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

strips, and put into juicer. Pour fresh cabbage juice into a clean glass bottle or jar. Soak a cotton bal in the juice and apply to the irritated part of skin, a wound, or arthritic joints.

r 26. Make cabbage lotion for acne. Mix in a blender ½ pound of fresh cabbage leaves and one tablespoon of olive oil. Strain and add two drops of fresh lemon juice. Soak a cotton bal in your homemade lotion and rub the parts of the face with acne twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.

r 27. Onion can be successfuly substituted for cabbage. Cut an onion and place a thin rounded piece on the affected area. It wil relieve al ergic rash (nettle rash) caused by food al ergens.

We know that celery is a nourishing vegetable, but it is also a useful medicinal plant because it has antitoxic properties and it is a restorative and cleansing tonic for allergic conditions and in arthritis, kidney diseases, and nervous exhaustion. It can serve as a natural cleanser, diuretic, laxative, and energy booster.

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r 28. Make fresh juice from celery leaves, root, and stalks. Take two teaspoons three times a day 30 minutes before you go to bed. r 29. Make celery infusion. Crush two tablespoons of celery roots. Add eight ounces of cold spring water and steep for two hours. Filter and drink three ounces two to three times daily before a meal. r 30. Make fresh cranberry juice. Drink four to eight ounces a day. Soak gauze in the juice and apply to the area affected by al ergic rash, eczema, sores, or pimples.

r 31. Add 12 ounces of boiling water to one ounce of freshly dried hops. Steep for 30 minutes, filter, and drink four ounces a day before meals. r 32. Combine in an enamel pot one tablespoon St. John’s Wort, one tablespoon eyebright, one tablespoon dandelion root, one tablespoon horsetail, ½ teaspoon corn silk, one tablespoon chamomile, and 1½ tablespoons rose hips. Add five cups boiling water, steep eight hours, and then warm to boiling. Filter and drink three ounces three times a day before meals. Continue for six months. This natural medicine remains fresh in the refrigerator for up to three days. Make a fresh batch again after that. God drew on the earth an image of a human

being. Then he ordered a dog to be his guard.

The devil tried to seduce the dog. He said, “Dog, do

not guard the human. Look at you, you are not covered with anything, but I will give you a good fur coat, and you’ll feel fine and warm.”

The dog was confused, but he went away from the human’s image, which was drawn by God. When the devil saw that the dog had left the human, he grabbed a spear, struck the drawing of the man with it, and inflicted him with 70 wounds.

When God saw what the devil had done, he created 70 medicinal herbs to heal these wounds.

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Ailment: eczema

Remedies:

The treatment of eczema, as one of the complicated forms of allergy and skin disorders, can be very effective with a proper preparation and the use of herbal medicines. Be patient; sometimes excellent results will appear after several months of treatment. r 33. Avoid drinking coffee or black tea for several years if you want to get rid of al ergic reactions. Instead drink spring water and herbal teas. r 34. Take an agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) bath. Combine four ounces of agrimony with one quart of boiling water and steep for 20 minutes. Add to your bathtub and enjoy. In the fifteenth century this healing herb was the prime remedy for gunshot wounds on the battlefield. Agrimony has been used since Saxon times to treat wounds.

r 35. The combination of oak bark, calendula (pot marigold), and yarrow is also a good healing remedy for eczema sores. a) Place one teaspoon of agrimony in a mug. Add boiling water and steep for five minutes.

b) Place one teaspoon of yarrow in a mug. Add boiling water and steep for seven minutes.

c.) Place one tablespoon of crushed oak bark in an enamel pot. Add one quart of water and bring to a boil. Add four ounces of agrimony tea and four ounces of yarrow tea in a pot with boiling oak bark liquid. Mix with a wooden spoon. Boil for two minutes. Remove from the stove and steep for 15 minutes. When the liquid has cooled but is stil warm, soak your hand with eczema sore inside the pot and keep there until the herbal medicine becomes cold. Don’t dry your hand with a

towel. Al ow to air dry.

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r 36. Place one tablespoon of nettle leaves and stems in an enamel pot with one cup of boiling water. Cover with a lid and wrap with a warm fabric. Steep for 30 minutes, filter, and drink four ounces four to five times a day or eight ounces of warm nettle infusion three times a day.

This natural medicine is an excel ent blood purifier and it helps to heal al ergic rash, itch, eczema, and other skin disorders. Nettle is a wel -known folk remedy. It stimulates blood circulation and cleanses the body when people suffer eczema, rheumatism, or arthritis. It can also increase milk flow in nursing mothers. This herb absorbs many minerals from the soil and contains a high percent of vitamin C, which helps the body to adjust these minerals, especial y iron. r 37. Place one tablespoon each