Anti-Fungal / Anti-Yeast Treatment
2-tablespoons boric acid.
1-cup cornstarch.
Place in a large salt shaker. shake on any area with fungal rash.
Some skin rashes are severe enough to take two weeks to heal. Also works great on athletes foot.
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'Lung Fever' Salve -Amish Recipe
12oz.-unsalted lard
2 oz.- camphor
3 oz. - beeswax
3 oz. - rosin (powdered)
Heat the above in a double boiler.
Take off heat, then add....
2 teaspoons raw linseed oil
20 ml. turpentine
bottle up, used for colds and pneumonia, rub on chest and back.
It will store for years.
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Homemade Saline Solution
1/4- teaspoon kosher salt
8- oz. water
1/4- teaspoon baking soda
Mix well.
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Elderberry Extract
Take 1/2 cup berries to 8 cups of water.
Boil berries and simmer down to 2 cups of liquid (It takes about 30 - 45 minutes).
Strain off berries and add 1/2 cup honey and store in refrigerator. This can also be canned.
USE: a tablespoon or 2 at a time to ward off sickness.
NOTE: This is great for treating flu and can improve health with bird flu
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Herbal Compress To Stop Bleeding
1-teaspoon tincture of yarrow (or other suitable herb)
1/2- cup warm water
A clean soft cloth or medical gauze
Combine both ingredients.
Soak the cloth in the liquid, wring it out and aply it with pressure over the wound.
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Homemade Hand Sanitizer
1- cup Aloe Vera gel (or you can make your own)
1- teaspoon rubbing alcohol
2- teaspoons vegetable glycerin
8-10- drops tea tree essential oil or lavender essential oil
Simply blend all of the ingredients together and store.
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Amish Cough Syrup
Lemon Juice
Honey
Castor Oil
Mix equal parts of lemon juice, honey, and Castor oil.
Adult dose: take 1 (one) tablespoon per day.
Children's dose: (over 2 years old) take 1 (one) teaspoon per day.
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Homemade Nighttime Cold Remedy (reminiscent of Nyquil)
This remedy lets you sleep very sound all night.
1-lemon
1/4-cup maple syrup
1/4-cup hot water
2-tablespoons brandy
Squeeze all the juice out of the lemon.
Mix lemon juice with the 1/4 cup maple syrup. Then add 1/4th-cup hot water, and 2 tablespoons of brandy (or more if you want )
DRINK.
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Restless Leg Syndrome Remedy
I have not tried this
1-teaspoon of apple cider vinegar
1 cup of warm water
1 teaspoon of honey
Mix and drink
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Homemade Diaper Rash Cream
mix a half cup of milk of magnesia and half cup of corn starch. Mix in equal amounts to make a creamy consistency.
Apply liberally to baby.
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Homemade Pedialyte
2-quarts water
1-teaspoon baking soda
7-teaspoons sugar (get those electrolytes up!)
1- (1/4 oz.) packet unsweetened kool-aid -OR- lemonade mix (any flavor)
1/2-teaspoon salt or salt substitute
Mix all together.
Store in fridge for NO more then 3 days. can be made into ice cubes.
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Nerve Pain Tincture
1-teaspoon each tincture of St. John's Wort flowers, skullcap leaves,
fresh oats and licorice root
1/2-dropperful each tincture of ginger rhizome and vervain leaves
[U]Combine ingredients. [/U]
Take 1 dropper-ful every half hour, as needed during an emergency. to relieve chronic pain, 2 to 4 dropper=fuls a day.
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Lice Remover Shampoo
1-oz.olive oil
6-drops tea tree oil
6-drops rosemary oil
4-drops oregano oil
Mix together well into hair and scalp. Keep on hair for 30 minutes. Repeat twice a day until lice is removed.
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Herbal Remedy for Pink Eye
The herb Eye bright has astringent and antibacterial properties to drawl out infections such as pink eye and soothe eyes.
Make an infusion:
Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1 teaspoon of dried eye bright herb.
Steep for 10 minutes; Stain and allow to cool.
Now you can use this infusion in a few different ways:
You can use as an eyewash 3-4 times a day.
You can also use as a warm compress:
Take a soft cloth and dip into infusion while still warm, gently ring out cloth and apply to eyes. Repeat as cloth cools. You may need to reheat your
infusion. Leave the compress on the eyes for at least 10 minutes.
You can also purchase eyebright tincture already made from a herbal shop. Put three drops of eyebright tincture in a tablespoon of boiled water. When
cool, use as an eyewash.
Wash your hand REALLY good after handling your eyes to stop the spread of pink eye. Use the herbal hand sanitizer recipe for your hands afterward.
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Bay Leaf Tincture for Tendinitis
In a 1 quart wide mouth jar, put 6 oz. of dried bay leaves in jar. Fill the jar to half full of vodka. Fill the rest of the jar with water.
Cover and store in cool dark spot, shake once or twice a day. Leave sit for 2 weeks to 1 month. After this time, strain and save liquid. Store in
darker bottles or away from light. Apply tincture to a soft cloth and rub/massage the affected area. Can also warm (don't boil, it will evaporate the
alcohol) the liquid.