well
Dropsy, heart disease
8 ouncesParsley seeds, powdered (Petroselinum crispum)
2 ouncesLily-of-the-Valley root, cut or granulated (Convallaria majalis)
8 ouncesGarlic, expressed juice
8 ouncesYellow D or brown cane sugar
1 pintGlycerin
Preparation:
Boil the first two herbs slowly for 20 minutes in three pints of distilled or D-cell water; strain, return to the clean pot and reduce by simmering to one pint; set aside to cool and when warm but not hot, add the remaining ingredients and stir in well; when cool, bottle and keep in a cool place
Eczema, Pityriasis, psoriasis, ulcers, cancers, swollen glands, tubercular joints, necrosis, etc.
8 ouncesGarlic, expressed juice
8 ouncesGlycerin
1 pintBurdock seeds, strong decoction Arctium lappa
Preparation:
Mix the ingredients thoroughly together
Famous Four Thieves Vinegar
During the Dark Ages in Europe when plagues were rampant, those who ate garlic daily were not infected. The Famous Four Thieves garlic preparation was credited with saving many lives when a plague struck the city of Marseilles in 1722. This preparation is supposed to have originated with four thieves who plundered the dead bodies of plague victims while being protected the liberal use of aromatic garlic vinegar during the plague.
Recent research corroborates this protection.
Congenial Combinations
Aromatics:
Garlic odor and taste can be covered effectively by adding a few drops of oil of anise (Oleum anise - Pimpinella anisum; Illicium Verum), oil of caraway (Oleum cari - Careem carvi), oil of cinnamon (Leylanicum; Cinnamomum lourerii), or any other aromatic oil. 12
There are literally hundreds of garlic formulas, only a few of which are mentioned here. Garlic enjoys a long history of human use both medicinally and as a culinary ingredient.
GARLIC
by Gwen M. Porritt
by Gwen M. Porritt