This creation was copyrighted in her herbal course materials and featured in several of the books she authored. From its inception, she called it Fire Cider and describes it as a “spicy, hot, deliciously sweet, vinegar tonic.” Since the early 1980s, Rosemary Gladstar, an herbalist who many consider to be the godmother of American herbalism, has been teaching one such recipe to her many students and has been sharing it freely throughout the herbal community and beyond. These effective creations of “food as medicine” continue today. The exact recipes varied depending on which roots, herbs, and garden varieties were available also depending on individual needs, tastes and preferences. This mentoring was done in the garden and in the kitchen, personally and hands-on. As with all early herbal traditions, recipes were passed down from one generation to the next from healer to community, from parent or grandparent to child. For many generations, herbal medicinal recipes have been prepared by herbalists and families as a way to fight the common cold and other illnesses.
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