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Let Your Kitchen Be Your Drugstore
The use of foods and herbs for treatment of ailing bodies goes so
far back in time that no one is sure when it began.
Our more recent ancestors in colonial America all had their "yarb"
patches as their forefathers did in Europe. A woman was not a good
wife or mother without her "home remedies', many of which were the
same used by the frontier doctors.
The following foods are some which they used for good health or to
regain it. There are many more for each specific problem, but these
are some of the easiest to obtain. Some you will find in the grocery
store with the spices and others you will find in your yard. But
always be sure you know what you are picking, if your yard is where
you get them.
Some Common Herbs and Foods For Familiar Ailments
Remedies like Grandma used to make with herbs are usually used in
teas unless otherwise specified and foods are eaten. Foods should be
eaten as usual, continuing until problem is gone. Raw food may be
pureed in blender and eaten pureed.
Apples - In brandy for coughs (mix pureed apples with brandy and use
as cough syrup), digestive disorders.
Basil - Stops excessive vomiting, good for poultices for insect
bites.
Bay Leaves - Expels gas from intestines and bowels, eliminates
cramps.
Caraway - Useful for colic in infants boiled in milk or water, good
for digestion, poultice for bruises.
Carrots - Liver, kidneys, expelling worms, poultices for boils and
ulcers (external) - eaten raw, made into tea or juiced raw.
Cauliflower - Reduces blood pressure.
Celery - Nervine, neuralgia headaches and rheumatic disorders.
Chamomile Flowers - Teething babies, colic, upset stomach.
Clover Blossoms - Blood cleansing, quieting to the nerves, bronchial
problems, whopping cough and cancer.
Coconut - Laxative, Colon Cleanser.
Cranberries - Fevers, kidney disorders, gas.
Dandelion Root - Liver Problems.
Dates - Stimulates nerves, laxative, improves circulation.
Eggs - Builds muscle and bones.
Elderberries - Sore throats, colds and cough.
Figs - Blood circulation, nourishing, laxative, syrup of figs for
coughs and sore throats
Garlic - Sore throats, high blood pressure, colon cleanser
Ginger - Sore throat, sugared for nausea.
Graham Flour - Builds muscle.
Grapefruit - Weight loss, fevers, eliminate mucous.
Grapes - Blood builder, upset stomach, fevers and rheumatic
disorders, eliminates mucous from body - eat grapes whole or drink
juice.
Honey - Take by the tablespoon for asthma, digestion, sore throats,
coughs, intestinal mucous, laxative.
Horse Radish - (Eat - not for tea) Nerve stimulant.
Juniper Berries - Urine stimulator.
Lemons - Aids in nausea, blood purifier, rheumatic disorders,
laxative, weight loss.
Lettuce - Insomnia, restlessness, upset stomach.
Marjoram - Coughs, sour stomach, spleen problems, insect and snake
bites, dropsy, jaundice, toothache, headache, indigestion.
Olive Oil - Skin, anemia, weight gain.
Onions - Mucous, coughs and colds, nervousness and sleeplessness.
Oranges - Upset stomach, fever.
Parsley - Difficult urination, dropsy, jaundice, fevers, obstruction
of liver and spleen, expels gallstones, poultice applied to breast
will dry up milk.
Peaches - Blood purifying.
Pears - Laxative.
Pineapples - Weight reducer, sore throat, upset stomach
Plums - Liver, laxative.
Prunes - Laxative, mucous eliminator
Red Raspberry Tea - Laxative, removes cankers from mucous membranes,
stops diarrhea in infants, allays nausea, helps prevent miscarriage,
reduces labor pains.
Rhubarb - (Fruit Only) Laxative and blood cleanser.
Rice - (Brown) Diarrhea, weight gain.
Rosemary - For colds, nervousness, headaches, mouth wash.
Sage - Stomach problems, gargle for sore throat expel worms, stops
bleeding gums, good for liver and kidneys, removes dandruff (rinse
hair in sage tea), will dry up milk in mothers when drunk cold.
Sauerkraut - Indigestion, weight loss, reduces high blood pressure.
Spinach - Blood cleanser, reduces swelling of piles.
Strawberries - Diuretic, fever reducer.
Thyme - Suppresses menstruation, fevers, good for nightmares,
reliable nervine, asthma. With equal parts of sage and rosemary will
break the fever of flu.
Tomatoes - Liver remedy
Turnips - Stimulant, blood cleanser
Violet - Headache
Watercress - Rashes, anemia, blood cleanser.
Wintergreen - Kidneys, stomach upsets, headache, rheumatism, colic
in the bowels, gargle for sore throat, also good for poultices for
inflamed area and boils. The tea can be used as a douche for vaginal
discharges.
Fruit Medicines
Astringents - (Contracts Tissues) Blackberries, cherries,
cranberries, pomegranates, pears and raspberries.
Diuretics - (Urine Stimulant) Black Currants, grapes, melon seeds
and melons, peaches and prickly pears, strawberries.
Refrigerants - (Cooling) Gooseberries, currants, pumpkins, melons.
Stomach Relaxers - Apples, lemons, lime.
Pomegranates - In Decoction, repel tapeworm.
Figs - Poultice for boils. (Split open and apply directly.) |
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RELAXING HONEY BATH Put 2oz. of honey in a glass with 5 drops of lavender oil. if the honey is too thick, heat it by placing the glass in warm water. Add 1 or 2 tbsp. of the honey lavender mixture to your bathwater to help you relax and combat insomnia. HONEY AS A DRESSING FOR WOUNDS Applied externally, honey is useful for healing minor cuts and abrasions by drawing excess water from the tissues and reducing swelling. In addition, honey contains a germ-killing substance called inhibine, which helps prevent infections. spread the honey directly on wound and cover with a sterile bandage. HELP FOR HAY FEVER Honey contains grains of pollen that, over time, may have a desensitizing effect, making it useful for the relief of allergies. Hay fever sufferers are advised to eat honey that has been harvested locally. FOR RELIEF OF ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS AND OTHER RESPATORY AILMENTS Honey is an outstanding household remedy that can be used in combination with various medicinal herbs. For relief of coughs and wheezing associated with bronchitis, whooping cough or other minor respiratory ailments, mix 1 tsp. of finely chopped fresh thyme in a little honey. take the mixture orally as needed to soothe inflamed lungs and airways. ORANGE: The dried peel is added to love charms. The fresh or dried orange flowers added to the bath makes you attractive. The fruit itself hinders or banishes lust. Keep some leaves or flowers under the pillow to insure an early and happy marriage, or include them into a conjure bag to attract love. NAUSEA: Chew mint leafs, ok this one works. And if all else fails, suck on some Altoids…really. Because who's just got mint leaves in their purse all the time? NERVES: 1 piece rock candy in a jig of whiskey. Drink. (check your id, make sure your 21) NOSEBLEEDS: Pour a gallon of milk on the back of the victim's neck. Or fold a piece of paper over and Place on the upper lip; a bean will also work; or soak feet in cold water. ~I don't buy these�?/DIV> nothing stops nosebleeds, although the milk thing sounds fun. PNEUMONIA: Mash cooked onions and put between two cloths, fasten to victim's chest. POISON IVY: Put washed leaves of a sweet fern in boiling water and apply to affected area. RHEUMATISM: Boil dried apple peelings, strain, drink hot 4 times daily. Or: Wear the front foot of a mole in a bag - a rabbit foot would also work. Or: turn your shoes upside down at night. Or put a Copper wire around the joint or carry sulfur in your pocket. Or break the ice and Jump into the river. Or get stung by bees. Or blind a live toad and hold it over the aching place. Or, sleep with a dog or cat as the animal will take your pains away. SINUS: 1 tsp salt and 1 cup warm water - sniff through nasal passages. SORE THROAT: 1 cup vinegar, 2 tbs. sugar and a sprinkle of black pepper. Gargle. SPRAINS: Soak brown paper in vinegar and wrap around affected joint. STOMACH ACHE: 2 mint leaves in 8 oz. glass cold water, drink as needed. SUNBURN: Cider vinegar to affected areas. TEETHING: Boil catnip, steep, 1 tsp. at bedtime. TOOTHACHE: Wad of tobacco on sore tools or two cloves WARTS: Rub castor oil over wart. |
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