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KITCHEN MEDICINE

Good for What Ails Ya

• Cough
• Mosquito repellant (also ants and fleas)
• Toothache
• Tumeric Golden Paste

Coughs

• ¼ teaspoon Cayenne
• ¼ teaspoon Ginger
• 1 Tablespoon Cider Vinegar
• 2 Tablespoon Water
• 1 Tablespoon Honey (raw honey, if possible.)

Dissolve cayenne and ginger in cider vinegar and water. Add honey and shake well. Take 1 Tablespoon as needed for cough.

Note: this doesn't dissolve perfectly. Always shake well before using.

If you make this in small batches as the recipe is written, there is no need to refrigerate.

If you prefer, you may refrigerate this. It keeps as long as you need it.

Mosquito Repellant (ALSO FOR ANTS & FLEAS)

• Marinate 100 gram of whole cloves in 1/2 litre alcohol four days.
• Stir every morning and evening.
• After four days, add 100 ml of baby oil or similar (almond, sesame, chamomile, lavender, fennel etc)

Gently rub a few drops into the skin of the arms and legs. Observe the mosquitoes fleeing the room.

Repels fleas on pets too.

Teeth

• Angelica Archangelica tea suppresses tooth ache, including the pain of extracted teeth.

Tumeric Golden Paste

1. Combine and bring to a simmer (items with stars are important):
   • * 1 c warm water
   • * 1/4 c coconut oil
   • * 1/2 c tumeric, ground
   • * 1-3 t black pepper, ground
   • * 1 t ginger, ground or grated
   • * 1 T ground cinnamon
   • 1/4 t cardamon
2. Simmer for a few minutes until oil is fully melted, every ingredient is fully mixed in, and ingredients start to thicken into a paste.
3. Stir in 1/4 - 1/3 c unrefined cold-pressed coconut oil or cold-pressed extra virgin olive-oil.

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