Health Problems & Herbal Remedies
Abcesses:
Internally;
cleavers (leaves)
echinacea (leaves, flowers)
infusion, tincture
garlic
raw, capsules
fenugreek (seeds)
poultice
Acne:
Internally:
cleavers (leaves)
burdock (leaves)
infusion
Externally:
lavender;
essential oil -- dilute 1:10 with water, rosewater or witch hazel.
calendula (flowers)
tincture
garlic
Rub affected area with a cut clove.
tea tree
Essential Oil -- Dilute 1:10 with water, rose water or witch hazel.
cabbage
Liquify cabbage leaves with witch hazel. strain and add two drops of lemon
oil. Use as a lotion.
Anemia:
Internally:
stinging nettle (leaves, flowers);
tincture, juice, infusion
Take 10 ml of juice every day or an infusion made with fresh herb.
Anxiety:
Internally;
lemon balm (leaves)
tincture, infusion, tablets
passion flower
Take 1 ml tincture 3 times a day or take an infusion.
chamomile (flowers)
valerian (leaves, flowers)
tincture, infusion, tablets
Externally;
lavender (essential oil)
bath, compress on forehead
Asthma:
Externally;
Roman chamomile (flowers)
Add the essential oil to a chest rub or steam inhalant or immerse 1 tbs.
flowers in a bowl of boiling water for a steam inhalant at the first sign
of an attack.
eucalyptus (essential oil)
Mix 1-2 ml essential oil in 23 ml carrier oil for a chest rub. Place a
few drops on a pillow or handkerchief as an inhalant.
carrier oils: almond, sunflower, wheatgerm
gumplant (leaves, flowers)
Use 15 grams in 500 ml for an infusion. Take up to 5 ml per day in 1-2
ml doses.
sage (leaves)
Burn to inhale.
thyme (leaves)
steam inhalant
Bruises:
Internally;
St. John's wort (flowers)
infusion, tincture
Externally;
Arinca (flowers, roots)
cream, compress prepared from tincture
hyssop (leaves, flowers)
compress prepared from a tincture
Burns (Minor):
Externally;
lavender
St. John's wort
essential oil diluted 1:10
comfrey (roots and leaves)
cream
aloe
juice
Chemotherapy Side Effects:
fenugreek (seeds)
tea
Siberian ginseng (root)
milk thistle (seeds)
tincture, infusion
Chilblains:
Internally;
cayenne
ginger (root)
rosemary (leaves, flowers)
tincture
Externally;
eucalyptus
essential oil
slippery elm
cayenne
poultice
Colds:
Internally;
echinacea (leaves, flowers)
elder (leaves, flowers, berries)
eyebright (leaves, flowers)
ginger (root)
peppermint (leaves)
yarrow (leaves, flowers)
catnip (leaves)
infusion, tincture
Hyssop (leaves, flowers)
infusion
borage (leaves)
tea
Externally;
Thyme (leaves)
steam inhalation
Colic:
Internally;
caraway (seeds)
chamomile (leaves, flowers)
fennel (seeds)
ginger (root)
peppermint (leaves)
wild yam
catnip
dill
infusion, tincture For infants, add 5-10 drops of a tincture of fennel,
dill or catnip to bottle. Many herbalists recommend combining fennel and dill.
Externally;
Chamomile (flowers)
bath
Constipation:
Internally;
linseed (seeds)
chew seeds
rhubarb (root)
Add 10-15 g herb to 500 ml water for a decoction or take 2 ml tincture
up to three times a day.
guelder rose (bark)
infusion, tincture
Coughs:
Internally;
anise (seeds)
coltsfoot (flowers, leaves)
elecampane (roots)
garlic (bulb)
mullein (flowers, leaves)
ribwort (leaves)
thyme (leaves)
white horehound (leaves, flower tops)
English mallow (dried roots, leaves and flowers)
syrup, infusion, tincture
caraway (seed)
hyssop (flowers, diluted essential oil)
Use in combination with above herbs.
Externally;
thyme (leaves)
steam inhalant
Cramps:
Internally;
black cohosh (dried root and rhizome)
hop (female flower inflorescences)
skullcap (leaves and flowers)
valerian (root and rhizomes)
infusion, tincture
Externally;
rosemary (leaves)
massage with oil infusion
Cystitis:
Internally;
birch (leaves)
buchu (leaves)
echinacea (roots, leaves, flowers)
goldenrod (leaves, flowers)
ribwort (flowers)
infusion, tincture
Depression:
Internally;
oats (entire plant)
rosemary (leaves, flowers)
skullcap (leaves, flowers)
St. John's wort (flowers)
infusion, tincture
Externally;
rosemary (leaves) with lavender or bergamot
bath
Detoxification:
Internally;
birch (leaves)
dandelion
stinging nettle (leaves collected while in flower)
infusion
Externally;
pine (needles)
bath
sage (leaves)
thyme (leaves)
compress
Diarrhea:
Internally;
agrimony (leaves, flowers)
lady's mantle (leaves)
meadowsweet (leaves, flowers)
ribwort (leaves)
infusion, tincture
Diverticulitis:
Internally;
caraway
chamomile
echinacea
willow bark
infusion, tincture
Externally;
peppermint
poultice
Dyspepsia:
Internally;
chamomile (leaves)
ginger (root)
meadowsweet (leaves, flowers)
peppermint (leaves)
infusion
Earache:
Internally;
echinacea
ribwort
infusion, tincture
goldenseal
capsules, tincture
Externally;
mullein
Use cold infused oil as eardrops.*
goldenseal
Add 10 ml tincture to 100 ml water and use solution as eardrops.*
* Caution: never use eardrops if there is a chance that the eardrum
is punctured.
It's a good idea to use an antibiotic herb such as echinacea along with eardrops.
Diaper Rash:
Internally;
burdock (root)
add five drops of a tincture to a bottle for babies under 22 pounds, or
10 drops for babies ofer 22 pounds.
Externally;
plantin (leaves)
Apply ointment or infused oil frequently as required.
comfrey
Apply ointment or infused oil frequently as required. Use a paste of powdered
root as a poultice.
pansy
tincture, cream
use Viola tricolour which is smaller than the regular garden pansy
Eye Infections:
Internally;
echinacea
eyebright (leaves, flowers)
infusion, tincture
Externally;
agrimony (leaves, flowers)
Bathe the eyes in an eyewash of weak, well-strained infusion (use about
10 g herb to 500 ml water.
eyebright (leaves, flowers)
pot marigold (flowers)
Soak a pad in an infusion and apply to the eyes as a compress, or bathe
the eyes in an eyewash of water with 5-10 drops tincture.
Fever:
Internally;
lemon balm
elder, ginger
yarrow
hot infusion
borage
tea
Externally;
rosemary with lavender or bergamot
bath
Flatulence:
Internally;
caraway (seeds)
fennel (sprigs, roots)
ginger (root)
meadowsweet (leaves, flowers)
peppermint (leaves)
infusion, tincture
Flu:
Internally;
catnip (leaves, flowers)
boneset (leaves, flowers)
yarrow
echinacea
infusion, tincture
garlic
Take up to 6 fresh cloves per day or use capsules.
Externally;
rosemary
Use spirits in rubbing alcohol for massage.
Fungal Infection:
Internally;
calendula
goldenrod
goldenseal
thyme
infusion, tincture
garlic
Take up to 6 fresh cloves per day or use capsules.
Externally;
myrrh
Add 10 drops oil or 10 ml tincture to 100 ml water and use as a wash.
aloe (gel)
Apply the gel form a fresh leaf directly on the affected area.
calendula (flowers)
Use a cream or ointment or prepare an infusion to use as a footbath or
wash.
Gastritis
Internally
chamomile
English mallow
meadowsweet (leaves and flowers)
infusion
slippery elm
Before meals, take up to 5 grams of powdered bark in capsules or mixed
with water.
Gout:
Internally;
celery
Take an infusion of 1 tsp of seeds to 500 ml water. Tinctures of diuretics
such as yarrow or gravelroot compelment this treatment.
wall germander
Use leaves and flowers to make a tincture. Administer up to 15 ml per
day.
Hay Fever:
Internally;
echinacea
elder bark
goldenrod
goldenseal
eyebright
ground ivy
ribwort
infusion, tincture Good combinations:
Eyebright with elderflower
Ground ivy with cudweed, ribwort and goldenrod in tincture or with chamomile
in an infusion
Blood Pressure -- High:
Internally;
garlic (clove)
hawthorn (flowers, berries)
linden (blossom)
wood betony (leaves, flowers)
tincture, infusion
yarrow (leaves, flowers)
Add 15 g. herb to 500 ml water for an infusion or take up to 2.5 ml tincture
3 times a day.
Blood Pressure -- Low:
Internally;
rosemary (leaves, flowers)
Take up to 10 ml of tincture per day, or use an infusion.
motherwort (leaves, flowers)
infusion or tincture
Headache:
Internally;
Feverfew
tablets
chamomile, valerian, willowbark, skullcap, wood betony
infusion , tincture
lavender
compress
Externally;
thyme (leaves)
steam inhalant
Hemorrhoids:
Internally;
horse chestnut
lady's mantle
tromentil
tincture
Externally;
ribwort
witch hazel
ointment
Insomnia:
Internally;
lemon balm
chamomile
hops
passion flower
valerian
infusion, tincture
take at night
Externally;
hops
pillow
lavender
bath
For Baby;
chamomile
bath
Leg Ulcers:
Externally;
calendula
oil
comfrey
foot powder
Liver Complaints:
Internally;
gentian (root)
dandelion (root)
milk thistle (seed)
infusion, tincture
Menopause:
Internally;
black cohosh
chaste berry
St. John's wort
motherwort
infusion, tincture
Nausea:
Internally;
chamomile
cloves
ginger
peppermint
infusion
Neuralgia:
Internally;
St. John's wort
vervain
infusion
Externally;
lemon
rub a fresh slice or a little juice over the affected area.
St John's wort
apply infusion to affected area
vervain
compress soaked in a decoction
Peptic Ulcers :
Internally;
cabbage (leaves)
juice
linseed (whole plant)
tea
meadowsweet (leaves)
infusion
slippery elm (leaves)
powder in capsules
PMS:
Internally;
evening primrose
oil
chaste berry
skullcap
St. John's wort
valerian
infusion or tincture
Prostate Problems:
Internally;
buchu (leaves)
horsetail (leaves and stems)
tincture, infusion
saw palmetto
(berries)
Add 10 g berries to 500 ml water for a decoction or take up to 2 ml tincture
per day.
Rheumatism and Arthritis:
Internally;
birch
buchu
celery seed
devil's claw
feverfew
juniper
willow bark
infusion or tincture
Externally;
arnica
oil or cream
rosemary
oil infusion with added juniper oil
angelica
oil added to a hot bath or a compress that has been soaked in a tincture
devil's claw
use 1 to 3 grams of powder per day in a capsule.
Combine devil's claw in a tincture with equal amounts of angelica, St. John's wort, bogbean or celery seed.
Ringworm:
Externally;
calendula
tincture
garlic
tea trea
oil
Sinusitis:
Internally;
elder
eyebright
goldenrod
goldenseal
infusion or tincture
Externally;
Eucalyptus
oil as steam inhalation or rubbed on sinuses
Sore Throat:
Externally;
echinacea
infusion or tincture
garlic
raw or in capsules
agrimony
myrrh
sage
pansy***
***use Viola tricolour which is smaller than garden pansy.
gargle with an infusion
Sprains and Strains:
Externally;
comfrey
oil infusion or cream massaged into affected area
thyme
5 drops of oil in bath or diluted oil used as a compress
arnica
cream or compress
Sunburn:
Externally;
calendula
oil
aloe
juice
St. John's wort
oil with a few drops of eucalyptus
Varicose Veins :
Internally;
horse chestnut
tincture
Externally;
calendula
witch hazel
compress
Worms:
Internally;
thuja
garlic
pomegranate
pumpkin seed
wormwood
tincture
Externally;
dandelion
fresh juice applied several times daily
garlic
slices under a bandage
greater celandine
fresh juice
aloe
ointment applied around anus at night.
Wounds:
Internally;
echinacea
calendula
tincture
Externally;
rosemary with lavender or bergamot
Bath
calendula
chickweed
comfrey
elder
cream
