Author: A Solitary Pagan

Medicinal Uses For Common Culinary Spices, ASPARAGUS.

Boil in water and drink the water for kidney problems. Dissolves uric acid deposits and promotes urination.

Medicinal Uses For Common Culinary Spices, BASIL.

Add fresh herb or seeds to boiled water to make tea for migraines and bed time restlessness. Douche for yeast infections, eliminates candida, gargle and mouthwash. Pregnant women should avoid medicinal use of basil.

Medicinal Uses For Common Culinary Spices, ARROW ROOT POWDER.

One tbsp in a cup of juice every few hours to relieve diarrhea. Poultice to soothe skin inflammations.

Medicinal Uses For Common Culinary Spices, ANISE.

Seven tsp. of seed to one quart water, boil down by half, add 4 tbsp. of honey, take two tsp to calm a cough. Drink tea for memory, aid digestion, and a wash for oily skin.

Medicinal Uses For Common Culinary Spices, ALLSPICE.

Active ingredient is eugenol, same as cloves. Topical pain relief, tea and mouthwash.

Herbs Versus Pharmaceutical Drugs, Part 6.

Many herbal therapies are unequaled by synthetic drugs. There are certain things that only natural herbs can do for the body, which will probably never be matched by any synthetic pharmaceutical drug. These are: Hepatoprotective: Balancing, normalizing, and optimizing liver and bile metabolism; regenerating liver cells. Many herbs benefit the liver, the principal organ of the Natural Faculty, in t...

Anti-Anxiety Herbs, Lemon Balm.

Lemon Balm has been used since the middle ages to help reduce stress & anxiety. It is useful in promoting both a calm, & more alert state of mind.

Medicinal Uses For Common Culinary Spices, SAGE.

Chew a fresh leaf and put on insect bite to reduce sting and swelling. Sage tea for the throat. Two cups of sage tea a day for a week will dry up mother’s milk. For the itching of skin problems, steep a handful of freshly crushed leaves in a pint of boiled water for one hour, and bathe the area, then sprinkle with whole wheat flour. Sage tea prevents blood clots.

Medicinal Uses For Common Culinary Spices, CELERY.

Sedative. Active ingredient thalide. Seed and stalk, reduces hypertension. Celery seed tea for the kidneys as a cleanser.

Psoriasis herbal remedies Turmeric

There are many reports from those taking turmeric for other reasons that after a few months their psoriasis either went away completely, or improved to the point that all that remained were a few dry, flaky patches that were almost unnoticeable. It is thought that the anti-inflammatory effect of the turmeric calms the immune system and reduces frequency and duration of plaques, as well as their se...

Psoriasis herbal remedies Safflower

A tea made from safflower petals can discourage cell proliferation (cell growth) and encourage cell death. Since psoriasis plaques are caused by an immensely speeded up life cycle of the skin cells, discouraging cell growth may reduce the production of new plaques.

Psoriasis herbal remedies Oregon Grape

An ointment containing Oregon grape has been shown in at least one study to reduce the itching, inflammation, and irritation of psoriasis.