The Healing Remedies Sourcebook: Over 1,000 Natural Remedies to Prevent and Cure Common Ailments. C. Shealy Norman
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Название: The Healing Remedies Sourcebook: Over 1,000 Natural Remedies to Prevent and Cure Common Ailments
Автор: C. Shealy Norman
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Здоровье
isbn: 9780007550937
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ALLIUM SATIVUM
GARLIC
Garlic belongs to the onion family, and is one of the best-known and most-used medicinal plants. It has a strong odor, which many people find off-putting, but its health-giving and preventive properties make it well worth suffering the effects.
USES
Fresh garlic, eaten daily, can reduce chronic acidity of the stomach.
Eat crushed garlic for sexual debility.
May help to reduce attacks of allergic asthma and hay fever.
Garlic-infused oil can be used as a chest rub for respiratory or digestive ailments, or in the ear to reduce inflammation.
Fresh garlic, eaten regularly, will reduce the need for antibiotics.
Garlic syrup can be used to treat bronchitis, lung infections, and digestive disorders.
PROPERTIES
Cleanses the blood and helps create and maintain healthy bacterial balance (flora) in the gut
Helps to bring down fever
Antiseptic
Antibiotic
Antifungal
Tones the heart and circulatory system
Boosts the immune system
May help to reduce high blood pressure
May prevent some cancers, in particular stomach cancer
TIP
The smell of garlic on the breath can be reduced by eating an apple, drinking a little fresh lemon juice, or eating fresh parsley.
APIUM GRAVEOLENS
CELERY
Hippocrates, the father of medicine, wrote that celery could be used to calm the nerves, and, indeed, its very high calcium level is likely to be the reason for this phenomenon. The seeds, leaves, and edible root of the plant are used. Celery is best eaten raw, and its juice is particularly useful. The seeds are rich in iron and many vitamins, including A, B, and C, and can be used in the treatment of liver problems and high blood pressure.
USES
Eat the seeds to treat arthritis (for which they act as an anti-inflammatory) and to relieve muscle spasms (antispasmodic action).
Grated, raw celery can be used as a poultice to apply to swollen glands.
Raw whole celery can be eaten regularly to reduce high blood pressure, and to act as a tonic for the liver.
Celery juice or an infusion of celery seeds may be drunk to alleviate sciatica.
Drink celery juice before meals to suppress the appetite. Chew celery seeds after a meal as a digestive.
PROPERTIES
Celery helps to reduce high blood pressure
Digestive, reducing spasm in the intestinal tract and acting as an anti-inflammatory agent
Purifies the blood
May help in the treatment of arthritis and rheumatic disorders; in Japan, rheumatic patients are sometimes put on a celery-only diet
Celery seeds also have anti-inflammatory properties
Stimulates the thyroid and pituitary glands
CAUTION
Because celery may cause the uterus to contract, it should not be eaten during pregnancy.
ARMORACIA RUSTICANA
HORSERADISH
Horseradish is a member of the mustard family, and is native to southeastern Europe. It is widely cultivated for its pungent, fleshy root. Japanese horseradish, or wasabi (Wasabidjaponica), is used both for cooking and for therapeutic purposes, and the grated rhizomes are often sold as a dry, green-colored powder.
USES
Apply tincture of horseradish root to skin eruptions, including those associated with acne, to draw out the infection and encourage healing.
Add some horseradish root to your toothpaste to clean teeth effectively, kill bacteria, and control mouth ulcers.
Eat fresh horseradish, mixed with a little lemon juice, for the relief of sinus infections and nasal blockages.
Eat freshly grated horseradish root for edema and swelling associated with PMS.
A horseradish poultice can be applied to chilblains and hemorrhoids to encourage healing and improve the circulation of the blood.
PROPERTIES
Diuretic
Stimulant
Clears nasal passages
Antiseptic
Stimulates blood flow
TIP
Too much horseradish taken internally can cause night sweats and occasionally diarrhea and abdominal cramping.
AVENA SATIVUM
OATS
Oats are a cereal plant, and are both extremely nutritious and useful therapeutically. Oats are one of the best sources of inositol, which is important for maintaining optimum blood cholesterol levels. Eaten daily, they provide a wealth of excellent effects.
USES
Eat raw oats as a source of fiber to ease constipation.
Oatmeal (unrefined) can be eaten on a regular basis to reduce the effects of stress and nervous disorders.
Cooked oats will relieve fatigue.
A compress of oatmeal or an oatmeal bath soothes eczema and other problem skin conditions.
Boil a tablespoon of oats in ½ pt. (250ml) of water for several minutes and drain; use as a nerve tonic and for its nourishing properties.
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