Acid Indigestion:
Warm a cup of milk and steep four or five eucalyptus leaves in it. Drink this to ease discomfort

Aqua Vitae:
Considered and excellent elixir of health for hundreds of years, this liqueur may be prepared and taken once a day, as you would a vitamin. To a liter of brandy add five or six bay leaves, a teaspoon of cardamon seed, a teaspoon of clove, two teaspoons each of angelica, camomile, lemon rind, fennel seed, licorice, nutmeg, cinnamon, several slices of ginger root (to your taste), and a handful of juniper berries along with sugar or honey to sweeten. This may be warmed to incorporate the herbs, or left in a sunny window, then strained after about a month.

Athlete's Foot:
Besides keeping your feet dry and powedered with orris root, you might consider trying a vinegar rinse (one cup water, one teaspoon cider vinegar) to which one-tablespoon thyme and red clover have been added. Soak for 15 minutes.

Arthritis Liniment:
Mix in equal parts, wintergreen and yerba santa. Put any amount of mixture in enough olive oil to cover. Simmer for 30 to 60 minutes. Strain, and apply to affected parts when cool.

Arthritis Therapy Poultice
Mix 2 tablespoons of mullein, 3 tablespoons of granulated slippery elm bark, 1 tablespoon of lobelia, and one small teaspoon of cayenne; mix thoroughly together, then mix with enough boiling water to make a stiff paste. Spread a layer of paste about 1/4 inch thick on a cloth. Cover the swollen joints with this poultice and it will bring great relief.

Arthritis Therapy Tea
Mix equal parts of the following herbs: black cohosh, gentian root, angelica, columbo, skullcap, valerian, rue, and buckthorn bark. Use a heaping tsp. to a cup of boiling water; steep and drink 3 or more cups per day, as the case may require. Drink a half-cupful at a time.

Arthritis Hot and Cold Therapy
Alternating hot and cold treatments are many times very beneficial in relieving pain of arthritis. This treatment is mainly for arthritis in the hands, wrists, or feet. Have two containers large enough for hands or feet. One of the containers ought to be filled with hot water at 105 degrees to 110 degrees F. and the other ought to contain bold water at 60 degrees to 70 degrees F. This is about the temperature of water that comes from the cold-water faucet. There ought to be enough water in each container to reach nearly to the elbows or knees.

Use a bath thermometer to determine the water temperature. The extremity ought to be placed first in the hot water for 3 minutes and then in the cold water for 30 seconds. Seven complete changes ought to be made, ending with the hot water. This is capable of being done 2 or 3 times a day. If the hot water causes increased swelling, the temperature is capable of being reduced to 105 degrees F. or the time in the hot water is capable of being reduced to 2 minutes and the time in the cold water increased to one minute.

If there is inadequate circulation, the hot water ought to not ever be more than 105 degrees F. For extremely painful joints, an ice pack is capable of being used until the swelling subsides and then the alternate hot and cold treatments may be used.

Athlete's Foot:
Besides keeping your feet dry and powedered with orris root, you might consider trying a vinegar rinse (one cup water, one teaspoon cider vinegar) to which one-tablespoon thyme and red clover have been added. Soak for 15 minutes.

Bee/WaspStings:
A drop each of tincture or myrrh or onion juice will assist in drawing out the poison

Boils:
Paint the sore with a tincture of iodine, caster oil, cohosh root and sasafras root mixed with one half pint of whiskey.

Bruises:
Take one pound of almond oil with one cup each arnica flowers, Balm of Gilead and St John's Wort, all of which ought to be bruised, and warm over a low flame. When the oil has taken all the colour out of the buds, cool and strain the liquid, applying as required to the bruised area.

Burns:
A poultice made from wheat flour, molasses and baking soda will relieve a burn and often hasten the healing process.

Chancre Sore:
Sorrel soaked in warm water until soft, then strained as a tea ought to assist in clearing them up more quickly.

Chapped Skin:
To one ounce wax add four ounces of glycerine and four to five drops of oil of roses (or other scent you like). Warm until well mixed and apply as required.

Coughs:
In three pints of boiling water, place peppermint leaves, one cup of rum, one half cup lemon juice, one ounce cinnamon bark and one ounce comfreyroot. After these are well blended, strain and add half a pound of sugar and two ounces of honey, bringing the entire mixture to a rolling boil. Cool and store in an airtight container for use as a cough syrup.

Dandruff:
An excellent after shampoo rinse for dandruff can be made by taking one cup each violet leaves, peppermint, nettle, red clover, witch hazel, and rosemary. Mix them together. Before shampooing, warm a quarter cup of the dried herbs in two cups of water for your rinse.

Earache:
Use ten drops of anise oil, sweet almond oil, onion juice and a pinch of pepper tied in a small cloth and placed in the ear (carefully). Then wrap your head in a warm towel for 15-20 minutes as you lay on the opposite side of your body.

Eye Rinse:
In a half pint of water, warm one ounce of elder flowers and a half teaspoon of salt. Strain and use as required to refresh eyes or relieve itching.

Fever:
Warm one quart of whiskey with the peels of two oranges and one lemon. Take two teaspoons after each meal.

Flu-Fighting Anti-Allergy Tonic
1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon of honey in a 1/2 cup warm water with a few grains of raw, powdered cayenne (to your taste)
and 5 drops of nettle tincture.

Heart Burn:
To four ounces of water add two teaspoons each of cinnamon, lavender flower, baking soda, peppermint leaves and one half teaspoon ground ginger and allow to steep like a tea. Strain and drink warn in half-cup quantities after meals.

Infections:
To ten ounces petroleum jelly add two sliced onions and two ounces each beeswax, honey and elder leaver. Warm over a low flame for about 30 minutes. Strain and apply to the wound with a clean dressing.

Itching:
Blood root pulverized and steeped in apple vinegar until well incorporated will ease the itch. Lotions made from aloe, lanolin, coconut oil, and/or cocoa butter also help greatly. Another alternative is a poultice made from two tablespoons each tansy, catnip, horehound and hops mixed with vinegar.

Liniment:
To one pint of cider vinegar add one ounce of aconite root, and a teaspoon each tincture of myrrh, oil of cedar, peppermint, clove, wormwood and thyme. If you do not have the herbs in oil form, the whole herb may be warmed in the cider then strained for use. For a lineament, which will be warm to the skin, add two teaspoons camphor, one-teaspoon bayberry and one-teaspoon cayenne pepper to increase circulation.

Nose Bleed:
It is written that if you make chewing motions with your mouth while your fingers are in your ears, this will stop the bleeding

Poison Ivy:
Tincture of one pint black alder bark to one quarter water and one cup olive oil. Wash frequently. Available and easier alternative is to make a poultice of clay mud.

Sleeplessness:
Two raw onions eaten before bed with a healthy portion of bread and butter is written to aid sleep. However, due to the sensitive nature of many stomachs, I would recommend valerian, catnip and peppermint tea as a sound substitute.

Sore Throat:
A gargle made from black tea with a teaspoon of lavender flowers, a quarter teaspoon salt and a quarter teaspoon vinegar will help reduce pain. An alternative to this is sage tea mixed with honey and lemon.

Sore Throat:
2 teaspoons honey. 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice or to taste, 1 cup water. boil water, add honey and lemon. Drink to relieve sore throat.

Stomach Ache:
A tea of mint, strawberry leaf, catnip and blackberry with one tablespoon of brandy should ease the stomach. An alternative is brown rice, which is pulverized and allowed to stand in warm water for 15 minutes. To this add a dash of sugar, nutmeg and an equal quantity of boiled milk is added then drunk. An elixir said to ease sour stomachs is made from two pints of brandy, a half-teaspoon of clove, two teaspoons cinnamon, and a pound of black currant. Soak all together for two weeks and add sugar to taste. Take by the teaspoon after meals.

Sty:
A used tea bag which is stillwarm, applied to the sty overnight will assist greatly

Toothache: Oils of peppermint and clove mixed with a bit of rum and applied directly to the tooth ought to ease the pain until you are capable of going to a dentist.

Warts: A wild turnip or sliced potato rubbed on the wart for 3 days and then buried is supposed to be a sure cure. While I cannot say if this actually works, there are many reports to indicate that it does!