The Healing Remedies Sourcebook: Over 1,000 Natural Remedies to Prevent and Cure Common Ailments. C. Shealy Norman

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       Sometimes recommended for gall bladder complaints and anemia.

       The bruised leaves are said to remove pimples and to fade freckling. Eat to help skin eruptions.

       Eat fresh daily: may help to prevent migraine. Eat with a meal if you have a tendency toward heartburn or dyspepsia.

       High levels of potassium may help to prevent insomnia—eat some fresh leaves an hour before bedtime, and often throughout the day.

       Watercress may help in the treatment of edema.

       It is used to treat respiratory ailments such as coughs, catarrh, and bronchitis—eat fresh until symptoms improve. It can be useful as a preventive measure for chronic respiratory conditions.

       Watercress may strengthen the whole body system in cases of debility caused by chronic illness.

       Contains benzyl mustard oil, which is powerfully antibiotic, but does not harm our healthy bacteria (flora)

       Beneficial to the health of the intestines

       Encourages immune activity in the body

       Provides good supplies of the vitamins C, A, and B (thiamine and riboflavin), iron, potassium, and calcium

       Stimulates digestion

       Rub olive oil into patches of eczema, dandruff, and psoriasis to reduce itching and encourage healing.

       Olive oil, taken daily, can reduce the risk of heart disease and help to slow down the degenerative effects of aging.

       Drink a little extra virgin olive oil to cure a hangover.

       Olives and olive oil, as part of a daily diet, will help to prevent and treat circulatory problems, and lower cholesterol levels.

       Eat olives for constipation.

       Olives are said to counteract poisoning from mushrooms or fish—drink a little extra virgin, cold-pressed oil when symptoms present themselves.

       Antioxidant

       Anticancerous

       Emollient—particularly useful for skin conditions

       Olive oil can be used to treat constipation

       Soothes the itching of eczema, and moisturizes dry skin, hair, and scalp

       Olive oil is rich in vitamin E, and is now known to help lower cholesterol levels in the body

       It may reduce the risk of circulatory disease and nervous disorders

       Useful in the treatment of gastric disorders because it reduces the secretion of gastric juices

       Eat rice daily if you suffer from chronic dyspepsia—excellent for heartburn, particularly that associated with pregnancy.

       Use rice bran for the treatment of hyperalcuria.

       Use rice flour to make a poultice for relieving inflammation of the skin, including acne, measles, burns, and hemorrhoids.

       A natural diuretic—increase your intake prior to menstruation if you suffer from bloating and symptoms of PMS. Eaten regularly, rice can prevent edema.

       The seeds are used to treat urinary ailments.

       Rice water helps to overcome stomach upsets.

       Rice contains high levels of carbohydrates (87 percent of white, uncooked rice)

       Rich in B vitamins (folic acid and pyridoxine), iron, and potassium. Brown rice also contains the B vitamin thiamine, which is present in the bran

       White rice has 1 percent of fat; in brown rice the amount of fat is higher

       Rice contains low amounts of sodium and is also free from cholesterol

       A natural tonic

       Diuretic

       Digestive

       Controls sweating

       Lowers blood pressure

       Anti-inflammatory