Read Princess Electra Book 4 School of Medicine Page 13

Electra stepped away from the table to make more room. "Now each of you, make your own tincture to keep in your room. You will need to shake it once a day for five weeks."

  The girls set about making their own mixtures with much talking and joking. Odval and Magsa worked on one together although Magsa did all of the actual work.

  Electra was happy with the way her students were becoming comfortable with one another. After their mixtures were completed, Electra held up another jar.

  "This is Echinacea root that has been brewing for five weeks. Today I will finish this tincture by straining it through a cloth."

  She carefully poured the tincture through the cloth, wound the cloth around the depleted root pieces and squeezed the remaining fluid from the cloth.

  "Now we have medicine, ready to use."

  "How much would you use to bring down a fever?" Isa asked.

  "A good question. Half a small spoonful two or three times a day."

  "I have sore gums," Esmeralda said. "Should I use some of that?"

  Electra handed the mixture over to Esmeralda. "Rub a little on where your gums are sore. Let me know if they are better tomorrow."

  As they began to clear the table of herbs and bottles, the front door opened and Tandor rushed in.

  "Dagon needs you at once in the clinic. We have just rescued a man half-dead from Cold Lake."

  Electra waved her students out the door. "Come along, all of you." She grabbed the Echinacea on her way out the door.