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Herbal Remedies for the Medicine Cabinet
Whether you call it an herb cabinet or medicine cabinet, there are various
herbs and remedies you should try to always have on hand for basic medical
needs. Some of these really come in handy when you have children in your home.
Cayenne - Cayenne should always be on hand for a variety of uses. Pour the
powder from a gel cap or kitchen herb seasoning bottle onto wounds to stop
bleeding, swallow the capsules for internal bleeding and shock. Also excellent
for using internally for allergic reactions to stings and bites.
Garlic - Always keep garlic on hand as well. Capsule or oil forms keep
the longest, but keeping fresh raw bulbs around is a good idea too. If you use
garlic in capsule form, make sure it's 100% true garlic though. Anything which
says "odor free" has the primary healing ingredient removed, so the garlic
will be useless for medicinal purposes.
Garlic can be used externally and internally. It removes pain from ear
infections and sore throats, can sterilize wounds, and will kill fungus
infections such as athlete's feet, thrush, and vaginal yeast infections.
Comfrey - Comfrey is a healing herb which will start new cell growth
very quickly. Keeping this on hand in salve form is best, so you can apply it
to any wounds, cuts or scrapes as needed. Comfrey promotes healing extremely
quickly though, so you need to take care when using it on open wounds. Be sure
the wound is cleaned very well before applying the comfrey salve, or you'll
end up with bacteria and germs trapped below the new skin that's generated.
Adding a bit of goldenseal to the comfrey salve helps prevent infections and
adds to the healing process as well.
Comfrey salve is also quite useful for pulled tendons and ligaments, and to
help broken bones heal more quickly.
Goldenseal - This is a powerful herbal antibiotic which can be used
both internally and externally. Most often it's used internally to fight
infections, but used in salve form it will also help heal wounds, and prevent
or treat infections. Golden seal root is more powerful than the leaves and
stems, but both work well. Don't give much to diabetics though, because it's a
natural source of insulin.
Echinacea - This herb is excellent for use with the flu, or similar
glandular or throat related infections and problems. Echinacea can also be
used at the beginning of a cold, to help reduce the symptoms and length of
time it lasts.
Peppermint - An excellent herb to keep on hand with babies in the house
particularly, Peppermint is used to sooth tummy aches and expel gas. Great for
treatment of colic, and it's easy to buy in tea form.
White Willow - A natural herb used for pain relief, this can replace
standard aspirin or other name brand pain relievers. White willow is also an
anti-inflamatory herb, so it can be used for things like headaches or
arthritis pain without the side effects and risks associated with synthetic
pain relievers.
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