Medical use of Shemitah produce
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Question
For a sore throat I drink a little olive oil, which soothes the pain. May I drink olive oil that is from Otzar Beit Din?
Answer
A. It is forbidden to swallow Shemitah oil unless the oil is mixed with food, such as in a salad and the like.
Source
Mishnah (Shevi'it 8:1); Sukkah 40a; Jerusalem Talmud (Shevi'it 8:1–2); Rambam (Hilkhot Shemitah 5:10–11); Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chayim 328:32); Azmera LeShimcha (Shemitah, issue 3).
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