Natural HomeMade Remedies |
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Wednesday, 25 May 2011 05:54 |
These alternative medicines and homeopathic recipes can be made at home from natural ingredients such as fruits, vegetables, herbs, and seeds. Natural Homemade Remedies
Headache: An aromatherapy with one of these herbs is said to relieve a headache: Ginseng, Violet, Peppermint, Orange Peel, Dandelion. Vicks Vapor rub on the temples works well too.
Poison Oak Poison Ivy Relief: Make a good strong cup of sassafrass "tea" (roots steeped in 1 cup boiling water for 20 minutes) and allow to cool. Apply tea to affected areas several times a day. Do not rinse
Skin Infection: Use St. John's wort oil topically, to fight infection and help relieve pain and inflammation.
Bee Stings: Make a paste of baking soda and water or toothpaste and apply to the sting site.Home
Arthritis: An olive oil rub to relieve pain.
Insect Bite: Apply a paste of 1/2 teaspoon sandalwood and 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder to the site of bite for soothing and healing. You may also add Neem.
Canker Sores: Mix 1 teaspoon of honey with 1/4 teaspoon turmeric, and rub it on the sore. Turmeric root is know for it's inflammatory and cholagogic properties.
Burn Relief: Mix 1 tablespoon aloe Vera with 1/4 teaspoon each of sandalwood and turmeric and apply the paste topically. Turmeric root is know for it's inflammatory and cholagogic properties.
Cold Sores: Mix tea tree oil and aloe Vera gel and apply to cold sore to dry out and heal more quickly.
Hiccups: A teaspoon of sugar should stop Hiccups.
Psoriasis: Gently apply avocado oil to the affected area. Tea Tree oil works wonders for all skin irritants.
Sunburn: Gently apply Milk to the affected area. Have a cool bath to which 1/2 a cup of baking soda has been added. A thin paste of sandalwood applied to the sunburn area is beneficial
Cure Carpal Tunnel : Massage the pain with mint oil or lavender oil
Bug repellant's : Use essential oils like Lemon grass, citronella and eucalyptus
Age Spots : Use lemon to lighten age spots. Lemon juice or a fresh lemon.
Bug sprayIngredients:
Instructions: Mix essential oils in a plastic or metal spray bottle. Shake well. Add the rest of the ingredients and shake well again. Adult use only.
Eczema ReliefIngredients:
Instructions: Mix essential oils and apply to area. Adults only.
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