Is it permitted to use food (including wine and oil) for non-eating purposes such as anointing the body, sprinkling floors, or medicinal use?
Synopsis
Using food for non-eating purposes such as body anointing, floor sprinkling, or medicine is disputed. The Magen Avraham broadly permits when needed; the Biur Halacha restricts to customary practices; healing purposes are universally permitted.
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