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Life Elixirs
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the Medieval Wonder Remedies
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What is a Life Elixir
Elixir Vitae?
An Essay on the Subject of Life Elixirs
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The concept of Life Elixirs is a very old one indeed.
It is rooted in Medieval Europe but not limited to Europe. Surely that the
ancients Egyptians had Life Elixirs the composition of which is lost to
time.
The entire concept of Life Elixirs as the name implies
is to restore or maintain life and health. Among these are also legendary
remedies that restore youth but these, in general, have psychic
consequences. Do not expect to easily find these.
Life Elixirs, healing and medicine itself have their
origin in Mysticism, and rightfully so. Historically, these disciplines have
held a place of high prestige and in search of this prestige many sought to
acquire this art through force of study rather than the maturing and
ennobling of the Spirit. The universal symbol of modern medicine is the
Caduceus of Hermes Trismagistus. This winged staff with intertwined serpents
is symbolic of the Hermetic Sciences of which healing is a part. This is not
a medical symbol at all, it is a mystical symbol borrowed from the
Alchemists from antiquity. (Paracelsus, Nostradamus, Nicholas Flamel,
Robert Fludd, Franz Bardon were known alchemists.) The origin of the Life
Elixirs of the Caucasian peoples is Christian mysticism.
If we accept that Divinity exists, which is witnessed
in the many, many creations all around us, it becomes obvious that all
creations are alive and actively living. It should not come as a surprise
that life is not possible without a spirit; therefore - Divinity being
Spirit - all living things must have a spiritual component.
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This concept is shocking to most people, especially “Christian” people,
because even though many belong to a spiritual sect, most people’s spiritual
belief is largely based entirely on materiality, ceremony and habit. This
fragile belief only endures for as long as things go “their way.” The
reality is that living without having a clear concept of life that is more
than merely existential is like a fish living in water without recognizing
the water, the nature of water or realizing that the water is even wet. |
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A discussion on Life Elixirs is meaningless unless
there is a correct philosophical foundation of the mechanics of what life
is. (This is very difficult to put in brief but consider for a moment; is
there anything that is not spirit?) To accept that physical life depends on
a spiritual might and influence is fundamental in understanding, not only
life itself, but also properly recognizing natural, spiritually inspired
remedies and the fundamentally very simple mechanisms that makes them work.
Life Elixirs enliven the life forces within us – spirit forces – which
intern displace what is antagonistic to life – ie. the unclean spirits,
which in this context are better known or more familiar as toxins. This
explains why there are many New Testament passages where Christ casts out
unclean spirits in order to heal. Good natural remedies are a lesser
version of the same principle. If this effect takes place in a non
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When the term spirit or spirits is
used in this context the immortal spirits of human beings and God are not
always intended. In nature there are intelligent forces at play within all
things. In this sense the Pagan view has some, albeit distorted, legitimacy.
The spirit substance referred to in mineral, plant and animal life is an
immature “physical spirit.” They are like unseen worker bees of and in
nature. They are like invisible and innumerable construction crews that
literally build plants and animals, and metamorphosize the minerals.
Paracelsus referred to them as spirit (with a small “s”) and the material
they work with as “specificum.”
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Please bear with the following explanation.
A “Life Elixir” is by definition a liquid. There are
many types of liquids. Which are the most appropriate? The choice of a
liquid carrier is predicated upon the belief that a human being is comprised
of a physical body, an astral body (the soul), and a spiritual body. All
three bodies are aligned and operating in unison and simultaneously. They
cannot be separated otherwise physical death occurs. A natural remedy is
prepared to positively and deliberately affect, either the physical body,
soul, or spirit – or any two or all three. This is achieved by the method of
preparation rather than the ingredients used. The criteria for selecting the
ingredients of a remedy are very different than how they are to be directed.
An Elixir is prepared by using alcohol, preferably made from grapes. The
alcohol becomes the medium that ultimately carries the remedy from the
physical to the soul or the spirit depending on how it is prepared. To this
day, in fact, alcohol is still referred to as a “spirit.” Grape alcohol
(brandy, cognac or grappa) is preferred because compared to say grain or
root alcohols, it is considered to be “clean.” More will be said about this
latter.
Having said this; there is also an unquestioned
understanding among the Alchemists that the Spirit and Soul link into the
physical body through the physical heart. This being the reciprocating
gateway between the activity of the physical, astral and spiritual –
remedies taken in alcohol are taken by the blood, after digestive
refinement, into the heart and from there to the soul – which once fortified
by the remedy intern acts on the physical body to heal it. A poison
(today there are many) has the exact opposite effect in addition to
possibly damaging the soul – This is the greatest tragedy of our
times.
It should be understood that every herb is a container
of accumulated material/spiritual substances gathered specifically by the
inborn, guiding intelligence of that plant. In light of this DNA is rendered
quite in adequate in explaining why things grow as they do. This inborn
intelligence differentiates itself from any other plant which is why it
forms and sustains itself as a distinct species. Intelligence – as an
attribute of Spirit – and is itself non material, therefore no material
substance has intelligence out of itself. The life of all material substance
comes out of that which is non-material that it contains or is attached to
it. This spirit substance is its actual essence.
These intelligences that are ordained to be attached
and accumulated by a plant are specific to that plant. The Angelic beings
that impart order to the physical world that are in charge of this, see to
this. There are several different types of intelligences in every plant
(ultimate material thing). There is one for every characteristic that a
plant or material may have. One for fragrance, one for each color, one for
each flavor, for each part of the plant, for the structure and shape the
plant may have, and so on, and so on.
The intelligences together build the plant from living
materials they gather (primarily from the air – believe it or not)
and cooperatively compile them into an orderliness and structure that makes
the plant a living thing.
If you can accept this explanation, then every plant is
a container of accumulated material substances ordered by specific spiritual
intelligences by their unseen spiritual activity. The total finished product
(plant, mineral, animal) will have a specific geometry, color, fragrance,
proportion that identify the characteristics of the intelligences that
assembled them and the materials (and their content) they used. This
finished form is consistent and identifiable with every species uniquely
yielding what is called a “signature.” This signature is specific to the
species and is the species, thereby, an apple tree can always be identified
as such, a horse can always be recognized as a horse, and so on and so
forth. This signature tells the person with the proper spiritual maturity
what is spiritually contained within the external structure, whether it is
clean or unclean, the purpose the form is serving within creation, for what
it might be used and much more. This is true of all living things without
exception. In Creation all things must identify themselves externally. What
God creates is identifiable only to the Godly – the ungodly are excluded
from access by their own presumption or what has been aptly called pride.
(What an ingenious safeguard to protect against defilement!) Rather than
Gods light, they are impressed by their own intelligence a.k.a. “false light.” In the darkness
of their strictly material view they are blinded - trapped by their own
pride and they live accordingly.
When plants, minerals, metals, or animal components are
combined into remedies it is their living spiritual intelligences with their
corresponding activities that actually meet, combine and work with or
against one another; the material substance itself being merely their
physical container or abode; it is what they are physically “bound” to.
Their individual activity and attributes do not change but the combination
of different spiritual intelligences change the character of the overall
combination. It is like mixing colors. Once mixed you loose the colors you
started with and a totally new color is born; once mixed they cannot be
separated. At times the combinations are sympathetic to one another and at
times antagonistic; sometimes complimentary and at times not. This is the
anatomy of a remedy; good or bad. The art of combining is less a function of
learning and more born out of maturity.
It is difficult for the average person to imagine the
unseen activities of the vital forces that govern life. In the past those
who were capable of seeing this activity were called insane by the learned
of the world; among these where the Alchemists. Many Alchemists were
persecuted for daring to talk of sound to those who could not hear and light
to those who could not see – they described a different world view – a
spiritual view. “The light shineth into the darkness, but the darkness
comprehendeth it not.” To this day modern science has no clue as to
this actual activity or its purpose. They permitted to see only the gross
materiality. As a result they cannot guide their processes, they force them.
The result is unsettled spirit substance ie. a poison. Because this poison
is very reactive it is mistaken as a remedy.
Life Elixirs were exclusively produced by the
alchemists and some of their formulas still survive. Without having a clear
view of the unseen spiritual activity around us no one could knowingly
combine the ingredients to produce a true Life Elixir.
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The "Quintessence" is another much finer ingredient that is a
part of this category of remedy. The "Quintessence" is much talked about
among would be Alchemists yet these often offer a long winded explanation of
this most sublime of substances while having no clear concept of it. The
Quintessence is literally translated as the "fifth essence." In Hermetic or
Christian Mystical theory the fifth essence is preceded by the first,
second, third and forth essences which are the element of Fire, the element
of Water, the element of Air and the element of Earth respectively. The
Fifth element is the "Akasha," which is known also as the Quintessence. The
Quintessence is "God," a substance out of which such things as belief are
born out of. This substance can be used to impregnate such things as foods,
or remedies with thoughts or desires in the same manner as when people say a
prayer over their food before eating it. With conscious effort this
can be used to guide the unseen spiritual activity within all things,
including remedies or foods, towards a predetermined or noble outcome. A
prayer said at a very high level if you will.
To put this into perspective one can view the Quintessence in the
hands of the common person as "belief." Having a strong belief will aid any
remedy in its effect. However, should someone have an absolute, unshakable
belief and a very complete understanding of the invisible workings of
physical matter, this person is then capable of actively and consciously
working within God's creation to deliberately produce effects within it.
Most peoples belief is not this plastic or workable.
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Life Elixirs have another very important property. If
they are knowingly combined because of their specific spiritual properties
then they are also conductors or attractors of similar spiritual properties
and activities. Just like copper is an excellent conductor of heat or
electricity so can these Elixirs be made to conduct or accumulate spiritual
energies in addition to those already contained from the constituent plant
ingredients through consecration (Blessing – beneficial mental
impregnation).
As “woolly” as all this may sound the concept is
actually quite simple. Based on the “misery likes company” principle, like
attracts like. Good attracts good and evil attracts evil. If someone has a
negative disposition, they will seek out like reinforcement. Even if the
negativity is very passive it can be strengthened inadvertently through the
ingestion of other similar “unclean spirits” ie toxins and poisons. Today
they are ubiquitous and attracted by the personality of an individual these
accumulation through disease actually kill their host. This is the result of
the emotional component of an ailment which is actually the impetus of all
ailments.
When used for strictly physical purposes Life Elixirs
are excellent healing remedies because they expel the accumulated wastes
where the ailment has its seat. Or, to put it more accurately; the remedy is
carried to the soul which, finding its strength through the remedy, assists
the physical body to heal the physical body and expel the toxins.
When Life Elixirs are used spiritually they are called
Fluid Condensers. To put it more accurately, since the spiritual has
precedence over the physical – Life Elixirs are actually well combined Fluid
Condensers that have practical ceremonial spiritual applications. They are
also very conducive and useful for specific spiritual activities, which is
why they are excellent healing remedies.
It must also be mentioned that an essential part of
producing a Life Elixir is the Biblical Old Testament concept of a thing
being “clean or unclean.” An unclean spirit mentioned in the Old Testament
is translated into today’s jargon as a “poison.” “Clean” does not mean its
physical appearance, but its spiritual content. Some plants, animals,
minerals and at times people are considered unclean and therefore
detrimental and should be avoided. Others are considered clean and are
beneficial and life sustaining. Plants that are clean have a fresh and
“clearing” quality about them. They do not smell bad either before ingestion
or after digestion – they have a fragrance. A Life Elixir begins with
“clean” ingredients.
Once a formula is known it must be prepared. The
preparation method is deceptively simple; using very simple implements. A
few clean pots, sealable glass or glazed earthenware, water, fruit alcohol,
clean tightly woven cloth for filtering, a stove and a clean and pure
mind/heart are all that is needed.
Since the activity within all living things is
spiritual, it must be captured/accumulated and held once extracted within a
suitable medium. If you want to capture fish and artificially preserve them
outside of their natural environment you must create their environment in
miniature to keep them – an aquarium. The same thing is done to keep natural
“essences.” Alcohol is liquid fire element who’s heat is capable of
extracting and, being a “spirit” itself, becomes the ideal medium to hold
and preserve the spirits extracted in the proposed remedy. Simple Life
Elixirs are therefore made with alcohol (brandy or any fruit derived alcohol
will do grape alcohol is best).
Life elixirs are used in very small quantities; usually
by the teaspoonful, sometimes by the drop.
We have a Life Elixir formula that is not our own. It
was formulated by the legendary Swiss physician and Alchemist Paracelsus. It
contains 18 ingredients; all of which are herbal; one of which is a herbal
combination compounded with honey to form what is called a “Theriac” or
“Electuary.” In our formula we have used the formula for Theriac Venetian
which was used by only two other people – one of course, was Paracelsus, the
other was Nostradamus. Nostradamus in Europe is known more as a physician
than for his prophetic quatrains.
There are many versions and variations derived from
this 460 years old formula which has been in constant use ever since. One
lesser, shorter version of the Paracelsus Elixir formula was found in Sweden
and became known as Swedish Bitters. Present day Swedish Bitters act as
exceptional stomach bitters but are not a Life Elixir. We have the original
complete formula from the actual medical writings of Paracelsus, and are
sure that it is authentic.
Paracelsus Elixir is very easy to
prepare. Just empty the contents of the jar it comes in into a large bottle add
1.5 liters of brandy and keep it a window for 28 days, strain it and it is ready
for use.
For those who are concerned about alcohol we have an
alcohol free formula in capsules called
Paracelsus Anti-Toxin.
This is not however an elixir, but is about 70 per cent effective when taken
with hot water.
According to the book HEALTH THROUGH GOD’S PHARMACY
by Maria Treben it has the following uses:
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According to the book HEALTH THROUGH GOD’S PHARMACY
by Maria Treben it has the following uses:
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If they are frequently
breathed in or sniffed, the base of the skull is moistened or a moistened
cloth applied to the head, they dispel pain and dizziness and strengthen the
brain and memory. |
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They help dim eyes and take
away redness and all pain, even if the eyes are inflamed. They rid them of
spots and cataracts, if the corners are moistened in time or a moistened
piece of cloth is applied to the closed lids. |
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Pustulas and eczema of all
kinds, as scabs in the nose or elsewhere on the body, are healed, if they
often and well moistened. |
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For toothache a tablespoon of
these drops is taken with a little water and kept in the mouth for a little
while or the aching tooth is moistened. The pain soon eases and the
putrefaction disappears. |
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Blisters on the tongue or
other infirmities of the tongue are frequently moistened with the drops and
healing soon occurs. |
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If the throat is hot or
inflamed, so that food is swallowed with difficulty, these drops are
swallowed slowly, morning, noon and evening and they take away the heat and
heal the throat. |
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For stomach cramps , 1
tablespoon is taken. |
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For colic , 3 tablespoons full
are taken slowly, one after the other, and relief will soon be felt.
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They rid the body of wind and
cool the liver, eliminate all troubles of the intestines and stomach and
help constipation. |
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An excellent remedy for
stomach disorders, if the digestion is faulty or food cannot be kept down.
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They are beneficial for pain
in the gall bladder. 1 tablespoonful daily in the morning and evening and at
night, compresses and soon all pain will disappear. |
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For dropsy , 1 tablespoonful
in white wine is taken in the morning and evening for 6 weeks. |
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For pain and buzzing in the
ear a piece of cotton wool is moistened and put into the ear. It is very
beneficial and brings back lost hearing. |
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For morning sickness , 1
tablespoon of the drops in red wine is given in the morning for 3 days, half
an hour later a walk is taken, then breakfast, but no milk. |
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In the last 14 days of
pregnancy if 1 tablespoon of the drops is taken mornings and evenings, it
promotes the birth. For easy expelling of the afterbirth, a teaspoonful is
given every 2 hours, until the afterbirth is expelled without pain.
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If, after a birth when the
milk dries up, inflammation develops, it quickly subsides if a moistened
piece of cloth is applied. |
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They expel worms, even
tapeworms, in children and adults, the amount taken by children being
according to age. A piece of cloth moistened with drops is applied to the
navel and kept moist. |
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They rid children of pustulas.
The children are given these drops according to age, diluted with water. If
the pustulas start to dry up they are moistened frequently with these drops
and no scars will develop. |
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For jaundice very soon all
complaints disappear, if 1 tablespoon of these drops is taken 3 times daily
and compresses are applied to the swollen liver. |
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They open all haemorrhoids,
heal the kidneys, rid the body of all unnecessary liquids without further
treatment, taking away melancholy and depression and improve appetite and
digestion. |
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Haemorrhoids are reduced, if,
in the beginning, they are moistened frequently and if the drops are taken
internally, especially before going to bed, they soften the haemorrhoids.
Externally, a cotton ball moistened with the drops is applied. It makes the
remaining blood flow and relieves the burning. |
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If someone has fainted, open
his mouth if required, give him 1 tablespoon of the drops and he will come
to. |
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This remedy rids you of the
pain of spasm (cramps) so that it will cease in time. |
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For consumption take them
daily in the morning on an empty stomach and continue the treatment for 6
weeks. |
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If the menstrual flow ceases
for a woman or is too heavy, she takes these drops 3 days and repeats it 20
times. They will, what is too much, quieten and, what is too little, even
out. |
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This remedy also helps cure
"whites". |
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If someone is afflicted with
epilepsy, he has to be given these drops on the spot and he should then take
this remedy exclusively, since it strengthens the affected nerves as well as
the body and rids it of all sickness. |
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They heal lameness and rid you
of dizziness and indisposition. |
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They heal also hot pustulas
and erysipelas. |
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If someone has fever, be it
hot or cold, and is very weak, he is given 1 tablespoonful of the drops and
the patient, if he is not overloaded with other medications, will in a short
time come to, the pulse will start to beat again and the fever, no matter
how high it was, will pass and the patient will soon be better. |
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The drops also heal cancer,
old pock marks, warts and chapped hands. If the wound is old or festering or
proud flesh has developed, everything is washed well with white wine and a
piece of cloth moistened with the drops is laid upon it. |
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They heal, without danger, all
wounds, be they from a stab or a hit, if they are moistened frequently. A
piece of cloth is taken, moistened with the drops and the wounds covered
therewith. They take away the pain in a short time, permit no blemish or
putrefication and heal also old wounds which are caused by a shot. If there
are holes, the drops are sprinkled into the wound which need not necessarily
be cleaned beforehand. Through repeated applying of the moistened cloth
healing occurs in a short time. |
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They take away scars, even if
very old, wounds and cuts if moistened up to 40 times with them. All the
wounds heal and leave no scars. |
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They heal all fistulas, even
if they seem incurable, be they as old as may be. |
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They heal all burns and
scalds, be they caused by fire, hot water or fat, if the injuries are
moistened frequently. No blisters form, the heat is taken out and even
festering blisters are healed. |
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They serve against swellings
and bruises, be they caused by a blow or a fall. |
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If someone cannot eat with
appetite, they bring back the lost taste. |
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In anaemia they bring back the
lost color, if taken for a period in the morning. They cleanse the blood and
form new blood and promote circulation. |
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Rheumatic pains in the limbs
are eased if the drops are taken morning and evening and a moistened cloth
is applied to the aching parts. |
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They heal frost bitten hands
and feet, even if there are open parts, if a moistened cloth is applied as
often as possible, but especially at night. |
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For corns, a cotton ball,
moistened with the drops, is applied and kept moist. After three days the
corns fall out or can be removed painlessly. |
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They heal too bites of mad
dogs and other animals, if taken internally, since they heal and destroy all
poison. A moistened cloth is laid upon the wounds. |
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For plague and other
infectious diseases it is well to take them repeatedly since they heal
plague boils and swellings even if already in the throat. |
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He who cannot sleep at night
takes these drops before going to bed. For nervous sleeplessness a piece of
cloth moistened with diluted drops is laid upon the heart. |
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A drunk can be sober on the
spot with two tablespoonfuls. |
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He who takes these drops
mornings and evenings daily needs no further medication, since they
strengthen the body, tone up the nerves and the blood, take away the
trembling of the hands and feet. In short they take away all illness. The
body stays supple, the face young and beautiful. |
And many, many other uses.
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