| List of cures by symptom |
also checkout list of cures by food |
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| These foods all have many more uses than are stated here. These are just a selection of my favourite uses I have heard on my travels |
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| Indigestion/ burning 'chilli' mouth |
fresh live organic yoghurt |
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| excess gas |
fresh carrot with beet and cucumber juice |
also see yoga wind-release posture |
| Hypoglycemia |
parsley |
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| Addictive cravings |
best see chapter on cravings (pg???) and make sure you are balanced by using the CaPNaK chart |
eat plenty of hemp and sunflower seeds |
| mucus |
barley (use with fennel or oil & vinegar) |
give up dairy products |
| diarrhoea |
barley (use with fennel or oil & vinegar); Carrot soup |
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| Kidney cleanse |
watermelon, celery seed, dandelion and agrimony act as a diuretic |
chamomile also useful |
| Indigestion/ stomach ache |
digestion tea (see pg.?????) |
peppermint, fennel, aniseed, lemon grass, caraway |
| Parasite worms in small & large intestine |
See pg. ???? . Alternative cure is to fast for a day, take an enema then grind 100g of pumpkin seed and add to water. |
Drink very slowly. Two hours after take 50 oz. of castor oil. Within 4 hours the parasite is expelled, with no pain. |
| Emergency need for vomiting |
1/2 tsp of salt in pint of warm water |
or fingers down back of throat |
| Chronic mucus, phlegm in throat or lungs. |
Choose one of the following herbs: coltsfoot, liverwort, marshmallow leaves, fenugreek seed or flaxseed. Good to fast for one day with colonics |
Take one teaspoonful of the ground herbs in one cup hot water. One hour before meal or three hours after meal. Three times a day. |
| Liver (hangovers etc.) |
milk thistle (sprinkle whole seeds, ground to a fine powder, on your cereals), burdock, liquorice |
agrimony, mugwort. Banana or hangover cure (pg.???) |
| barley (lovely soup!) |
day or two in bed, very light eating (semi-fast). Use liquorice, sage, coltsfoot, comfrey, rosehip, garlic |
If you get cold regularly then regular consumption of immune boosting herbs are best, hemp seed, ginseng, echinacea, shizandra, shiitake mushrooms are some of the best. |
| Insomnia |
chamomile, hops, hemp flower, lime, skullcap, hot milk with nutmeg (see pg.?????) |
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| Skin |
hemp seed, st. johns wort |
Blue-Green Algae, wheat grass and barley juice |
| Stress |
36 hour juice fast |
Valerian, passionflower, liquorice or ginseng |
| Digestive aid |
chlorine, VitaminB1, B2 and C |
Blue-Green Algae |
| Eczema |
Blue-Green Algae |
Hemp oil |
| Enzyme activation |
foods high in calcium, chlorine, magnesium |
see vitamin and mineral chart |
| metabolism of fats |
foods high in phosphorous |
see vitamin and mineral chart |
| oxygen transport |
foods high in iron |
see vitamin and mineral chart |
| gum problems |
foods high in vitamin A |
see vitamin and mineral chart |
| rough hair |
Hemp seed and oil |
Foods high in iodine & vitamin B2 |
| muscular soreness |
foods high in calcium, vitamin E |
see vitamin and mineral chart |
| poor development of nails |
foods high in sulphur |
see vitamin and mineral chart |
| sterility |
vitamin A, C, E, manganese |
see vitamin and mineral chart |
| anti-biotic use |
lactobacillus acidophilus, or live untreated yoghurt |
best avoided - fast instead |
| Flatulence |
Avoid broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, sprouts, onions and any other sulphur food |
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| Sore throat or bad breath |
gargle antiseptic wheat-grass juice |
raw foods |
| Swelling, stinging, open wounds |
wheat or barley grass juice, |
internal and external |
| Digestive problems |
lemon in water, mild ginger tea, not overeating, not under eating; banana is good for heartburn and gas |
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| Cracked lips, splits in mouth or tongue |
Fresh figs, lots of fresh green vegetables (minimum 500g per day) |
usually due to a vitamin B deficiency or absorption problem |
| Cold sores (herpes simplex I or II) |
sea vegetables, fish, bean sprouts, fruits and vegetables. Avoid refined carbohydrates, stimulants, chicken, gelatin, soybean, nuts, carob and chocolate. |
eat foods high in vitamin B,C, E and lysine (amino acid). Try vitamin E oil, to be applied topically. Avoid stress! Goldenseal, ginseng, alfalfa, aloe and echinacea may help |
| Headache |
Drink ginger tea, or chamomile, lemon balm or lime flowers * |
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| Migraine |
500 milligrams of powdered ginger, mixed in water; ginkgo biloboa can help circulation headaches; feverfew * |
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| * for headaches and migraine, they are easier to avoid than to cure. The main things to avoid ripened cheeses (cheddar, Brie, Camembert etc.), |
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| onions, avocados, fresh bread, red wine, nuts, chocolate,, coffee, tea, cola and alcohol. |
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| Dizziness and tinitus |
Ginkgo |
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| Intestinal absorption problems |
Ginger and black pepper added to your medicinal foods |
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| Fat digestion |
Bitter herbs (e.g. Gentian, horseradish etc.) |
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| Diabetes |
juice of dandelion root |
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| skin problems, loss of hair, liver degeneration, sterility in males, heart and circulation problems, infections, behavioural problems |
LA deficiency symptoms |
Eat more hemp seeds/ oil |
| immune system problems, weakness, impairment of vision and learning ability, growth retardation, dry skin, low metabolic rate and high blood pressure |
LNA deficiency symptoms |
Eat more flax seeds/ oil |
| Infant eczema |
This rash can be eliminated by rubbing fresh (within 6 months of pressing) hemp oil on these children's skin. |
This is because their skin easily absorbs the EFA's in the oil and is able to transport it throughout their body. |
| High cholesterol |
decreased intake of animal products and increase of green plant food has been shown to lower cholesterol levels of some people |
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