| Ailments & Herbal Medicine Page ~ 4 NERVES Herbs Used: Black Cohosh, Cayenne, Valerian, Ginger, St. Johnswort, Hops, Wood Betony Other uses: Headaches, Anxiety, Stress PMS Herbs Used: Evening Primrose Oil, Dong Quai, Vitex Other uses: Menstrual regulation, Painful breasts POISON IVY/OAK Herbs Used: Burdock, Mullein, Yellow Dock (bathing in a peppermint tea bath will relieve the itching as well as aid in drying up the oak/ivy) Other uses, Itching, Insect Bites PROSTATE Herbs Used: Black Cohosh, Licorice, Kelp, Gotu Kola, Ginger, Cayenne, Juniper, Uva Ursi, Taheebo, Saw Palmetto, Cat's Claw Other uses: Bladder, Liver, Spleen REDUCING WEIGHT Herbs Used: Chickweed, Licorice, Safflower, Echinacea, Black Walnut, Hawthorn, Papaya, Fennel, Dandelion Other uses: Energy, Cleanser RINGWORM Yellow dock (roots or leaves) steeped in vinegar and allowed to cool. SEXUAL DESIRE Stimulant: Damiana, Ginseng, Saw Palmetto, Gotu Kola Depressant: Hops, Scullcap, Valerian SKIN Herbs Used: Horsetail, Sage, Rosemary Other uses: Hair, Nails SORE THROAT TEA Equal parts of Sage and Rosemary, with a spoonful of honey. Pennyroyal tea with honey is also good, but do not take during pregnancy. STRETCH MARKS 1/2 tsp. borax 2 tsp. boiling water 4 T. petroleum jelly 4 T. olive oil 1 Vitamin E capsule (oil inside) Dissolve borax in boiling water. Melt petroleum jelly and olive oil over low heat until liquid. Add borax mixture. Stir to mix thoroughly. Remove from heat. Stir in vitamin E oil . Beat as the mixture cools to emulsify. Store in the refrigerator (recipe can be doubled or tripled, etc.) STOP SMOKING Herbs Used: Hops, Scullcap, Slippery Elm, Valerian, Lobelia Other uses: Cough, Nerves, Stress THYROID Herbs Used: Irish Moss, Kelp, Parsley, Black Walnut, Sasparilla Other uses: Fatigue, Glands, Lymphatic System TIRED EYES Cover the eyes with any of the following and lie down in a darkened room. Be sure to keep the eyes closed! Cold tea bags, raw potato slices, raw cucumber slices TIRED FEET Soak in a warm footbath with any of the following added; 2 Tbsp. bicarbonate of soda, 1 Tbsp. each of bicarbonate of soda and sea salt. Add 4 drops of Rosemary oil, 1 drop each of Lavender, Rosemary, and Cypress Oil. TUMORS Herbs Used: Chaparral, Red Clover, Taheebo (Pau d'arco) Other uses: Cleansing, Blood Disorders ULCERS Herbs Used: Cayenne, Goldenseal, Myrrh, Marshmallow, Calendula Other uses: Indigestion, Heartburn WOUND WASH In 1/2 cup water, mix 5 drops each Lavender and Tea-Tree Oil. Dip cotton wool in the mixture and swab the area until clean of dirt and other impurities. YEAST INFECTION Herbs Used: Cayenne, Garlic, White Oak Bark, Marshmallow, Mullein (all mixed together and used as a bolus) Other uses: Leuchorea, Vagina |
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