Permalink Reply by KOMRAD RHINO☭ on November 8, 2013 at 9:03pm

This looks like a good thing to try. Being I lost a lot of last winters scheduled gun shows due to exposure to the flu. This could be a good way to shake those symptoms and get back to work again. Gonna give it a try this year if flu or cold hits.

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Permalink Reply by Jessie W. Garrett III on November 8, 2013 at 10:39pm

I'll be making some up and having it on hand...

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Permalink Reply by KOMRAD RHINO☭ on November 9, 2013 at 12:21pm

Tell me if it works or is a spivey crock of shit. Lol

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Permalink Reply by Komrad Venessa Wicked☭ on November 11, 2013 at 10:49am

”GRANNY REMEDY” FOR COLDS AND FLU!

http://seasonedcitizenprepper.com/the-wyzyrd-speaks-granny-remedy-f...

The best ‘granny remedy’ I know of is for flu symptoms, taught to me by a former co-worker, whose Mom was a traditional Chinese Herbalist from Szechuan Province who got out when the Maoists got totally crazy.

Make a big cup of hot green tea, add a nickel-sized slice of fresh ginger root (smash up the ginger a bit) and let it steep for about 5 minutes. Very soothing, and delicious even without unnecessary sweeteners. Works extraordinarily well.

“Grandma Penicillin” works surprisingly well for colds and flu as well. Homemade chicken soup with a lot of onion, garlic, sage and thyme (where the thymol in those cough drops comes from)

Not ‘cures’, but they’ll help make the symptoms a lot less severe.

Recipe from an upcoming (I hope) book, if anyone is interested:

GRANDMA PENICILLIN
(really magical when you’re sick)

Ingredients:
whole roaster chicken, remove and keep all bones and skin
3 yellow onions, quartered, keep skin on
1 yellow onion, diced
2 carrots, rough chopped
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, rough chopped
2 stalks celery diced
large bunch fresh thyme
lots of minced garlic
2 fresh sage leaves
olive oil
slice of fresh ginger, about quarter-sized (or 2)
egg noodles, boiled, very al dente
salt and pepper to taste

Prep:
Grandma was right. Chicken soup really does help (warm fluids) . The herbs help too (where do you think they get thymol for cough drops?)

Start by skinning and boning the whole chicken, Toss all the skin and bones into a stock pot and brown everything, Cover well with water, add rough cut veggies and herbs, bring to a rolling boil, reduce to a simmer, cover and go away for a few hours (well, watch it and add more water, if needed). Dice up all the meat and reserve in fridge.

After a few hours, strain out all the veggies and herbs and discard – they’re done and have already given up all their flavor and nutrients. Let stock cool and skim off excess fat. Saute the diced veggies and add to the stock. Heat thoroughly. You may want to add more garlic and thyme :)

Now, here’s the secret: Do not add the noodles until you are ready to serve. Put them in the bowl, cover them with hot soup. Store leftover soup and noodles separately, and combine at meal time – the noodles won’t soak up all the stock and turn into ‘pudding’ that needs to be thinned out again.

It won’t taste like the stuff in the red can, but I bet you’ll like it, and it might help when you feel under the weather. :)

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Permalink Reply by KOMRAD RHINO☭ on November 11, 2013 at 12:57pm

a quicker way to get this made is to use boneless and skinned chicken breast. as a result of using that instead. what takes three to four hours to make gets done in two hours.

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Permalink Reply by Black Plague on November 12, 2013 at 12:06am

Echinacea Root is well known as one of the most powerful immune system builders and stimulators!

It works by first enhancing the quantity of immune cells in our bodies and then by stimulating them to action.

The benefits include…

a shorter duration of colds and flu.
prevention of future illnesses/infections.
speeds recovery from chronic diseases.

Herbs for Cold and Flu Season Health

In my quest to create the perfect winter immunity booster for my family’s health, a Hot Echinacea Tincture was exactly what I was looking for!

It combines some of my most favorite herbs for Fall/Winter health!

And now’s the time to start preparing for what we know is before us!

Formulated from:

Echinacea Angustifolia Root — Naturally increases the actions and functions of the immune system.
Eleuthero (Siberian Ginseng) Root – An adaptogen, that helps the body properly respond to stress.
Garlic — The best broad-spectrum herb…well respected for it’s antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal and antiparasitic properties.
Cayenne Pepper — Capsaicin — the active component of peppers such as Cayenne, Habanero, Serrano, and Jalapeno — stimulates the body’s circulation and makes all of these already powerful herbs many times more effective!

Hot Echinacea Tincture

Ingredients

-2 parts dried Echinacea Angustifolia Root -1 part dried Echinacea Purpurea Herb -1 part fresh Garlic, chopped -1 part dried Eleuthero (Siberian Ginseng) Root -1/2 part Cayenne powder

-1 quart-sized glass mason jar -1 cup boiling water -vegetable glycerin, to cover -45 ml brandy or vodka, optional but great for longer storage

Please note: Part equals volume, not weight.

Method

As many herbalist recommend — and especially during the shorter days of fall and winter when the sun’s presence has diminished — I like to start this and all of my tinctures, if possible, on a new moon.
Using a quart-sized glass mason jar, begin filling it with the herbs and dried plant material until it is 1/4 full.
Add 1 cup of just boiled water over herbs. Then pour in just enough vegetable glycerin to fill the jar, leaving a 1/2 inch head-space. Note: Add the brandy or vodka during this step if using.
Shake until well combined.
Set the jar on a counter in a high-traffic area and shake it as many times as possible throughout each day.
Allow the mixture to steep at least until the following full moon (approximately 2+ weeks) if you’re in a hurry. However, it’s optimal to allow the mixture to steep until the following new moon (approximately 4 weeks).
Strain the mixture through a cheesecloth.
Pour the prepared tincture into a dark glass bottle and discard the herbs. (Note: I love these dark glass bottles for storing my tinctures!)
Label your tincture with the name, date, and contents.

Adult Dosing

Basic Immune System Boost

35 drops (1 dropperful) 6 times a day for a week.

Cold or Flu Treatment

70 drops (2 dropperful) every hour while awake (not to exceed 8 doses), upon show of symptoms, for 2-3 days.

Child’s Dosage

I recommend calculating a child’s dose by using “Young’s Rule.” Add 12 to the child’s age then divide his/her age by that number.

For example, my daughter is 6 therefore the calculation that I will use is 6/18=0.33

I will give her 33% of an adult dose.

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Permalink Reply by Komrad Venessa Wicked☭ on November 12, 2013 at 4:27pm

This tincture sounds super hot, spicy and yummy!

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Permalink Reply by KOMRAD RHINO☭ on November 13, 2013 at 12:20am

does this actually work?

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Permalink Reply by Jessie W. Garrett III on November 13, 2013 at 3:13pm

Yeah it works as long as your ass holds out...(LOL) A friend of mine makes something like this and last time I started down with cold he gave me a swig of it...The next day I started feeling better and then the tincture hit my intestines...All HELL broke lose...I felt like I was walking around with my ass fire and there was no way to put out the fire....(LOL)