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witchy_recipes2007-09-16 02:04 am
amberpixie.livejournal.com) wrote in witchy_recipes2007-09-16 02:04 am
Recipe sharing, this from Dakota friend
Cold season is approaching, and I always catch it in my chest. It either turns to bronchitis or pneumonia. Anyway, this really works.
My friend told me that there is a natural antibiotic in the skin of a grapefruit, but it must be cooked to release the benefits of the enzyme. So the recipe goes like this.
Four cups of water
1/2 of a whole grapefruit. Do not remove the peel.
Quarter the fruit, and boil in the water for at least ten minutes.
Then squeeze all of the water possible out of the fruit. I use tongs for this because the fruit is insanely hot. Do not eat the rind, but get as much of the fruit as possible, as it obviously has the vitamins.
Sweeten as you wish, because it's bitter as hell. Drink as a warm tea. You get used to it.
Repeat three times a day.
This has been known to cut my colds/illnesses in half. I have shared this recipe with every friend who is ill. All have had wonderful results. Some have even gone back to their doctors for "needed" follow-ups with a clean bill of health that wasn't expected. My friend was then questioned what she did to get rid of the illness, as no other patients were getting well with regular medication.
However, if you are on cholesterol medication, like Lipator, grapefruit is off limits. Something to keep in mind.
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My friend told me that there is a natural antibiotic in the skin of a grapefruit, but it must be cooked to release the benefits of the enzyme. So the recipe goes like this.
Four cups of water
1/2 of a whole grapefruit. Do not remove the peel.
Quarter the fruit, and boil in the water for at least ten minutes.
Then squeeze all of the water possible out of the fruit. I use tongs for this because the fruit is insanely hot. Do not eat the rind, but get as much of the fruit as possible, as it obviously has the vitamins.
Sweeten as you wish, because it's bitter as hell. Drink as a warm tea. You get used to it.
Repeat three times a day.
This has been known to cut my colds/illnesses in half. I have shared this recipe with every friend who is ill. All have had wonderful results. Some have even gone back to their doctors for "needed" follow-ups with a clean bill of health that wasn't expected. My friend was then questioned what she did to get rid of the illness, as no other patients were getting well with regular medication.
However, if you are on cholesterol medication, like Lipator, grapefruit is off limits. Something to keep in mind.
BB
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Slightly OT: In light of illness season's return, another remedy I'd suggest from my own experience: If you end up with a "cold" that a Dr. gives you antibiotics to treat, DON'T take the antibiotics until you try Goldenseal root first. It's a very powerful natural antibiotic that's not based on mold, which makes *a lot* of people sick. There are far fewer digestive side effects to Goldenseal, and as a person with an antibiotic allergy, I've yet to pass out from having Goldenseal in my blood stream. I've used it successfully for everything from sinus infections and bronchitis to UTIs. I can't stand the taste and so get capsules from the Swanson Health Catalog, but it can also be made into a tea.
To boost immunity before you get sick, adding a capsule of Olive Leaf to your diet can do wonders as well.
(gets off her alternative medicines soap box)
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Drugs that Interact with Grapefruit Juice:
(from the December 2004 issue of the American Journal of Nursing)
Antibiotics: clarithromycin, erythromycin, troleandomycin (Z Pak and its generic, Azithromycin, should be okay.)
Anxiolytics: alprazolam, buspirone, midazolam, triazolam
Antiarrhythmics: amiodarone, quinidine
Anticoagulant: warfarin
Antiepileptic: carbamazepine
Antifungal: itraconazole
Anthelmintic: albendazole
Antihistamine: fexofenadine
Antineoplastics: cyclophosphamide, etoposide, ifosfamide, tamoxifen, vinblastine, vincristine
Antitussive: dextromethorphan
Antivirals: amprenavir, indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir
Benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment: finasteride
Beta-blockers: carvedilol
Calcium channel blockers: diltiazem, felodipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, nimodipine, nisoldipine, verapamil
Erectile dysfunction drugs: sildenafil, tadalafil
Hormone replacement: cortisol, estradiol, methylprednisolone, progesterone, testosterone
Immunosuppressants: cyclosporine, sirolimus, tacrolimus
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors: atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin
Opioids: alfentanil, fentanyl, sufentanil
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: fluvoxamine, sertraline
Xanthine: theophylline
If anyone has a generic version of a drug and wants a grapefruit interaction double-checked, please let me know. I'd be glad to look it up in the Merc Generics Handbook for you.
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What a wealth of information you are! Please don't go away! We'll need you in the near future!
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