The Story of the Four Thieves ~ Fact or Fiction?

The Four Thieves. Doesn't that sound like the title for a medieval mystery book or something like the Cadfael Mysteries? It's not. It's a blend of clove, cinnamon, eucalyptus, rosemary (with lemon) used to fight infections. (NOTE:  The recipe varies.)

Considering the ingredients in the recipe, even if it didn't work, I wouldn't mind drinking it. It has all the herbs and spices I like! But according to many, The Four Thieves is not legend or folklore, it's a FACT. Several years back I accepted an invitation to add links to a Pinterest Group Board which shares information about Natural Remedies and Healthy Lifestyle.  My friend who started this board wrote an article about the Four Thieves. As of today, that board has over 30,000 followers. No surprise really. It seems every other day there is a short advertisement or infomercial on television advising people who had taken a particular prescription medication that they may be entitled to damages and to contact some law firm about it. It's very disheartening. People don't go to a doctor so they can sue him or her later for the drugs prescribed to cure their ailments that didn't work! DUH!

More and more people are turning … or should I say returning … to natural remedies. My mother believed in herbal medicine. We had a vine growing in our backyard called cerasea. She swore it cured everything!!! I am not a healthcare professional so I am not sure if there is a fine line of distinction between holistic healthcare, or alternative medicine, or natural remedies (nauropathic medicine). To me they are all the same in that, i.e. from my point of view, they suggest a cure or possible cure for an ailment that does not result in 20+ other symptoms or health problems that you didn't have before you started taking the mainstream treatment and prescribed medication.

What People Say About "The Four Thieves"  

Some say there was a medication invented by 4 thieves and it helped as a treatment for those suffering from bubonic plague or "The Black Death".  Supposedly the thieves stole from graves of people who had died from the plague but for some reason they never got infected.  (O.o)

The true story or maybe it's just legend … nobody knows for sure … the tale is that four thieves were stealing the corpses of people who had died from the bubonic plague or the Black Death. The authorities finally caught them and wanted to know why they weren't dying. They agreed to tell their “healing secret” but only in exchange for clemency. The tale may be a total fiction but it's a FACT that many people have been using the 4 Thieves essential oil (some call it "vinegar") for centuries.

There is a lot circulating on the Internet about this.  Below are a few information links for you to glean additional details.  

• Four Thieves: From medicine to magick | Spiral Nature Magazine

• Thieves Vinegar - Immune Booster and Germ Killer

• Four Thieves Vinegar Spray | Mother Earth Living

• 8 Impressive Thieves Essential Oil Benefits & Uses | Organic Facts

• Thieves Oil - 50 Ways To Use Thieves Essential Oil - All Things Mamma

Have you ever tried the 4 Thieves Remedy?

Or do you think it's just folklore and the herbs have no use against infection or any practical health application?

(P.S. Sure wish there was a natural remedy for COVID-19 that people all around the world had access to.)

***NOTE: This is republished content, previously posted via my blog.

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