Food |
Symptom |
Remedy |
| Apples: |
For
constipation; for styes |
Grated
and as a poultice |
| Apple
Cider Vinegar: |
Sore
Throats |
4
tsp to 1 pint hot water, gargle |
| Apricots: |
Diarrhea
Constipation
|
Fresh,
chopped & eaten strained, for babies |
| Baking
Soda: |
Itching
due to urticaria Bee
stings
|
½
cup per neutral bathtub Mix
with water and use as a paste |
| Barley: |
Diarrhea |
Barley
and water |
| Bran: |
Constipation |
½
tsp in foods, make sure there is enough
fluid being taken in |
| Cabbage: |
Gastric
or peptic ulcers |
1
quart of juice/day for 2 weeks |
| Cayenne
Pepper: |
Bleeding
Tickling
Coughs
Peptic or gastric ulcer
|
Mix
powder with water and apply to wound
1/8
tsp. In ½ cup water, swallow and
follow with plain water if needed, 3 times/day
½
tsp in one-cup water for pain relief.
Can be mixed with buttermilk @ ½
tsp. To quart of milk. Can be taken in
a capsule
|
| Carob
Powder: |
Diarrhea |
2
tsp./ 3 ½ oz of water |
| Celery: |
To
replace sodium
Good for bladder infections, especially
the leaf portion
|
|
| Charcoal: |
Diarrhea
Toxicity/food poisoning
|
2
capsules every 2 to 4 hours. Can also burn
toast and eat
Same
as above
|
| Caraway
Seed: |
Gas
and bloating |
Chewed
whole or as a tea |
| Carrot: |
Sore
throats
Styes
Diarrhea
in infants & children
|
Grate,
place between 2 layers of cotton cloth and
use as a poultice over the throat or stye
Cooked
or mashed
|
| Cloves: |
Toothaches |
As
a decoction on cloth which is sucked in
the mouth |
| Dill: |
Gas
and bloating |
Chewed
whole or as a tea |
| Epsom
Salts: |
Muscle
pain, soreness & aching
Colds & flu’s with deep bone pains
Insomnia, nervous tension
|
1
cup per bath |
| Garbanzo
Beans: |
Severe
weakness after a bout of the flu |
|
| Garlic: |
Sore
throats, coughs
Abscesses,
boils, ulcerations
Earaches
Runny
nose
Pinworms
Blood
pressure
|
Slice
& simmer with tea
Poultice;
Chopped & swallowed with water
Poultice
or as drops in olive oil
Tea
or chopped & swallowed
Clove
peeled but not cut placed in the rectum
after every bowel movement for 3 days
|
| Horseradish: |
Sore
throats
Sinus congestion
Coughs
|
Grate
& use raw or in vinegar or tea |
| Honey: |
Dehydration |
Honey
and salt together in water to restore fluids |
| Lemon: |
Colds
Coughs
Constipation
Arthritis
|
Fresh
lemon in warm water, from 1 to 5 tsp.; take
½ hour before eating if used for
constipation |
| Mint: |
Coughs
Constipation
Nausea
|
Use
as a tea |
| Milk: |
Conjunctivitis
Insomnia
Itching/skin
rash
|
Breast
milk as it has immune properties
½
hour before bed, taken warm
Raw
milk, goats milk, applied topically
|
| Mustard: |
Bronchitis
Coughs
Pneumonia
|
Mustard
plaster: - Take 1 part mustard to 3 parts
flour (4 for babies). Add enough egg white
to form a paste then place between 2 layers
of cloth and leave on the skin for 15 to
20 minutes. Follow with a heating compress
after the skin has turned red, wait 1 to
2 hours and repeat on back. Be sure to check
with person to make sure they are not being
burned. |
| Nutmeg: |
Gas
and Bloating
Fainting, hysteria
|
Capsules
or tea; may be toxic so be cautious |
| Onion: |
Bee
stings |
Slice
of raw onion on the sting |
| Olive
Oil: |
Constipation |
1
to 2 tsp., may be given with lemon |
| Parsley: |
Cystitis
Urethritis
Diuretic
|
As
a tea or juice; 1 cup 3 to 4 times/day |
| Rice: |
Diarrhea |
Cook
with extra water, use rice water |
| Potato: |
Conjunctivitis
Styes
Abscesses
|
Grate
and use as a poultice or directly over the
eye or abscess |
| Salt: |
Constipation
Sore
throat
Sinusitis
|
2
tsp to 1 quart water as an enema
½
tsp to 4 oz of water, gargle
Same
as sore throat except 1 to 3 drops in
each nostril
|
| Sage: |
Sore
throat
Sinus drainage
Hayfever
|
1
tsp/cup of warm water, gargle & swallow |
| Rubbing
Alcohol: |
Fevers |
Topically to cool down high temperatures
|
| Oatmeal: |
Urticaria/itching |
1
cup to a tub of neutral temp. water or place
in a sock and wet, then dab affected area |
| Thyme: |
Sore
throat |
1
tsp./cup water gargle & swallow |
| Water: |
Burns
Caustic
burns
Cramps
Colic
Fever
Punctures
Sprains
& strains
Sinusitis
Swellings
|
Warm
water
Flush
with water
Hot
water bottle
Hot
water bottle
Bath
at 1 degree less than temperature –
gradually lowering the temperature of
the bath
Clean
with soap & water
Ice
packs
Steam
inhalation
Ice
packs
|
