| Ailments & Herbal Medicine Page 2 EARACHES Herbs Used: Oil of Mullein, Garlic Oil, or Lobelia Extract drops directly into the ear. ENERGY Herbs Used: Cayenne, Ginseng, Gotu Kola Other uses: Endurance, Fatigue, Memory EYE PROBLEMS Herbs Used: Goldenseal, Bayberry, Eyebright Other uses: Eyewash, Allergies, Hay fever, Cataracts FEMALE PROBLEMS Herbs Used: Black Cohosh, Ginger, Raspberry Leaf, Blessed Thistle, Dong Quai Other uses: Hormonal balance, Vaginal problems, Uterine infections FLU Herbs Used: Ginger, Cayenne, Goldenseal, Licorice Other uses: Nausea, Motion sickness FRACTURES Herbs Used: Comfrey, Horsetail, Alfalfa, Slippery Elm Other uses: Fingernails, Hair, Joints, Teeth GALL BLADDER (TO CLEANSE) Before bed, mix together the juice of 2 lemons, 4 ounces olive oil, 6 ounces Coke Classic; drink. Upon rising, take 10 ounces of magnesium citrate (available in drug stores). Do not eat until you have had your first bowel movement. Bowel movements will continue sporadically for several hours, so do this on a day you are at home! HANGOVERS Drink alot of water before going to bed, and drink more everytime you wake up during the night. Esential Oil Blend For Hangovers: Peppermint - OR - 2 drops sandalwood, 2 drops Juniper, 2 drops Grapefruit. Both these blends are designed to reduce nausea, refresh and uplift. HEADACHE INHALER In a small vial (preferably of dark glass or opaque glass) mix 10 drops Lavender oil, 10 drops Peppermint Oil, 10 drops Marjoram Oil, 10 drops Rose Oil and 5 drops Clove Oil. Carry with you and inhale to cure a headache. HEADACHE TEAS Camomile, Sage, Rosemary. Peppermint, or Wormwood. Any of these made into a tea and drunk will ease a headache. HEAD LICE 25 drops rosemary oil 25 drops lavender oil 13 drops geranium oil 12 drops eucalyptus oil 1/3 cup olive oil Saturate hair and scalp and wrap hair in plastic. Leave on for two hours. Remove plastic and add shampoo, rubbing in well. Rinse thoroughly and comb through with nit comb. Repeat three days later. -Yvonne Thomas HEART Herbs Used: Hawthorne, Cayenne, Garlic Other uses: Arteriosclerosis, Cholesterol, Circulation HEARTBURN Herbs Used: Anise seed, Fennel seed, Peppermint, Cinnamon, Lavendar INDIGESTION Drink Peppermint tea, or an infusion of half Peppermint and half Rosemary. An infusuion of equal parts Peppermint, Camomile, and Lemon Balm is also useful. Make a tea of Anise, Caraway and Peppermint. IMMUNE SUPPORT Herbs Used: pau d'arco (taheebo), Echinacea, Burdock, Spirulina, Kelp, Cat's Claw INFECTIONS Herbs Used: Echinacea, Goldenseal, Cayenne, Myrrh Other uses: Colds, Earaches, Fevers, Flu, Measles, Mumps |
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