Post by MyShell on Oct 14, 2003 13:00:11 GMT -5
Sore-throat tincture
Tincture of Cloves in Brandy: Suggested by a recipe from Plat's Delights for Ladies (1627)
Ingredients
Cloves
Brandy
Bottle to put them in
Directions
For 1/2 c. put about 25 cloves in the container and add 1/2 c brandy. Close the container tightly, and store in a cool dark place for 2 weeks, shaking periodically. Strain and bottle. Use about 1/8 to 1/4 tsp at a time, swallowed for sore throat pain or applied to canker sores, toothache, etc.
You can also add a few teaspoons of throat herbs such as sage or mullein to the tincture.
Effects:
The analgesic effect of clove oil for mouth sores and toothache, as well as pains in other parts of the body, were well known in period. Tincturing them in alcohol is a substitute for distilling them to produce the 'waters of herbs' so beloved of the Elizabethan.
Tincture of Cloves in Brandy: Suggested by a recipe from Plat's Delights for Ladies (1627)
Ingredients
Cloves
Brandy
Bottle to put them in
Directions
For 1/2 c. put about 25 cloves in the container and add 1/2 c brandy. Close the container tightly, and store in a cool dark place for 2 weeks, shaking periodically. Strain and bottle. Use about 1/8 to 1/4 tsp at a time, swallowed for sore throat pain or applied to canker sores, toothache, etc.
You can also add a few teaspoons of throat herbs such as sage or mullein to the tincture.
Effects:
The analgesic effect of clove oil for mouth sores and toothache, as well as pains in other parts of the body, were well known in period. Tincturing them in alcohol is a substitute for distilling them to produce the 'waters of herbs' so beloved of the Elizabethan.