The biggest reason I started
making my own
Anti-Plague
was due to the cost of the prepared product. Back when I was buying
Anti-Plague I could only afford to get a 4 oz. bottle. This usually
wasn’t enough to get me well, so I would end up going back to the herb
shop a couple of times to buy more. When I was taking classes at
The School
of Natural Healing I talked some friends into making a 4 gallon batch of Anti-Plague and
splitting it. I was sold after that because ours tasted just as bad as
the store bought and worked just as good! This is a big project, but
once you do it you realize if you can make Anti-Plague you can make
anything!
The second reason that I like to make my own extracts and syrup is so
that you can use the herbs you want in them. Herb companies are no
longer able to produce any internal formulas with comfrey in it and I
want my family to have the comfrey because it is an amazing herb! The
photo is the comfrey that is growing in my yard.
Dr. Christopher’s Anti-Plague Formula
Using 4 oz. as a part will make a little under a gallon. If you are
buying one
Anti-Plague kit it uses 4 oz.
as a part. Plan on the following:
8 parts apple cider vinegar - 32 oz.
5 parts glycerine - 20 oz.
5 parts honey - 20 oz.
2 parts garlic juice, fresh - 8 oz
2 parts comfrey root concentrate - 8oz
1 part wormwood concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part lobelia leaf concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part marshmallow root concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part white oak bark concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part black walnut bark concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part mullein leaf concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part scullcap leaf concentrate - 4 oz.
1 part uva ursi, hydrangea or gravel root concentrate - 4 oz.
I start on Monday making the garlic/apple cider vinegar and finish up
on Saturday with combining everything.
First make the garlic juice. I can get 8 oz. of garlic juice out of a
pound of garlic when using my Green Star Juicer. Other juicers
will likely need more garlic to get that much juice. Add garlic juice
and pulp to the vinegar and shake 2-3 times a day for 4 - 5 days to get
the rest of the goodness out of the pulp. Note that it often turns
green looking, I don’t know why but most people tell me this
happens. With all the Anti-Plague I have used over the years it
hasn’t killed me!
If you don’t have a juicer use this alternative method: for the example
of parts above amount use 2 1/2 lbs. of garlic - peel, blend in blender
with vinegar (do not liquify). Let set for 4 - 5 days, shaking
several times per day.
To make the concentrates:
Each concentrate should be made individually. Use only stainless steel
or glass pots. Start by soaking the herb in enough distilled
water to cover it for four hours and over night if it is a root. After
soaking add more distilled water so that the total added equals 16 oz.
water per 4 oz. of herb. Mullein is quite fluffy and you will end up
adding a lot more water to it, and after the soaking you may need to
add more water to some of the herbs as well, since it will have soaked
it up. This is ok, just keep following the directions.
The
recipe calls for fresh comfrey if you have it. My mom taught
me to scrape off the black outer root because is quite bitter, so you
see me here scraping it off! Just part of the fun! Still soak it
overnight since it is a root.
Simmer
the herbs on very low heat in a covered pan or double boiler for thirty
minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes and then strain the liquid into a clean
pan, squeezing all of the liquid out of the herb. I like to use a
potato ricer for this. Next put the liquid into a double boiler or on
very low heat uncovered and simmown to one-er it dfourth of the
original volume (4 oz.) Go ahead and add a bit of distilled water
if you reduced it too far.
Only after all the ingredients have been prepared should the liquids be
mixed. It takes me 2 days to get the concentrates made. I do some on
Thursday and the others on Friday, then I refrigerate the concentrates
until they are ready to mix. Be sure they are all the same temperature
before combining.
On Saturday I squeeze out the garlic from the vinegar, make sure there
is a total of 40 oz., if not then add more apple cider vinegar to make
bring it up to 40 oz. combined ACV/garlic juice. Add the
honey, glycerine and liquid herbs to the ACV/garlic juice
and mix well. Bottle and label and keep in a cool place. I keep mine in
the back of the fridge so they are out of the way but at a controlled
temperature. Dr. Christopher talks about it being good for ten years or
more and I have used ten year old Anti-Plague and it works! Now
you know how I make it!
If this sounds like too much work
for you we have
Dr. Christopher’s Super Garlic Immune
Formula available in 2 oz, 4 oz and 16 oz, or
Western Botanicals Immu-Defense
available in 4 oz, 8 oz and 16 oz as well as capsules. I have found that
when I get sick I need a full 16 oz. bottle to get well. I like to keep
at least 2 large bottles per person on hand.
– Garlic has
been used for centuries as a healing herb and is a natural anti-biotic
that can be used against infection of any kind. It is an immune
strengthening herb that stimulates the lymphatic system to throw off
waste materials in the body. It is anti-viral and helps to rid phlegm
in the respiratory tract as well as expelling parasites in the bowel
and thread worms from the body. Garlic contains compounds that
are active in reversing cancer development and more. There are writings
dating back to 500 AD in the using of Garlic in Chinese Medicine.
Black Walnut hull – is
anti-viral, anti-fungal, and antiseptic. Black Walnut has been used to
fight herpes, cold sores, infections, malaria, candida, worms and
more.
Comfrey root –
historically used as a healing herb since 400 BC for anything from
broken bones, healing wounds, hemorrhaging, bronchial problems and
healing the lungs. Known as a bone knitter it is helpful in healing the
entire system.
Hydrangea root –
traditionally used for urinary stones, gallstones, and gravel
associated with infections such as cystitis.
Lobelia – commonly used
with other herbs to aid in their action. Beneficial to clearing the
bronchioles, is a powerful anti-spasmodic which relaxes and expands the
constricted parts of the respiratory system. This little herb has saved
the lives of many people suffering from asthma.
Marshmallow root –
soothing and healing to any inflamed part of the body, very helpful in
healing the mucous membranes in the lungs, digestive tract and bowel.
Very soothing for coughs.
Mullein – excellent
remedy for toning the mucous membranes of the respiratory system,
reducing inflammation and clearing the lungs and relieving spasms.
Strengthens the sinuses and allows for free breathing. Used as a
bacteriostatic and has been used to treat tuberculosis for
centuries.
Scullcap – used for upper
respiratory infections soothes inflamed tissues and helpful for
headaches arising from excessive coughing. Calming to the nervous
system.
White Oak Bark – was used
by Native Americans to treat many conditions. It is astringent,
antiseptic and anti-inflammatory and has been used to stop bleeding and
has a cleansing effect on the mucous membranes.
Wormwood - is very
effective in treating worms in the body especially round worms and
pinworms. Wormwood can counteract fevers and has antiseptic qualities.
It is a bitter and aids in the digestive process and may be helpful for
indigestion and is over-all beneficial to the body.
You can order the kit online
or call in your order at 801-228-1901
I know a lot of people that suffer with Sinus
Infections but I have never had one. By
Monday I had lost my sense of smell and had to call someone and ask if
losing your sense of smell was a sign of a Sinus Infection and they
confirmed that it was. I got out my netipot and added some colloidal
silver to it and used it a several times to help fight the infection,
as well as taking more Anti Plague which is the same as Dr. Christopher’s Super Garlic Immune
Formula.
I also went to my Chiropractor and he did a cranial adjustment that was
magic to relieve the pressure in my head. I am also using the Garden Essence Respiratory Congestion blend,
so weird to not be able to smell it, but I know it is doing me good to
use it!
Now is the time to stock up on
winter remedies. The Super Garlic Immune Formula
tends to have availability problems once winter hits, so stock up now
so that you have it when you need it! There has already been a lot of
"yuk" going around, so keep your supplies stocked so that you can
handle what ever comes your way!
Don missed work the next day, and I was feeling a
bit of a sore throat so took the Immu-Defense throughout the day.
I
was out running errands after work and even though I had a few more
things to do felt like I just needed to go home. I could tell
something was trying to get me, so I started taking my home-made
Anti-Plague syrup (Super
Garlic Immune)
every 15 minutes. After four hours of this and no
change in how I felt I opened our herb cabinet and my hand went
directly to Western
Botanicals Goldenseal Combination, which was formerly called Flu
& Virus. I took a dose, and went to bed where Don had been all day.
