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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1-2 ounces, 2-6 times per day?!
Might you mean 1-2 tsp? 2 oz=1/4 cup!
Hi! How would you recommend using the master tonic to decrease parasites and candida? I’m thinking about using it to decrease any bad bugs while taking probiotics and feeding the good guys.
Thanks,
Heather
Tx for posting this Sarah! When was this post first posted?
Will try to make this in the Netherlands, and also your ACV with honey. Any raw honey will do I guess?
Bless you!
I made the master tonic 2 weeks ago, but I still have some left from December, 2017. Do you think it’s still good? It has been stored in the fridge in a dark infinity jar. (Just in case we need it before the new batch is done). Thank you!
Hi Deborah, it should almost certainly still be fine. I’ve never had a batch go off before using it up. Use your best judgment when you open up the jar. If it has mold, then toss. Otherwise if it smells and looks fine (it will smell strong of course) then if it was me, I would use it 🙂
Hi Sarah,
Thanks for the recipe! I made a couple of batches of tonic but forgot about one jar in the back of my pantry. It has been sitting for about a year. Is the tonic still okay to use? Or should I toss it?
Thanks!
Should still be fine!
Perfect! Thanks again!
I am a 47-year-old healthy female with no health issues. I tried the first dose of my homemade Master Tonic full strength this morning on an empty stomach. It was so powerful that it actually frightened me a bit. I got a warm sensation immediately that seemed to be almost vascular. It soon subsided and I felt fabulous afterward. But the feeling was so profound I felt I needed to do more research before moving forward using it or recommending it to my aging parents.
Is this normal? I remember “increased blood flow” as being one of the benefits.
Yes, this is normal. Take it easy and perhaps use with food until you adjust. It is indeed powerful! For the elderly, they should be even more careful! Use your best judgment with caution and prudence as your guide. For my elderly relatives, I would use half the dose with food and gauge how to proceed from there.
I have seen another recipe exactly like this except Vodka is used in place of the ACV. Just wondering what your thoughts are on the use of Vodka (at least 80 proof) are? Thank you!
I don’t use vodka because it is alcohol (obviously!) and this is not something I want to give my kids several doses of throughout the day … every day as a preventative or if they are sick. ACV is a safer and healthier option all around. Not sure why anyone would use vodka unless it was an emergency and ACV wasn’t available. Another problem … most vodka comes from grains highly sprayed with glyphosate. You can get potato vodka and organic vodka, but these are both so much more expensive than raw organic ACV.
Sarah
Would this work for the kind of viral pneumonia associated with COVID-19?
I have no idea as this is an entirely new virus to the human race. It’s the most potent natural anti-viral and there is already a shortage of anti-viral drugs due to the pandemic, so it would be foolish not to have some on hand.
I was speaking to someone today that said they make something similar but with tumeric and spices. Would it add even more benefits to add tumeric to this recipe or would it harm the tonic? Also, I was told to take some activated charcoal after to dispose of all the “destroyed” viral/bacterial stuff. Thoughts? Thanks!!
I would suggest making it as is … if you want to add some freshly ground turmeric at the time you drink it, that’s fine.
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