There is nothing like the healing benefits of garlic. I have no problem taking garlic because it is so yummy and my favorite foods contain plenty of it. Children on the other hand are another story, it is pretty difficult to sneak garlic into their food, my solution to this - garlic oil. By making a strong garlic infused oil you can apply it to the bottoms of the feet and on the wrists. These areas allow for quick absorption into the blood stream. You know the garlic is running its healing properties through that blood stream when you can smell it on the breath.
This oil can also be used for culinary purposes and for ear infections. Add it to pasta, salads, on top of your veggies, in any recipe using oil and as a bread dip or spread on toast.
This oil can also be used for culinary purposes and for ear infections. Add it to pasta, salads, on top of your veggies, in any recipe using oil and as a bread dip or spread on toast.
Garlic Oil Method #1 - slow heat method
Use four cloves of garlic for every 1/4 cup of olive oil, make sure the garlic you choose is organic or from your garden. The last thing you want to infuse into your oil are pesticides. Combine olive oil and minced garlic in a saucepan and heat over very low for 15 minutes, watch it and make sure to not burn the oil or garlic. I have a warm zone setting on my oven range that works perfect for the safe infusing of herbs in oil. Remove from the heat and cover until cooled. Strain the garlic from the oil, don't go tossing that garlic out, add it to whatever you are cooking that day. Pour into a dropper bottle and label with the date and what it is. Keep refrigerated, where it should last for a couple of months, warm before each use.
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Garlic Oil Method #2 - cold infusion method
Fill a pint jar 1/2 full of fresh minced garlic, pour olive oil over the garlic and up to 1" from the top. Place a lid on and let sit for 3 days. Strain the garlic and pour the oil into a clean jar.
Garlic Salve
I have also made a garlic salve following the same recipe, just substituting coconut oil for the olive oil. When it is stored in the fridge it will harden like a salve. Coconut oil has many healing benefits itself including anti-bacterial and anti-fungal . This makes it especially potent when healing fungal infections and skin problems, I even used this to heal a stubborn case of diaper rash.
Optional:
Add rosemary, thyme and oregano with a little more olive oil (just enough to cover the herbs) for a very potent antiviral, antibacterial, anti-fungal healing oil.
Optional:
Add rosemary, thyme and oregano with a little more olive oil (just enough to cover the herbs) for a very potent antiviral, antibacterial, anti-fungal healing oil.
Garlic Oil for Ear Infections
Garlic oil is the remedy of choice for ear infections due to it's antibiotic properties. Use 4-5 drops of warmed garlic oil in each ear, every hour. I warm my oil by placing the dropper bottle in a mug of hot water for a few minutes. Test on your wrist to make sure it is not too hot. It is also helpful to rub some melaleuca or lavender essential oil behind and around the ear.
Use this healing garlic oil for any of the ailments listed in my garlic post, or even ailments not listed, this is pretty much a universal heal all (just like garlic's nick name).
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