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- Fri May 29, 2015 9:44 am
- Forum: Healing Wise & Herbal Medicine Chest
- Topic: Poison ivy/oak/sumac
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12600
Re: Poison ivy/oak/sumac
It's been 2 weeks and I'm just, hopefully, finishing up with it. I'm not allergic to poison ivy. It turns out that I am allergic to poison oak. The rash wasn't too bad - the itchy spots itches terribly but it was quite mild. Even the rash that covered my face and neck didn't get bubbly and leaky (th...
- Wed May 27, 2015 9:35 am
- Forum: Healing Wise & Herbal Medicine Chest
- Topic: Cleavers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20341
Cleavers
I dried my first batch of cleavers and they're awful! The leaves shriveled away to nothing, the stems are a ,crunchy, straw like, brittle mess and the little fuzzy seeds seem really happy. Is that normal? And is that why you mostly see directions for fresh tincture while you're picking it? I've come...
- Fri May 22, 2015 7:29 am
- Forum: Healing Wise & Herbal Medicine Chest
- Topic: Equisetum/horsetail
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20621
Re: Equisetum/horsetail
I used to put a teaspoon of it in my exhusbands oatstraw infusions for prostate health.
- Thu May 21, 2015 10:50 am
- Forum: Healing Wise & Herbal Medicine Chest
- Topic: Poison ivy/oak/sumac
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12600
Re: Poison ivy/oak/sumac
I had poison ivy, oak and virginia creeper vines I was pulling down off of one of the trees in the back. I don't get poison ivy, creeper's just a pretty but invasive vine and I had no idea if I was allergic to poison oak or not. It turns out that I am. The rash isn't too bad - the systemic swelling ...
- Wed May 20, 2015 6:05 pm
- Forum: Healing Wise & Herbal Medicine Chest
- Topic: Poison ivy/oak/sumac
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12600
Poison ivy/oak/sumac
Any ideas what can help with it?
- Tue Apr 07, 2015 5:22 pm
- Forum: Healing Wise & Herbal Medicine Chest
- Topic: Preventing/Easing Immune Reaction to Dog Dander - Methods?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14773
Re: Preventing/Easing Immune Reaction to Dog Dander - Method
Yeah, me too.
Oh, and that much nettle can be quite diuretic. Just a friendly tip.
Oh, and that much nettle can be quite diuretic. Just a friendly tip.
- Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:08 am
- Forum: Healing Wise & Herbal Medicine Chest
- Topic: Preventing/Easing Immune Reaction to Dog Dander - Methods?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14773
Re: Preventing/Easing Immune Reaction to Dog Dander - Method
The first thought that comes to mind is take an OTC allergy medication the next time you need to dog sit and see if that helps. Did you have any actual physical reaction and if so, what? (Like itchy eyes, runny nose, hives, ect - allergy symptoms) And the above would only be if you did. Nettle is an...
- Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:32 am
- Forum: Healing Wise & Herbal Medicine Chest
- Topic: question about Comfrey
- Replies: 7
- Views: 19504
Re: question about Comfrey
From what I've read - all of the deaths involved with comfrey use had to do with improper dosages of the root - not the aerial parts.
R Gladstar and P Bergner have some excellent write ups. SW has several videos and quite a few articles about it.
R Gladstar and P Bergner have some excellent write ups. SW has several videos and quite a few articles about it.
- Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:18 am
- Forum: Healing Wise & Herbal Medicine Chest
- Topic: muscles after exercise
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13263
Re: muscles after exercise
Extra fluids and long slow stretches. It's lactic acid (or something that sounds like that) that causes the sore and stiffness. It's easily flushed out of your system if you start preparing for it before it sets in. Keep your muscles warm and your blood pumping for a few hours after exercising with ...
- Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:27 am
- Forum: Healing Wise & Herbal Medicine Chest
- Topic: Upcoming colonoscopy - any herbal advice?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 29094
Re: Upcoming colonoscopy - any herbal advice?
Im so happy for you that things went so well and that you had experienced doctors. What a relief.