Excellent herbal remedy for skin

     Marigold (Calendulla officinalis) is an excellent herb for skin problems. It is used externally in form of a cream. Marigold regenerates and nourishes skin. Heals wounds, frostbites, burns, varicose veins, feet fungal infection, eczema. It is good for damaged and rough skin. In case of eczema it is good to combine this cream with good hand cream.

    

     Cream is made from fresh leaves, stems nad flowers (you can add more flowers than leaves and stems) and pigs fat.

     To make a cream you need 2 handfuls of herbs (cut in small pieces) and 500g of pigs fat. Heat the fat to the temperature of frying steaks, add herbs slowly and carefully, stir it and fry a little. Remove from fire, cover and leave it for one day. When you add herbs in to heated fat, fat can foam so use big pan.

     Next day warm it until it melts, so that you can strain and pour it into small containers. It is good to keep the cream in the refrigerator.

     Some people use this cream for any problems they have with skin, for pain or anything in general.

Yarrow – herbal remedy for female reproductive system

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a very good herbal remedy for female reproductive system. It heals conditions like: myoms, inflammation of the ovaries, menstrual problems (irregular menstruation, lack of menstruation, etc.),problems with uterus. Helps with menopause.

     Can be used as a tea or a sitting bath or combined.

     To make tea, take one teaspoon of herbs and put it in one cup of boiled water. Leave it covered for 2 minutes (if herbs are dried) or 30 seconds (if herbs are fresh), strain it. Drink one, two or more cups a day.

     For sitting bath, pour warm water in a bath-tub (basin or something like that), add herbal tea, than sit in it for like 20 minutes. Water should go over the kidneys (heart must be out of the water). You can use that water for two more times. To make tea (for bath), take 100g of herbs (whole plant), soak it in cold water during the night. Next day warm it till it boiles, strain and pour in to water for bathing.

     Instead of sitting bath you can use tea (made for drinking) for rinsing external reproductive organs.

Hyperici oil (St. John's Wort Oil)

Hyperici oil is a herbal remedy and a great massage oil, if you have back pain or just like to enjoj a good massage. For back pain try to massage your back with hyperici oil, for a few days if necessary.  If you have a more serious problem with your back, where massage isn't recommended, hyperici oil can be applied on the back without massage.

It is good for all the muscles and bones, and can be applied anywhere on the body externally.

Hyperici oil is recommended for wounds, bruises, rough skin, sun burns, gland problems, rheumatism, lumbago, inflammations and to relieve pain. Also helps with other internal problems, always applied externally.

It is made from St.John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) flowers and olive oil (extra virgin), put in a closed jar and left in the sun for few weeks (2-3), until it becomes red. Then strained and kept in a glass bottle (dark), can last up to 2 years.

This way you get more oil cheaper, but it also can be bought in drugstores, other stores with such remedies.

Olive oil by itself is good for skin and lubrication (things and body), in combination with St.John's Wort they make a very good oil.

For pain and inflammations this oil can be applied where necessary and put a leaf of cabbage on it. Heat the leaf before puting. Wrap with something (bandage, shawl) and keep it warm. After a while check the leaf, if it's dried (burned) replace it if necessary.

My favourite herbal tea

Herbal mixture made from camomile, nettle and yarrow is my favourite herbal tea by taste and strength. I drink it from time to time just as a prevention, or as a remedy to cure or to relieve a symptom.

It is good for allergies (respiratory, etc), cold, preventing urinary infections (bladder). It relieves PMS symptoms and menstrual cramps if you drink it few days (or a day depending on the problem) before a period.

Can also be used for lots of others symptoms and diseases, for witch this herbs are good for, and the list is long.  Camomile, nettle and yarrow are very strong herbs, used together they make a tea with good taste and you get a part of curative properties from each herb.

To make tea take a bit of each plant (dry), so that you get about one teaspoon of mixture. Put one teaspoon of mixture in a cup of boiled water, leave it covered for 2 minutes, than strain it.

For me this herbal mixture is a good evening tea, especially when it's cold out side.

Camomile (Matricaria chamomilla)

Nettle (Urtica dioica)

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

HERBAL TEA FOR ENERGY

   To lift your energy level, drink every morning herbal tea of rosemary, thyme and sage.

   Make one cup of every herb, use their leaves.

   Preparation: put one teaspoon or tablespoon (depends on your taste) of herbs in one cup of boiled water. Cover it and leave for 5-15 minutes, than strain it.

   Sweeten the tea with rosemery honey. Therapy should last for 10 days.

Herbal tea for better memory

This is an excellent herbal tea for better memory.   
 Mix together 4 tablespoons of aniseeds, 4 tablespoons of mint leaves and 4 tablespoons of lemon balm leaves. Keep it in a closed jar.

    Take 2 tablespoons of mixture, put it in 2 cups of water and leave it on the fire until it boils. Remove from fire and cover it. Strain after 20 minutes.

    Drink 2 cups a day, before main meals ( warm or cold, with honey or without), for 10 days.

Bath for tired feet

After a long day a foot bath is sometimes just the thing we need. By relaxing your feet all of your body will feel more relaxed and easy.

Make a mint tea : take 2 tablespoons of dry mint (or fresh) and put it in a cup of boiled water, leave it covered for 10 minutes. Strain it and make a foot bath with the mint tea, one handful of sea salt and warm water. Mint tea can be replaced by mint essential oil (3-4 drops), but tea is more effective.

Keep your feet in for 15-20 minutes, or longer if you want. Make sure that the water is warm, not to hot or mild. After a foot bath you can rinse your feet.

In the original recepie 2 handfuls of green clay go into the bath too, and after the bath feet are showered with cold water (not to cold). Massaged the feet with a cream of algae. It's recomended to rest for 5 minutes with lifted feet. Original recepie is by Rika Zarai.

The simplified recepie is also good, if you don't have mint, make a bath just with salt and warm water.