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Herbal First Aid:
The Medicine Cabinet

Bach Flower Rescue Remedy: 

Shock emotional & physical. Take 4 drops immediately & give 4 drops to anyone involved. You can put it on your hands & rub onto a person in shock. 

Arnica Homeopathic: 

Injuries, sprains, trauma & shock 2 tablets every 2 hours. Dental work & operations same. Over-tiredness (from physical exertion) same. Sleep: take 1 tablet before bed.

Arnica Cream or Oil: 

Injuries, sprains, rheumatism, sore muscles & tired feet rub into area 4 x a day. 

Propolis Tincture: (Natural selective antimicrobial). 

Sore throat, tonsillitis, cold or flu: gargle 15 drops of propolis in water & swallow. Add to honey and swallow. Add to dry lozenges & suck. Wounds, apply directly. Stomach ulcers -15 drops in water 3 x day. Urinary infections-same. 

Ginger Capsules: 

Motion sickness 1 or 2 caps before travelling. Nausea - 1 cap every 2 hours. Cramps - same. Colds, fevers & flus - same.

Cayenne Capsules: 

Heart attack - prop the patient up and give 2 capsules with a glass of warm water. 
If necessary empty the caps into the water and administer. Haemorrhage - same as above. External bleeding - take internally and apply directly to wound. Cold feet sprinkle lightly in socks. Sprains, bruises, rheumatism and neuralgia - add to oil and rub in externally. 

Goldenseal Rt. Capsules: 

Anti-histamine - 1 or 2 caps every 15 min. if needed. Inflamed stomach, intestine, liver or gall bladder - 1 cap every 2 hours. Inflamed genito-urinary system, same.

Green Clay Capsules: 

Food poisoning - 1 or 2 caps every 2 hours. 
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Clove Oil: 

Tooth ache - apply with Q tip to affected tooth. Painful sprains, rub on externally.

Peppermint Ticture: 

Carminative, use 15 to 20 drops in water.

Ear Oil: (Mullein flowers, St. Johnswort and Garlic) 

Ear ache - warm the oil and drop 3 to 5 drops in the ear and rub around outside the ear. It is helpful to apply gentle heat to the outside of the ear. 

Lobelia Tincture: (Use with Ginger, Peppermint or Cayenne) 

Asthma attack - 20 drops every 15 min. Baby convulsions - 1 or 2 drops on finger and let baby suck on it. Painful cramps and spasms - 20 to 40 drops in sweetened warm water. Earache - place a few drops of warm tincture in the ear and plug it with cotton. Difficult labour - 20 drops in warm water. Extreme muscle pain - rub tincture into affected area. Spasmodic coughing - 15 drops in warm water & sip.

Comfrey Root Tincture: 

Broken bones - 15 to 20 drops 4 x day. Diarrhoea - same. Internal bleeding - same. Nose bleeds - same. Do not use if you have a history of liver disorders.

Honey: 

Burns - cover area completely immediately and keep covered until all pain subsides (approx. 20 to 30 min.).

Plantain Leaves (dried or fresh):

Bee stings, chew and apply to sting immediately. Leave on for as long as necessary or replace with a fresh poultice.

Ipecac Syrup: 

To induce vomiting - 30 ml. (2 tbls.) followed by 4 to 5 glasses of water. Keep person walking when possible. If vomiting has not occurred in 20 min., the dose may be repeated ONCE only.

Shepherd's Purse Tincture: 

Excess bleeding (internal or external) - 15 drops every 1/2 hour until bleeding stops.
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CARD WITH INSTRUCTIONS: 

Cross reference for immediate use.

Tools & Materials: 

Scissors         Pen knife         Eye cup                Thermometer Flashlight 

Batteries        Tweezers         Needle Razor        Small hot water bottle
                                             Blade

Q-tips            Tensor-           Clean cotton          Triangular bandage
                      Bandage          Floss

Adhesive        Bandages        Butterfly bandage
Tape

Wilderness:

Matches        Compass        Candles                    Space blanket 

Water            Flintstone        Pocket knife             Mirror
purifying tabs

Small pot

Do This! 

Exercise 26 • Begin Assembling Your own First Aid Kit

Begin collecting these ingredients and putting together a first aid kit.

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ARNICA Arnica Montana

Arnica is a beautiful, yellow flowered plant that looks like a small sunflower. Personally, I have found the medicine to be excellent in all forms of trauma or shock, especially to the muscular or skeletal systems. Many chiropractors use arnica as an oil for external use on chronic symptoms. Homeopathic arnica can be taken internally for past or present shock.

* WARNING: Arnica is toxic in large dosages and should be stored out of the reach of children.

Conditions - Healing Properties:

  Bruises - stimulant to the skin, promotes absorption of nutritive material and assists in carrying off the broken down tissue and promotes rapid repair

  Heart strain (due to exertion and overworked) - benefits heart debility that follows severe strain, worry or excitement.

  Depression (deficient nervous response) - has a pronounced action upon the medulla and spinal cord.

  Back ache - increases circulation and nerve response.

Dosage: 

Homeopathic Arnica 30 X:

  Acute - 1 tablet every 2 hours r Chronic - 1 tablet a day

Tincture of arnica: 

15 drops in 4 oz. of water

  Acute - 1 tsp of water every hour. r Chronic - 1 tsp. of water twice daily.

External use: 

  1 part arnica tincture to 5 parts water (only on unbroken skin) applied on compress,
      leave on over night

* WARNING: Should the patient to whom arnica is administered appear to become nervously excited and restless or show gastric irritability, its use should be discontinued.

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