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bashfuldragon: Home-made Chest Congestion Rub I’m sure many of...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:24:25 -0500

bashfuldragon:

Home-made Chest Congestion Rub

I’m sure many of you grew up with Vicks Vapor Rub. Every time my siblings and I had a stuffy nose before mom would put us to bed she would rub Vicks under our noses and on our chests to help break up the congestion so we could sleep better. Since moving to Mexico I have found out two new ways that it is used, one way can be a bit toxic. The first way is to rub it on the soles of your feet and put socks on. This is a good thing because it helps sooth a cough. The second way is to swallow a dollop of it. Not a good idea, but my girls say that their moms and grandmas swear by it. Over the past year I have decided to stay away from all products made from petroleum jelly, which is one of the leading ingredients in Vicks Vapor Rub. To read about the negative side effects of petroleum jelly click here. After doing some research I formulated my own congestion rub that I have found to work quite well.

Congestion Rub

1/2 cup Dried Lavender (antiseptic healing, topically healing, pain relieving, repels insects)
1/4 cup Dried Mullein Leaves (breaks up congestion)
1/4 cup Dried Peppermint (cooling, pain relieving)
1/4 cup Fresh Grated Ginger (breaks up congestion)
3/4 cup Coconut Oil
3/4 cup Olive Oil
3 TBP Bee’s Wax Pellets

Add the oils to the crock pot. Once they are completely melted add the herbs and cook on warm for 2 days. I turn the crock pot off at night. On the third day drain off the oil in a mesh colander on a cheese cloth. Wipe out the crock pot and reheat the oil. Add the bee’s wax one table spoon at a time. Stir until the wax melts completely. Pour the rub in small glass jars or metal containers and let cool. Rub under the nose, on your chest or feet!

This post is part of Herbal Medicine Chest, Simple Lives Thursday, Frugal Ways, Sustainable Days,

dreamssoreal: Anyone read this? A plant breeder with a...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:14:51 -0500

dreamssoreal:

Anyone read this? A plant breeder with a fascinating story to tell just recommended it to me.

minimelotion: HERBOLOGY DEFINITIONS Alterative - Producing a...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:44:41 -0500

minimelotion:

HERBOLOGY DEFINITIONS Alterative - Producing a healthful change without perception

Anodyne - Relieves pain

Anthelmintic - A medicine that expels worms

Aperient - Gently laxative without purging

Aromatic - A stimulant, spicy

Astringent - Causes contraction and arrests discharges

Antibilious - Acts on the bile, relieving bilousness

Antiemetic - Stops vomiting

Antileptic - Relieves siesures

Antiperiodic - Arrests morbid periodic movements

Anthilic - Prevents formation of stones in urinary organs

Antirheumatic - Relieves rheumatism

Antiscorbutic - Cures or prevents scurvy

Antiseptic - aims at stopping putrification

Antispasmodic - Relieves or prevents spasms

Antisyphilitic- Having affect or curing STD

Carminative - Expels gas in the bowels

Carthatic - Evacuating from the bowels

Cephalic - Remedies used in diseases of the head

Cholagogue - Increases flow of bile

Condiment - Improves flavor of food

Demulcent - Soothing, relieves inflammation

Deobstruent - Removes obstruction

Depurative - Purifies the blood

Detergent - Cleansing to boils, ulcers, wounds etc

Diaphoretic - Produces perspiration

Discutient - Dissolves and heals tumors

Diuretic - Increases flow of urine

Emetic - Produces vomiting

Emmenagogue - Promotes menstruation

Emollient - Softens and soothes inflamation

Esculent - Eatable as food

Expectorant - Facilitates expectoration

Febrifuge - Abates and reduces fever

Hepatic - For diseases of the liver

Herpatic - Remedy for skin diseases of all types

Laxative - Promotes bowel action

Lithontryptic - Dissolves calculi in urinary organs

Maturating - Ripens or brings boils to a head

Mucilaginous - Soothing to all inflammations

Nauseant - Produces vomiting

Nervine - Acts specifically on nervous system, stops nervous excitment

Opthalmicum - For eye diseases

Parturient - Induces and promotes labor at childbirth

Pectoral - For chest infections

Refrigerant - Cooling

Resolvent - Dissolves boils and tumors

Rubifacient - Increases circulation and produces red skin

Sedative - Nerve tonic, promotes sleep

Sialogogue - Increases secretion of saliva

Stomachic - Strengthen stomach, relieves indigestion

Styptic - Stops bleeding

Sudorfic - Produces profuse perspiration

Tonic - Remedy which is invigorating and strengthing

Vermifuge - Expels worms from the system

just put this up in my bathroom. ikea hack. use magnetic knife...

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:48:57 -0400

just put this up in my bathroom. ikea hack. use magnetic knife holder in the bathroom… im loving it

My first sprouts! Ming beans. So easy

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:38:43 -0400

My first sprouts! Ming beans. So easy

GET INVOLVED. You live here.: wow,wish i had that much insight and wisdom at 18- PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE GOING TO SCHOOL/INDOCTRINATION CENTERS

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:38:58 -0400

GET INVOLVED. You live here.: wow,wish i had that much insight and wisdom at 18- PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE GOING TO SCHOOL/INDOCTRINATION CENTERS:

getinvolvedyoulivehere:

WOW… THE WISEDOM I WISH I WOULD HAD THEN

Posted Wednesday, July 7, 2010

The following speech was delivered by top of the class student Erica Goldson during the graduation ceremony at Coxsackie-Athens High School on June 25, 2010.

Here I Stand

Erica Goldson

There is a story of a young, but earnest Zen student who approached his…

orientaltiger: Eco-amp reusable iPhone speakers

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:37:53 -0400

orientaltiger:

Eco-amp reusable iPhone speakers

Indigo…you put it so well

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 23:44:24 -0400

Indigo…you put it so well

thats just one reason i love my bike

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:41:34 -0400

thats just one reason i love my bike

thats right!

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:01:40 -0400

thats right!

getinvolvedyoulivehere: many people nowadays suffer from the...

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:21:36 -0400

getinvolvedyoulivehere:

many people nowadays suffer from the over-acidification of their body, also known as acidosis. All food we ingest influences our body pH level. By consuming acid-forming or acidic food, like continental breakfast, hot-dogs, muffins or coke, our body is continuously fighting to neutralize the excessive acid and to retain pH balance, which is a pH level of 7.356 on the pH scale. Symptoms of a pH imbalance can be weight problems such as overweight and underweight, as well as other health conditions such as allergies, arthritis, acne and heart attacks.

To decelerate or, even better, interrupt these critical processes, the over-acidification of the body ought to be reversed by creating a proper nutritional balance of alkaline-forming and acid-forming foods in your diet

getinvolvedyoulivehere: many people nowadays suffer from the...

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:20:19 -0400

getinvolvedyoulivehere:

many people nowadays suffer from the over-acidification of their body, also known as acidosis. All food we ingest influences our body pH level. By consuming acid-forming or acidic food, like continental breakfast, hot-dogs, muffins or coke, our body is continuously fighting to neutralize the excessive acid and to retain pH balance, which is a pH level of 7.356 on the pH scale. Symptoms of a pH imbalance can be weight problems such as overweight and underweight, as well as other health conditions such as allergies, arthritis, acne and heart attacks.

To decelerate or, even better, interrupt these critical processes, the over-acidification of the body ought to be reversed by creating a proper nutritional balance of alkaline-forming and acid-forming foods in your diet

exactly

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:17:39 -0400

exactly

love it

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:29:54 -0400

love it

too true

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:32:00 -0400

too true

clearly some dip-shits refuse to question the norm. Attempt, for...

Thu, 31 May 2012 23:12:41 -0400

clearly some dip-shits refuse to question the norm. Attempt, for once in your life, to look equally at both sides. We WILL return to the dark ages if you don’t QUESTION…which is the exact purpose of this tumblr (the fact that i have to point out this glaringly obvious fact speaks volumes about you).

Succulent holding a web holding water droplets. Nature is...

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:15:35 -0400

Succulent holding a web holding water droplets. Nature is beautiful