Medical use of Shemitah produce
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Question
Q. I have edible herbs that are good both for food and for natural medicine, and they have spoiled somewhat so that people no longer usually eat them this way, but in this state we give them to a rabbit and it eats them happily, and for medicinal use they are still good. Is this permitted?
Answer
A. Food that has spoiled and is no longer fit for human consumption: there are those who say that if it is still fit for animal consumption, one may not make medicine for a person from it.
Source
M. Rosh (Shevi'it 7:2); Biur HaGra (Shevi'it 7:1); Chazon Ish (Shevi'it, siman 13, se'if katan 24); Zimra LeShimcha (Shemittah, issue 3).
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