The Master Tonic is a fermented elixir for prevention, flu, or travel. It is anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-parasitic, and anti-fungal.
The Master Tonic is a must-have remedy for flu season or when traveling overseas. It is potently anti-viral, anti-parasitic, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal. It requires no refrigeration and lasts indefinitely with no special storage conditions.
This post details how to make the Master Tonic and why it is so effective as a homemade, totally natural anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-parasitic remedy.
Note that the Master Tonic is not to be confused with the Master Cleanse.
Who needs Tamiflu with all its dangerous side effects when you have the Master Tonic, with no side effects, in your back cupboard?
I have a friend who coordinates missionaries overseas to third world countries who told me that the missionaries she knows always take this remedy with them when traveling.
The Master Tonic keeps forever, so make it now before you need it!
This tonic is extremely powerful because all the ingredients are fresh. Its power should not be underestimated. This formula is a modern-day plague remedy and can help prevent or cure the most chronic conditions and stubborn diseases. It stimulates maximum blood circulation while putting the best detoxifying herbs into the blood.
The Master Tonic remedy is not just for the sniffles, it has helped to turn around the deadliest infections resistant to antivirals, antifungals, and antibiotics. It can be used in combination with conventional treatments as necessary.
How to Make the Master Tonic
Make plenty as the Master Tonic does not need refrigeration and lasts indefinitely without any special storage conditions.
The healthiest Master Tonic is made with homemade apple cider vinegar brewed with raw honey.
If you don’t have time to do this, then be sure to buy only raw ACV packed in glass bottles. Never buy it packaged in plastic, as the acidity of the ACV will leach toxins into the vinegar.
Prep Tip
These ingredients can make your eyes water and burn while you are chopping and grating.
I put a large cutting board on my (cool!) stovetop and turn on the fan above the range on high. This allows me to chop everything without discomfort.
Minimizing Time Spent
I’ve recently noticed that bags of organic, peeled, whole garlic cloves are available at some health food stores. Using these instead of peeling the garlic yourself will easily halve the time required to make this traditional tonic. It will also prevent your hands from smelling like garlic for 2 days!
Nightshade Allergy?
If you have an allergy to nightshade vegetables, substitute grated turmeric root for the cayenne pepper or double up on the onion or garlic.
Video Tutorial
The video included with the recipe below details visually how to make the master tonic and why it is so beneficial. It is sometimes easier to learn with pictures than words. This tutorial is especially helpful while you are in the kitchen making it for the first time. Just follow along!
Dosage
The dosage for the Master Tonic is 1 or 2 ounces, two or more times daily. Swish and swallow.
Don’t dilute with water if you can avoid it. Mix with food if you have to, but best to take it full strength on its own.
If it makes you gag because it is strong tasting, try stimulating this acupressure point to temporarily halt the gag reflex.
For ordinary infections, a dose taken 5-6 times a day will deal with most conditions.
It can be used during pregnancies and is safe for children (use smaller doses or mix with some honey for children over age 1). Not recommended for children younger than age 1 unless under the advice of a physician.
It is the ultimate food-as-medicine. This traditional tonic is completely non-toxic.
Master Tonic Recipe
The Master Tonic is a must-have remedy for flu season or when traveling overseas. It is potently anti-viral, anti-parasitic, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal. It requires no refrigeration and lasts indefinitely with no special storage conditions.
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh chopped garlic preferably organic
- 1 cup fresh chopped onion preferably organic
- 1 cup fresh grated ginger root preferably organic
- 1 cup fresh grated horseradish root preferably organic
- 1 cup fresh chopped cayenne peppers or any hot peppers seasonally available preferably organic
- 1 quart raw apple cider vinegar
- 1 half gallon mason jar
Instructions
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Fill a half gallon glass mason jar 3/4 of the way full with equal parts by volume of the above fresh chopped and grated herbs (1 cup each works well). Wear gloves when chopping the hot peppers.
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Fill jar to the top with raw ACV. Close the lid tightly and shake.
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Shake at least once a day for two weeks, and then filter the Master Tonic mixture through a clean piece of cloth, bottle and label.
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Make sure that when you make this tonic that you shake it every time you walk by it, a minimum of once per day. Remember that all the herbs and vegetables for the Master Tonic should be fresh and organically grown if possible. Use dried herbs only in an emergency.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
Use only fresh and preferably organically grown herbs if possible as this will make the most potent and effective Master Tonic. Substitute dried bulk herbs only in an emergency if fresh is unavailable.
If one of the ingredients is not available (fresh horseradish is difficult during certain times of the year), then substitute another hot pepper such as habanero.
Fire Cider vs Master Tonic
Fire cider is a very similar immunity-boosting tonic to the Master Tonic. The primary difference is that most versions of fire cider contain honey to mitigate the strong taste.
Fire cider is available for purchase from a number of companies in recent years.
This brand is one of the best if you prefer not to make your own full strength Master Tonic at home. However, homemade is more potent and cost-effective per dose.
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hi,so is this to be taken daily or only when sick?~Thanks~
I have a two year old daughter who was recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She started displaying "symptoms" this past summer when she was 20 months old and had a bad cold virus that left her with a rash on her body for two weeks. I really feel that her body is still fighting this virus as she seems to catch a cold every couple of weeks. I am interested in trying a natural kid friendly antiviral, but not sure how she'd do with peppers. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
I make this but I add local honey until it is acceptable to the family’s palate. I goes away quickly so make plenty.
Regarding Lyme disease, in my lay opinion, I don't believe the Master Tonic is the appropriate approach. It is my belief that Lyme disease as it is treated by conventional medicine is flawed. It is not an infection per se but simply a symptom of auto immune disease which has its roots in severe gut imbalance. Rebalancing the gut with proper diet and getting a therapeutic probiotic would be the best approach. I would suggest the book "Gut and Psychology Syndrome" by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride MD for guidance on how to resolve auto immune issues by rebalancing the gut.
Lyme disease is a vector-borne disease, meaning that it is carried from one host to another by an athropod that feeds on blood. This includes ticks and mosquitoes. It is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. http://www.symptomfind.com/health/lyme-disease-from-a-tick-bite/
This is a micro-organism in the blood that is a parasite. Parasites need specific intervention to be irradiated.
Make sure lyme disease is treated properly, or it will never go away. It will just get worse.
Yes, take it until you feel better and that your body has the infection under control.
How do you think this will do against a possible Lyme disease infection?
How many days do you take it? Until you feel better?
I've used this for years and my kids have slowly acclimated to the taste. I started out diluting it with filtered water, then upping the amounts. Now my oldest takes it straight.
I can have all the ingredients except the peppers. Will it work without them?
It won’t be as potent. Cutting corners isn’t worth the time to make it, IMO. I would get some … whole foods has a great selection. Just got some jalapenos this morning. Get the hottest peppers you can.
we use it all the time too. works great. had a friend kick mono n 3 days. another got rid of a serieous sinus infection when the doctors wanted to do surgery!
It sounds like a good concoction and I bet it works but you have to admit it's not going to do much for anyone's social life.
I have used this preparation for years. My family swears by it. They have a hard time with the taste and the heat of it though and they are grown children so I'm not sure how a young child would react. Definitely best not to go with a higher heat that Jalapeno or Cayenne peppers. The original recipe by Richard Schulze, University of Natural Healing, is based on a tonic by John Christopher and it said to use the hottest peppers available. LOL! I used a Habenero & Jalepeno mixture once and it was really nasty! I buy the jars of organic AC vinegar to use and then pour the finished "brew" back into them and label them accordingly. I usually make a 2 1/2 gallon pickle jar full and I think that comes out to about 7 vinegar jars when finished.