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diuretics: beets, 19; celery,

energy reserves: from celery, 99;

fatigue, remedies for, 176–79,

99; Greater celandine, 103;

from grapes, 38, 40, 45–47;

209–10; ginseng, 143;

strawberry leaves, 219; wood

from natural resources, 28;

grapes, 38, 43; oat straw, 83;

betony, 76

need for, 26; from onions,

tree besoms, 238

dizziness, causes of, 176, 190

71–72; from pine baths,

FDA standards, 40

“Doctors Are the Third Leading

236; from positive thoughts,

feet, soaking, 138

Cause of Death in the U.S.”

209, 262; from saunas with

fennel: for asthma, 219; in

(JAMA), 26–27

essential oils, 238; from

calming tea, 169; for colds/

Dog Rose concoction, 64–65,

sleep, 98

cleansing, 59, 60; essential oil

187

English oak bark, 61

from, 223; for insomnia, 165

Dostoevsky, Fyodor, 51

English proverbs, 127, 202

Fetrow, Charles W., 38–39

Dream Garden, 204–5, 226

Epictetus, 51

feverfew, for headaches, 64, 140

drugs, chemicals in, 26, 154–55,

Epicurus, 83

fever reducers, 60, 61, 79,

167

essential oils: about, 244;

82–83

Druids, 230, 235, 241

for bathing, 192–93; for

fig trees, 245

“Drunk Aloe” balsam, 220

headaches, 136; importance

“Fine Mood, A” (Konnikova), 1

dry-skin brush, 191–92

in home, 236; of pine,

firebird story, 170, 171–72

dry skin remedies, 12, 34, 192

236, 238; from trees, 281;

Fitzgerald, Zelda, 150

duckweed for allergic reactions,

warning about, 193.

flatulence, headaches related to,

102, 104

See also aromatherapy

139–40

duodenal ulcers, potato juice

eucalyptus, 168, 193, 210

Fleming, Sir Alexander, 11

for, 33

Evans, Mary Anne, 260

Fletcher, Colin, 150

dust allergy, 89, 103–4, 120–22

evening primrose, 137

Flonase, 94–95

E

exercise: benefits from, 222;

floral irritants, 89

for headaches, 139–40; for

earaches, milk for, 69

Florey, Lord H. W., 11

insomnia, 155, 157; for

echinacea, for allergic reactions,

flu, 70–71, 72–74, 76–83.

managing stress, 193; outdoor

120

See also colds

recreation, 230; for preventing

eczema, 101–2, 114; on

folk tales, list of, 294

asthmatic attacks, 217

children, 112, 114, 116;

Follow Robinson (Verzilin), 14

expectorants: black elder herb,

garlic clove juice, 30; lily

food allergies, 86, 89

74; coltsfoot, 56, 216;

bulb with honey, 212; oak

food sensitivities, 114

elder flowers, 79; grapes,

bark, 61, 114; potatoes, 34;

forests: about, 229–30, 258;

37; marshmallow root, 57;

types and sources of, 91–93,

active life within, 244; eternal

raspberries and raspberry

112. See also dermatitis

nature of, 248; soldiers of the

leaves, 57; wild marjoram,

Egg Milk for headaches, 137

emerald forest, 108–9, 238;

57, 218

eggs, 81, 137, 210

tree talismans, 230–38, 248,

eyebright, for dermatitis, 100

eggshell powder, 117–18

254–57

eye irritations: black tea

Einstein, Albert, 201, 268, 273

fox and crane fable, 62–63

compress for, 105;

elder. See black elder

Franklin, Benjamin, 184

conjunctivitis, 89, 103–4,

elecampane, 66, 116, 143, 160

free radicals, 40

113; irritants, 88

“Elf of the Rose” (Andersen),

French paradox, 40

eyes as mirror to the soul,

74–75

fruits: allergies to, 89; for

240–41

Eliot, George, 260

breaking a fast, 70; for

Elixir of Life story, 212, 213

F

children, 112; citrus, 80–81,

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 109,

Fairyland story, 204–5

89, 193; for cleansing, 96,

173, 260

fairy tales, list of, 294

98; Latin names for, 276–81;

enemas, 70, 135, 139, 176

faith vs. traditional medicine, 13

tangerines, 81. See also

energy loss from allergies, 89,

farmer’s cheese, 95, 96

lemons; specific fruits

91, 106

fasting, 55, 56, 70

fungal infection remedies, 12,

energy loss remedy, 177

fatigue, 89, 154, 175–76

30, 92

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grapevine of happiness, 20,

164, 165

Galileo, 50

23–25

heartsease: for allergic reactions,

gall bladder support, 29, 47

Greater celandine, 83, 103

119; for asthma, 219, 220;

gardening, 195–96, 204, 211

greenhouse effect, 229–30

for cough or bronchitis,

garden radish, 29

“Green Savior,” 108–9

59; for eczema, 102; for

garlic: about, 30, 140; for acne

green tea: for cleansing, 95,

metabolism, 116; for

or pustules, 9; for asthma,

96; for energy, 210; for flu

rejuvenating bath, 119

220; for cleansing, 87; for

or colds, 72; for headaches,

Heine, Henrich, 229

colds or flu, 76; for corns,

136, 140

hemorrhoid remedies, 18,

9; for headaches, 141; as

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33, 37

preventative, 58, 221; for

hair, strengthening, 30

herbal baths: about, 118,

respiratory health, 220

hawthorn: for asthma, 218;

121–22; for children’s allergic

gas, headaches related to,

in calming teas, 169; for

reactions, 119–20; for colds,

139–40

cardiovascular disease, 210;

60–61; for sleep, 73; for

gastritis, potato juice for, 33

for colds, 67; for dizziness,

stress-related maladies, 142.

generosity, motivational value

176; for headaches, 143, 146;

See also baths

of, 5

for insomnia, 162

herbal supplements, FDA

gentian, for metabolism, 116

hay fever remedies, 103–4. See

and, 40

geraniums: aroma of, 214, 245;

also allergic rhinitis; allergies

herbal suppliers, list of, 296

for bleeding, 10; for cleansing

headaches: cold and sinusherbs, Latin names for, 276–81

air, 216; for headaches, 141;

related, 145–46; incidence

Herculean oak tree, 249–53

for nervous system, 210

of, 127; migraines, 133–34;

herpes remedies, 50, 212

German golden locks, 73

sources of, 89, 176; spotting

herring with beets, 19

ginger, 10, 221

triggers, 132–33. See also

high blood pressure.

ginseng, 120, 143

migraine headaches

See hypertension

glaucoma, buckwheat for, 179

headache remedies, 130,

Hippocrates, 69, 212, 275

glossary, 288–90

135–41, 144–46; amber,

Hippocratic Oath, 27

glycerin, 30, 138

127–30, 146, 148; cabbage

Homer, 173

goals, dreams, and action,

leaf plaster, 9; feverfew, 64,

honey: for allergic reactions,

262–64

140; grapes, 38; milk, 69;

104; as anti-inflammatory,

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von,

pine baths, 236; potato juice,

34; for cleansing, 87, 96;

185

33, 143; St. John’s Wort,

for colds or flu, 76; for

gooseberries, for allergic

142–43; thyme, 64; valerian,

congestion, 29, 55, 57, 58,

reactions, 105

141–42; wood betony, 76

59, 81; for headaches, 137,

gout, turnip plaster for, 29

head colds. See colds

139, 145; for hypertension,

grapefruit, aroma of, 221

health: learning about in

18; for insomnia, 162;

grape leaves, 48, 49

childhood, x–xi; spiritual

for intestinal or stomach

grapes: about, 35, 37;

and physical, 6; in twentydisorders, 47; in punch

ampelotherapy, 42–45;

first century, 26. See also

recipes, 170; for respiratory

for asthma, 218; compote

managing stress

disorders, 217, 218, 220;

recipe, 48; grape therapy,

Health and Human Services

sedative effect of, 61; in

42–45; grapevine tears, 50;

(DHHS), 175

Talmud, 17

for intestinal disorders, 47;

health supplements, FDA

honeysuckle, as relaxing aroma,

stories and fables about, 20,

and, 40

193

22–24, 36, 41–42, 45; for

Healthy People 2010, 22, 203

Honey Vodka for flu, 79

Sweet Kiss, 68; types of,

heart health support: grapes,

hops: in calming tea, 168;

44–45; warning about, 44

37, 38, 43, 45; milk, 69;

for dermatitis, 100; for

grapeseed extract, warning

raisins, 47; rose hips tea, 59;

insomnia, 160, 163, 165,

about, 38–39

Tibetan remedy, 210

168, 213

grapeseed oil, 38–39

heart pain remedies, 144–45,

horseradish, for asthma, 217, 218

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horsetail: for allergic reactions,

insomnia remedies, 155–57,

kindness, motivational value

119; in calming tea, 169; for

160, 161–70; aromatherapy,

of, 5–6

cleansing, 87; for dermatitis,

212; color black, 160–61;

knotgrass (bird’s buckwheat),

100; for rejuvenating bath,

grape juice, 38; hops, 213;

169

120

lemon balm, 144–45;

L

Hugo, Victor, 126

relaxing baths, 60, 166–67;

human body: biological

lactose intolerance, 69

valerian nastoykas, 141–42.

rhythm, 156; eyes as mirror

laryngitis, tree besoms for, 238

See also sleep

to the soul, 240–41; voice of,

Latin names, list of, 276–81

intellectual stimulation for

19–20, 53

Latin saying, 184

managing stress, 200–201

hydrotherapy for managing

laurel, 214, 216

International Classification of

stress, 191–93

lavender: essential oil from,

Diseases, 175

hypersensitivity, 88.

223; for headaches, 136,

intestinal health support,

See also allergies

139; for insomnia, 161; for

18–19, 47, 107. See also

hypertension: about, 133;

nervous system, 210, 214; for

digestive system remedies

aromatherapy for, 212;

relaxing bath, 167, 192, 193

iodine lotion, 115

buckwheat for, 179; causes

Lawrence, Elizabeth, 84

ionized air from pine, 236

of, 190; dizziness from, 176;

laxatives: beets, 19; celery, 99;

irritability, remedies for, 142,

remedies for, 18,

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