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Cream of Tartar is used as a home and kitchen remedy to help treat high blood pressure, urinary tract infection, sore throat and arthritis. Cream of Tartar (Potassium bitartrate, Potassium hydrogen tartrate) is an acidic salt that is most commonly used for baking and cooking purposes. Cream of tartar is best known for helping stabilize and give more volume to beaten egg whites. It is an ingredient in some brands of baking powder.
And please tell us it has nothing to do with the tartar that dentists talk about... Ok, the good news first: cream of tartar is completely unrelated to teeth. Whew! In fact, it's an acidic by-product from the process of making wine.