Herbal Legacy Articles

by Doreen Spackman M.H., M.G.

We want you to know of our wonderful website that many of our readers are unaware of - Herballegacy.com. This site has a list of Dr. Christopher’s formulas, a list of ailments and programs to help with those ailments, single herbs, recipes, herbal education information and more. I’m going to walk you through the site to help you find the information you’re looking for

Some easy ways of accessing the site:

1. At the bottom of your newsletter there is a section of Herbal Resource Links. Click on the second link that says “Herbal Legacy.”
2. Go to www.schoolofnaturalhealing.com On the left hand side in blue click on “Herbal Reference Links”, and then click on the “Herbal Legacy” link.
3. Type www.herballegacy.com into your browser bar.

Home page
We get many calls where readers want to give information from the newsletter to their family and friends. This is where you can direct them to sign up for the newsletter. They only need to type in their first name and email address, then click the submit button.

Tabs on the site:

1. Articles - Here is a list of previous newsletters with their name and the date the article came out. There are articles for everything from “Natural Protocol for systemic Yeast overgrowth & leaky gut syndrome” on May 5, 2010 to “Preparing a fomentation for injuries” on March 30, 2011 and everything in between.
2. Dr. Christopher formulas - Click here for a list of Dr. Christopher’s original formulas and the herbs in them.  Some let you know what each herb in that product does, and some will tell how many parts of the herb is contained in the product. It also tells different ways to use the products and testimonials of people who have used them and their results.
3. Ailment & Programs - Here you can learn about the difference between the 3 day juice cleanse,  the extended cleanse program, the incurables program, as well as a list of ailments from A-Z and the way Dr. Christopher taught how to take care of that problem.
4. Single Herbs - We have place School of Natural Healing graduates Thesis papers here so you can have more information on single herbs. Each thesis will tell the history, location, chemical constituent, medicinal qualities, contra-indications, some herbal formulas using that herb, dosages and applications, and personal experiences with those herbs.
5. Recipes -Everyone loves recipes and here is a great resource from breakfast and main dishes to snack, soups and of course desserts. Yummy!!
6. About Us - gives you some information about Dr. John R. Christopher and David Christopher.
7. Herbal Education -This gives you information about the School of Natural Healing and the times the general public can call and talk to a Master Herbalist for answers to health questions.

I love Herballegacy.com it has so much information on one site and so convenient to use. Have fun on the site and let us know what helped you most or send us some of your testimonials.

Have a Happy and Healthy Day!!!

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By Tara Christopher Eyre

We had an interesting dinner the other evening–I had prepared a fabulous cashew sauce for our zucchini noodles and was excited for the kids to try it out.  My three year old took her first bite, said “Yum!” and then immediately had a look of horror cross her face.  Being the mom that I am, I thought, “Oh no you don’t - not tonight!” and immediately gave her another bite.  She cried and complained while I tried to enjoy some of my own dinner.  As I often do, I gathered my wits, force fed her another bite and ate some more.  But this was not the usual whining about something new for dinner.

Her cries got louder, her face turned red and all of a sudden she had big white bumps around her eyes.  The bumps multiplied, her eyes starting swelling shut, her stomach hurt and I sprang to action.  I grabbed a cold wash cloth for her eyes, held her in my arms and took a moment to think.  It seemed like her body was having a major reaction, that her immune system was just going crazy.  Best thing to calm the immune system?  Marshmallow and Astragalus.

So I had my son grab a bottle of Kid-e-Soothe and immediately gave her three droppersful.  I checked the washcloth, it was burning up, so I cooled that down and gave her three more droppersful of Kid-e-Soothe.  The swelling in her eyes and white bumps started decreasing, so I kept changing the cloth on her eyes and giving Kid-e-Soothe while I flipped through my homeopathic book (that I keep in the kitchen, specifically for times like this!) and finally found what I was looking for - Apis, a specific for hives, reactions, allergies, etc.  I gave her some immediately, and started alternating it with the Kid-e-Soothe.

She was able to lie on the couch while I started some Raspberry/Spearmint/Catnip Tea a favorite at our house for any sickness.  A few minutes later she was done with the cloth on her eyes - and they looked A LOT better.  The cloth wasn’t pulling out heat anymore.  I slowed down the Kid-e-Soothe and Apis because she wouldn’t take it.  And then (about ½ hour into the experience) she threw up.  She would only take one sip of the tea, which was fine, but she did want more Kid-e-Soothe and Apis.  I also put some Apis in a water cup and she sipped on that intermittently.

She threw up twice more that evening, each about an hour apart, and then slept soundly the rest of the night.  The next morning she was back to her old self, playing and laughing with her brothers–and completely starving for breakfast!  She had a few red areas on her face so I gave her more Kid-e-Soothe and Apis and it cleared up within an hour.  She was fine the rest of the day.

As I took care of my little sweetheart I let my mind put the pieces together that caused this experience and realized that she is definitely allergic to cashews.  The only other time she has eaten cashews is when I chopped them up in a homemade energy bar.  She threw up a ½ hour after eating those and again about an hour later.  I don’t remember any swelling or hives during that experience, but maybe it’s because she only had a little bit of the energy bar, not a concentrated amount like the cashew sauce.  The other thing that I realized is that she always refuses cashews when I offer them to her.  Somehow she knows that those aren’t good for her and stays away from them.  What amazing bodies we have!  She was listening to her body all along - it just took an experience like this one for me to understand!

I also felt so thankful for my upbringing and the School of Natural Healing course I am completing.  I was able to keep my wits about me, understand what my daughter’s symptoms were telling me, and act accordingly.  What a blessing!  No trip to the emergency room, no Benadryl, just the safe herbs and homeopathics I had in my kitchen.  What a fabulous dinner!

Tara Eyre is a busy mother of three fabulous children.  She grew up with herbs and is finishing up her Master Herbalist course through The School of Natural Healing.  She loves taking care of her children naturally at home.

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By Tara Christopher Eyre

We had an interesting dinner the other evening–I had prepared a fabulous cashew sauce for our zucchini noodles and was excited for the kids to try it out.  My three year old took her first bite, said “Yum!” and then immediately had a look of horror cross her face.  Being the mom that I am, I thought, “Oh no you don’t - not tonight!” and immediately gave her another bite.  She cried and complained while I tried to enjoy some of my own dinner.  As I often do, I gathered my wits, force fed her another bite and ate some more.  But this was not the usual whining about something new for dinner.

Her cries got louder, her face turned red and all of a sudden she had big white bumps around her eyes.  The bumps multiplied, her eyes starting swelling shut, her stomach hurt and I sprang to action.  I grabbed a cold wash cloth for her eyes, held her in my arms and took a moment to think.  It seemed like her body was having a major reaction, that her immune system was just going crazy.  Best thing to calm the immune system?  Marshmallow and Astragalus.

So I had my son grab a bottle of Kid-e-Soothe and immediately gave her three droppersful.  I checked the washcloth, it was burning up, so I cooled that down and gave her three more droppersful of Kid-e-Soothe.  The swelling in her eyes and white bumps started decreasing, so I kept changing the cloth on her eyes and giving Kid-e-Soothe while I flipped through my homeopathic book (that I keep in the kitchen, specifically for times like this!) and finally found what I was looking for - Apis, a specific for hives, reactions, allergies, etc.  I gave her some immediately, and started alternating it with the Kid-e-Soothe.

She was able to lie on the couch while I started some Raspberry/Spearmint/Catnip Tea a favorite at our house for any sickness.  A few minutes later she was done with the cloth on her eyes - and they looked A LOT better.  The cloth wasn’t pulling out heat anymore.  I slowed down the Kid-e-Soothe and Apis because she wouldn’t take it.  And then (about ½ hour into the experience) she threw up.  She would only take one sip of the tea, which was fine, but she did want more Kid-e-Soothe and Apis.  I also put some Apis in a water cup and she sipped on that intermittently.

She threw up twice more that evening, each about an hour apart, and then slept soundly the rest of the night.  The next morning she was back to her old self, playing and laughing with her brothers–and completely starving for breakfast!  She had a few red areas on her face so I gave her more Kid-e-Soothe and Apis and it cleared up within an hour.  She was fine the rest of the day.

As I took care of my little sweetheart I let my mind put the pieces together that caused this experience and realized that she is definitely allergic to cashews.  The only other time she has eaten cashews is when I chopped them up in a homemade energy bar.  She threw up a ½ hour after eating those and again about an hour later.  I don’t remember any swelling or hives during that experience, but maybe it’s because she only had a little bit of the energy bar, not a concentrated amount like the cashew sauce.  The other thing that I realized is that she always refuses cashews when I offer them to her.  Somehow she knows that those aren’t good for her and stays away from them.  What amazing bodies we have!  She was listening to her body all along - it just took an experience like this one for me to understand!

I also felt so thankful for my upbringing and the School of Natural Healing course I am completing.  I was able to keep my wits about me, understand what my daughter’s symptoms were telling me, and act accordingly.  What a blessing!  No trip to the emergency room, no Benadryl, just the safe herbs and homeopathics I had in my kitchen.  What a fabulous dinner!

Tara Eyre is a busy mother of three fabulous children.  She grew up with herbs and is finishing up her Master Herbalist course through The School of Natural Healing.  She loves taking care of her children naturally at home.   

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By Doreen Spackman M.H.

At The School of Natural Healing we teach how to prepare and use the Bone, Flesh and Cartilage with Comfrey fomentation many times a week, we have also used this in our home several times and for many situations. This fomentation could be used for broken bones, eye injuries, knee, hip or shoulder injury and to relieve pain.

My husband was in an accident 2 ½ years ago with his scooter. In the accident, my husband was ejected from the seat and bounced across the road to where his leg found the big bolt on a fire hydrant that deeply sliced the full length of his lower leg next to the bone. The injury was about 11″ in length and deep enough that the hospital did 2 layers of stitches within the wound, pulling different tissue and muscle together, then completing with a 3rd layer of stitches on top. As we walked out of the hospital with 5 prescriptions for pain and infection he said “Let’s go home and do the herb thing”. Now he had done some “herb things” and nutrition before, but nothing like this type of injury. He made a great choice and this is what we did:

Begin by making Decoction
1.  Take 1 gallon of distilled water and 1 cup of Bones, Flesh and Cartilage w/ Comfrey put both in a big stainless steel pot and bring to a simmer (where the steam comes off but not a boil). Simmer until the tea is ½ of the amount that you started with.

Extra info … If it does boil don’t worry, turn it down and use it. Don’t throw it away, herbs are resilient and will still work great. When it says simmer it to ½ … and  yours is a little more or less, that is okay it doesn’t need to be exact.

2.  Strain off the herbs and put the liquid into glass jars. Put these in the fridge to use later. I usually put my jars in the back of the fridge because it almost freezes helping it to last.

To apply a Fomentation
1. Heat up a small amount of the tea/decoction (usually ½ -1 cup of the liquid depending on the size of the area you are needing it for and put it in a small pan). It only takes a minute or so to heat up just make it as warm as possible, but not boiling hot! We don’t want to blister the area. The warmth/temperature helps the pores to open and absorb the medicinal nutrients of the herbs, reduce inflammation and it has a very relaxing affect when applied this way.
2.  Dip a white 100% cotton cloth into the liquid and slightly gently squeeze, leaving most of the liquid in, you just don’t want it to be drippy (Note: after this first use, the cloth won’t be white anymore and that’s okay you just want white to start with so there are no dyes in the fabric). I like to use the real thick cotton cloths that are about the size of a large wash cloth, because they hold more liquid. I also have hand towel size but the wash cloth size is the one I use the most.
3.  Apply the wet cloth over the injured area and immediately put Plastic wrap (like saran wrap) over the “cloth only,” tucking approximately a half inch of the plastic edges under the cloth. This helps with any dripping, it also holds in moisture and heat.
4.  Wrap with something that is snug such as a self adhesive wrap (like an Ace bandage or Vet wrap) or sock for the leg, just something to keep it in place but not too tight, just snug.
I like to apply the fomentation as soon as possible after the injury. Sometimes I have needed to make a quick tea for the first application until the Decoction was complete. It does take some time to simmer a gallon of water and 1 cup of cut herb. You can make it in a smaller amount to speed up the process, just use the same ratio given above of water to herbs, such as ½ gallon of water to ½ cup of cut herbs.

Changing the fomentation- I apply it in the morning and leave it on all day. Make sure to remove it for a couple of hours in the evening to air it out, then apply it again and leave on all night. I use a clean cloth and a new piece of plastic wrap each time I change the fomentation.
Usually along with an injury comes pain or concern of infection, so I will address these also. For pain and healing I would add 6-8 capsules of Complete Tissue and Bone every 2 hours until the pain subsides and continue it for at least 2-3 days, then wait 3 hours instead of 2 hours. “If” at 2 ½ hours the pain returns in any degree, that is the body telling you it needs the nutrition more often and continue with capsules every 2 hours. When you can go 3 hours between each time then do so, but listen to your body, it will let you know its needs, pain is one of the ways it tells you there is need of more nourishment.  Then after taking the capsules every 3 hours for 2-3 days, try waiting 4 hours, apply the same principle, if your body is not in pain-Great! If it is, continue with taking it every 3 hours and repeat attempt to taper off capsules. Continue this until no capsules are needed - this time frame will be different for each person.

Note: Now if we are talking about a broken bone I would definitely take 100 Complete Tissue and bone capsules a day for 3-6 weeks to start.

To avoid Infection we used 12-16 capsules of the Infection formula each day, for 3 weeks (I would at least use this same amount for any moderate injury for the duration of 10 days or even longer if needed).We used this method for my husband (note: he never took any prescription medication for pain or infection once we left the hospital), with this process, he was never groggy and felt so good that one week later he went back to work leaving the fomentation on at work and covering it well because he does landscaping. My husband has commented over and over how glad he is that we have learned how to take care of our health by learning the methods Dr. Christopher taught. I love learning!!!

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By The School of Natural Healing

In answer to the many inquiries of what to do about the recent news and reports (New York Times) of a radiation plume reaching the west coast by Friday, here are some things to know and ways in which you can be prepared.

At this point the levels of radiation prospected to be in the plume that would actually fall on estimated California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, etc. is very minimal and is not to pose a serious risk to health. However, “if” the situation in Japan worsens (ie. the Fukushima reactors have a rod “meltdown” - creating a massive release of radiation into the atmosphere) taking the following precautions/preparations would be our suggestion, especially for those living in the pacific and on the west coast.

1) Take the time to reevaluate your emergency plan and supplies as a family. Make sure your vehicles are not empty of fuel in case you need to evacuate and do not count on phones working in case of actual emergency.

2) If suggestion is and you plan to, stay put and to stay within your home for an allotment of time make sure you have plastic and duct tape to seal your windows and doors as well as the supplies needed in the case of a usual emergency: water, food, etc.

3) If you plan to evacuate, have at least a 72-hour kit ready to go at a moment’s notice. This is good to have no matter what you plans are.

4) Staring now, significantly increase your intake of naturally sourced iodine-containing foods and superfoods: (*estimated amounts of naturally occurring iodine). We want to make it clear that any consumption of kelp from clean waters is a great source of naturally-occurring iodine for the body and will be an asset in building stores for the blood if needed. The list of food sources given below with estimated measurements in parts per million (ppm) of iodine is purely for your information - not dosage recommendation of one type of kelp over another.

    Icelandic Kelp - *8000ppm

    Kelp, Dulse, etc. (Seaweeds) - *5400ppm

    Chlorella - *100ppm

    Spirulina - *70ppm

    Pistachios - *51ppm

    Dark Greens in all their variety

    Colorful vegetables & fresh fruits

    Onions & Garlic

Once you have a source of kelp, the recommended dosage amount for building blood stores of iodine (if needed for exposure to radiation) would be 8-12 capsules a day. Make note: this amount varies according to size and health of each individual.5) The purpose of increasing your intake of iodine-containing foods is to raise the amount of stable iodine in the blood. This will increase the likelihood that the thyroid will absorb the stable iodine instead of the radioactive iodine (iodine-129 and iodine-131) released during a nuclear accident.

6) During the intake of iodine (kelp), further precautionary measures would be to take the four Dr. Christopher’s Cleansing Formulas to keep things cleaned out (Lower Bowel Formula, Kidney Formula, Liver & Gall Bladder Formula, and the Blood Stream Formula) and then to add the Heavy Mineral Bugleweed Formula for additional cleansing. The details for the Extended Herbal Cleanse (ie. Dr. Christopher’s four cleansing formulas) can be found here at our public reference library, Herballegacy.com. Also within our same library, are the details for the Bugleweed formula here.

Our prayers continue to go to those in Japan and all those working to control at present this devastating disaster.

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By Noell Larsen M.S./M.H.           

I have heard it said that the Chinese refer to the alliums – garlic, onions, leeks, shallots, scallions, and chives – as the “Jewels among vegetables”… and I must agree. If there is one thing I have prized from my studies in the School of Natural Healing, it is the many ways in which I can use garlic to help the body’s immune system. I began my studies it feels only a short while ago, and since then I truly cannot begin to count the many times I have used garlic to help the body fight off all sorts of infection, for my son, husband, myself, extended family, friends, friend’s children, and more.

One night during my Master Herbalist Seminar, a good friend of mine called me in a panic explaining that her son was suffering from chills and a fever that was just not predictable and was not going away. Being that her son’s health history made him especially sensitive to febrile seizures, she was exhausted from everything she had done to keep the fever down (showers, baths, sponging, etc.) over the last 36 hours and did not know what else she could do. When I arrived at her door she was amazed that it was not 20 minutes later and her son was sound asleep in bed. I had given her a few children’s herbal tinctures (in glycerin) that we gave to him that night and for her to repeat every couple hours during the day, along with some raspberry leaf tea popsicles I had in my freezer and among a few other things, I showed her how to press fresh garlic, mix it in Vaseline and cover the bottoms of her son’s feet with the paste for the night. The next day she called me with deep gratitude for the sleep she and her son had gotten, said that her son had not had a fever all day and seemed to feel much better.

This worked well for my friend’s son who was the age of three at the time, but if you are in a rush or have a young infant, from experience I have found that prepared garlic-oil on the bottoms of the feet instead works really well – make sure to cover the feet with socks of course. Garlic-oil in the ear has shortened and abated many ear infections in our home as well as coughs or congestion by the oil or paste being applied to the chest.

To compliment the age-old use of garlic medicinally, modern medical science supports garlic’s ability to aid the body in fighting off illness. As well, M.D. Anderson’s Cancer Center has confirmed that epidemiological studies have shown that people who eat garlic and onions have lower risk of cancers of the GI tract, such as stomach and colon cancer. Modern medical science also states that garlic may also protect against heart disease and stroke by interfering with the formation of blood clots and by reducing cholesterol.

Using garlic has made a noticeable difference in warding off or the duration of sickness in my home and I know has contributed in many ways to improving the overall health of my family. There are so many ways in which to use garlic and I have only been able to mention a few.  Know there is much more to this stinky bulb than meets the eye, just ask the Chinese, MD Anderson Cancer Center or/and especially… any Master Herbalist graduate of Dr. Christopher’s School of Natural Healing, we would be happy to tell you more.

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By Olena Taylor M.H.
January 8th 2011, our son, Ross, sprained his ankle at the Utah 2A State Wrestling Duals. This happened on a Saturday afternoon.  We were very concerned because he was to wrestle at the All-Stars the following Tuesday January 11th.
A personal friend who was at the wrestling meet loaned us a TENS unit which Ross was able to apply immediately.
We went to a local herb shop in Richfield where I purchased bulk comfrey leaf tea. We had a tea press, and were able to get him drinking the tea right away.  We then took him to the hospital, and had his ankle x-rayed to be sure it wasn’t broken.  He was in so much pain that he needed a wheelchair to get back to the car. We applied ice packs to his ankle for the ride home.

We called our chiropractor in Cedar City (Dr. Justin Biggs) to see if he could see Ross after hours. Ross limped into the office in tremendous pain. The chiropractor was able to adjust the ankle. He spent about an hour and a half with us, and charged us only $35 compared to the hospital where the doctor spent about 5 minutes with Ross and charged us $634.80. But the amazing thing was that Ross walked out of the chiropractor’s office without limping at all.  Dr. Biggs sent Ross home with a valerian root herbal preparation to help relax the muscle spasms.

We continued to give Ross the comfrey tea, and we immediately began icing his ankle in a bucket of iced comfrey tea. He would ice it until it was numb, and then walk on it until he regained feeling. Then he used a photon machine, which we borrowed from our other chiropractor (Dr. Brian Workman), and then he used the TENS unit. He used these three treatments continuously all day Sunday. We also had him take 5 BF&C with comfrey capsules every hour all day long.  At night we put Dr. Christopher’s Complete Tissue and Bone and Cayenne Heat salves on his ankle.

On Monday morning Ross went to school, and during wrestling practice he developed a new method of kneeling down, so that he wouldn’t have to put pressure on his ankle.  He continued to ice his ankle and take the BF&C as much as possible that day. When he came home from school we made a hot comfrey tea soak, and an ice water soak. He would alternate soaking his ankle in these for the rest of the evening. Then he put the Dr. Christopher salves on and went to bed.

Tuesday morning we drove to Orem for the All-Star Meet. We were extremely nervous for Ross because up to that point he hadn’t wrestled on his ankle since spraining it.  We didn’t know how it would hold up, and honestly we were afraid for him. He weighed in at 168 in his 189-weight division.  It was a very close match, but Ross won 12-8!

Ross has since that time injured his elbow and back. He was injured pretty badly at a tournament at Pine View high school, and had to forfeit a couple matches. But he took the following week off of wrestling, and continued on the BF&C and was able to take first place and win outstanding wrestler at region.

We attended the 2A State Wrestling on February 11th and 12th and Ross took first place! We feel very blessed to have the knowledge that we have gained from The School of Natural Healing!

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by Kurt King, Master Herbalist

Shock is a serious condition of a severe circulatory collapse.  Most often it is caused by extreme blood loss, or traumatic injury without any blood loss.

The symptoms of shock to watch for are clamminess of skin, washed-out look, rapid weak pulse, low blood pressure, shallow rapid breathing, nausea and vomiting.  Also watch for partial or complete loss of consciousness.

A state of shock can be induced by people with fear in a minor injury.  In every accident follow as if shock could occur and treat as if it could occur even up to several hours later.  Shock can be more serious than the injury.

If a person is conscious or unconscious:

1) Administer 1 dropperful of Cayenne Tincture under the tongue, followed by Shepherd’s Purse tincture, 1 dropperful under tongue (to normalize circulation).

2) Lie the person flat on their back, with legs and thighs elevated.

3) Make sure the person is warm – replace any wet clothing.  A person in mild shock can still produce body heat.  A person in severe shock loses the ability to produce any body heat.  When this happens, no amount of clothing will help to restore body heat.  Hypothermia and irreversible shock then takes place, and the person can die.  In severe shock, external heat needs to be applied.  The best heat source is from another person, one or more, to come in contact skin to skin in sleeping bags (like a cocoon) with the person in shock.  Internally, keep administering Cayenne Tincture and Nettle Tincture to improve circulation and produce internal heat.  All future heat loss to the person in extreme shock should be avoided.

Dr. Christopher had this advice for Shock:

Follow the standard first-aid techniques for shock, keeping the patient quiet and warm, and giving liquids if possible.  The herbal shock formula, containing one cup of warm water, 1/8 cup honey, one tablespoon apple cider vinegar, and one teaspoon cayenne, works reliably to help bring a person out of shock.  The Bach Flower Rescue Remedy works quickly, though subtly, for shock.  Massage the feet and hands to help bring circulation to needy areas of the body.

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by Cathy Gileadi (co-author of Every Woman’s Herbal)

Dr. Christopher’s burn ointment is made by blending equal parts of wheat germ oil and honey in a blender, and adding comfrey leaves, fresh or dried, until the mixture becomes thick.  I sometimes add a little slippery elm.  This mixture is fantastic.  It keeps the wound moist but helps restore flesh to its proper condition. 

One of our children jumped off a table and landed wrong on a foot, breaking one of the bones.  We didn’t realize the bone was broken until a couple of days later.  The usual medical treatment would be to rebreak the bone, set it, and put it in a cast.

Instead, for a week, during the night, we plastered burn ointment all over the foot, bound it up in a white strip of cloth, and pinned a washcloth around that.  Within a week that foot was completely healed, the bone set properly, and the child could run and play as before.

Dr. Christopher’s Complete Tissue and Bone ointment is also fantastic for these serious injuries.  His son David and he were at a convention in the northwest of the United States.  A beautiful young lady came up to the booth and said, “How do you like my fingers?”  They were nicely groomed, of course, and the Doctor said, “Fine.”  “Can you tell which finger has been cut off?” she persisted.  They couldn’t, of course.  She said that one of the fingers had been cut off, and she had used the Complete Tissue and Bone formula, and the knuckle had grown back and the bone and flesh restored.  The nail, which had been completely removed, grew back on, and was as pretty as the others.

A similar case: One of Dr. Christopher’s neighbors had been in a terrible car accident.  Two-thirds of her kneecap had torn off and, although she had other injuries, she worried most about this one.  Doctors told her the legs would always be stiff and deformed without the kneecap.  She used the Complete Tissue and Bone formula and the kneecap grew back.  Dr. Christopher was sitting in his former restaurant in the University Mall in Orem, Utah, and the lady came up and said, “Good morning.  How do you like my knees?”  She pulled her dress up above her knees.  He told her they looked fine–a little embarrassed–and asked if they had been damaged.  She replied that one had; could he tell which one?  She said they were both the same now, because the flesh had been renewed with the Complete Tissue and Bone formula.  She could bend and squat easily, with perfect functioning of that knee.

One of the most outstanding examples of this formula’s use came with a family whose father had really ridiculed Dr. Christopher.  He was a businessman, but he liked to fuss with his automobiles.  He had taken one of the motors out of his cars, and had hoisted it into the air.  One of his daughters was playing down on the floor of the garage when something happened to the hoist and it came loose, dropping the car engine on this little girl, mashing her pelvic area and hips.  The doctors told her father that the injury was too severe to do anything about.  This man had heard about the Complete Tissue and Bone formula, and he used it as a fomentation over the entire area where it had been mashed.  The particles went jelly-like over a week or two and then started to form.  They formed the bones and the pelvic area came back identical to what it was before.  As in a jigsaw puzzle, each piece went back into place.  This girl went on to live a normal life.

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Information from Every Woman’s Herbal by Dr. Christopher and Herbs to the Rescue by Kurt King

You’ll most commonly have to treat skin wounds of various kinds.  Usually all you need to do is wash the wound well with soap and water, pat it dry with clean gauze or a clean cloth, and treat it with a good herbal ointment.  Because of the combination of antiseptic and soothing qualities, comfrey/marshmallow/marigold ointment is very good.  For wounds with the chance of infection, apply X-ceptic, an herbal antiseptic, or marigold tincture.  Garlic juice or onion juice kill germs, as does cayenne (it stings!).  Mullein ointment, comfrey ointment, or other similar soothing herbal ointments are wonderful.

Puncture wound

For a puncture wound, after cleansing, squeeze until the blood comes out to wash the infection out of the body.  Then apply a poultice of freshly crushed plantain leaves.  Reapply until wound is healing well.  You can use plantain ointment when plantain is not in season.  As simple as this is, I have proven it to work.  One of my sons stepped on the classic rusty nail, and he has had no tetanus shots.  We applied the above procedure, and he had no problem at all.

Deep cuts

For deep cuts, you may wish to check with a physician if you suspect that the nerves or some other vital connection are damaged.  One family considered their sons cut deep but not too serious.  Checking with a doctor, however, they found that he had severed a complex of nerves, requiring three days of microsurgery!  Cleanse the wound and use Dr. Christopher’s burn ointment, which is made by blending equal parts of wheat germ oil and honey in a blender, and adding comfrey leaves, fresh or dried, until the mixture becomes thick.  I sometimes add a little slippery elm.  This mixture is fantastic.  It keeps the wound moist but helps restore flesh to its proper condition.  Two boys were playing with gasoline, and an explosion burned both of their hands terribly.  One of them was taken for standard medical treatment, with the result that his hands healed up like two claws for the rest of his life.  The parents of the other child took him to Dr. Christopher, who applied the above burn ointment.  The parents were not to remove the dressing, but just add more and more on top of the original.

The boy’s hands healed perfectly, with just a little scarring to remind the family of the danger of playing with fire!

Poison Oak, Poison Ivy

Dr. Christopher used to say that the remedies for these plants grow right near the site of infestation.  Burdock leaves and plantain leaves, as well as jewel weed where it grows, can help neutralize the poison.  Mullein, hounds tongue and lilac leaves will counter the irritation.  A poultice of comfrey root, marshmallow root, slippery elm, aloe vera, and witch hazel, as many as you have available and in equal parts, can heal the rash once it starts.  Immersion in cold water is very effective.  Internally, you can take blood-cleansing and -building herbs, such as chaparral, yellow dock, and echinacea, to help stop the reaction.  Internally, lobelia and valerian or catnip or chamomile can stop the pain.

Insect Stings

Usually the formic acid in an insect sting sets up an irritating and allergic reaction that can be very painful and even cause death in sensitized individuals.  Freshly-crushed plantain will reduce the swelling and pain immediately.  Plantain ointment is a good second choice.  Internally, drink a nervine tea such as skullcap, black cohosh, wood betony, or valerian.  Echinacea and tincture of lobelia can be added to the tea.

Earache

Put four to six drops of garlic oil and the same of Ear & Nerve tincture into each ear.  Stop the ears with cotton.

Place a baked onion on the ear; cut it in half and put a half on each side.  Bandage in place and leave on all night.

Use three to six drops of mullein oil in each ear.  Rub the oil under and around the ears.

Eye Troubles

If you get a foreign particle in your eye, or if your eyes become red and irritated, you can wash them either with Dr. Christopher’s Eyewash, being sure to strain the tea carefully through a fine, clean cotton cloth, or a simple tea of red raspberry leaves.  These teas astringe and heal the irritated surface.
For more information about Herbal First Aid, including more applications, we encourage you to read:

Every Woman’s Herbal: http://www.christopherpublications.com/Womans_Herbal.html
Herbs to the Rescue:  http://www.christopherpublications.com/King_Herbs_Rescue.html

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