Herbal Remedy Secrets E-Book

Gerald Pilcher

• Herausgeber: Gerald Pilcher
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Beschreibung

Herbal Remedy Secrets
Choosing Herbal products. How to use Aromatherapy, Symptoms guide. Herbal recipes.

Leseprobe

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TableOfContents

Chapter1-ChoosingHerbalProducts5

Chapter2-HowtoUse Aromatherapy? 10

Chapter3-SymptomsGuides15

Chapter4-HerbalRecipes 94

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Herbsare plantsusedinmedicine.Naturalhealinghascometodenoteanytypeof naturalmeansusedtoaidinhealing.Althoughmostherbalremediesare fromplants, thereare somethatare mineral oranimalproductsaswell.Herbalmedicineisalso calledphytotherapy,thescienceofusingherbalremediestotreatillnesses.

Peoplehavebeenusingherbs forhundredsofyearstotreatalltypesofillnessesand symptoms.Throughouthistorywecanfindexamplesfrommanyculturesoftheiruse ofherbalremedies.TheancientEgyptiansusedherbs inhealingandinceremoniesas well.Thereare hieroglyphicsthatdepicttheuseofherbs onsomeancientwalls.In ancientChina,herbs wereanimportantpartofhealingandstillare usedintraditional Chinesemedicine.

Today,moreandmorepeopleare turning toherbalremediestocureanythingfrom headachestoskinconditionstocolds. Youcanfindanherbalcureforjustabout anythingthatailsyou.Thereare alsoherbalremediesthatare usedaspreventionsfor manytypesofillnessesaswell.

Medicaldoctorsare alsogettinginvolvedinmorenaturalcures. Thereare specific additionalmedicalcoursesavailablethatinstructonherbalcuresandtheiruses.A holisticM.D.isalicensedphysicianwhohascompletednotonly thetraditional

medicalstudies,buthasadditionaleducationinthephilosophyandmethodsofnatural healing.A N.Disadoctorofnaturopathicmedicine,andtheyare recognizedand

licensedinanumberofstates.

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Herbalistsunderstandhowherbs acttotreatcertainailmentsinthebody.Thebodyis likeasmallecosystemuntoitself,and everythingisbalancedjustright.Whensome partofthebodybecomesunbalanced,herbs canbeusedtohelprestorebalance again.

Usually,herbalremediesare milderthantraditionalmedicinesandhavefewerside effects,andmostare verysafeifusedasdirected.Thebodycanbuilduparesistance tosomemedications,suchasantibiotics,whentheyare usedtoomuch.Herbalcures are helpfulwhentreatingillnessesthatare nottooserious.Thereare manywaysto

useherbs aseffectivetreatments.

Chapter1-ChoosingHerbal

Products

Thereare manyherbalproductsandcuresavailable.Withtheadventofmoreand morenaturalfoodstores,moreherbalgoodsare commonlyaccessible. Herbsare

usedinmanytypesofproducts,andtheycanbetakenorally orusedtopically.Specific herbs havespecificusesorcuresassociatedwiththem.Theseare usesthathave cometobeknown overyearsofuseandhandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration.

Inrecenttimes,scientificstudieshavebeendonewhichprovethatcertainherbalcures workforspecificillnesses.

Topical herbalremediesare availableinseveralforms.Theseare formsusedfor externaluse.

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Salve -Salvesare healingpreparations thatare appliedtotheskin.Theyare generallythickcreamsthatlastalongtimeontheskin,helpingtokeepmoisture in.Salveshaveprotectivequalitiesthatshieldtheskinfromharsh effectsofsun andwind.Popularsalvesare thosemade withcalendula,St..ohn’swortand comfrey.

Poultice-Apoulticeisatraditionalpreparationoffreshordriedwholeherbs. Theherbs are mashedintoapasty consistencyandappliedtopicallytothe affectedarea. Herbscanbemoistenedandheatedandthenappliedtotheskin. Poulticesare thewayyourgreat-grandmotherwouldhaveappliedherbs andit’s stillausefulmethodtoday. Acrudemethod,poulticesare greatforinstantuse andcanusepartsoftheplantthataren’tnormallyused,suchastherootand stems.

Compress-Acompressissimilar toapoultice.Freshordriedherbs are mashed andcombinedwithwatertomakeapaste. Thepasteisthenappliedtotheskin orputintoasmallbundle,ofteninfabric, tobeheldagainsttheskin.

Oils-Infusedoilsare made bycombiningherbs withoil,usuallyextra-virginolive oil,andheatedonaslowheat. Themixtureisthensteepedforatleasttwo weeks,thenstrainedandputintojars.Oilscanbeusedforskinirritationsandis

commonlyusedasmassageoil.

Ointment -Similartosalves,ointmentsare thickerinconsistency. Theyare used topicallyontheskinandare particularlygoodforminorskinirritationsand burns.

Ingestibleherbalremediesare takenorally.Theseincludevariousforms.

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Infusions-Infusionsare themostcommonway thatpeopletake herbal remedies. Aninfusionisapreparationthatuseswaterasasolventtomix with crudebotanicals. Themixturemaystartouthotorcanbeacoldmixture. Usually,hotwatermixturesinfusetheherbs morereadilyandare thereforemade hotandthencooleddownforuse. Themixtureissteeped,ratherthanboiled. Thatis,itislettosetinthehotwaterforaperiodoftime,dependingonthetype ofherbs thatare used. Infusionsare generallytheweakestoftheherbal

preparations.

Decoction-Adecoctionissimilar toaninfusionbecausewaterisused.

However, adecoctionuseswatertoboiltheherbs andthensqueezesthemintoa container.That“juice”ismoreconcentratedthananinfusionandistwiceas potent.Inprepareddecoctions,alcoholisusedasapreservative.Otherwise,the decoctionwouldspoilrapidly.Decoctionsare oftenusedasadditivesinprepared foodsordrinks.

Tincture -Similartodecoctions,tincturesare preparedbyallowingherbs tositin liquidsforlongperiodsoftimetosolubilizethem.Herbsare storedforweeksto monthsindarkglasscontainerscontaininganingredientthatwillmakethem soluble.Thatmaybewater,vinegar,alcoholorglycerine.Theherbs breakdown intheliquidanddissolve.Theremainingmixtureisstrainedorpressed.

Tincturesare oftenusedaddedtofoodsordrinks.

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Syrup-Similar totinctures,syrupsare athickerliquid.Theseare mostoften takenaloneasaremedy.Syrupsgenerallyhavehigherconcentrationsofherbs

andcareshouldbetakentofollowthedirectionsproperly.

Tea-There are anumberofpre-madeherbalteasonthemarketthesedays. Thereare alsoteabagsthatcomeinavarietyofherbalmixtures.Theseare so commonthattheyare availableatanyregularsupermarket.Teaisactuallya formofinfusion.

Capsulesor Tablets-Next toinfusions,capsulesare thenextmostcommonway totake herbs. Supplementsare availableintablet formforalmostanyherb known.Theseare ingestedinthesameway youtake aspirin.Theydissolvein thestomachandgetintoyourbody.

Whenyouare choosingherbalproductsthereare somethingstokeepinmind.First, makesureyouunderstandwhatyouwanttheproducttodo.Readthelabel. Sometimesthereare additionalingredientsthatmaybeunnecessaryforyourailment. Alwayschooseaproductthatmostcloselyidentifieswithyourdisorder.

Smelltheproduct.Thatwilltellyouhowmuchoftheherbisactuallyintheproduct. Thisisespeciallytruewithcreamsandsalves. Ifyoucan’tsmelltheherbchancesare thereisnotenoughofitintheproducttohelpyou.Becauseherbalproductsare not governedthesameway asfoodproducts,theusermusttake morecautionin purchasingandusingtheseitems. Checkforanexpirationdateontheitem.

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Tokeepherbalproductsgoodalwaysstoretheminacool,dryarea. Also, trytostore theminadarkarea. Light oftenwillbreakdownthemixtureandwillchangethe strength. Many productscomeindarkcontainerstohelpkeeplightfromaffectingthe products.

Ifyouhaveherbalproductsthatyouhaven’tusedinawhile,alwayssmellthembefore usingthem.Iftheysmellrancid,theyhaveprobablygonebad.Althoughthiswon’t affectthetopicalcures,youcertainlydon’twanttoingest herbalmixturesof questionablefreshness. Mostproductsmanufacturedbylargecompanieshavealong shelflife.However, homemadeproductsmaylastonly weekstoseveralmonths.Keep homemadeproductsintherefrigeratortomakethemkeeplonger.

Knowwhatyou’retakingandwhy.Eventhoughtheproductsare herbalandnatural doesnotmeanthattheyare allsafe. Interactionscanoccurand youshouldbeaware ofthesepossibleinteractionsbeforetakinganyherbalremedy.

Purchaseyourherbalproductsfromareputablesource. Healthfoodstoresandmany drugstorescarryherbalproducts. Yourlocalhealthfoodstorewillbeabletoanswer manyofyourquestionsastheyare trainedinthisarea. Ifyoubuyherbalproductsover theInternet,besurethatthecompanyisreputable.TheFDAoranyotheragencydoes notcontrolherbalproducts,sothequalitycanvarygreatlybetweenbrands.

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