Herbal Household Remedies

apple, chicory, endive, grapefruit

• To make gall stones pass, drink nothing but apple cider vinegar for a day, 1/2 a cup five times a day. For the next three days, drink a mixture of 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar and 1/4 cup of pure virgin olive oil mixed together, again five times a day. On the 5th day,the stones should pass, never to come back.
• Eating more apples will prevent cholesterol-induced gall stones from forming in the first place.
• A tea of chicory root and endive tea helps expelling gallstones very well. Bring 1 quart of water to a boil, add 3 tbsp of chicory root, reduce heat and let simmer for about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, add half a cut of raw and finely cut endive. Cover and let steep for 45 minutes. Drink several cups of the tea twice a day between meal times. Make sure that one of the two times is about 2 hours before retiring for the night.
• Expelling gall stones and stopping gallbladder pain can be achieved by taking 2 tbsp of olive oil every morning, followed by 1/2 cup of grapefruit juice.

cayenne, pepper

• To prevent frostbite on fingers and toes, sprinkle cayenne pepper into your socks and mittens before going outside.
• If it’s not cold in your part of the world right now, you might want to prepare this frostbite remedy well in advance of the next winter: Soak 2 tbsp of whole black pepper corns and 1 tbs of ginger roots and horseradish, both coarsely grated, in 1-1/4 cups of white wine for a week.  Filter, strain, and store away in a tightly stoppered bottle in a cool, dark place until the next winter.  In case of frostbite, apply the solution generously with a brush on affected parts.

potato

The following potato plaster reduces inflammations caused by contusions, sprains, and fractures:

• Peel and grate ordinary potatoes, mix half of them with an equal amount of green vegetable leaves (either spinach, radish or cabbage).  The vegetable leaves should be coarsely pureed in t a food blender before mixing with the potatoes.  To this wet mass add 10% white flower, then mix everything thoroughly by hand in a big bowl. Add just enough ice water (never warm water) to give the paste a wet, somewhat even and thick consistency.  Apply plaster directly on the skin.  For sensitive skin, rub the affected area with olive oil before applying the plaster.  Put a clean cloth over the plaster and secure with a linen bandage.  When the plaster dries out, apply warm water on the dry mass until it becomes moist again.  Let the plaster sit in place for about 3.5 hours, while reclining.  Remove plaster and rinse skin with warm water.