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Re: 101 natural health and medicinal remedies

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:29 pm
by JoseyJo
neat lavender essential oil (again!) for minor burns (e.g. on hand from hot oven, iron etc.) - cool area for few mins first with cold water, then when completely cool apply a few drops of neat EO. Often completely prevents blistering - magic!

Re: 101 natural health and medicinal remedies

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 4:54 am
by okra
To treat mouth ulcers. Make a gargle using two teaspoons of coriander seeds boiled in water. Once cooled, strain and use the gargle 3-4 times a day.

Re: 101 natural health and medicinal remedies

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:01 am
by Cligereen
Eating fresh pineapple helps to clear mouth ulcers, it's the bromelaine in it that does the business.

Re: 101 natural health and medicinal remedies

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 10:04 am
by wabbit955
42. feverfew for head aches best eaten in a tomatoe sandwich
43. inside banana skin fot insect bites
44. tea tree fot vercua
45. elderberries for colds

Re: 101 natural health and medicinal remedies

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:38 am
by Annemieke
Re mouth ulcers.
Speaking for myself, I always get them when I lack zinc. So though you can deal with them in many ways, to prevent getting them it's good to eat more shellfish (oysters!), peas/beans, yoghurt, (pea)nuts, whole grains and seeds.
Meat eaters are less likely to get a deficiency, as it's plentiful in liver and red meat.

Re: 101 natural health and medicinal remedies

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 8:51 am
by happyhippy
Garlic tablets for colds etc.Before I met my OH,he used to get regular colds.My herbalist mate told me years ago to take two garlic tablets per day,everyday which wards off any bugs.I haven't had a cold for 25 years!I put my OH onto them when we first met and he hasn't had a cold for the 12 years I've known him lol.

Re: 101 natural health and medicinal remedies

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:46 pm
by fruitfly
Can blackcurrant leaves be used as a remedy for something?

Re: 101 natural health and medicinal remedies

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 3:29 am
by ina
Seems to be used for urinary tract infections and rheumatism.

Re: 101 natural health and medicinal remedies

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:55 pm
by Green Aura
You can make tea with them, but I don't know what it tastes like. As ina says, it's associated with urinary tract can have a diuretic effect.