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The most important ingredient in any home first aid kit would have to be common sense. Once you make a good judgement call that the situation doesn't warrant professional attention, delve into your well stocked herbal medicine chest for some of these home herbal remedies.
Bruises/Sprains : Life is full of bumps, bruises and other minor injuries. This may well be why there are so many home and herbal remedies that have been passed down from generation to generation. | | Burns/SunBurn : Home treatments for minor burns, like ice packs and compresses soothe pain. Herbal oils can help prevent scarring and help moisturize as the skin begins to heal, but don't use them as an emergency measure | | Toothache/Earache : Home remedies for tooth pain, earaches and tooth and gum problems. To combat occasional ear and tooth pain or to get you through a middle of the night attack, hot and/or cold herbal compresses can help save the day | | Abrasions/Cuts : How to make your home herbal first aid kit. Herbal salves, poultices, and ointments speed healing and protect the wound from infections | | Insect Bites/Rashes : Take these steps to take the sting out of insect bites and rashes from poison ivy and poison oak and prevent infection. Alcohol, witch hazel, or jewelweed vinegar make good drying agents as a base for your home remedies. | |
Herbal First Aid: References
- Duke, James The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook .(December 15, 2000)
- Linda B. White, M.D., Steven Foster. Herbal Drugstore (2003)
- Robert B Tisserand, The Art of Aromatherapy (1977)
- Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)
- Steven Foster and Yue chongxi, Herbal Emissaries (1992)
- Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vols 1, II (1931)
- Richo Cech, Making Plant Medicine (2000)
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
- Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002)
- Adele Dawson, Herbs: Partners in Life (2000)
- Penelope Ody, Home Herbal (1995)
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