Re: A Natural Medicine kit

[Guest guest]

Nice kit. I made up an awesome med kit to take with me on a

wilderness survival trip with a group of people. Guess what I left in

the garage? We had a guy come down with a severe case of diarhea too,

rather than using a premade remedy like I had in the kit had to make do

with what we could wildcraft and prepare. It worked, but I kicked

myself for having forgottened an important piece of safety gear.

I like 2 tiers of kits. Tier one is a small first aid bag that

easily goes in my rucksack for dealing with my own stuff. Tier two is

a larger buttpack with more supplies to treat more people and more

situations. I call that one my medicine man bag, for it's the one to

take to a group of people who need alternative health care. Tier 3 we

could say is all the goodies at home.

[Guest guest]

I hear you .... I have a bag in the camper with tincs... powders.. My hubby just tells everyone "DON"T TELL THE VOODOO DOCTOR"... rofl.prayerfulmantis <prayerfulmantis@...> wrote: Nice kit. I made up an awesome med kit to take with me on a wilderness survival trip with a group of people. Guess what I left in the garage? We had a guy come down with a severe case of diarhea too, rather than using a premade remedy like I had in the kit had to make do with what we could wildcraft and prepare. It worked, but I kicked myself for having forgottened an important piece of safety gear.I like 2 tiers of kits. Tier one is a small first aid bag that easily goes in my rucksack for dealing with my own stuff. Tier two is a larger buttpack with more supplies to treat more people and more

situations. I call that one my medicine man bag, for it's the one to take to a group of people who need alternative health care. Tier 3 we could say is all the goodies at home.

[Guest guest]

Well, I use most of these TYPES of things in my kit.

I have:

Helicrysum EO that I got from Don for an anti-bacterial. It smells

like fresh cut wheat, and actually is wonderful in the bath as Aroma

Therapy;

Cayenne powder and tincture for wounds (to stop the bleeding),

headaches, hiccups, etc;

Tonic Tincture just for fun, and to wash out wounds;

Tonic Powder for sinus issues, and again just for fun;

Goldenseal/Comfrey salve in place of NeoSporin;

Sometimes I'll keep Arnica on hand for bruising and such, but avoid

it for any open wound;

Witch Hazel to wash things out like cuts and such;

Catnip Tincture for a mosquito spray. It keeps the mosquito's away,

but unfortunately the biting gnats love it.

And as much as I hate to admit it, some Super Glue. I use it to close

immediate cuts and such when necessary. It has saved me many a trip

to the ER.

Of course, the pre-requisite bandages, tape, sterile h2o, tweezers,

scissors, knife, magnifying lenses.

I also have a couple of tinctures that would probably get me busted,

so I won't mention them here.

That's my BASIC kit that I keep in the car and in my brief-case at

all times. Now at home, that's another story!!

Peace, love, laughter

In health , Suzanne <suziesgoats@...>

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> For those of you wanting a natural med kit ...

[Guest guest]

After listing my kit, I realized that I forgot to add that I am looking

for an anti-nausea tincture or some such.

Any ideas anyone?

Peace, love, laughter

Why, Why, Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the

batteries are getting dead?

>

> Nice kit.

[Guest guest]

You're the " Voodoo Doctor " , I'm the " Hedge Witch " . That's just too

funny!!

Peace, love, laughter

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their

vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it

down to give the vacuum one more chance?

--- In health , Suzanne <suziesgoats@...>

wrote:

>

> I hear you .... I have a bag in the camper with tincs... powders..

My hubby just tells everyone " DON " T TELL THE VOODOO DOCTOR " ... rofl.

[Guest guest]

Tried Ginger Root? either capsule or tea form? Suzideuteronomy2929 <deuteronomy2929@...> wrote: After listing my kit, I realized that I forgot to add that I am looking for an anti-nausea tincture or some such. Any ideas anyone?Peace, love, laughterWhy, Why, Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?>> Nice kit.

[Guest guest]

Sometimes it's the Voodoo Witch Doctor also.. lol.. We're in good company .deuteronomy2929 <deuteronomy2929@...> wrote: You're the "Voodoo Doctor", I'm the "Hedge Witch". That's just too funny!! Suzi List Owner health/ http://360./suziesgoats What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

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[Guest guest]

Shoulda thought of that. Thanks, Suzi!

Peace, love, laughter

Why is it that people say they " slept like a baby " when babies wake up

like every two hours?

--- In health , Suzanne <suziesgoats@...>

wrote:

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> Tried Ginger Root? either capsule or tea form?

> Suzi

[Guest guest]

I love people sharing their quackery kits. One of my nicknames

is " Doctor Quack " . The catnip tincture for bug dope is innovative.

Yesterday I was harvesting catnip and coming inside my cat just about

went nuts smelling my clothing.

I've taken a liking to carrying a bottle of oreganol in the

kit. A health store friend gave it to me when she heard I was going

to India. Didn't need it there, but it's still good for boosting the

immune system, dealing with infections, and the like.

TINCTURES: Cayenne

Lobelia

Mint

Yarrow (rarely use, sometimes skipped)

ESSENTIAL OILS: tea tree (I've never used)

oreganol

lavender

eucalyptus

Anti diarhea capsules (purple loosestrife and barberry)

Rescue remedy

Arnica Montanna 30x homeopathic pills

Comfrey powder

Healing salve: the current mix is purple loosestrife,

plantain, and comfrey with some essential oils.

Misc first aid gear, bandages, tweezers, tape, and the like.

Tweezers and bandaids get used the most. Don't forget the butterfly

bandages to take the place of stiches.

There are some other things that float in and out, like ginger

tincture and poplar tincture. I love the latter for pain relief,

bitters, and pooping power. If I'm not carrying that then there is

willow tincture in there for pain relief. Sometimes there's people

paste from the book 10 Essential Herbs. The author's mix is

slippery elm, myrhh, and goldenseal. I make it with comfrey or

marshmallow root, pine pitch, and barberry. Good for lots of accute

disorders from flus to tummy aches to treating booboos.

Been thinking of replacing the yarrow with boneset tincture.

The brain is whirling now, I love taking things in and out

and trying different stuff. Things that get used a lot are arnica,

rescue remedy, healing salve, and a digestive bitter (the poplar or

in a pinch the yarrow).

My big pouch has an enema bag/hot water bottle (the hot water

function has been used quite a lot, no takers on the other use), a

boiling pot (for cooking up remedies in the field), more elaborate

bandaging gear, rubber gloves, and a remake of the above herb stuff

with added:

Burn mix (aloe vera gel with lavender EO and St 'swort oil, magic

mix thank you Doc for that recipe)

Jewelweed/plantain poison ivy tincture

Comfrey tincture

Ginger tincture

Charcoal tablets

There's some OTC drugs too (shamefully said): Immodium, ibuprofen,

and benadryl. Would love to get some epiephrene for bee stings.

I can think of lots of other things that could go in there. If

I had to cut down to something to carry in a pocket the oreganol or

people paste would do, probably the oreganol as it's more compact.

[Guest guest]

Hey , sorry it took me so long to say,

but for anti-nausea you can not go wrong with ginger root. It has many uses,

but I love it for any digestive complaints.

Janet

From: health [mailto:health ] On Behalf Of deuteronomy2929

Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007

2:52 PM

health

Subject:

Re: A Natural Medicine kit

Well, I use most of these TYPES of things in my kit.

I have:

Helicrysum EO that I got from Don for an anti-bacterial. It smells

like fresh cut wheat, and actually is wonderful in the bath as Aroma

Therapy;

Cayenne powder

and tincture for wounds (to stop the bleeding),

headaches, hiccups, etc;

Tonic Tincture just for fun, and to wash out wounds;

Tonic Powder for sinus issues, and again just for fun;

Goldenseal/Comfrey salve in place of NeoSporin;

Sometimes I'll keep Arnica on hand for bruising and such, but avoid

it for any open wound;

Witch Hazel to wash things out like cuts and such;

Catnip Tincture for a mosquito spray. It keeps the mosquito's away,

but unfortunately the biting gnats love it.

And as much as I hate to admit it, some Super Glue. I use it to close

immediate cuts and such when necessary. It has saved me many a trip

to the ER.

Of course, the pre-requisite bandages, tape, sterile h2o, tweezers,

scissors, knife, magnifying lenses.

I also have a couple of tinctures that would probably get me busted,

so I won't mention them here.

That's my BASIC kit that I keep in the car and in my brief-case at

all times. Now at home, that's another story!!

Peace, love, laughter

In health ,

Suzanne <suziesgoats@...>

wrote:

>

> For those of you wanting a natural med kit ...

[Guest guest]

Oh Janet my Janet

Yeah, ginger is GREAT!! I had a senior moment in not remembering it.

We always keep some on hand.

I have a friend (really I do) that asked what she could take for

lethargy. I suggested ginger tea from fresh organic ginger, and she

loved it. Said it boosted her up, and warmed her up.

Anywhoo, have a great weekend!!

Peace, love, laughter

" Owl, " said Rabbit shortly, " you and I have brains. The others have

fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest - and when

I say thinking I mean thinking - you and I must do it.

>

> Hey , sorry it took me so long to say, but for anti-nausea you

can not

> go wrong with ginger root. It has many uses, but I love it for any

> digestive complaints.

>

>

>

> Janet

[Guest guest]

I find ginger tincture to be pretty useful stuff. Sometimes while

cooking stirfries at friend's house I've opened up my medkit and hauled

out the ginger and habanero tinctures to spice up the food. Used it

medicinally too, quite good stuff to have on hand.