Making a herbal vinegar is easy
Medicinal vinegars are mildly acidic and can be used as preservatives.
Internally
- cooling
- cleansing
- mildly diuretic
Externally
- antiseptic
- cooling
Method
- Loosely fill jar with fresh or dried herbs.
- Cover with organic cider vinegar.
- Stand in a window ledge.
- Shake occasionally.
- Strain and bottle.
- Label ( 12 months from bottling to expiry date).
- Store in a cool, dark place.
- Use with gay abandon, diluting one part herbal vinegar with three parts filtered water.
Herbal vinegar suggestions
- Rosemary – use in salads and marinades, as a dark hair rinse.
- Parsley – hair rinse to help combat dandruff.
- Thyme or sage – mouth gargle and drink for sore throats, gum disease and coughs.
- Thyme or lemon grass – use as douche (dilute one part vinegar to 10 parts filtered water) and wash for fungal infection and athlete’s foot (dilution 1:3).
TIP
For soothing coughs, cutting phlegm and cooling children’s fevers, make the vinegar as above, but use organic blackberries or raspberries.
Dosage: 1-2 tsp in water with honey to taste. Drink freely
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