Stinging Nettle and Arthritis

June 28, 2023 by Jurgen

Stinging Nettle has been treasured for a long time by Irish herbalists as an excellent ‘blood tonic’. Traditionally the young tips of nettles are gathered to make ‘nettle soup’.

Urtica urens

USES: Arthritis, Gout, Detoxification, and Allergic rashes (nettle rash).

HOW IT WORKS: Nettle has a cleansing action, attributed to flavonoids, which increase the excretion of a number of waste substances from the body, particularly the acid metabolites including uric acid. – It greatly benefits gout and arthritic conditions.

Nettles have a high nutritive value, containing Vitamin C, iron, calcium, potassium and silica, which explain its tonic action.

Insect repellent – Citronella

June 23, 2023 by Jurgen

Pure essential oils of Citronella and Lemongrass are insect repellents and can be used safely in the home, especially in the kitchen to eliminate odours or even outdoors. All 100% natural.

citronella

Simply clean a spray bottle thoroughly, add 10-12 drops of lemongrass and citronella to a pint of water, shake well and you have an eco-friendly insect repellent which smells pleasantly of lemons.
Alternatively use the mixture in an oil burner, diffuser or on a kerchief or necktie whilst gardening to keep those flies, bugs, midgets, and gnats away.

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Aloe Vera and Sunburn

June 11, 2023 by Jurgen

Aloe plants

USES – Healing of wounds and burns, sunburn, psoriasis; intestinal inflammation, stomach and peptic ulcers.

HOW IT WORKS – The plant contains anthraquinone glycosides, resins and polysaccharides.

When taken internally, Aloe Vera has a cleansing and healing effect on the body, by virtue of its action on the digestive tract. This makes it useful for a number of skin conditions, where the process of internal detoxification is deemed by naturopaths to be important.

Scientific use of Aloe in wound healing was first documented in 1935. Since then, there have been a number of studies showing its effectiveness as a treatment for burns, including sunburns and other wounds even internal ones, the reason why Aloe Vera juice is also beneficial for internal inflammation like colitis, diverticulitis, stomach and peptic ulcers.