Guest guest Posted April 25, 2003 Report Share Posted April 25, 2003 Four Thieves Vinegar for Bioterrorism May Provide More Protection than Duct Tape and Plastic Sheeting by Chet Day Connie Chung and other talking heads in the media and government may be urging you to buy duct tape and plastic sheeting to prepare for a chemical or biological attack, but natural options exist that make more sense. How about a garlic-based, anti-plague, anti-smallpox concoction known throughout history as Four Thieves Vinegar? According to herbalist Elizabeth 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 themselves. 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 and other bioterrorism diseases 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 Use equal parts of the following herbs: Lavender Sage Rosemary Thyme Melissa (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. 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! If you want to purchase this stuff already made, you'll find quite a few online sources by using the keywords " four thieves vinegar " at http://google.com Given the herd instinct of human beings, I predict most people in the event of a bioterror attack people will do everything but trample each other getting in line for a government-recommended prescription drug or vaccination, even when current vaccines lack proper testing and licensing. Folks who think outside the lines, however, may well prefer Four Thieves Vinegar or other non-traditional treatments, options that I detail in my 155-page special report " Biological Terror: A Consideration of Ancient and Alternative Treatments of Catastrophic Diseases " at http://bioterrorism101.com In closing, Four Thieves Vinegar may not be a definitive protection from dread diseases -- though many people throughout history believed that to be true -- but it sure beats the tar out of duct tape and plastic sheeting. About the Author: Chet Day is a professional writer and natural health gadfly who can usually be found at http://chetday.com Permission is granted to email this article exactly as written to friends or discussion groups. If you're a webmaster and want to know how to use this article to sell my bioterrorism report as one of my affiliates, chet?Subject=SellBioReportInfo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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