Herbs to Heal
Herbal Medicine Cabinet
The following herbs and pills are in my herbal medicine chest. Most relieve or prevent such common maladies as headache, muscular pain, colds, fever, allergies, insect bites, and much more. Be sure you have these on hand for emergencies that can be handled quite sufficiently at home. I have used everyone of these and have available to purchase, an herbal salve that I make containing, bees wax, comfrey and other herbs for the skin.
Arnica - a homeopathic for muscle aches,bruising and soreness,*H.
Rhus tox - poison ivy, *H.
Belladonna- fevers, bites,*H.
Herbal salve - cuts, scratches, bites
Chamomile - in teas form or *H. upset tummy, colic, insomnia
Garlic- natural antibiotic
Ginger - tummy troubles, nausea
Peppermint - comes as an oil or tea, upset stomach, indigestion
onion - colds and flu
Vitamin C - Emergen - C is best and can dissolve in water
Lavender - oil headaches, , burns, face astringent,can be used as a spray in a water bottle for germs
honey - burns, allergies, strength
Apis - insect bites/stings (ants,bees, hornets, scorpions or snakes),*H.
Charcoal tablets - food poison, bacteria in system, diarrhea
Epsom salts - aches and pains
Tiger Balm - sore muscles
*H denotes that this is a Homeopathic- they are prepared from fresh herbs by extracting one part herb to two parts alcohol or water and they come in a fluid or pill form. You can find these at any Health Food store.
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