Before using any herbal
remedy please read our dangerous plants
list and our disclaimer.
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Situation
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Herb
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Function
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Dosage
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Warning
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While cutting up vegetables,
you nicked your finger, which is now bleeding.
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Cayenne Pepper
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Stops Bleeding in a
few minutes, reduces pain, encourages scab formation.
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Sprinkle Cayenne directly
on the cut and apply pressure. For profuse bleeding, swallow two 00-size
capsules of powdered Cayenne.
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Cayenne burns slightly.
Once bleeding stops, wash and disinfect cut with 2 drops of lavender oil
in ¼ cup of water. Dab 1 drop of oil on cut before bandaging.
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Mosquito and/or ant
bites have you scratching like crazy.
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Lavender Essential Oil
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Reduces bite related
itching and swelling.
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Mix 1 Tbl. Of oil with
1 Tbsp. Of vegetable oil and store in small, light resistant glass vial.
Apply directly to bite as needed.
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None
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You tripped and sprained
an ankle
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St. John’s Wort
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Relieves pain, reduces
swelling and heals tissues quickly.
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Massage into affected
area until pain subsides.
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None
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You stayed out in the
sun too long and now you’re as red as a tomato.
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Aloe Vera Gel
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Soothes pain and speeds
healing from 1st degree burns.
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Apply topically as needed.
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Preparations that contain
less than 98 percent aloe vera may not be effective.
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A nature hike left you
covered in poison ivy, oak or sumac.
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Combination of lavender
and peppermint essential oils.
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Stops discomfort and
the spread of the rash.
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Add 4 drops of each
oil to 4 cups of colloidal oatmeal and 1 cup Epsom salt and pour into lukewarm
or cool bath water. Soak 15 to 30 min.
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None
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You’ve gone sailing
with friends, but each time the boat tosses, so does your tummy.
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Ginger
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Halts nausea fast.
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Eat 2 cubes of crystallized
ginger or take 1 to 2 grams of ginger capsules a day in divided doses.
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None
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You’ve developed a throbbing
toothache or inflamed gum tissue.
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Clove essential oil
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Works as an anesthetic
and antiseptic to reduce pain and prevent infection.
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Dip a cotton swab in
the oil and apply directly to the sore area.
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Clove oil can irritate,
so use sparingly.
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An annoying itching
signals a vaginal yeast infection.
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Tea tree oil
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Fights fungal infections
and relieves discomfort.
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Soak a tampon in a solution
of 4 parts tree oil and 6 parts water. Insert into vagina and leave in
overnight. Repeat as needed
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Change tampons regularly
to prevent more serious problems, such as the infection toxic shock syndrome.
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Pain and/or difficulty
urinating indicates a urinary tract infection
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Uva Ursi
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Kills bacteria that
cause infection in urinary tract.
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Take 10 grams a day
in capsule form.
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Uva Ursi only if urine
is alkaline, so don’t mix it with cranberry juice or vitamin C supplements,
which acidify urine.
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You ate the wrong thing,
and now you’ve got a killer bellyache.
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Peppermint
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Relieves gas, indigestion
and heartburn.
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15 to 30 drops of tincture,
3 times per day.
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Do not use if pregnant.
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