Herbal Remedies
Remedies for Pets:
General Anxiety: Rescue Remedy Flower Essence Very Safe and effective
Healing Broth
My dog was recently hit by a car and is on a long road to recovery. The following remedy is one you may want to try and can be amended with different herbs for different situations. The recipe I have been amending this basic broth to is one to help heal bones and spinal injuries. It is helpful to make this just after anesthesia or ther operations when they haven't been drinking or eating much or have been on iv fluids. In any case the concept of a healing broth in which the remedy is given.
You will need: The remains of a free range, organically fed chicken or other ethically-obtained meat, Glucosamine-Chondroitin Pills, Electrolyte Pills, Acidophilus Capsules, and Fish Oil Capsules Make some free range chicken broth or similiar broth. Make sure to include bones and cartilage in the broth if possible. Let the broth cook for several hours if possible. Make sure all bones are removed and let broth cool.(Fish Oil and acidophilus should not be added to any hot broth it kills the consituents)If you do not have time to make the broth, then it can be bought-Pacific Foods has a good brand. Once the broth cools, add
an acidophilus pill-powder 1 electrolyte pill=powder and 4 fiah oil pill-squirt out the oil 2 glucosamine pills-crushed add per quart of liquid.
Store in a mason or other sealed jar and shake prior to use. Use within 4-5 days of being made. Store in fridge. Use 1/2 a cup per 25 pounds of body weight. This broth can be given by itself or with water. Both my dogs go nuts for it. It can also be poured on top of food.
An amendment to this to further help bones heal you can warm the broth before adding all the supplements and add 1/2 oz of comfrey leaf and/or oat grass to infuse in the hot broth for 15 minutes. Strain and cool. Then add the supplements
An amendment for neural injuries add 1/2 oz Wood Betony (Stachys) and/or St John's Wort. You may also squirt tincture onto food but make sure it is mixed in well Some dogs are very finicky(1 drop per pound of weight)
Neural Pain: Prickly Ash--strong taste so may not take
General Pain: Skullcap-safe generally with other pain meds
Anxiety, Nervousness: Choice of Oat Grass Seed/Vervain-strong taste so may not take/Passionflower
Muscular Spasms: 1 drop of Lobelia per 25pds of weight--Must be fresh plant tincture. Very strong, no more than a drop XXX
UTI's from catheters: Uva Ursi or Manzanita. Cranberry tastes to strong from them to take
The liver is usually traumatized from injuries so adding a 1/4 tspn per 25pds or weight of freshly ground milk thistle seeds to food every day for about a month after the injury
Student Recipes:
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Recipes:
Recipes from 2004
Pain Liniment: Arnica, Lobelia, Clove, Menthol Crystals
Chest Rub Salve: Eucalyptus, Mint, Spearmint, Garlic, Ginger
Tincture Blend : Antiviral, Diarrhea
Digestive Glycerite Blend: Chamomile, Mint, Ginger, Cinnamon
First Aid Powder: Echinacea, Lavender, Clay, Yarrow, Mugwort, Rosemary
Herbal Epsom Salts: 2 versions(salt, ginger, chile, juniper, eucalyptus) or (salt, juniper, chamomile, lemon balm, yarrow, manzanita, tea tree)
Recipes from 2005
Snot Blaster Tincture Blend: Eucalyptus, Licorice, Wild Ginger, White Sage, Ephedra, Ragweed optional)
Digestive Tea: Hops, Catnip, Fennel, Chamomile, Mint
Cough Syrup:Cherry Bark, Licorice, Marshmallow, Clove, Mint, Horehound, ess oil blend
Lotion: Almond Oil, Rose Water, Calendula Oil, Blend of essential oils
Healing Salve:Comfrey, Calendula, Yarrow, Echinacea ess oil blend
Pain Liniment:Cayenne, Wintergreen, Lobelia, WILLOW?Mustard
Face Masque: Almonds, Oats, Bentonite Clay, Lavender and Calendula
Ayurvedic Massage Oil Blend by Dosha:
Recipes from 2006
1)Tea: Digestive Nervine Tea Passionflower(3), Chamomile(2), Skullcap(1), Peppermint(3)
Glycerite/Vinegar Tincture: Nutritive Addiction Blend: Nettles, Skullcap, Vitex, Borage with 60% Gylcerine to water and 5% vinegar
Mouthwash (for gum health and infections):Calendula, Echinacea, Agarita, Krameria Ess Oils of Cinnamon and Clove with water and stevia
Cough Syrup: Mullein, Marshmallow, Wild Cherry Bark, Pleurisy Root, Extracts of Plantain and Lobelia with Honey and Water Ess Oil of Peppermint
Liniment (for pain): Cayenne, Ginger, Crampbark, Willow, Ess Oil of Camphor
Body Powder(Antifungal): Yarrow, Mugwort, Peppermint, Calendula in Corn Starch
Cream for Winter Chickweed Calendula and Comfrey with Shea Butter, Olive Oil and Beeswax
Salve for Healing Infections: Chaparral, Echinacea, Agarita, Yarrow with Olive oil and beeswax
Recipes from 2007
Anti-anxiety syrup: reduce down infusions of Stachys, Vervain, Passionflower, and Lemon Balm and add organic sugar at a 1 to 1 ratio then flavor with condensed organic fruit flavoring
Respiratory Steam/Tea/ or Bath: Peppermint/Rosemary/ and Eucalyptus infusion
Healing Cream: Agarita oil,Yarrow oil, Chickweed Oil emulsified with a mix of Opuntia gel and water. Ess Oil of your choice and Grapefruit seed extract to preserve
Exfoliating Masque: Pecan, Cornmeal, Powdered Calendula and White Kaolin Clay, for use as a drawing plaster minus the exfoliants plus echinacea powder
Lip Balm: Lemon Balm and Mullein Oils hardened with beeswax and your choice of essential oils
Constitutional Massage Oil: Blended for your dosha
Bath Salts: Epsom Salts with Ess Oil blend of your choice
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