Sweetgum Ball Tincture

Have you heard the hype about SGB Tincture?  
Liquidambar styraciflua is a large tree that is common in the southern United States and is valued for its pretty leaves and hard spiky fruits.  It’s the sweet gums green fruits that are a source of shikimic acid which is the active ingredient in medicines like Tamiflu®.
To use it,  take 1 teaspoon every 3-4 hours when you know you have a virus.  If the taste is objectionable to you, you could put the teaspoon of tincture in a cup of water or even tea and drink it.
For keeping viruses at bay, take 1 teaspoon in a cup of hot water each day during flu season.