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

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СКАЧАТЬ They are rich in vitamins A, some B-complex, C, and E vitamins, and potassium, and because they contain some protein and starch, as well as being a good source of monounsaturated fats, they are considered to be a perfect—or complete—food. Traditionally, avocados have been used for skin problems. The pulp has both antibacterial and antifungal properties.

      USES

       An avocado paste can be applied to rashes and rough skin to soothe and smooth.

       To make a face mask, mash a ripe avocado with a little olive oil and apply to the skin.

       Avocado oil can be used as a base oil for massage.

       Eat an avocado each day when convalescing.

       The pulp, applied to grazes and shallow cuts, and covered with sterile gauze, can prevent infection entering the body and encourage healing.

       Eat regularly for digestive and circulatory problems.

       The flesh of a ripe avocado soothes sunburned skin.

       PROPERTIES

       Excellent restorative food, particularly during convalescence

       Traditionally used for sexual problems

       Helps with skin disorders

       Antioxidant

       Used to treat circulatory problems

       Digestive

       Antibacterial

       Antifungal

       CAUTION

      Do not eat avocados or take any product containing avocado if you have been prescribed maoi antidepressants.

       PIPER NEGRUM

      BLACK PEPPER

      Black pepper, a traditional seasoning for food, is a warm, aromatic, and comforting spice with therapeutic uses. The fruit, or corns, of the vine and the essential oil extracted from them are used. Black pepper is the whole, sun-dried, unripened fruit of the vine; white pepper is the ripe fruit, from which the skins have been removed.

      USES

       Black pepper is useful for treating indigestion and flatulence—add to food daily for preventive action.

       Its essential oil eases muscular aches and pains, and is used to treat colds and flu.

       When used as a homeopathic remedy for fever, pepper can help to lower the body temperature.

       Pepper is an effective emetic and expectorant, and can be taken internally, or rubbed onto the chest (a tiny amount of oil in a suitable carrier oil), to prevent catarrh and to encourage healing.

       In Ayurvedic medicine, black pepper mixed with ghee is used to treat nasal congestion, sinusitis, and inflammation of the skin.

      PROPERTIES

       Stimulating

       Expectorant

       Anesthetic

       Tranquilizing

       Analgesic

       CAUTION

      The essential oil may irritate those with sensitive skin. Large amounts of black pepper used regularly may result in overstimulation of the kidneys. When using black pepper for medicinal purposes, follow the recommended dosage.

       PRUNUS AMYGDALMUS DULCIS AND PRUNUS AMYGDALMUS AMARA

      ALMOND

      The almond tree produces the oldest and most widely grown of all of the world’s nut crops, and is indigenous to western Asia and North Africa. Of the two major types of almonds grown, the sweet almond (P. dulcis) is cultivated for its edible nut. The bitter almond (P. amara) is inedible but contains an oil—also present in the sweet almond, and in the ripe kernels of the apricot and peach—which, when combined with water, yields hydrocyanic (prussic) acid and benzaldehyde, the essential oil of bitter almonds. The oil is used in making flavoring extracts and in some sedative medicines.

       SPECIAL NOTE

      Eat almonds with foods rich in vitamin C to encourage maximum absorption.

      USES

       Combine almond milk with barley water for urinary problems.

       Almond milk is an excellent tonic during convalescence.

       Drink almond milk daily to reduce frequency of digestive disorders, and to relieve respiratory problems.

       PROPERTIES

       Sweet almonds are high in protein

       Almonds reduce inflammation: used in the treatment of bronchitis

       Rich in protein, fat, zinc, potassium, iron, B vitamins, and magnesium

       Aids respiration

       Acts as a digestive

       SINAPIS ALBA

      MUSTARD Brassica Nigra

      Black and white mustards are used for culinary and medicinal purposes. The leaves, flowers, seeds, and oils of the black mustard are used, while only the seeds of the white mustard are useful. Black mustard powder is an important herbal remedy because it draws blood to the surface of the skin quickly, which means that it is “rubefacient,” and warming. Mustard oil is used as an ingredient in liniments, stomach stimulants, and emetics.

      USES

       Taken internally, mustard encourages the circulation, eases stomach and liver problems, and is able to stimulate the heart.

       Eat fresh mustard leaves when convalescing—they are nutritious and will help to encourage healing.

       A mustard foot bath (1 teaspoon of mustard powder added to a bowl of hot water) is a traditional remedy for colds, circulatory problems, and headaches.

       A mustard poultice on the chest relieves infection and congestion.

       Mustard essential oil can be used externally for neuralgia.

      PROPERTIES

       Rich in calcium and iron

       Mustard helps to restore bacterial balance in the intestines

       Mustard СКАЧАТЬ