4 DIY Adaptogenic Herbal Tea Blends FTC Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links which means if you make a purchase through one of these links, I may earn a small commission on your sale which allows me to cover a portion of the cost of running the Delicious Obsessions site and free content we provide every week. This has no effect on your price and is simply a cost of doing business from the company you purchase from. I only recommend products or services that I have personally tried and love. You can view it like leaving a tip. Thank you for your support! Over the last year, I have been doing a lot of experimenting and research on herbs. If you’re new to adaptogens and want to learn more, check out my posts on the subject. Tea recipes are super flexible, and nothing is set in stone. Rosehips: I add these to everything! Basic Herbal Preparations If you’re new to herbs and are feeling confused about all the different preparations for them, don’t be! Delicious Obsessions Trusted Product Recommendations Makes 1 quart
Aromatherapeutic Cold and Flu Remedy - Natural Health You know when a dreaded cold is coming on: Your throat and voice feel a bit scratchy, your nose begins to run, your eyes resemble those of a frog, your energy dips, you get the chills, and, in general, you feel like a blob. Compound these symptoms with muscle aches, joint stiffness, occasional nausea and fever, and you’ve got the flu. According to my wise grandmother, influenza used to be called “bone fever” because you ache right down to your marrow and it hurts for someone just to touch you. When you want relief from your misery, instead of reaching for some chemical-filled pill or ill-tasting syrupy medicine that will just leave your brain feeling clogged, why not add the following remedy to your arsenal of natural cold and flu therapies? Surround Me in Comfort: Warming Bath Oil Feeling all stuffed up? Note: Do not partake of this heating therapy if you are running a fever, sweating, or are extremely weak and debilitated, as it will exacerbate your symptoms. 1 cup jojoba base oil
Coconut Oil Arnica Salve Recipe with Coconut Oil Last fall, one of my recipes was featured on Health Impact News and CoconutOil.com. I wanted to share it here as well! Enjoy! One of my goals for health and wellness is to avoid using anything that contains petroleum products. Petroleum products harm your skin and your body, because they: Coat the skin like plastic wrap, disrupting the delicate acid mantle and the good bacteria that protect our skin from germs. In addition, the 1,4-dioxane (which is not listed on ingredient labels), is a petroleum-derived chemical that is often found in sudsing items like body wash, bubble bath, and shampoos. Read the rest of the article here or here! Recipe Ingredients I get a lot of questions on the ingredients for this recipe, so here are my notes on that: I sometimes purchase my essential oils from my affiliate partner, Vitacost.com, because I have found that their prices are typically $2.00+ cheaper than locally. I buy all of my waxes from Mountain Rose Herbs (an affiliate partner). 2 cups coconut oil
The Indigenized Winter Illness Survival Kit, By Linda Bishop-Jones Stop it. No…seriously…put that disgusting, grape-flavored cough syrup down. Put it down! I know it’s difficult. I know your chest hurts and you are tired of spitting out thick, green mucous. I know you simply want to get some rest and feel like you are alive again. Repeat after me: “Store bought cough syrup is not the answer.” In my opinion, some the worst drugs we give to ourselves and our children are cough medicines – in particular, a class of cough suppressants with drugs like dextromethorphan. I have often talked about the dangers of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Viruses, like the ones that cause the common cold and influenza, love cold weather. So what do we do during a long, cold winter when illness strikes us or our loved ones? Well, here is my guide to putting together your very own “Indigenized Winter Illness Survival Kit.” 1) Get a humidifier. As I stated above, viruses like cold, dry weather. 2) To irrigate or not to irrigate? 3) Make and use elderberry syrup.
How To Make An Herbal Home Remedy Kit Share by Katie “Wellness Mama”-Wellnessmama.com Despite our best attempts to live a healthy and toxin free life, there are times when illness or injury strike. In some of these cases (like trauma) conventional medical treatment is certainly warranted and I’m certainly grateful that medical treatment is available if needed. But what about the times when the illness or injury is not life threatening, but merely uncomfortable or limiting? Many of these natural remedies can also be used in the comfort of your own home, rather than having to take yourself or your ill or injured child to a doctor and expose them (and others) to more illness. The following is a list of what is in my “First Aid Kit” and is a combination of remedies I’ve tested myself, ones suggested by a naturopathic doctor, and ones that I hope to never need! Herbs in My First Aid Kit: Note: Almost all of the below herbs are available here and are good quality. Peppermint Herb and Essential Oil- Another great digestive herb. Gauze
Cold and Cough Care from Mountain Rose Herbs Mountain Rose Herbs is sponsoring a wonderful cold and cough care giveaway. Two lucky readers will win the herbal ingredients to make their own cold and cough care herbal remedies. One winner will receive the ingredients for Rosemary Gladstar’s “Cough-be-Gone and Sore Throat Syrup”, and the other winner will receive the ingredients for Cold and Flu Tea from Healing Naturally by Bee. Cough-Be-Gone and Sore Throat Syrup Recipe In Rosemary’s book, she lists the ingredients as follows: 4 parts fennel seed 2 parts licorice root 2 parts slippery elm bark 2 parts valerian 2 parts wild cherry bark 1 part cinnamon bark ½ part ginger root 1/8 part orange peel To make 1 quart of herbal infusion, Rosemary recommend 2 ounces of herb mixture to one quart of water. Over low heat in a heavy bottom pot, simmer the herbs and water until it is reduced by half, so that you have one pint of liquid. Strain the herbs out of the liquid, rinse chunks out of the pot, return the liquid to the pot.
Home Remedies for Coughs When cold and flu season hits, it’s nice to have an assortment of home remedies for coughs on hand to sooth sore throats. Most of these are suitable for coughs in adults or children. The honey, syrups and milk with butter would be most helpful for dry coughs. We’ve tried just about all of these at one point or another, depending on who’s coughing and what type of cough they have. Home Remedy for Coughs #1 – Honey and Cinnamon Pour some honey in a small container ( I used an 8 ounce mason jar) and mix in some cinnamon to taste. Home Remedy for Coughs #2 – Lemon Lemon helps to loosen and clear phlegm. Mountain Rose Herbs stocks many of the organic herbs listed in this post at affordable prices. If you purchase through my site, I receive a small affiliate payment. Home Remedy for Coughs #3 – Elderberry Syrup I was so relieved when I discovered how to make elderberry syrup, because it was something that my youngest could take that really helped quiet his cough but didn’t make him throw up.
Stop a Cold in its Tracks! What do you do if you come down with a scratchy sore throat, body aches, fullness in your sinuses or a runny nose? If you act fast and treat the cold aggressively, you may stop that cold or flu in 6 to 48 hours and never let it take hold. In this article I will discuss the Ayurvedic perspective on causes of colds, signs of your susceptibility, and some easy ways to safeguard your immunity. In addition, you will learn some great tips to try in the event that you do come down with symptoms, plus a great homemade remedy that support the immune system to stop a cold in its tracks! Levels of Susceptibility – Know the Signs Here’s a rundown of how a cold takes hold, according to Ayurveda, and how it progresses: 1. 2. 3. 4. Addressing the Cause Contrary to popular belief, the Ayurvedic view maintains that bacteria and viruses are not the true causes of a cold or flu, and that killing the bacteria or virus, while it may be necessary, will only offer symptomatic relief. Don’t Dry Out Here’s a summary:
How To Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel Share With so many benefits, many people have used aloe vera in herbal medicine. But how do you ensure you’re using the freshest aloe vera? Here’s the good news – it is possible to easlily make some DIY aloe vera gel. With this, you can enjoy the many benefits of aloe vera and you know it’s fresh and potent. Making aloe vera gel at home couldn’t be any easier if you have a mature aloe vera plant. So first what you need to do is cut off some leaves from the aloe vera plant. Here’s what the resin looks like: After the resin has drained, wash the leaves and start peeling off the thick skin of the aloe vera leaves with a knife, leaving you with the transparent gel. Place the gel into a blender and also add a few drops of either grapefruit seed extract, vitamin C powder, vitamin E oil or some essential oil to help preserve the gel for longer period.
CURE FOR EBOLA VIRUS Dr. Gail Derin studied the symptoms of Ebola Zaire, the most deadly of the three that can infect human beings. Dr. Vickie Menear, M.D. and homeopath, found that the remedy that most closely fit the symptoms of the 1914 "flu" virus, Crolatus horridus, also fits the Ebola virus nearly 95% symptom-wise! 1. If you are not in the U.S., you must locate your closed homeopathic practitioner and ask him or her to order these remedies for you from Hahnemann Pharmacy, (510) 327-3003 (Albany, California, a suburb of Oakland). If you're not sure where to find your closest homeopath, call the National Center of Homeopathy, (703) 548-7790, Take this article with you and let a homeopath read it and instruct you on how to use the remedies. During the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918, eighty percent of the people treated with allopathic drugs died. This article appears in the forthcoming book by Dr. Copyright © 1996.
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