Mama's Home Remedies: Discover Time-Tested Secrets of Good Health and the Pleasures of Natural Living (45 page)

insomnia, 160, 163, 165,

about, 38–39

Tibetan remedy, 210

168, 213

grapeseed oil, 38–39

heart pain remedies, 144–45,

horseradish, for asthma, 217, 218

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horsetail: for allergic reactions,

insomnia remedies,
155–57,

kindness, motivational value

119; in calming tea, 169; for

160,
161–70
; aromatherapy,

of, 5–6

cleansing, 87; for dermatitis,

212; color black, 160–61;

knotgrass (bird’s buckwheat),

100; for rejuvenating bath,

grape juice, 38; hops, 213;

169

120

lemon balm, 144–45;

L

Hugo, Victor, 126

relaxing baths, 60, 166–67;

human body: biological

lactose intolerance, 69

valerian nastoykas, 141–42.

rhythm, 156; eyes as mirror

laryngitis, tree besoms for, 238

See also
sleep

to the soul, 240–41; voice of,

Latin names, list of, 276–81

intellectual stimulation for

19–20, 53

Latin saying, 184

managing stress, 200–201

hydrotherapy for managing

laurel, 214, 216

International Classification of

stress, 191–93

lavender: essential oil from,

Diseases, 175

hypersensitivity, 88.

223; for headaches, 136,

intestinal health support,

See also
allergies

139; for insomnia, 161; for

18–19, 47, 107.
See also

hypertension: about, 133;

nervous system, 210, 214; for

digestive system remedies

aromatherapy for, 212;

relaxing bath, 167, 192, 193

iodine lotion, 115

buckwheat for, 179; causes

Lawrence, Elizabeth, 84

ionized air from pine, 236

of, 190; dizziness from, 176;

laxatives: beets, 19; celery, 99;

irritability, remedies for, 142,

remedies for, 18, 32, 166;

for flu, 70, 76; for headaches,

168–69

remedy for headaches from,

135; wood betony, 76

irritant contact dermatitis,

146

lemon balm: for allergic

91–92

hysteria, St. John’s Wort for, 142

reactions, 120; for headaches,

irritants that provoke allergies,

144–45; for insomnia, 163,

I

88–89

164; as relaxing aroma, 193

iatrogenic cases, 27

itchy fingers, cause of, 190

lemon balm, 168

Ibsen, Henrik, 20

J

lemons: for asthma, 217,

ice chips for asthmatic attack,

Japan, founding of, 213

218; for cleansing, 87, 98;

215

jasmine, 192, 193, 214

for colds or flu, 73; for

immune system support:

jaundice, St. John’s Wort for, 142

headaches, 140, 145; for

allergies and, 86–87, 90–90;

jojoba oil, 192

healthy hair, 30; with honey,

dried fruit mixture, 47;

Journal of the American

79; in punch recipes, 170; as

grapes, 43, 44–45; oat straw,

Medical Association (JAMA),

stimulating aroma, 193

83; pine oil, 236

26–27

Leon, Pedro Cieza de, 31–32

Indian tea, 136

Juicy Honey remedy for

licorice root: for asthma, 219,

indigestion.
See
digestive system

asthma, 218

220; for colds/cleansing, 59,

industrial irritants, 88

juniper, 119, 168, 193, 222

60; for metabolism, 116

infantile seborrheic dermatitis,

Jurate and Kastytis, 131–32

life expectancy in U.S., 21–22

92

“Life That Is Costing Hundreds

infections, external, 30, 115

K

of Billions of Dollars,

inflammations in children, 112.

Kaliningrad Amber Museum,

The” (New Zealand health

See also
anti-inflammatories

148–49

organization), 28

inhalation therapy: camphor,

Kant, Immanuel, 84

lilacs: about, 206, 208–9; for

136; for colds or flu, 73;

kasha recipes, 180–81

cardiovascular disease, 210;

menthol, 60; potato vapors,

kefir, 114

Pan and Syringe story, 206–82, 216; spirits of ammonia,

Kemp, Jan Marie Werblin, 248

7; pleasure from, 204–5

136

kidney health support:

lily, 212

Inozemtsev, Fedor, 69–70

buckwheat, 179; celery,

lily of the valley, for insomnia,

insect bites or stings, 9, 12,

99; garden radish juice, 29;

165

71, 86

grapes, 37; milk, 69; nettle

linden: for colds or flu, 57, 58–59,

insomnia, 151–52, 154–55.

mixture, 102; rose hips, 65

73, 77; for fever, 82; for flu,

See also
sedatives

Kilmer, Joyce, 247

70, 79; for herbal bath, 60;

Index @ 303

linden (cont.)

Medicinal Matters

for, 37

for tension or headaches,

(Theophrastus), 275–76

Moscow State University, stories

137, 191

medicinal plants, steaming,

from, 160–61, 186–89,

listening, 5, 189

221–22

193–94

Lithuania, “the land of amber,”

menopausal symptom remedies,

moss, 14–15

127–30

130, 142, 165

Mother Nature: body cleansing

“Little Ida’s Flowers”

menthol, 60

process and, 55; communing

(Andersen), 198, 199

Mercola, Joseph, 27

with, 209; gifts from, 10;

liver health support: beets, 18,

metabolism support: and

harmony with, 9; healing

19; birch vodka or tincture,

allergy-related problems in

power of, 178; humanity’s

58; color purple, 107; garden

children, 115–16; beets, 18;

separation from, 211;

radish juice, 29; grapes, 37;

farmer’s cheese, 95; grapes,

learning about, 240–41;

Greater celandine, 103; wood

37; herbal rejuvenating bath,

mother archetype, 261,

betony, 76

120; hops-filled pillow, 213;

265–68; as talented artist,

lotus aroma, 222

Mama’s Onion Salad, 98

248–49

lungs, warning about grape

migraine headaches: about,

motherwort, 105, 163, 164,

therapy and, 43.

132–34; chemicals for, 29;

169

See also
congestion remedies

remedies for, 136, 142, 165

motivation, philosophy for, 5–6

lungwort, 82

milk: for cleansing, 68; for

mountain ash berries, for

lymph system, 39

energy, 186, 210; for

cleansing, 97

lysozyme, 11

insomnia, 157; as natural

Mountain Cranberry tree, 243

M

healer, 69; for respiratory

mucous membranes: and

allergic reactions, 91, 112;

magnesium, 190

problems, 71, 81; for sound

and bronchial asthma, 214;

Mama’s memos about children,

sleep, 178; sweet sauce for

and Flonase, 95; flu or colds

265–68

kasha, 180

and, 72; remedies for, 82,

Mama’s Onion Salad recipe, 98

Milk Punch recipe, 170

103–4, 113–14, 116, 217;

managing stress: aromatherapy,

milk scabs on children, 112

sensitivity of, 112, 133; wine

192–93; exercise, 193;

Milne, A. A., 259

with baking soda for, 216

hydrotherapy, 191–93;

mineral water, 43, 68, 190, 217

Muir, John, 109, 246–47, 260

intellectual stimulation, 200–mint: in calming tea, 168; in mulberry trees, 245

201; pets for, 199; proper

diaphoretic infusion, 58; for

mullein, 58, 66, 82

nutrition, 190–91

dizziness, 176–77; essential

Muscat grapes, 44

maple trees, 246, 247, 249

oil from, 223; for flu, 70;

music for relaxing, 193

marsh cudweed, 59, 66–67

for insomnia, 168; for

mustard plaster for asthmatic

marshmallow, for colds, 56–57,

nervous system, 210.
See also

attack, 215

60

peppermint

Mary’s Root powder, 103

mistletoe berries, warning

N

“Mashed Onions,” 220

about, 164

nail biting, aloe for, 12

massage: for asthmatic attacks,

mistletoe, for insomnia, 164

nastoykas: about, 102, 130,

215; for blood circulation,

mold, 11, 12–13, 111–12

141, 205–6; for allergic

39, 156, 191–92; with dryMoldova, Russia: childhood

conditions, 102, 104; for

skin brush, 191–92; for

memories, 22–23;

bronchial asthma, 221; for

headaches, 64, 136, 138; for

description of, 50; Herculean

insomnia, 141–42, 163; for

insomnia, 156; self-massage,

oak in, 249–53; white storks

nervous disorders, 163; for

191

in, 45–46; winter memories,

skin problems, 48, 105

Materia Medica
(Theophrastus),

223–25

National Center for Health

275–76

Monet, Claude, 201

Statistics (NCHS), 53

McPhee, John, 109

Montaigne, Michel Euquem

National Institute of Allergy

measles, buckwheat for, 179

de, 110

and Infectious Diseases

medical mistakes, 26–27

morphine poisoning, grapes

(NIAID), 85–86

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National Institute of

O

peony root powder, 103

Occupational Safety and

oak trees: bark of, 101, 114,

peppermint: for acid stomach,

Healthcare, 185

119; Herculean oak tree,

177, 178; for allergic

natural health resources, list of,

249–53; for high blood

reactions, 104, 117; for

285–87

pressure, 210; leaves for

calmness, 169; for colds and

Natural History
(Pliny), 254

rejuvenating bath, 120

cleansing, 56, 57, 76, 87; for

natural medicine, 7–8, 11,

oatmeal or oatmeal kasha,

headaches, 136, 139, 140,

16–17, 28

95, 96

145; for insomnia, 163, 164,

Nature.
See
Mother Nature

oats, 119, 162

165, 166; as stimulating

nephritis, buckwheat for, 179.

oat straw, for fever, 83

aroma, 193.
See also
mint

See also
kidney health support

obesity in U.S., 21–22

periwinkle, 196–99

Nerval, Gerard de, 201

Ody, Penelope, 91

pets, benefits from, 199

nervous disorders, remedies

Old World Sore Throat Tonic,

Phaeton and the Heliades,

for,
137–38,
163–66
;

68

253–54

aromatherapy, 214; baths,

oligomeric proanthocyanidins

pharyngitis, tree besoms for, 238

120, 166, 167, 192, 193;

(OPC), 40

Philosophy for Your

buckwheat, 179; calming

olive oil and lemon salad

Motivation, 5–6

teas, 168–69; celery, 99;

dressing, 87

phosphorus, 177

colors blue or violet, 107;

“One Hundred Brains,” 62–63

phytoncides, 71, 236, 238

cyclamen, 245; milk, 69;

onions: about, 71–72, 140; for

pimples, 9, 30

sleep, 98; valerian, 141–42.

asthma, 220; for cleansing,

pine baths, 119, 120, 166,

See also
sedatives

87, 98; for dermatitis, 99;

217, 236

nervous system support, 155,

for flu, 71; for headaches,

pine, pine needles, and pine

210, 213

141; for insect stings, 9;

extract: aroma of soap made

nervous tension, 43

magnesium from, 191; for

from, 222; for asthma, 215,

nettle: about, 102; for allergic

sinus problems, 63

219; massage with, 191;

reactions, 102, 104, 118,

optimism, 5, 6, 46

as stimulating aroma, 193;

119; for cleansing, 61, 97;

oranges, 80–81, 193

vitamin drink, 239

for rejuvenating bath, 120; in

oregano, for headaches, 144

pine trees, 11, 235, 239–40

vitamin teas, 169, 239

organic milk, 69

Piquet, Clemens von, 86

nettle rash, 71, 91, 99, 105–6

organic produce, 112

plantain, 219, 220, 239

neuralgia, elecampane for, 143

outdoor recreation, 230

plants, Latin names for, 276–81

Nida, Lithuania, 128–29

Ovid, 173

Plato, 201

nitrate sodium poisoning,

pleurisy, grapes for, 37

grapes for, 37

P

Pliny the Elder, 7, 122, 254

nosebleeds, yarrow leaves for,

pain reduction: “Baby Vinegar”

pneumonia, remedies for, 81,

10

for, 38; beets for, 19;

141–42, 220

nut allergies, 86, 89

chemicals for, 29; for heart

pollen.
See
allergies

nutmeg, 193, 212

pain, 144–45, 164, 165; with

Polo, Marco, 110

nutrition: in beets, 18–19; in

Lilac Vodka compress, 206;

pomegranate, 209, 242–43

buckwheat, 179; in grapes,

linden tea for, 137; pine oil

poplar, 210, 242–43

37; for managing stress,