Mama's Home Remedies: Discover Time-Tested Secrets of Good Health and the Pleasures of Natural Livin, Svetlana Konnikova [classic fiction .TXT] 📗

Elf of the Rose, 1839

Under the Willow Tree, 1853

The Little Elder Tree, 1872

The Buckwheat, 1842

The Snowdrop, 1863

Little Ida’s Flowers, 1835

The Candles, 1870

294 ^ Mama’s Home Remedies

Publications and Periodicals

Cheraskin, E., MD., DMD., Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, 9:1, first quarter 1994, p.39-45

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 103:559 -62, 1999

Chinese Herbal Remedies in Childhood Eczema, The Lancet, March 31, 1990, 795

Health, United States, 2002 with Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans, National Center for Health Statistics Report, September 12, 2002

Center for Disease Control National Center for Health Statistics, May 27, 2004 (20-page full text PDF report).

National Institutes of Health, National Health, Lung and Blood Institute. Data release for World Asthma Day, May 2001.

National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2001 Summary

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Emergency Department Summary.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Web site.

President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety to Children. Asthma and the Environment: A Strategy to Protect Children. Revised May 2000.

Research on essential foundation: Chapter 14—Outdoor Recreation in America’s Parks and Recreation, August 2002; http:uuufindarticles.com The Teachings of Integral Yoga by Sri Swani Satchidananda, www.yogavil e.org U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “Tracking Healthy People 2010.” Section 24—Respiratory Diseases, November 2000. The national data system I, the National Hospital Discharge Survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. http://www.cgc.gov

Resources @ 295

Useful Addresses / Herbal Suppliers

You can buy and learn more about herbs, nutritional supplements and natural foods by contacting the companies and organizations below. Many of them have Web addresses. Keep in mind that these addresses may change without notice. Inclusion in the following list doesn’t indicate endorsement of any company or organization by the author or publisher.

Avena Botanicals, 219 Mill St.

Diamond Organics, 1272 Highway 1

Rockport, ME 04856

Moss Landing, CA 95039

tel: 207.594.0694 M fax: 866.282.8362

tel: 888.674.2642 M fax: 888.888.6777

http://www.avenaherbs.com

http://www.diamondorganics.com

Blessed Herbs, 109 Bare Plains Road

Herb Pharm

Oakham, MA 01068

202260 Williams Hwy

tel: 1-800-489-HERB (4372)

Williams, OR 97544

fax: 508-882-3755

tel: 541.846.6262 M fax: 800.545.7392

http://www.blessedherbs.com

http://www.herb-pharm.com

Blessed Maine Herb Farm, 257

Mayway Corporation

Chapman Ridge

1338 Mandela Street,

Athens, ME 04912

Oakland, CA 94607

tel: 207.654.2879

tel: 800-262-9929 or 510-208-3113

http://www.blessedmaineherbs.com

fax: 800-909-2828 or 510-208-3069

http://www.mayway.com

Classic Soap Shoppe, 1804 Hwy 206

Cisco, TX 76437

Frontier Natural Products Co-op

tel: 254.442.2630

P.O. Box 299, 3021 78th St.

http://www.classicsoapshoppe.com

Norway, IA 52318

tel: 800-669-3275 M fax: 800-717-4372

http://www.frontiercoop.com

296 ^ Mama’s Home Remedies

Index

A

almonds, for cleansing, 18,

animal instincts, 8–9, 10,

abrasions, 30.

38, 87

19–20

See also wound remedies

aloe vera, 12–13, 220, 245

animals: as irritants, 88, 103–4,

acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), 77

alternative medicine, 7–8, 11,

112, 120–22; as pets, 199

acne remedies, 9, 30, 99

16–17, 28

anise and anise seeds: for

Adam, Eve, and the snowdrops,

Alzheimer’s disease, 177

asthma, 218, 220; for colds,

195

amber: about, 146–48, 254;

77; essential oil from, 223;

Adams, Richard, 175

folk tales about, 131–32,

as stimulating aroma, 193

adaptation, human ability

148–49; healing properties

antibacterials: garlic, 30, 220;

for, 25

of, 127–30, 146, 148

geranium, 216; grapes,

Addison, Joseph, 84, 126

American Council for

44–45; lysozyme, 11; Mary’s

Aeschylus, 150

Headache Education, 132–33

Root powder, 103; onion,

Aesculapius/Asclepiad, 28–29

American Heart Association, 39

71; potato juice, 33; saunas,

agrimony, 101, 102

American Lung Association,

238; sphagnum moss, 15;

air pollution, 108–9, 211, 216,

85–86

trees, 61, 108–9, 238.

236

ammonia or ammonia capsule,

See also essential oils

alcohol intake, 141

215, 216

antibiotics, 11–13, 23, 73,

alimentary canal problems,

ampelotherapy, 42–45

86, 93

37, 141

anaphylaxis, incidence of, 86

antifungals, 30, 92

allergens, 88, 111–12, 193

Andersen, Hans Christian: on

anti-inflammatories: beets,

allergic contact dermatitis, 92

buckwheat, 182–83; elder

19; birch, 58; buckthorn

allergic rhinitis, 85, 86, 90–91,

tree mother story, 159; “Little

and black elder, 74;

103–4.

Ida’s Flowers,” 198, 199; on

calendula, 145; color red,

See also sinus problems

living, 3; reading stories by,

106–7; Greater celandine,

allergies: about, 85–87, 93;

225; “The Candles,” 225–26;

103; honey, 34; linden,

ailments from, 90–91;

“The Elf of the Rose,” 74–75;

79; lungwort, 82; marsh

author’s experience with, 93–“The Snowdrop,” 194, 195;

cudweed, 59, 66; pine bath,

95; irritants, 88–89; physical

“Under the Wil ow Tree,”

166, 236; potato poultice,

factors, 90; prevention of, 87,

77, 78

34; potato starch, 35; St.

95–98; symptoms of, 91–93

anemia, headaches related to,

John’s Wort, 142; white oak,

allergy remedies for adults,

138–39

61; white willow, 77

99–107

anemia, remedies for: beets,

antioxidants, 39–40

allergy remedies for children,

17, 18; lemon balm,

antiseptics: citrus fruits, 81;

113–20

144–45; nettle mixture, 102;

elder flowers, 79; garlic, 9,

almond oil, 192, 193

sweetbrier/rose hips, 64

30; grape juice, 37;

Index@ 297

antiseptics: citrus fruits, (cont.)

B

reactions, 105, 119; benefits

mold from pine tree

“Baby Vinegar” for

from, 67; for cleansing,

decomposition, 11; oak

rheumatism, 38

96–97; for energy, 188;

bark bath, 61; raspberry and

bactericidal phytoncides,

for headaches, 145;

willow bark infusion, 77

238. See also antibacterials;

preserves from, 186–87; for

anxiety, 141–42.

disinfectants

rejuvenating bath, 119, 120;

See also nervous disorders;

“Badger’s Nose” (Paustovsky),

in vitamin teas, 169, 238

sedatives; stress as distress

8–9, 10

black elder: about, 74, 82,

apple cider vinegar: for bathing,

baking soda, 73, 216

157–58; for asthma, 219;

73, 93, 191; for insomnia,

balding, garlic for, 30

for colds/cleansing, 57,

162; for rheumatism, 38.

Baltic amber, 128–32, 146–49

58–59, 66, 74; fairy tale

See also vinegar

barley, for asthma, 215

about, 159; for fever and

apples, 30, 87, 98

barley mold, 12

congestion, 79, 82; for flu,

apricot kernel oil, 192, 193

baths: cold water self-cure

77, 82; for headaches, 143;

apricots, for cleansing, 98

technique, 155; contrast

for insomnia, 157, 163; as

Aristotle, 51, 84

baths for headaches, 136; for

symbol of diligence, 245

aromas, memory of, 211

eczema, 101; for insomnia,

Black Knight nastoyka, 105

aromatherapy: about, 211–14,

155; with pine, 119, 120,

black mulberry trees, 245

221–22; for allergic reactions,

166, 217, 236; for relaxing,

black radish, 140

120; baths with, 192–93;

166–67; with rose petals,

Black Sea vacation, 237

for managing stress, 192–93;

122; sauna baths, 156–57;

Black Sofia vitamin cream, 67

for relaxation, 193, 280; for

with vinegar, 73, 93, 191,

black tea: compress for eye

stimulation, 193, 280.

223. See also herbal baths

irritation, 105; eczema from,

See also essential oils

bay, for cardiovascular disease,

101; for energy, 210; for

aromatic candles, 192

210

headaches, 139; for intestinal

arrhythmia, remedies for, 47,

Beauty and the Beast, 122–25

disorders, 47

144–45, 164, 165

Beecher, Henry Ward, 202

blackthorn, for colds/cleansing,

arsenic poisoning, grapes for, 37

beets: for acne and pimples,

58

arthritis as allergic reaction, 90

30; benefits from, 17–20;

bladder health, 64, 65

arthritis remedies, 37, 99, 115,

for cleansing, 87; for

Blair, Nancy, 261

206

hypertension, 32; recipes, 19;

bleeding, remedies for, 10, 179

Asclepiad/Aesculapius, 28–29

for sinuses, 18, 60

blood circulation: aromatherapy

ash berry, in vitamin teas, 239

bel s, listening to, 146, 194, 204

for, 214; atherosclerosis

ash trees, 245

bergamot, 192, 193

prevention, 18, 80; black

Asian