imput on a recipe alternative

[Guest guest]

morning good folks,

i recently received a recipe from a holistic animal list that looked

interesting.

there has been some talk on this list about wintergreen and peppermint,

which this recipe has as a listed ingredient.

i was wondering if there was a suitable alternative?

 

here's the recipe:

deep tissue repair oil

32 oz wintergreen oil

16 oz cold pressed organnic virgin olive oil

12 oz menthol crystals (must be peppermint or thyme)

2 c arnica flowers (dry)

1 c ginger root

1/2 c cayenne.

 

for one thing, this calls for alot of wintergreen with the addtion of

the peppermint, it seems like alot.

since this is for deep tissue repair, it could possible be used for a

long period of time. thus me asking

for a suitable alternative.

thanks in advance,

deb c

chillicothe, mo

[Guest guest]

Hi Deb

 

This must be macerated wintergreen oil, right - it can't be the essential oil in

that quantity! If you can't get it as a macerated oil, how about a small amount

of the essential oil. And if you can't get that how about substituting Yellow

Birch? Wintergreen's most active ingredient is methyl salycilate (sp?!) - as in

aspirin. It's pain relieving and anti-inflammatory. If you can't get any of the

above EOs, how about one of the Chamomiles? Not as powerful and physical in

action but might help.

 

I don't know anything about menthol crystals. Are they a natural extract?

Interesting that it gives you the thyme vs peppermint option ... not an obvious

swap in my opinion!

 

Kind regards.

Jane

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Debra

Monday, November 15, 2004 3:42 PM

Re: imput on a recipe alternative

 

 

morning good folks,

i recently received a recipe from a holistic animal list that looked

interesting.

there has been some talk on this list about wintergreen and peppermint,

which this recipe has as a listed ingredient.

i was wondering if there was a suitable alternative?

 

here's the recipe:

deep tissue repair oil

32 oz wintergreen oil

16 oz cold pressed organnic virgin olive oil

12 oz menthol crystals (must be peppermint or thyme)

2 c arnica flowers (dry)

1 c ginger root

1/2 c cayenne.

 

for one thing, this calls for alot of wintergreen with the addtion of

the peppermint, it seems like alot.

since this is for deep tissue repair, it could possible be used for a

long period of time. thus me asking

for a suitable alternative.

thanks in advance,

deb c

chillicothe, mo

 

 

 

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