Judy Van Acker's List: Herbal Remedies

• Lavender Chest Rub

  8 drops <!--=886"-->lavender essential oil

  2 drops <!--=1582"-->chamomile essential oil (optional)

  ¼ cup olive (or other vegetable) oil

• Headache Tincture

  1 teaspoon each tinctures of <!--=99"-->feverfew leaves, <!--=109"-->ginkgo leaves, <!--=230"-->valerian rhizome, <!--=108"-->ginger rhizome and <!--=183"-->peppermint leaves

  Combine ingredients. Take a dropperful as needed, up to 8 times a day.

  <!--=135"-->Lavender Headache Compress

  5 drops <!--=886"-->lavender essential oil

  1 cup cold water

• • maybe this is why I feel icky after eating meat
• The stomach responds to <!--=1495"-->bitters even before they arrive in it. Alerted by the taste receptors, the stomach produces all sorts of digestive juices, which start breaking down fats and proteins in the foods we eat. These juices appear in the intestines within five minutes after a bitter such as <!--=107"-->gentian is swallowed and remain there for two or three hours.
• If you often get indigestion after you eat a high-protein meal, this may be because you need more of the enzymes that help your body

  

  digest protein. You can find these in papaya peels, pineapples, cucumbers and especially <!--=108"-->ginger.

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• <!--=82"-->dandelion, <!--=50"-->burdock, <!--=61"-->chamomile, <!--=142"-->licorice and especially <!--=158"-->milk thistle can heal a damaged liver and protect it from further destruction.

• Liver Tea

  1 teaspoon each <!--=82"-->dandelion root, <!--=158"-->milk thistle seeds and roasted chicory root

  ½ teaspoon each <!--=205"-->sarsaparilla root, <!--=142"-->licorice root and <!--=108"-->ginger rhizome

  1 quart water

  Combine ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for a couple of minutes. Turn down heat and let steep for about 15 minutes. Strain and drink at least a cup a day.