[sunnyrap]

This topic came up on several of my other newsgroups. One guy said that Turmeric (common spice found at the grocers as curry powder) will knock it out completely...specificly attacks that virus. Turmeric is a good homeopathic remedy for a number of things, especially asthma. I ordered some 'medicinal' or concentrated grade in capsule form from an online vitamine house. Then I ran across another, more complex remedy for 'Bird Flu' that included turmeric:

All Natural Spices and Ingredients:

4 heaping tablespoons tumeric, 2 heaping tablespoons Cayenne pepper, 2 heaping tablespoons dried/powdered garlic, 2 heaping tablespoons powdered ginger, 2 heaping tablespoons powdered cloves, 1cup lemon juice, 1 cup honey, 1 cup dark rum, 4 cinnamon sticks, 2 heaping tablespoons black pepper, 2 heaping tablespoon horseradish, 1 heaping tablespoon each- marjoram, thyme and oregano .



Bring all ingredients to a boil for then simmer for 2 hours in a large saucepan…stir regularly… (Don’t worry all of the alcohol in rum will boil off)…FYI: Dark rum… minus the alcohol…has molasses and brown sugar…then sweeten mixture with as much honey a necessary to make draught tolerable. Mixture will be full of lumps...keep them...just add them in...Cool and store in well-sealed jars…like mayonnaise or peanut butter jars. Keep at room temperature.



Adults: 2 Tbsp in a cup of tea for as toddy

every 4-6 hours…daily…until well

12 – 16 1 Tbsp in a cup of tea for as toddy

every 4-6 hours…daily…until well

Younger than 12 take 1 tsp mix in a cup of tea…as hot as can stand

every 6-8 hours until well