Herbalism
MUSCLE BALM
Poplar Bud Oil (steeped) 2 ounces
Arnica Oil (steeped) 2 ounces
Hypericum Oil (steeped) 2 ounces
Oil of Wintergreen 30 drops
Olive Oil 6 ounces
A Topically applied oil, used as an analgesic, counter-irritant, and anti-
inflammatory: 30-60 drops rubbed into the area aids dispersal and resolution of
exudates. It is to strong for a true massage oil.
"TRAUMA TINCTURE"
Hypericum (fresh plant tincture) 3 parts
Calendula (fresh flower tincture) 2 parts
Arnica (fresh plant tincture) 1 part
Make by mixing tinctures, or if fortunate in timing, from the fresh plants, using
the volumes of compressed herbs for the parts. Useful in acute conditions, such
as sprains,contusions, hyperextensions and muscular-skeletal trauma. It should
be applied topically and taken internally, (10-20 drops) both modalities every
two hours for three or four rounds. Taken internally it will also help for
faintness and lightheadedness resulting from parasympathetic or vagus discharge
caused by physical manipulation or trauma.
ROTGUT LINIMENT
Tobacco (Bull Durham etc) 1 ounce
Baneberry Root 1 ounce
Datura Leaves (or Henbane) 1/2 ounce
Cayenne Pepper 1/4 ounce
(OR Ginger Root 1/2 ounce)
Rubbing Alcohol(70% isopropyl) 16 ounces.
Grind up the herbs together and soak them in the rubbing alcohol (shaking daily)
for two weeks. Apply the squeezed-out liniment by hand or with a
liniment-moistened cloth to sprains, bruises and hyperextensions. Wash your
hands immediately AND, eventually, the parts the liniment is applied to. Avoid
touching your eyes, mouth or naught bits until your hands are clean...for obvious
(cayenne) reasons.
CLAUSE: Besides the previous, the smell is genially obnoxious and proletariat.
ECHINACEA SALVE
Echinacea Purpurea Flowerheads 5 ounces
Alcohol 3 ounces
Olive Oil 35 ounces
Beeswax 7 ounces
Grind and sift the Echinacea Flowers (roots will not work). Mix the alcohol with
the flowers in a stainless steel bowl with a lid, cover and let stand for at
least 2-3 hours. Blend the moistened herb with the olive oil in a hearty blender
(an Oster at high speed or a Vitamix at slow speed) until the sides of the
container get warm. Filter through muslin, squeezing the marc as well as
possible, and heat the oil slowly in the top of a double boiler. Chop and add
the beeswax, continuing the low heat until the beeswax has melted. Pour into
containers.
Use freely for hemorrhoids, blisters, cold sores, stings, vaginitis, anal
fissures and any inflamed swellings
GOLDEN SEAL SALVE
Golden Seal Herb (no root) 6 ounces
Alcohol 3 ounces
Ammonia Water (3-4% solution) 2 tablespoons
Olive Oil 35 ounces
Beeswax 7 ounces
Grind the herb, moisten with the alcohol THEN the ammonia water, cover, and let
stand for 2-3 hours. Proceed as with Echinacea Salve. The ammonia is necessary
to stabilize the alkaloids in the Golden Seal. You can omit it if you wish, but
the end result is somewhat inferior. The herb contains the same constituents as
the root, although with a shorter shelf-life, and using the leaf spares this
vanishing plant from further decimation through the digging of wild plants (STILL
the primary source of roots on the market).
RELAXING TEA
Camomile Flowers 3 parts
Catnip 3 parts
Passion Flower 3 parts
Spearmint 2 parts
Lemon Balm 2 parts
Hops 2 parts
Viscum album 1 part
