Yearly Archives: 2020
Salves To Heal Up Wounds
From Pow-Wows, or Long Lost Friend, by John George Hoffman we have these three recipes for a salve to heal up wounds:
- Tobacco and Elder
Take tobacco, green or dry; if green a good handful, if dry, two ounces; together with this take a good handful of elder leaves, fry them well in butter, press it through a cloth, and you may. use it in a salve. This will heal up a wound in a short time.
- Oak Bark and Tallow
Or go to a white oak tree that stands pretty well isolated, and scrape off the rough bark from the eastern side of the tree; then cut off the inner bark, break it into small pieces, and boil it until all the strength is drawn out; strain it through a piece of linen, and boil it again, until it becomes as thick as tar; then take out as much as you need, and put to it an equal proportion of sheep-tallow, rosin and wax, and work them together until they form a salve. This salve you put on a piece of linen, very thinly spread, and lay it on the wound, renewing it occasionally till the wound is healed up.
- Parsley and Butter
Or take a handful of parsley, pound it fine, and work it to a salve with an equal proportion of fresh butter. This salve prevents mortification and heals very fast.
A Cordial For Digestion
This seed cordial is said to help the digestion and eases gas.
- 1 t. each lovage, caraway, fennel and anise seeds
- 2 oz. sugar
- 2 ½ c. brandy
Steep together for a month, occasionally stirring or shaking. Drink sparingly.
Source: Henriette’s Herbal Homepage
Healing Juices
Here is a simple list of juices to cure a variety of ailments. Enjoy!
- Arthritis – Carrot, Celery, Pineapple, Lemon
- Asthma – Carrot, Spinach, Apple, Garlic, Lemon
- Cold – Carrot, Pineapple, Ginger, Garlic
- Constipation – Carrot, Apple, Cabbage
- Depression – Carrot Apple Spinach Beet
- Diabetes – Carrot, Spinach, Celery
- Eyes – Carrot, Celery
- Fatigue – Carrots, Beets, Green Apple, Lemon, Spinach
- Hangover – Apple, Carrot, Beet, Lemon
- Headache – Apple, Cucumber, Kale, Ginger, Celery
- High Blood Pressure – Beet, Apple, Celery, Cucumber, Ginger
- Indigestion – Pineapple, Carrot, Lemon, Mint
- Kidney Detox – Carrot, Watermelon, Cucumber, Cilantro
- Kidney Stones – Orange, Apple, Watermelon, Lemon
- Memory Loss – Pomegranate, Beets, Grapes
- Nervousness – Carrot, Celery, Pomegranate
- Stress – Banana, Strawberry, Pear
- Ulcer – Cabbage, Carrot, Celery
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