Adele (aunt)

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 sleeping, she had a recipe for a warm milk toddy. One of the ingredients was nutmeg. (TNG: "Schisms", "Cause And Effect")

This character was only mentioned in dialogue.

In the original script for "Ensign Ro", she was called 'Rebecca'.

Aunt Adele was named after Star Trek assistant director Adele Simmons. (Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 2, p. 10) An image of Simmons appeared in the Aunt Adele entry of Star Trek Encyclopedia, 1st ed., p. 2, it did not appear in later editions.