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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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How do you know what you need to have in a basic herbal first aid kit?

The following list is not a comprehensive list – just a few of the basics!

• X-Ceptic – Alcohol Extract
• Complete Tissue & Bone Ointment
• Valerian Nerve Formula
• Cramp bark
• Slippery Elm Bark
• Herbal Eyebright
• Eye Cup
• Distilled Water packets
• Red Raspberry leaves
• Echinacea
• Cayenne Pepper
• Tincture of cayenne
• Cayenne Deep Heating Balm
• Plantain Ointment (Stings & Bites)
• Black Ointment
• Sen-Sei Ointment
• Ginger Root
• Tweezers
• Bandaids
• Scissors
• Ace bandage
• Herbs to the Rescue – by Kurt King

Next week we will cover how to use some of these herbs in a few first aid situations.

WHERE YOU SHOULD HAVE FIRST AID KITS:

1. Keep a kit in the trunk of each of your vehicles

2. Take a smaller kit with you when you travel by plane or train (be aware of any safety restrictions on items in your kit while traveling)

3. In your home

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by Kurt King, Master Herbalist, author of Herbs to the Rescue

There are six basic steps that apply in any first aid situation.  They are:

1)  Stay calm and think first before you act.

2)  Check if person is breathing and if there is a heartbeat.  (Pulse check on wrist or neck arteries.  Visually notice chest action for breathing.)  If person is not breathing or pulse cannot be found, administer emergency CPR immediately.

3) Check for severe bleeding (hemorrhage).

4) The next priority is to examine for shock (Shock is a serious condition of acute circulatory collapse, usually brought on by severe blood loss or trauma).  Then examine for head injuries, fractures, lacerations and dislocations.

5) Begin treating person accordingly using a good “bed-side manner,” calming and reassuring the person to help prevent shock or hysteria.

6) Find adequate shelter for the injured person, out of the harsh elements.  Keep person warm, calm and reassured that all is going well.

WHERE YOU SHOULD HAVE FIRST AID KITS:

1. Keep a kit in the trunk of each of your vehicles

2. Take a smaller kit with you when you travel by plane or train (be aware of any safety restrictions on items in your kit while traveling)

3. In your home

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You never know when you will need first aid:

“What if there was no electricity?  What is food distribution is shut down?  What if there is a national disaster?  What if you had to survive in the woods?  What if you were attacked by an enemy and had to flee?” (Kurt King, Master Herbalist and author of Herbs to the Rescue).

Herbal first aid helps you be prepared for the “what if’s.”  It doesn’t have to be as drastic as a national disaster or having to survive in the woods, though.  What if you are walking in a parking lot and your daughter falls down and skins her knees badly?  What if one of your children runs through the neighbor’s yard (that has been sprayed for weeds) barefoot and gets poison running up her leg?  What if you slice your leg open while plowing the snow?  What if you are on a trip and someone gets hypothermia?  By knowing basic first aid and having some basic supplies on hand, you can treat each of these “what if’s” (by the way – each of these experiences has happened to David and Fawn Christopher and their family – and they knew how to take care of them using herbal first aid).

Why Herbs?

Shouldn’t you just go to a hospital?  Can’t you just use the first aid kit that has been under your bathroom sink for 20 years?  Here is what David Christopher, Master Herbalist and Director of The School of Natural Healing, said:

“Herbs are the safest, most effective tool available for health care.  Unlike drugs, which have a myriad of side effects that can and do cause harm, herbs can be used with confidence and you will do no harm.  Many people are aware of the wonderful tonic effect of herbs that, when taken in small quantities over a long period of time, miraculously correct old chronic conditions; but…herbs can work just as fast and even more effective than patented, synthetic drugs in dealing with acute emergencies” (Herbs to the Rescue, Forward).

Please note that we are not saying to never go to the emergency room – doctors are great for certain situations – only you can make that decision.  You should be prepared, though – to handle any emergency – as Kurt King points out, “What if?”  What if you can’t get to an emergency room?  What if the situation required immediate care – before you could get to the hospital?  What if you are camping and are many miles from help?  You can feel confident knowing that you could handle almost any situation.

This newsletter, over the next few weeks, will cover a few basics (Herbal First Aid could be an entire class).  We can’t possibly teach you all you should know! But we will help you know what herbs should go in a first aid kit, what resources you should have, and how to handle a few emergencies.  We will give you resources for other herbal first aid situations.

Your primary weapon is knowledge.  For example – if you get into some Poison Ivy in the woods, did you know that the cure is always growing nearby?  If you have educated yourself then you will be able to find the plantain nearby, know how to use it, and get on with your day.  Without making this sound too much like an advertisement, we are confident that your very best source of education is The School of Natural Healing.  Dr. John R. Christopher had the vision to see a Family Herbalist in every home and a Master Herbalist in every community.  The Family Herbalist course will teach you how to handle most medical situations at home.  You won’t find a Family Herbalist who doesn’t feel like they got much more out of the course than they paid for it.  For more details please visit The School of Natural Healing athttp://www.snh.cc.

We also encourage you to go on an herb walk in your area.  Check with your local health food or herb store to see if they are aware of any.  If you hear of one, please let us know so that we can send it out to everyone on the list!  Your fellow subscribers in your area would greatly appreciate it!  Take a camera, a notebook, good hiking boots and a hat with you and enjoy an herb walk.  After doing an herb walk (as long as it is led by someone qualified) you will be able to identify many different herbs in your area.

To get you started, there is one herb you shouldn’t be without - cayenne.  Why cayenne?

“Cayenne helps restore normal body functions, relieves rheumatism, counteracts putrefaction and infection, relieves nervous irritability and spasms, condenses and firms the tissues, excites intestinal peristalsis, relieves spasms, promotes expulsion of gas from the gastrointestinal tract, seasons and flavors foods, induces vomiting (in large doses), is hot and penetrating, stimulates local circulation and skin redness, increases saliva and aids digestion, causes profuse perspiration, stops bleeding, is a general all around stimulant to activity and energy, and heals wounds” (information from Dean Alter, Master Herbalist).

Next week we will go over the first six things you should do in an emergency.  Then we will discuss what herbs you should have in your first aid kit.  After that we will discuss several common situations and how to use herbs to treat those.

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“Kurt and I [David Christopher] sat down together recently, swapping herb stories, discussing case histories, and exchanging remedies.  In the course of our reunion, and after much discussion, we decided that a usable book on herbal first aid was greatly needed.

“Because of time restraints, I bowed out of the project and encouraged Kurt to write the book.  After reviewing the book I can say that he’s put together a wonderful guide to not only first aid but health care in general.

“At the risk of sounding trite, let me say, study this book, use this book, and please ‘don’t leave home without it.’” (Herbs to the Rescue – Introduction by David Christopher).

Kurt King’s excellent book, “Herbs to the Rescue: Herbal First Aid Handbook” is a book that you need a copy of with every herbal first aid kit you have.   While only 90 pages long, you would be hard-pressed to come across an emergency that this book doesn’t cover.  And for only $9.95, you can’t afford to be without a few copies!

To learn more or purchase a copy, please visit:

http://www.christopherpublications.com/King_Herbs_Rescue.html

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by K Weston

I use Plantain Oil for all the bites and stings you have mentioned but I also use it for shingles. Many, many people have contacted me for the oil when they have had an outbreak. They tell me it is the only relief they have found for the discomfort.

I put the Plantain leaves in a glass jar, cover the leaves with extra virgin olive oil, and let it set in the sun for several days. Make sure you don’t put a solid lid on the jar. I use cheese cloth so there is no condensation collecting in the jar (moisture spoils it).

I strain the oil off before putting it in smaller containers.

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Contributed by School of Natural Healing Community Member Ivygreen

Recently on the forum, there was discussion about what to do for snake bites, and I thought I might add what we have used over the years when we have experienced these “nature” emergencies.

First, I would like to point out that, according to statistics from a year ago, there was reported to be a national shortage of the supply of anti-venom, considering the expected demand.  I have not stayed abreast with the updates to see if that still applies.  However, I am firmly convinced that we need to be equipped to deal with these kinds of emergencies on our own.
It is also possible to be bitten by a poisonous snake which does not inject any venom into its victim.  However, in cases of both poisonous and non-poisonous snake bites, there is always the possibility of infection developing.

Below is what we have used successfully in treating snake bites.

(DISCLAIMER: What I have written is based on my own knowledge and first-hand experience.  It is not meant to be taken as an authority on what to do in the event of snakebite, diagnostics or treatment of disease. I list it merely as my contribution in preservation of future antiquity.)
 
A. Herbal Poultices

1. For immediate first aid, we mixed dry mustard powder with finely grated, raw potato (white), and bound over the site where the fangs penetrated.  In this case, the patient was a dog which had been bitten in three places by a water moccasin (cotton mouth).  Never under-estimate the speed with which these guys can strike!!!

2. After this poultice was in place, we heated water to stew down Shepherd’s Purse, Sage, and Plantain, until they were soft.  With this, we made a fomentation which was applied comfortably warm (we did not wait for the herbs to steep 30 minutes, we used them as soon as they were soft from heating, and cooled enough for comfort.  It is important not to delay!!!).  You can speed the cooling process by placing the pot in a sink filled with icy water; just be sure the pot doesn’t tip over. If we had Plantain Tincture, or fresh Plantain, we would have added it to the Potato poultice.  Crush or blend up the fresh plantain* with the potato.

3. Liberally apply poultices all over swell site, and replace with fresh poultices every 10-15 minutes.  Use your own judgment as to alternate between the poultices, or to stick with just the herbs.  I cannot recall whether or not we would actually apply the herb fomentation (leaves, liquid and all) over the potato poultice, or if we removed the first poultice.

Case Study:   We used this procedure on more than 3 separate occasions with our dogs.  Most often they were bitten in the leg, with 2-3 different sets of fang punctures.  This means the snake struck them more than once!  The leg would triple or quadruple in size from the swellings. The dog would scarcely make it to the house; would be extremely lethargic, and gums would be whitening, an indication that they were going into shock.**

(Incidentally, if you do take a snake-bitten dog to the vet, they wouldn’t treat him with anti-venom: typical veterinary procedure is to give steroids.)
   
We would bring him into the house and lay him on the floor, beginning treatment with the raw potato.  His eyes would be glazing over; he would be very feverish, and not very responsive.  For the next hour and a half, we would be applying and reapplying the poultices.  We would watch the swelling begin to gradually come down, and slowly he would gain responsiveness as the fever reduced.

We also used this treatment when a bite was received in the head.

B.  Activated Charcoal Powder

At risk of sounding like a broken record on the benefits of charcoal, I have to acknowledge, it does work!

1. Neighbor; bitten in the hand by unseen snake - very likely from a young copperhead, judging from the distance between the fang marks, and the fact that numerous copperheads had been found in the immediate area.  And, the next day, a snake “skin” was discovered in the shed where she had been.

All she did was soak her hand in a bowl of water with lots of charcoal added to it; and maybe later apply plantain tincture with a band-aid.  Had no other negative side effects: we can’t be sure whether or not she was injected with venom.

2. Dog; bitten in the corner of the mouth by a copperhead (again, very likely - it was in a brush pile).  We used Lavender essential oil and Activated Charcoal.

I had read in my aromatherapy book that lavender oil was indicated for snakebites, so I decided to give it a try.  She took off running like she had been shot and hid under the house.  It took a long time to coax her out; and even then she wouldn’t let me get near her with the oil.

But she did allow us to use the charcoal water.  Due to its location in the proximity of her mouth, we couldn’t directly soak it, but had to dip cotton cloths in the charcoal water and place them over the swelling area.  These we reapplied often with fresh charcoal water.  After a day, the swelling had gone down, and she’d returned to normal.

* Plantain is best used fresh, as opposed to the dried herb.  What works very well for us, is to take the plantain, right after being picked, place it in a blender with only enough water as needed to blend it until smooth.  Fill individual dividers in ice trays with this blended plantain, and freeze.  When frozen completely, remove to plastic freezer-safe bags, label, and store in freezer.  When bitten by a snake, spider, or in the case of an insect sting, simply remove one of those frozen cubes, thaw, and apply to the affected area, holding in place with a cotton gauze, or some other bandage.

**Please be aware that, while a dog might survive the 1/2-mile limp home after being bit by a snake, a human may not.  A dog’s composition differs from humans in that they react differently to snakebites.  My understanding is that when a human is the victim, you don’t have much time.  Also, be aware that after the immediate recovery, humans can begin to have problems in the circulatory or nervous systems.  Heart attacks have even been associated to being a reaction to the venom in victims who had prior been recently bitten by a snake.

The following is from notes my mom had taken out of a book she once borrowed.  Sorry, I couldn’t trace it for reference: Use according to your own risk and discretion:

Immediately, apply a very large charcoal compress covering almost an entire extremity, centering over the bite, using large quantities of activated charcoal, wet with water and kept moist with plastic wrap.  A new compress should be placed over the immediate vicinity of the snake bite every 10-15 minutes.

Activated Charcoal should also be taken by mouth, in the quantity of approx. 2 Tbsp. every 2 hours, for 3 doses, and 1 tsp. every hour for 24 hours.  Each dose should be followed by 2 glasses of water.

Swelling & pain are evidences of the envenomation in a snake bite.  The swelling should be evident within 10 minutes of being bitten, or one should question whether there has been envenomation.  It is recommended to carry a container of charcoal for first-aid when hiking in snake infested woods.  Once the swelling begins, the venom may not be able to transfer to the charcoal as easily as at first.  As long as pain and swelling are being controlled by the compresses, we would continue with this treatment and expect the venom was being attracted to the charcoal.  If pain & swelling should progress, add ice packs to the extremity, if available.

One case of a venomous snake bite: the lady (bitten by a Water Moccasin) treated herself with 6 hours of continuous charcoal soaks to the affected foot.  She took Charcoal by mouth.  After that, she made a poultice of crushed cabbage leaves for overnight use, and slept fairly comfortably. The next day, it was still swollen but not very painful.  She continued daily soaks.  The swelling was not completely gone until after 5 weeks, but eventually she completely recovered.

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Bites, including spider, snake, scorpion and yellow jackets, and the use of Plantain on each, has been a popular topic on our Community Board (see http://www.snh.cc/Community.html for more information on our Community Board).  In today’s article we have some of the stories shared on that board:

Dr Christopher makes a Stings and Bites ointment. I can testify to its usage. Its main ingredient is plantain, so if you have some of just that, them bruise the leaves and place on the bite. I recommend having the Stings and Bites with you at all times.

We have black widows, brown spiders, and many other nasties here. Something bit my foot one night before a hike. It quickly swelled up and had a red streak going toward my ankle. I quickly applied the ointment, a big glob of it, put on a sock and went to bed. It was fine the next morning.

Before another hike I was leading, something bit my foot at night. I didn’t think anything of it, just felt like a small irritation, but within about 2-4 min, it started to hurt! and burn and a red streak formed!  I went to the kitchen for the Stings and Bites formula (plantain ointment) and applied it on about 1/2 inch thick to the entire area. I then took my tincture of Echinacea and drank about 2 oz. After 15 min, I drank about 2 oz more. By now the pain had subsided and the ointment needed to be reapplied, I again applied it thick. I drank another 1-2 oz of Echinacea and reapplied the ointment, gauzed and placed a sock over and went to bed. In the morning all was fine. I also had applied the Echinacea to the bite/sting, but I can’t remember if it was before or after the plantain.

I decided to take the ointment with me the next day on the hike. When we had finished, a lady started scratching her elbow furiously, she also had lots of red. I took out my ointment and applied. Within 1-2 min, her crazy itching was gone and she was fine.

One more, a little boy was bit by something; the parents just did the normal Cortizone and Benadryl before bed. The next morning his toe was swollen and red, they suspected a wolf spider they found after he went to sleep. I applied the paste to that as well as a rash he had. I reapplied 2 hours later. All was fine. I didn’t do the Echinacea on him, the rash did stay slightly for 1 week, but it was nothing to worry about.

Stories posted by Community member: livingforj

One time I was bitten by a yellow jacket (wasp)   I put on a formula that contained plantain it was not the 1st ingredient as that was all I had. I had no pain after application and the swelling and redness drastically reduced.
 
Story posted by Community member: mike cmt ch

We had a horse fall in our creek and get stuck in the mud last Monday and while my family and friends help to pull him out, I, who was barefoot because of the mud, got bit by a spider.  I did not find out till the next afternoon when it felt like I had a nasty splinter in it.  I looked at it, saw it was infected with pus and thinking it’s a sliver tried to pop it so I could clean it.  Right away I knew something was wrong by the way it hurt and burned.  I left it till I got home and showed my mom to see what she said and by that time the area around the bite was turning purple and looking nasty and I had a red line going up my ankle.  I had seen that there were Wolf spiders around, but by the look of the bite, seemed more like a Recluse.  I soaked my foot in Epsom salts, used Black ointment, Complete Bone and Tissue and applied a Plantain Tincture, and by Thursday it was just a faint pink dot!

Story posted by Community member: HerbalDea

NOTES: You can order Dr. Christopher Formulas, including Stings & Bites, from any herb shop that sells Dr. Christopher formulas.  You can find one we recommend at http://www.christopherwebsites.com.

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Jo Francks MH

While working as a scout leader I was in the outdoors a lot with others.  Once while at a day camp in the mountains, one of the other leaders got stung by a bee and it started swelling and was very painful.  They were getting ready to take him home when they drove up to me and told me what was happening.

We were in a meadow and I looked at the ground and found exactly what he needed; plantain, that miracle eraser that has helped so many people.  I picked a couple of the leaves and handed them to him and told him to chew it and put it over the bee sting and cover it with a bandage or piece of tape.  Within seconds the pain stopped and the swelling started to diminish.  He ended up staying and enjoying the rest of the day.

The man who was with him never forgot about plantain and the miraculous healing he witnessed that day.  He had a similar experience one day when a man was on his way to the hospital because he had been stung by a bee on the face and was allergic to bee stings.  His face was swelling and very painful. They had to make a stop at this man’s house on their way to the hospital and when he found out what had happened he got the plantain out of his yard and showed them how to apply it to the bee sting.  They did not go the hospital that day, nor have they had to since because he uses plantain any time he gets a bee sting.

This same man was able to help his granddaughters when they were stung by bees on the foot.  The crying stopped within one minute and they were happy and up running around again.  My own children have used this remedy countless times and it works every time.

Plantain is an excellent remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. It is an effective remedy for poisonous bites and stings, since the poison of fresh stings is extracted rapidly often within an hour’s time.

It is the best herb for blood poisoning: reducing the swelling and completely healing a limb where poisoning has made amputation imminent.  Finally, it is very useful for easing pain and healing problems in the lower intestinal tract.  This valuable “weed” is often found in soils close to most habitations, in parks, sports fields, etc. (School of Natural Healing, Dr. John R. Christopher)

There are two types of plantain, the broad leaf Plantago major, and the narrow or lance leaf, Plantago lanceolata.  The leaves of the broad-leaf are ovate, blunt, abruptly contracted at the base long and channeled petiole, blade is four to eight inches long, three to four inches broad, five to eleven strong fibrous ribs, entire or coarse and unequally dentate-serrate margins, dark green.  Lance-leaf is identified as lanceolate, sharp-pointed, on ling and tough stems, strongly ribbed length-wise, dark green.

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Daniela asks:

“I have three ribs out of alignment in my back and my spine is generally out as well. Would it help to take Dr Christopher’s BF&C (now known as Complete Tissue & Bone) while I am getting chiropractic adjustments to realign my ribs and spine? I also have beginning osteoarthritis in my neck with small bone spurs. Will BF&C help my condition?”
Daniela,

We’ve actually had patients take the Complete Tissue & Bone Formula under the direction of a chiropractor for both of these conditions.

This formula is the formula people get the best results with when they deal with bone spurs and arthritis. In fact, we have seen arthritis totally reversed with this formula.

If you drink a lot of soda or sugary beverages, though, expect to keep your bone spurs and the arthritis. Refined foods such as white flour, white bread, excessive milk and soda all leech calcium from the body as well.

If these foods are out of the diet, then we work with the Complete Tissue and Bone formula as well as 2-3 TBS of apple cider vinegar to dissolve the inorganic calcium build up.  Also, provide organic calcium with either herbs or good diet, and then we fully expect results.  You can get good organic calcium from Dr. Christopher’s Calcium Formula.

-Nelson
Dr. Christopher’s Herb Shop
http://www.christopherwebsites.com/

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Question from Ila:

My grandson (18 months, 29 lbs) doesn’t sleep well and has an ear infection (7th this year) and antibiotics are always prescribed.  Is there an alternative to heal it or even to prevent them and anything to help him sleep better? (His parents are getting sleep deprived and short tempered!)

Hello Ila,

Ear infections are easy!  I know that isn’t nice to hear after you have tried so many things.

I would recommend the Oil of Garlic by Dr. Christopher. You can even make your own (see recipe below).  It is often paired with Mullein leaf or other soothing herbs. Put 2 drops in each ear morning noon, and night gently massaging the oil into the ear canal. I have seen this work with my own children within 24 hours.  However, I continue treating for 4 days after the symptoms are gone. I have seen the Oil of Garlic work time and time again.

I would say this will improve his mood greatly and help him get some sleep, but if you would like to go about that separately you could use Dr. Christopher’s Kid-e-Col. This is a Catnip Fennel combination used to help the stomach (in case the colic is gas related) and the mood (catnip is calming).

There are also Homeopathic combinations for babies that I have seen have great results. Gripe Water is one of them. Best of luck!

Bobbie
Dr. Christopher’s Herb Shop

Oil of Garlic

• Eight ounces of garlic, peeled and minced
• Sufficient warm olive oil

Preparation:

Place the garlic in a large jar and use sufficient olive oil to completely cover the garlic; shake and allow to stand in a moderately warm place for two to three days; strain through unbleached muslin or cotton; bottle and keep in a cool place.

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