Herb Of The Month!
As we rediscover the value of herbs for healthy healing, one of the best health investments is a basic herbal medicine chest kit, so that useful remedies will be on hand when you need them. An herbal first aid kit is a safe way to cope with everyday healing problems, and temporary or non-serious health conditions. It can handle many problems immediately and simply save you hundreds of dollars in doctor bills, and keep you from a traumatic, time consuming visit to a medical clinic. The choices in the following kit are easy to use, inexpensive, gentle enough for children and effective for adults.
*For colds, flu and chest congestion: elder/yarrow/peppermint tea for sniffles; mullein oil for earaches, lavender or eucalyptus steams or hot ginger compresses for chest congestion, a Echinacea/golden seal/ myrrh combination as a natural antibiotic.
*For coughs, sore throats: loquat syrup or licorice/wild/slippery elm tea for coughs, zinc source herbal extract for sore throat, herbal throat drops, aloe vera juice or tea tree oil gargle.
*For Burns: aloe vera gel, calendula gel, pau d'arco gel, tea tree oil. comfrey root/ wheat germ oil/ honey compress, St. John's wort oil, dip cotton balls in strong fresh ginger juice or strong black tea and apply.
*For allergies: bee pollen granules ( begin with small doses and gradually increase to about 1 teaspoon), ginkgo biloba (helps inactivate allergens). Antioxidants are a key: consider grape seed extract, quercetin with bromelain, CoQ10,, Ester C powered with bioflavonoids.)
*For cold/canker sores: L-lysine; dumontlaceae, a red marine algae, an immunomodulatory and antiviral agent works topically as well as internally in controlling and reducing herbs simples virus populations; aloe vera, an antiviral soothes and dries out sores, and promotes healing; peppermint oil and lemon balm are antiviral against herpes.
*For Immune support and to rebuilt the system from illness: panax ginseng, Echinacea, ashwagandha, Siberian ginseng, licorice root, astragalus's, ligustrum, goldenseal, ginger, codonopsis, suma, yellow dock, dandelion, cayenne, aloe vera, propolis and immune-enhancing mushrooms (reishi, maltake, and shiitake).
*For cuts, wounds, scrapes, and scars: ginseng skin repair gel, par d' arco/calendula a gel, witch hazel compresses, comfrey/aloe salve, also very gel, Deva Flowers First Aid Remedy extract, tea tree oil.
*For Fungal Infections like athlete's foot, ringworm and nail fungus: tea tree oil, grapefruit seed extract, black walnut extract, golden seal/ myrrh solution, pau d'arco/dandelion/ gentian gel.
*For parasite infections (intestinal worms, amoebic dysentery, glardia): black walnut hulls or pau d'arco/ Echinacea extract, and cayenne/garlic caps after every meal for 2 weeks. Effective vermifuge herbs include myrrh, valerian, una da gato extracts, barberry tea, Goldenseal caps work especially for glardia.
*For minor bacterial and viral infections: Echinacea/goldenseal/myrrh combination, white pine/bayberry capsules for first aid; osha root tea, usnea extract, St. John's wort/lomatlum extract.
*For rashes, itching, swelling, from insect bites or other histamine reactions: antihistamine marshmallow/bee pollen/white pine capsules, calendual/par d'arco gel, comfrey/plantain ointment, tea tree oil, aloe vera gel, Echinacea/St. John's wort/ white willow capsules.
*For pain, cramping and headache relief: lavender compresses, black cohosh/skullcap extract, pepper- mint oil rubs, comfrey compresses, rosemary tea or steam, ginkgo biloba or feverfew extract.
These are just a few of the items I keep in my medicine chest. Next month with the coming of cold and flu season, I will share the rest of my cabinet with you.
Have a healthy harvest and a lovely fall season!
In light,
Vicki
Dr. Vicki Monroe has been seeing the loved ones who have passed since the age of three. Make an appointment today to hear from the loved ones that have crossed. Love is ever lasting, and she is the proof that delivers! You can contact her at 207-499-0067 for a phone reading, or schedule a personal session.
She is also a contributing staff writer for this magazine, as well as a published author, television personality, radio host, and international speaker. For more information on Dr. Monroe you can check her website at www.vickimonroe.com
