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Herbal Remedies...Becoming familiar with herbs and their effects, involves, in some part, the understanding of a holistic approach to a lifestyle that recognizes the plant kingdom as a necessary contributor to our health. Nature has set forth the balances for survival long before the pharmaceutical companies developed. What once was a way of life for many, the preparing of herbs for the relief of ailments, has been left to the convenience of modern medicine. Not only are we losing a lot of valuable knowledge, but we are also losing a valuable interaction with the plant kingdom.
Our bodies are naturally self-healing. Herbs are an excellent choice for a gentle means to help the body systems maintain balance and remain healthy. Herbs are not a cure-all, nor are they a replacement for advanced medical treatment. They are however, a natural avenue of approach to consider in our efforts for a more holistic lifestyle.
Here is a short video excerpt
from my filming America's Health
Network at Universal Studios in the Spring of 1998.
Below are some basic remedies for many common ailments that affect all of us now and then. In my Herbal Preparations Class, I will show you how to make some of these remedies and let you take home a lip balm or hand salve and provide the instructions on making your own Herbal Preparations. Check the classes page to see when the next Preparation Class is scheduled.
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Combine equal parts of powdered Comfrey root, wheat germ oil and honey. This remedy not only soothes burns but heals burns acting like a skin food. This must be made fresh, so keep the ingredients on hand. This remedy included in the Herbal Preparation Class.
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Garlic and Mullein flower infused olive oil. Just a few drops per ear.
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