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Posting Date: 12/06/2004

Within a few weeks of drinking this mixture daily, I regained virtually 100 percent use of my knuckles. They had really become stiff, sore and painful to use.

A. Thank you for this remedy. Because of the apple cider vinegar and honey, it resembles some other arthritis remedies we have collected over the years. But we have never seen a recipe that calls for orange powder.

We have prepared for readers of this column a Guide to Home Remedies that includes a number of ?arthritis drinks,? including Sam Houston?s cider vinegar, apple and grape juice recipe. Anyone who would like a copy, please send $2 in check or money order with a long (no. 10) stamped (60 cents), self-addressed envelope: Graedons' People's Pharmacy, No. R-1, P. O. Box 52027, Durham, NC 27717-2027.

Q. We saw an article in your column about bad breath. My wife used to have bad breath until someone told her about parsley. As soon as she started taking parsley capsules, her bad breath stopped almost overnight.

A. Parsley is a time-honored approach to banishing bad breath. People used to chew the green leaves to cover up the odor of onions or alcohol. It is interesting to hear that parsley capsules can also help. Chlorophyll may be the ingredient that works this magic.

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In their column, Joe and Teresa Graedon answer letters from readers. Write to them in care of this newspaper or e-mail them via their Web site: www.PeoplesPharmacy.org. Their newest book is The People's Pharmacy Guide to Home and Herbal Remedies (St. Martin's Press).