Comments on: Timeless Herbal Cold Remedy

By: justontime

justontime — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:10:17 +0000

I found this very interesting, ginger has many uses, I used it to deal with morning sickness and it worked very well.

By: Mauvekat

Mauvekat — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:02:49 +0000

I have been putting ginger into my tea when I was ill for a long time but I had not though about eating the ginger rice as well. Thanks for the great ideas.

By: Imaginary Diva

Imaginary Diva — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:02:38 +0000

Cinnamon oil…. Hmmmm. Wonder where I can go and buy that. My immune system is really low and anything that helps me fight off my next cold is quite helpful.

I am also going to try the beeswax theory. Now, I can’t wait to get sick

By: Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:12:27 +0000

I think cinnamon oil has antibiotic properties. I would imagine that you could grate it into tea. That sounds pretty good actually. Or just a couple drops of actual cinnamon oil into it... that way it's not chunky. If I remember right, Greek cooking puts a lot of cinnamon on things like meat. It tastes pretty good, although strange at first, and like I said, it kills germs. Dad once accidentally put cinnamon in meat loaf. It wasn't bad actually, we still ate it. But I'm the guy who likes salsa and cookies... so my taste buds may need some calibration. Nathaniel's last blog post..Fat Bottom Girls

By: Imaginary Diva

Imaginary Diva — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:15:36 +0000

Nathaniel, of course no kissing is allowed when you are passing all the *icky* germs around

I’ve heard of garlic being good for you when you are coming down with a cold, and I’ve had roasted garlic before with plain rice. So, it’s safe to assume you can have ginger rice and roasted garlic. That even sounds fantastic!

I’ve never heard of cinnamon before. I really must try that. Do you just grate fresh cinnamon on your tea? Or something like that?

By: Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:41:26 +0000

I thought I had commented on this one. Anyway, I always just use a ton of garlic. Now, that’s not very ladylike… stinking to high heaven. However, when I start to feel the slightest bit like I’m going to get sick, I just pile on the garlic in my food. Garlic is a purative and kills all sorts of germs. If you’re spiritual/pagan many religions (including ancient Christianity) believe(d) that garlic protected against evil spirits and demons.

Oddly enough, cinnamon also works fairly well. Too bad they taste really weird when mixed together. I would imagine that it might be possible to make some sort of tasty dish from garlic and ginger. For instance, I don’t think a bit of garlic in the ginger rice would hurt it any. But then again, I just love garlic… though my wife won’t kiss me for a while after I eat it… then again, she won’t kiss me if I’m sick either. So it evens out. LOL

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By: Imaginary Diva

Imaginary Diva — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:49:02 +0000

I love apple cider vinegar. I absolutely have it on almost anything. I’ll make sure to drop by and pick up a couple of your recipes….

By: Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings

Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:22:59 +0000

It does taste better and honestly.. it's better for you. God created the herbs and man created the icky cough syrups that do nothing but to hype you up on stuff you can't even pronounce. lol... I got the email saying there was a reply and the mention of canning spaghetti sauce and I was thinking "I don't remember posting a link to that" But yes, I do can our own spaghetti sauce, as well as sauerkraut, make many of our jams and jellies, and other veggies, fruits, etc. Including dehydrating things as well. I also make our own apple cider vinegar. It's really easy and the taste of homemade vinegar is far superior than the pasteurized stuff in the stores. I'll be posting the how to on making the vinegar in the next few weeks. I have a few canning posts up on my blog now. Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings's last blog post..Wednesday Edition of Contests Galore

By: Imaginary Diva

Imaginary Diva — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:00:43 +0000

Laura, doesn’t it just makes sense that natural herbal remedies taste better than what you can buy at the pharmacy. You would think that these companies would make our cold syrups a lot more better to ingest.

Yum,,,, you can your own spaghetti sauce? That is definitely something I’m going to have to check out.

By: Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings

Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:26:37 +0000

A cup of hot tea sweetened with a little honey sure makes me feel better when I have a cold. Lemon tea with honey is good for my sore throats too. Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings's last blog post..Canning Time - Spaghetti Sauce