Re: Four Thieves Vinegar

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Thanks, this is a great homemade recipe and the product "Thieves spray' is also available for purchase through Young Living Oils:) It really works, I use it to dissenfect my massage room, kitchen and even spray on throat when sore or sick. Available in big bottle and also purse size. I need to order some more myself:)Blessings, Maureen LasherLMT, BA (Psychology) 858.371.1067mojo_arizona@..."May You Walk In Beauty" From: Liane Legey <liane@...>Subject: [] Four Thieves Vinegar""

< >Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009, 10:17 AM

Four Thieves Vinegar:

Antiviral, Germicide and Possible Alternative for

Flu Shot

> According to herbalist 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

> (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!