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Aunt Adele was a relative to Jean-Luc Picard, known for her home remedies.

Her cure for the common cold was ginger tea with honey at 80 °C. Picard replicated Adele's "medicine" for Admiral Kennelly, who was suffering from a Cardassian virus. (TNG: "Ensign Ro")

For people having problems to sleep, she had a recipe for a warm milk toddy. One of the ingredients was nutmeg. (TNG: "Schisms", "Cause and Effect")

It was not stated whether Adele was a maternal or paternal relative of Picard. In the original script for "Ensign Ro", she was called 'Rebecca'. She was named after Star Trek assistant director Adele Simmons. (Star Trek Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., p. 2)
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