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seeings that posting is low, while not techinically ethnobotanical, i thot i would share a useful information on combating the flu.
Natural Flu Fighters
By Letha Hadady, D. Ac.
Have worries about catching the flu kept you from enjoying friends or work? Your supermarket, Asian grocery, and a number of health websites have potent weapons against flu. Protect yourself and family daily: Wash your hands, objects you handle, and fresh fruits and vegetables with water and one drop of mild soap and Australian Tea Tree Oil or vinegar. Even organic produce is sprayed with pesticides and may be handled by infected people. Germs can live in the wax used to protect foods. To clear sinus congestion all day, gently swab the inside of each nostril with a Q-tip moistened with one drop of essential eucalyptus oil. You can breathe better by rubbing on to your chest a few drops of aromatic Kapha Massage Oil LH1001 or other anti-kapha organic essential oils products from Himalayan Wisdoms International.
Enjoy a cup of hot basil leaf, cinnamon, or raw ginger tea between meals to increase resistance and prevent hypothermia. Especially after being in cold weather, peel and thinly slice 1/2 inch of raw ginger into a mug then add the juice of 1/2 lemon and hot water. Ginger improves digestion, breathing, and soothes sore throat. Lemon has vitamin C to enhance your vitality.
Amla, a dried cherry sold as pills or powder in East Indian groceries, provides one of the highest food sources of vitamin C. Add 1/4 teaspoon of amla powder per cup of tea. It is recommended by Ayurvedic doctors for acid indigestion, bloated abdomen, thinning hair, and skin rashes.
Chinatown groceries, herb shops, or Chinese herb websites sell deliciously sweet Extractum Astragali made with raw honey and astragalus (huang qi) a strong immune booster. For an energizing treat, break open the ampule container and use the straw provided. You can sweeten drinks with it. But do not heat the honey because cooking destroys its enzymes.
Reishi (ling zhi) the famous antibacterial, antiviral "immortality mushroom" is recommended for preventing everything from cancer and heart trouble to flu. Reishi, shiitake, enoki, and oyster mushrooms, among others contain polysaccharides known to prevent illness. For convenience, take pills or use a liquid extract daily between meals.
Most health professionals recommend garlic as an antimicrobial. Mash fresh garlic into salad dressings or roast garlic with vegetables. If you hate the smell, consider using a garlic oil capsule as a suppository. It kills intestinal parasites and yeast infections.
After being exposed to flu germs, disarm them fast. Health expert, Gary Null, recommends placing a drop of essential oil of wild oregano under your tongue, holding it there a few minutes, then drinking a glass of warm water. He says oil of oregano kills flu germs on contact. It tastes spicy and kills bad breath too. Null also recommends taking ten drops of colloidal silver by mouth and spraying it into the nose to kill flu germs.
Commonly used Chinese herbs for flu symptoms are honeysuckle flower (broad-spectrum antibiotic), isatis (ban lan gen) anti-inflammatory antibiotic, forsythia bark (antiinflammatory) and licorice root, which soothes the throat and reduces cramps. Popular Chinese remedies include Flu Away instant beverage, Gan Mao Ling pills, Gan Mao Ching (andrographis), and Isatis Gold pills. While using any flu medicine or herbal antibiotic, be sure to increase your intake of acidophilus or add 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder to a cup of yogurt to balance your digestive tract. Otherwise, you may develop indigestion. Good luck and don't cough or sneeze on anyone.
Natural Flu Fighters
By Letha Hadady, D. Ac.
Have worries about catching the flu kept you from enjoying friends or work? Your supermarket, Asian grocery, and a number of health websites have potent weapons against flu. Protect yourself and family daily: Wash your hands, objects you handle, and fresh fruits and vegetables with water and one drop of mild soap and Australian Tea Tree Oil or vinegar. Even organic produce is sprayed with pesticides and may be handled by infected people. Germs can live in the wax used to protect foods. To clear sinus congestion all day, gently swab the inside of each nostril with a Q-tip moistened with one drop of essential eucalyptus oil. You can breathe better by rubbing on to your chest a few drops of aromatic Kapha Massage Oil LH1001 or other anti-kapha organic essential oils products from Himalayan Wisdoms International.
Enjoy a cup of hot basil leaf, cinnamon, or raw ginger tea between meals to increase resistance and prevent hypothermia. Especially after being in cold weather, peel and thinly slice 1/2 inch of raw ginger into a mug then add the juice of 1/2 lemon and hot water. Ginger improves digestion, breathing, and soothes sore throat. Lemon has vitamin C to enhance your vitality.
Amla, a dried cherry sold as pills or powder in East Indian groceries, provides one of the highest food sources of vitamin C. Add 1/4 teaspoon of amla powder per cup of tea. It is recommended by Ayurvedic doctors for acid indigestion, bloated abdomen, thinning hair, and skin rashes.
Chinatown groceries, herb shops, or Chinese herb websites sell deliciously sweet Extractum Astragali made with raw honey and astragalus (huang qi) a strong immune booster. For an energizing treat, break open the ampule container and use the straw provided. You can sweeten drinks with it. But do not heat the honey because cooking destroys its enzymes.
Reishi (ling zhi) the famous antibacterial, antiviral "immortality mushroom" is recommended for preventing everything from cancer and heart trouble to flu. Reishi, shiitake, enoki, and oyster mushrooms, among others contain polysaccharides known to prevent illness. For convenience, take pills or use a liquid extract daily between meals.
Most health professionals recommend garlic as an antimicrobial. Mash fresh garlic into salad dressings or roast garlic with vegetables. If you hate the smell, consider using a garlic oil capsule as a suppository. It kills intestinal parasites and yeast infections.
After being exposed to flu germs, disarm them fast. Health expert, Gary Null, recommends placing a drop of essential oil of wild oregano under your tongue, holding it there a few minutes, then drinking a glass of warm water. He says oil of oregano kills flu germs on contact. It tastes spicy and kills bad breath too. Null also recommends taking ten drops of colloidal silver by mouth and spraying it into the nose to kill flu germs.
Commonly used Chinese herbs for flu symptoms are honeysuckle flower (broad-spectrum antibiotic), isatis (ban lan gen) anti-inflammatory antibiotic, forsythia bark (antiinflammatory) and licorice root, which soothes the throat and reduces cramps. Popular Chinese remedies include Flu Away instant beverage, Gan Mao Ling pills, Gan Mao Ching (andrographis), and Isatis Gold pills. While using any flu medicine or herbal antibiotic, be sure to increase your intake of acidophilus or add 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder to a cup of yogurt to balance your digestive tract. Otherwise, you may develop indigestion. Good luck and don't cough or sneeze on anyone.
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