*A drop of basil on a tissue or straight from the bottle revives your mind.
*A whiff of peppermint can calm a queasy stomach.
*The smell of lavender, neroli, lemongrass, or linden blossom can calm you and help you sleep. Keep a bottle by your bed, and when you can't sleep, try a drop on a tissue.
Cayenne Pepper
� Helpful in aiding breathing. Also a great cold fighter 3 capsules with freshly squeezed orange juice helps fight cold.
�Powered cayenne pepper placed upon a bleeding wound,steeps the bleeding.
Cascara Sagrada
� Natures colon cleanser 3 capsules with mineral water on a empty stomach also works well as a tea - two to three cups between meals
Ginseng
� A true heal all . This herb has many uses. May be taken the following ways daily,2 capsules.1 cup of tea or liquid tonix,15 drops of fluid extract under tongue. Always best on a empty stomach. Helps with insomnia, anemia, pain, eating disorders, asthma, bronchitis, hardening of the arteries, on and on .
To help you try and sleep or relax
�1/4 t. lavender flowers
�1/2 t. lemon balm leaves
�1/2 t. linden flowers
�1/2 t. chamomile
�1/2 t. valerian root
�1/2 t. passion flower
Soothes stomach and calms nerves
-Nettles
-rosemary
- Liquorice root
-Marshmallow root -
best with just a wee bit of honey.
To help relieve fever and/or Headaches
� 1/4t of Catnip (yes catnip) leaves,
2 to three times daily in hot water - best with a wee bit of honey
For a good nights sleep
�1/4 t Chamomile in warm water or 4 capsules taken with warm water.
Sweeps away Poisons
� 1/4 t Butchers Broom heated in tea form helps clean out the liver and kidneys of toxins. Also found in extract form. Better with honey
Mouth watering medicines
� Cherrys......Raw cherries about 15 eaten daily gives tremendous relief to Gout. In tea form boil 2 pints of water. Throw in handful of cherry stems simmer about seven mins. Remove and let steep covered about 20 mins. Two cups daily .
Make you own cough and cold medicine.
In a stainless steel pot combine the following
.3 cups of water
1/2 cup of whisky
1/2 cup black strap molasses.
Bring to boil. Reduce heat 1cup dried wild cherry bark. Let simmer on lowest heat about 25 minutes - (water will evaporate slightly.) Stir with a wooden ladle (this gets hot) remove from heat let sit for about 15 mins. Strain with a coarse strainer into a clean fruit jar or bottle. Take 2 to three times daily bye tablespoon.
Fish Poisoning
Boil 1 pint of water and add 1tsp each of :
cherry or wild cherry bark,
fresh, grated ginger root
minced Bermuda onion.
Cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 7 mins. Remove from heat let steep 20 mins, about 2 cups a go.
To help boost your energy a bit try.
�1/2 t. rose hips
�1/2 t. peppermint
�1/2 t. hibiscus - best with just a wee bit of honey.
Feeling a little cold coming on try
�1 t. wintergreen
�1 t. lemon verbena
�1 t. yarrow
�1 t. valerian
�1 t. birch leaf
for tired muscles -- pine, juniper, thyme, lavender, rosemary
for relief of depression -- rose, geranium, lavender, patchouli
for stress relief -- lemon balm, rose, jasmine, sage, lavender
