Mix:
1/2 pint of honey
2 Tbsp lemon juice
2 jiggers brandy
1 tsp cayenne pepper
Mix all this up together, refrigerate.
Take 1 tablespoon full (when coughing) or once an hour.
This mixture heats up the blood vessels in the throat and soothes the cough, the cayenne acting as a blood cleanser.(Courtesy of Sarevadin)
Canker Sores
#1)
Mix:
1/4 cup hydrogen peroxide
1/8 tsp salt
1 glass very warm/hot water
Rinse mouth with solution, spit, then rinse again with solution.
Repeat several times a day for about a week.
#2)
Sage and Thyme Mouthwash
Alleviate painful canker sores with a mouthwash brewed from the antiseptic herbs sage and thyme.
Use 1 tablespoon each of the fresh herbs per cup of water.
Brew in hot water, cool. Use as a gargle three times daily.
Genital Herpes
The following are immune boosters and viral inhibitors reported to aid the body in the suppression of symptoms of the herpes virus. There is no cure fo iether of these diseases.
L-lysine (amino acid) 500-1,000 mg daily
Astralgus
Echinacia
Goldenseal
Osha Root
Licorice Root
Myrrh
Red Clover
Garlic
Insect Repellent
For repelling insects on skin mix the following essential oils:
1 teaspoon pennyroyal
1 teaspoon citronella
1 teaspoon eucalyptus
1 teaspoon rosemary
1 teaspoon tansy
Shake oils in 1 cup of cold-pressed vegetable oil.
Store away from heat and light.
Use by rubbing a small amount between the palms of your hands, then apply to any exposed skin.
Avoid getting any into the eyes.
Reapply as necessary.
Discontinue if a rash develops.
Scars/Scar Tissue/Stretch Marks
Mix
1 ounce peanut oil
1/2 tsp dissolved lanolin
2 ounces camphorated oil
or
Camphorated oil
Tincture of myrrh
Olive oil
or
Tincture of myrrh
Head Lice
(This formula developed by Maggie Tisserand author of Aromatherapy for Women)
25 drops rosemary oil
25 drops lavender oil
13 drops geranium oil
12 drops eucalyptus oil
1/3 cup cold-pressed vegetable oil
1) Combine all.
2) Divide hair into small sections
3) saturate each section from roots to ends of hair.
All areas of hair and scalp MUST be saturated.
4) Put on a snug fitting shower cap to prevent evaporation of the oils or wrap plastic wrap around hair and scalp.
CAUTION: VERY IMPORTANT
If plastic is used, the child must be under constant supervision to avoid accidental suffocation.
5) Remove shower cap or plastic wrap after 2 hours.
6) Shampoo well, rinse well. Comb with fine toothed comb.
7) Repeat every 3 days untril no longer needed.
