JAUNDICE - KIDNEYS
JAUNDICE : Symptoms: A Yellowish Stain spreads into the Whites of the Eyes and slowly discolours the whole of the Skin with the Urine green and dank, the Tongue furred and a bitter Taste in the Mouth. Avoid all Fats and Fried foods. Cleanse the Bowels with a Fig Sausage by dicing 250gm of dried Figs and put in a kitchen Whiz or similar appliance with 5gm of Senna Leaves and 1 dessertspoon of Fennel Seeds or 1 - 2 Teaspoons of Ginger Powder. It will be ready when easily rolled into balls. Use 1 ball the size of Hazelnut first thing each morning until the Constipation is relieved. (The balls may be made either larger or smaller to suite.) NB: Use only as a short - term solution for Constipation. Liquefy the Bile by drinking Carrot Juice. Hot Compress over the Liver or warm shower onto the Liver area. Later apply a Cabbage Leaf Poultice. Herbs: Calendula, Carrot Seed, Dandelion: assists to prevent. Fumitory, Lemons, Shepherd's Purse, Tonic Tea, Vervain, Violets, Watercress and Yellow Dock.
JOINT PAIN: Herbs: Coriander: with the Leaves used in an Ointment.
KIDNEY / BLADDER:
Avoid Aluminium,
especially Cookware, Dairy
foods and high Oxalate
foods, such as Beetroot,
Black Tea, Chocolate,
Rhubarb and Spinach. Drink 2 litres of
water daily plus
Fruit Juice. Drink Watermelon
Juice and Herbal Teas. Take 2 teaspoons Apple
Cider Vinegar with 1 teaspoon
Honey or
1/2 Lemon
in a glass of water
before each meal. Anti - Septic: Celery
and Golden Rod. Cleansing:
1 Cup of Alfalfa 3 times a day. Gravel:
Carrot Tops, Cleavers, Fleabane, Knotwood, Paddy's
Lucerne, Scarlet Pimpernel & Shepherd's Purse. Infections:
Parsley, Meadowsweet
and
Yarrow. Minor
Complaints: 1 cup of Parsley
Tea before bed. To Open Blocked
Kidneys:
1 Cup of Southernwood 3 times a day. Sluggishness:
1 Cup of Self Heal every 3 hours and Cayenne.
Tonic:
Use 1:1 fluid Extract, 14ml Corn Silk, 14mls Parsley,
14mls Dandelion, 14ml Uva
Ursi and mix the herbs and add 28ml to 600ml of distilled
water and simmer for 20 minutes. Dosage: 1/2 - 1 cup of Tea
3 times a day after meals as a Kidney & Bladder
Tonic or as a Diuretic
to dissolve Kidney Stones.
Herbs:
Boldo, Buchu, Chives: are beneficial
due to being mildly Anti - Biotic.
Cleavers, Couch Grass, Dandelion and
Yarrow. Anti
- Septics: Bearberry
/ Uva Ursi, Birch, Silver, Celery Seeds, Juniper, Yarrow. Compound
Infusions: Buchu - 1 part, Wild Carrot - 1, Couch
Grass - 2, Horsetail - 2, Nettles - 4, Juniper - 1.
KIDNEY STONES: Cause: Compounds such as Calcium Oxalate, Calcium Phosphate, Cystine, Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate and Uric Acid become concentrated in the Urine to become hard solid lumps. Kidney Stones mostly affect middle - aged and older Men. Symptoms: Pain occurs in the Left or Right Lower Back or Pelvic area that becomes excruciating as the Stones attempt to leave the Kidney through the narrow tubing of the Ureters or there may be Blood in the Urine and a persistent urge to Urinate. Increased risk if the diet is low in Phosphates or Protein or consuming food high in Oxalates, such as Black Tea, Coffee, Lamb's Quarters, Purslane, Rhubarb and Spinach. N.B: Especially be aware of Herbal formulas with Rhubarb or Sheep Sorrel. To prevent drink 6 - 8 glasses of water a day to dilute the Urine. A high Vegetarian diet is high in magnesium and this reduces the likely hood of recurrent Stones. Herbs: Beggar - Lice: a compound in it decreases the amount of Calcium excreted in the Urine and increases the amount of Citrate excreted. Bitters: Bugle: Celandine majus: contains Chelindonine and other compounds that soothe the Smooth Muscles of the Biliary Tract improving Bile flow and contains Upper Abdominal distress. Couch Grass / Quack Grass: prevents Kidney Stones and Inflammatory disorders of the Urinary Tract. Tea: 2 - 10 teaspoons of the underground parts, chop and steep for 5 - 10 minutes in a cup or two of boiling water and drink up to 4 cups a day. Dandelion: Ginger: Hot Compresses made with concentrated Ginger assist to alleviate the pain of Kidney Stone attack by causing superficial Skin irritation taking the mind off the deeper pain. Golden Rod: contains Leiocarposide a potent Diuretic that assists the Body to flush out excess water treating Kidney Inflammation - Nephritis and Gall Stones. Tea: 5 teaspoons of chopped, dried flowering shoots per cup of boiling water and drink 3 - 4 cups a day between meals for a month. As a preventative use a Tea using less of the Herb. Horehound: Horsetail: increases Urine output but should only be used on specialist advice. Java Tea: Use the Leaves to treat Kidney Stones. Tea: 3 - 6 teaspoons per cup of boiling water and drink once a day as it may open the tubes / Ureters from the Kidneys to the Bladder allowing smaller Stones to pass. Lovage: a potent Diuretic. Tea: 2 - 4 teaspoons of the dried Herb per cup of boiling water and drink once a day. Milk Thistle: rich in Silymarin for Liver protection but also increases Bile solubility assisting to prevent and alleviate Gall Stones. Parsley: is a Diuretic that assists to prevent and treat Kidney Stones. Tea: 1 teaspoon of dried Root after steeping for 10 - 15 minutes and drain and drink 2 - 3 cups a day. Peppermint: Spearmint and other Mints: used to treat Gall Stones and can be made into mixtures of as many Mints available especially Peppermint & Spearmint and add Cardamon as it contains Borneol also helpful. Stinging Nettle: used to prevent and treat Kidney Stones. Tea: Steep a teaspoon of the finely chopped dried herb in a cup of boiling water or boil up some Nettle greens and add a dash of Vinegar once a day. Turmeric: prevents and treats Gall Stones as it contains Curcumin that increases the solubility of Bile to prevent the formation of Gall Stones and assists to eliminate any Stones that have formed. Use it in plenty of Curries. Variegated Thistle: Vervain:
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