The therapeutic action of each of the herbs is as follows. The fresh plant extract made from St John’s wort flowers and buds is an effective wound-healing remedy, as is St John’s wort oil. It is an excellent remedy for severe pain in cases of injury to the nerves, concussion and injuries to the spinal cord; where the nerves are badly affected; for post-operative pains and for neuralgias, especially headaches resulting from mental strain and overexertion.
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If the fever is assisted as described above, rather than suppressed, the temperature will not continue to rise, but will decrease slowly. This is nature’s way, so do not try to make it come down faster. When the temperature rises it remains high until everything that has to be eliminated has been burned up; only then will it begin to drop. This is the natural process. Anything done in haste in reality only suppresses and does not eliminate, as we might be led to believe. At best, a sort of armistice will be achieved, but never the removal of the actual cause of the problem. Everything not eliminated through perspiration, the urine and the stools remains in the body, and these toxic residues can cause a relapse at any time.
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It is unpleasant to be stung anywhere, most of all in the mouth or throat. This can happen if you fail to notice a wasp or bee on your bread and honey or in fruit. The very moment that the insect is pressed against the palate it will sting you, and this can lead to serious problems. What can you do? Dab the sting or gargle with whey or whey concentrate {Molkosan). If these are not available, use concentrated salt water instead to reduce the swelling and prevent choking. You can help yourself in this way until a doctor arrives. Gargle repeatedly with a solution of salt water – two tablespoons of salt to 100 ml (lA pint) of water. After a while the poison will begin to disperse and will also be partially drawn out by the salt water. After gargling, a clay pack or cabbage leaf poultice applied to the neck will be of further help in reducing the poison’s effect. As a good antidote, take clay and, if possible, biological calcium tablets {Urticalcin) as well.
In the case of hornet stings it is imperative to see your doctor immediately or go to an ear, nose and throat hospital, because there is a greater danger of choking (oedema of the glottis).
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Begin your treatment in the morning by drinking half a glass of raw potato juice on an empty stomach; if you like, dilute it with a little warm water. All meals should consist of natural, organically grown foods. Detailed information on ‘Natural Wholefood’ is found in another section of this book (see pages 463-74).
An hour before lunch eat two or three juniper berries; chew them thoroughly, insalivating well, and swallow. After lunch swallow 2—4 whole mustard seeds. To quench your thirst during the day drink the water in which potatoes have been boiled.
Let me also remind you of a very old but effective treatment for sciatic and rheumatic pains, the formic acid therapy. Once every two weeks place the painful limb, say your leg or arm, in an anthill and leave it there long enough for the ants to inject their acid. Then, wipe them off with a brush or cloth and let the formic acid do its work. This is a simple, absolutely natural injection that does not cost you a penny.
Anyone who persists in the use of these simple methods of treatment, and in eating natural foods, will not only alleviate serious cases but cure them, even where the doctor has given up hope. However, if the patient suffers from a slipped disc or other disc trouble, it will be necessary to consult a good chiropractor.
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Have you ever wondered what causes these two unpleasant complaints? It is unlikely that you would be troubled with them if you saw to it that your vascular system, particularly the veins, were kept free from congestion. But if you do suffer, hot and cold foot baths can help. Begin by immersing your feet in hot water for several minutes, then place them in cold water and keep them there for the equivalent number of seconds; in other words, if you soak your feet for two or three minutes in hot water, leave them for only two or three seconds in the cold water. This procedure may be repeated 6-8 times at a session. Finish off with cold water, rub your feet vigorously with a towel and then apply a little oil (preferably St John’s wort oil), if you like. This treatment will soon bring the circulation back to normal.
A much older but less known method of improving the circulation is that of walking barefoot in the snow. If your house or apartment has a veranda which becomes covered with snow in winter, you have the ideal location for this. Incidentally, this is a similar treatment to treading cold water, a form of hydrotherapy connected with the Kneipp method (see page 334). To start with, practise snow-walking for ten seconds, then thirty seconds, gradually building up to 2-3 minutes. However, a word of caution is called for here. Take care not to do this to the point where you start to feel chilled. After completing the exercise, and without
drying your feet, go back inside to your warm bed.
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