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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 spray

Ingredients:

  • 4 ounces distilled water
  • 1 ounce witch hazel (the alcohol)
  • 6 drops Lemon Grass essential oil
  • 3 drops tea tree essential oil
  • 4 drops citronella essential

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 Relief

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz. Camelina Oil
  • 2 oz. Flax Seed Oil or Tamanu Oil
  • 1 oz. Calendula Oil
  • 2 oz. Emu Oil
  • 2 oz. Seabuckthorn Oil

Instructions:

Mix essential oils and apply to area. Adults only.