| The use of these simple remedies can help | | | | clover flowers, two ounces of nettle tops and |
| relieve some of the annoyances that plague us | | | | two ounces of comfrey flowers with four pints |
| every day and provide a holistic alternative | | | | of boiling water. Simmer this until the |
| solution to our little health | | | | mixture is reduced to only two pints. A |
| problems.AcneAcne is a chronic skin condition | | | | wineglass of the mixture is to be taken every |
| wherein blackheads and pustules appear on the | | | | three hours.Inflammation of the AdenoidsThe |
| skin surface of the face and other parts of | | | | fleshy growths at the back of the nose are |
| the body such as the back and chest. It is a | | | | called adenoids. Where they become inflamed |
| malfunction of the sebaceous glands. These | | | | or enlarged, a very common home remedy is to |
| glands normally produce sebum that keeps the | | | | mix up a solution of salt and water and sniff |
| skin soft, supple and elastic. When the exit | | | | it up the nose. This could prove to be |
| of the sebum is blocked, the dead cells that | | | | uncomfortable.Alternatively, a simple |
| form the blockage become black resulting in | | | | solution of warm water and one teaspoonful of |
| the blackheads. If the base of the blocked | | | | salt is gargled. This solution is also used |
| gland becomes infected, a reddening and | | | | for sore throats.AnxietyEverybody feels a |
| inflammation of the spot may develop. Acne | | | | little anxious about something sometimes. |
| is very common among those in puberty because | | | | This is normal, but when the anxiety slowly |
| of the changes in hormonal activity during | | | | builds up, this can take a very big toll on |
| that time. If acne becomes severe and | | | | the body. There are a lot of herbs with a |
| remains untreated, it could leave scars and | | | | noted calming effect on the nerves. These |
| pockmarks that can be very hard to treat.The | | | | herbs are chamomile, balm, cloves, catnip, |
| traditional remedies for acne use various | | | | lavender, hops, lime flowers and passa flora |
| herbs in a facial steam. One of these is a | | | | as well as orange blossom, skullcap, thyme, |
| mixture of chickweed, elderflower and | | | | valerian, vervain and wood betony.Anorexia or |
| marigold which are used in equal parts. | | | | Lack of AppetiteThe fundamental definition of |
| Thought to be curative also is agrimony which | | | | anorexia is simply the loss of appetite. One |
| is applied externally. Another cure involves | | | | of the more common traditional treatments of |
| spreading sulphur ointment over the spot. | | | | anorexia is mixing a drink made from a |
| There are a lot of abrasive substances to | | | | handful of the seeds of caraway and hops. |
| remove blackheads on sale nowadays but an old | | | | This is especially recommended for the loss |
| trick is applying a watch key over the | | | | of appetite following a serious debilitating |
| unwanted blackhead and pressing.Although a | | | | illness. Other remedies include angelica, |
| lot of people still squeeze out their | | | | barley, carrots and watercress because they |
| blackheads, it is best not to squeeze the | | | | are thought to stimulate the appetite. Herbs |
| infected ones. In fact, this makes it worse. | | | | that encourage eating and are considered to |
| Diet is said to be a factor in the | | | | be appetite stimulants are chamomile, sage, |
| development of acne, although many experts | | | | thyme, lavender, tarragon, yarrow, marjoram, |
| feel that there is no evidence for this. | | | | hawthorn, myrrh, gentian, wormwood, hops and |
| Generally, aperients ere recommended.Another | | | | centaury. Horseradish is also a very good |
| cure for acne involves mixing two ounces of | | | | appetite stimulant. |