Curie, Marie, 110
120; medicinal plants, 222;
83; onion drops, 63; potato
cyclamen flowers, 245
mint as internal, 176; pine
“tea,” 33
cypress trees: as author’s
oil, 236, 238; in sphagnum
cold remedies for children,
talisman, 230–35; as relaxing
moss, 15; thyme, 222
115–16
aroma, 193; in “Three
distress vs. good stress, 189–90,
cold water self-cure technique,
Daughters, Three Trees,”
193–94. See also managing
155
242–43
stress; stress as distress
300
300 ^
^ Mama’s
Mama’s Home
H
Remedies
R
emedies
diuretics: beets, 19; celery,
energy reserves: from celery, 99;
fatigue, remedies for, 176–79,
99; Greater celandine, 103;
from grapes, 38, 40, 45–47;
209–10; ginseng, 143;
strawberry leaves, 219; wood
from natural resources, 28;
grapes, 38, 43; oat straw, 83;
betony, 76
need for, 26; from onions,
tree besoms, 238
dizziness, causes of, 176, 190
71–72; from pine baths,
FDA standards, 40
“Doctors Are the Third Leading
236; from positive thoughts,
feet, soaking, 138
Cause of Death in the U.S.”
209, 262; from saunas with
fennel: for asthma, 219; in
(JAMA), 26–27
essential oils, 238; from
calming tea, 169; for colds/
Dog Rose concoction, 64–65,
sleep, 98
cleansing, 59, 60; essential oil
187
English oak bark, 61
from, 223; for insomnia, 165
Dostoevsky, Fyodor, 51
English proverbs, 127, 202
Fetrow, Charles W., 38–39
Dream Garden, 204–5, 226
Epictetus, 51
feverfew, for headaches, 64, 140
drugs, chemicals in, 26, 154–55,
Epicurus, 83
fever reducers, 60, 61, 79,
167
essential oils: about, 244;
82–83
Druids, 230, 235, 241
for bathing, 192–93; for
fig trees, 245
“Drunk Aloe” balsam, 220
headaches, 136; importance
“Fine Mood, A” (Konnikova), 1
dry-skin brush, 191–92
in home, 236; of pine,
firebird story, 170, 171–72
dry skin remedies, 12, 34, 192
236, 238; from trees, 281;
Fitzgerald, Zelda, 150
duckweed for allergic reactions,
warning about, 193.
flatulence, headaches related to,
102, 104
See also aromatherapy
139–40
duodenal ulcers, potato juice
eucalyptus, 168, 193, 210
Fleming, Sir Alexander, 11
for, 33
Evans, Mary Anne, 260
Fletcher, Colin, 150
dust allergy, 89, 103–4, 120–22
evening primrose, 137
Flonase, 94–95
E
exercise: benefits from, 222;
floral irritants, 89
for headaches, 139–40; for
earaches, milk for, 69
Florey, Lord H. W., 11
insomnia, 155, 157; for
echinacea, for allergic reactions,
flu, 70–71, 72–74, 76–83.
managing stress, 193; outdoor
120
See also colds
recreation, 230; for preventing
eczema, 101–2, 114; on
folk tales, list of, 294
asthmatic attacks, 217
children, 112, 114, 116;
Follow Robinson (Verzilin), 14
expectorants: black elder herb,
garlic clove juice, 30; lily
food allergies, 86, 89
74; coltsfoot, 56, 216;
bulb with honey, 212; oak
food sensitivities, 114
elder flowers, 79; grapes,
bark, 61, 114; potatoes, 34;
forests: about, 229–30, 258;
37; marshmallow root, 57;
types and sources of, 91–93,
active life within, 244; eternal
raspberries and raspberry
112. See also dermatitis
nature of, 248; soldiers of the
leaves, 57; wild marjoram,
Egg Milk for headaches, 137
emerald forest, 108–9, 238;
57, 218
eggs, 81, 137, 210
tree talismans, 230–38, 248,
eyebright, for dermatitis, 100
eggshell powder, 117–18
254–57
eye irritations: black tea
Einstein, Albert, 201, 268, 273
fox and crane fable, 62–63
compress for, 105;
elder. See black elder
Franklin, Benjamin, 184
conjunctivitis, 89, 103–4,
elecampane, 66, 116, 143, 160
free radicals, 40
113; irritants, 88
“Elf of the Rose” (Andersen),
French paradox, 40
eyes as mirror to the soul,
74–75
fruits: allergies to, 89; for
240–41
Eliot, George, 260
breaking a fast, 70; for
Elixir of Life story, 212, 213
F
children, 112; citrus, 80–81,
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 109,
Fairyland story, 204–5
89, 193; for cleansing, 96,
173, 260
fairy tales, list of, 294
98; Latin names for, 276–81;
enemas, 70, 135, 139, 176
faith vs. traditional medicine, 13
tangerines, 81. See also
energy loss from allergies, 89,
farmer’s cheese, 95, 96
lemons; specific fruits
91, 106
fasting, 55, 56, 70
fungal infection remedies, 12,
energy loss remedy, 177
fatigue, 89, 154, 175–76
30, 92
Index @ 301
G
grapevine of happiness, 20,
164, 165
Galileo, 50
23–25
heartsease: for allergic reactions,
gall bladder support, 29, 47
Greater celandine, 83, 103
119; for asthma, 219, 220;
gardening, 195–96, 204, 211
greenhouse effect, 229–30
for cough or bronchitis,
garden radish, 29
“Green Savior,” 108–9
59; for eczema, 102; for
garlic: about, 30, 140; for acne
green tea: for cleansing, 95,
metabolism, 116; for
or pustules, 9; for asthma,
96; for energy, 210; for flu
rejuvenating bath, 119
220; for cleansing, 87; for
or colds, 72; for headaches,
Heine, Henrich, 229
colds or flu, 76; for corns,
136, 140
hemorrhoid remedies, 18,
9; for headaches, 141; as
H
33, 37
preventative, 58, 221; for
hair, strengthening, 30
herbal baths: about, 118,
respiratory h
ealth, 220
hawthorn: for asthma, 218;
121–22; for children’s allergic
gas, headaches related to,
in calming teas, 169; for
reactions, 119–20; for colds,
139–40
cardiovascular disease, 210;
60–61; for sleep, 73; for
gastritis, potato juice for, 33
for colds, 67; for dizziness,
stress-related maladies, 142.
generosity, motivational value
176; for headaches, 143, 146;
See also baths
of, 5
for insomnia, 162
herbal supplements, FDA
gentian, for metabolism, 116
hay fever remedies, 103–4. See
and, 40
geraniums: aroma of, 214, 245;
also allergic rhinitis; allergies
herbal suppliers, list of, 296
for bleeding, 10; for cleansing
headaches: cold and sinusherbs, Latin names for, 276–81
air, 216; for headaches, 141;
related, 145–46; incidence
Herculean oak tree, 249–53
for nervous system, 210
of, 127; migraines, 133–34;
herpes remedies, 50, 212
German golden locks, 73
sources of, 89, 176; spotting
herring with beets, 19
ginger, 10, 221
triggers, 132–33. See also
high blood pressure.
ginseng, 120, 143
migraine headaches
See hypertension
glaucoma, buckwheat for, 179
headache remedies, 130,
Hippocrates, 69, 212, 275
glossary, 288–90
135–41, 144–46; amber,
Hippocratic Oath, 27
glycerin, 30, 138
127–30, 146, 148; cabbage
Homer, 173
goals, dreams, and action,
leaf plaster, 9; feverfew, 64,
honey: for allergic reactions,
262–64
140; grapes, 38; milk, 69;
104; as anti-inflammatory,
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von,
pine baths, 236; potato juice,
34; for cleansing, 87, 96;
185
33, 143; St. John’s Wort,
for colds or flu, 76; for
gooseberries, for allergic
142–43; thyme, 64; valerian,
congestion, 29, 55, 57, 58,
reactions, 105
141–42; wood betony, 76
59, 81; for headaches, 137,
gout, turnip plaster for, 29
head colds. See colds
139, 145; for hypertension,
grapefruit, aroma of, 221
health: learning about in
18; for insomnia, 162;
grape leaves, 48, 49
childhood, x–xi; spiritual
for intestinal or stomach
grapes: about, 35, 37;
and physical, 6; in twentydisorders, 47; in punch
ampelotherapy, 42–45;
first century, 26. See also
recipes, 170; for respiratory
for asthma, 218; compote
managing stress
disorders, 217, 218, 220;
recipe, 48; grape therapy,
Health and Human Services
sedative effect of, 61; in
42–45; grapevine tears, 50;
(DHHS), 175
Talmud, 17
for intestinal disorders, 47;
health supplements, FDA
honeysuckle, as relaxing aroma,
stories and fables about, 20,
and, 40
193
22–24, 36, 41–42, 45; for
Healthy People 2010, 22, 203
Honey Vodka for flu, 79
Sweet Kiss, 68; types of,
heart health support: grapes,
hops: in calming tea, 168;
44–45; warning about, 44
37, 38, 43, 45; milk, 69;
for dermatitis, 100; for
grapeseed extract, warning
raisins, 47; rose hips tea, 59;
insomnia, 160, 163, 165,
about, 38–39
Tibetan remedy, 210
168, 213
grapeseed oil, 38–39
heart pain remedies, 144–45,
horseradish, for asthma, 217, 218
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horsetail: for allergic reactions,
insomnia remedies, 155–57,
kindness, motivational value
119; in calming tea, 169; for
160, 161–70; aromatherapy,
of, 5–6
cleansing, 87; for dermatitis,
212; color black, 160–61;
knotgrass (bird’s buckwheat),
100; for rejuvenating bath,
grape juice, 38; hops, 213;
169
120
lemon balm, 144–45;
L
Hugo, Victor, 126
relaxing baths, 60, 166–67;
human body: biological
lactose intolerance, 69
valerian nastoykas, 141–42.
rhythm, 156; eyes as mirror
laryngitis, tree besoms for, 238
See also sleep
to the soul, 240–41; voice of,
Latin names, list of, 276–81
intellectual stimulation for
19–20, 53
Latin saying, 184
managing stress, 200–201
hydrotherapy for managing
laurel, 214, 216
International Classification of
stress, 191–93
lavender: essential oil from,
Diseases, 175
hypersensitivity, 88.
223; for headaches, 136,
intestinal health support,
See also allergies
139; for insomnia, 161; for
18–19, 47, 107. See also
hypertension: about, 133;
nervous system, 210, 214; for
digestive system remedies
aromatherapy for, 212;
relaxing bath, 167, 192, 193
iodine lotion, 115
buckwheat for, 179; causes
Lawrence, Elizabeth, 84
ionized air from pine, 236
of, 190; dizziness from, 176;
laxatives: beets, 19; celery, 99;
irritability, remedies for, 142,
remedies for, 18, 32, 166;
for flu, 70, 76; for headaches,
168–69
remedy for headaches from,
135; wood betony, 76
irritant contact dermatitis,
146
lemon balm: for allergic
91–92
hysteria, St. John’s Wort for, 142
reactions, 120; for headaches,
irritants that provoke allergies,
144–45; for insomnia, 163,
I
88–89
164; as relaxing aroma, 193
iatrogenic cases, 27
itchy fingers, cause of, 190
lemon balm, 168
Ibsen, Henrik, 20
J
lemons: for asthma, 217,
ice chips for asthmatic attack,
Japan, founding of, 213
218; for cleansing, 87, 98;
215
jasmine, 192, 193, 214
for colds or flu, 73; for
immune system support:
jaundice, St. John’s Wort for, 142
headaches, 140, 145; for
allergies and, 86–87, 90–90;
jojoba oil, 192
healthy hair, 30; with honey,
dried fruit mixture, 47;
Journal of the American
79; in punch recipes, 170; as
grapes, 43, 44–45; o
at straw,
Medical Association (JAMA),
stimulating aroma, 193
83; pine oil, 236
26–27
Leon, Pedro Cieza de, 31–32
Indian tea, 136
Juicy Honey remedy for
licorice root: for asthma, 219,
indigestion. See digestive system
asthma, 218
220; for colds/cleansing, 59,
industrial irritants, 88
juniper, 119, 168, 193, 222
60; for metabolism, 116
infantile seborrheic dermatitis,
Jurate and Kastytis, 131–32
life expectancy in U.S., 21–22
92
“Life That Is Costing Hundreds
infections, external, 30, 115
K
of Billions of Dollars,
inflammations in children, 112.
Kaliningrad Amber Museum,
The” (New Zealand health
See also anti-inflammatories
148–49
organization), 28
inhalation therapy: camphor,
Kant, Immanuel, 84
lilacs: about, 206, 208–9; for
136; for colds or flu, 73;
kasha recipes, 180–81
cardiovascular disease, 210;
menthol, 60; potato vapors,
kefir, 114
Pan and Syringe story, 206–82, 216; spirits of ammonia,
Kemp, Jan Marie Werblin, 248
7; pleasure from, 204–5
136
kidney health support:
lily, 212
Inozemtsev, Fedor, 69–70
buckwheat, 179; celery,
lily of the valley, for insomnia,
insect bites or stings, 9, 12,
99; garden radish juice, 29;
165
71, 86
grapes, 37; milk, 69; nettle
linden: for colds or flu, 57, 58–59,
insomnia, 151–52, 154–55.
mixture, 102; rose hips, 65
73, 77; for fever, 82; for flu,
See also sedatives
Kilmer, Joyce, 247
70, 79; for herbal bath, 60;
Index @ 303
linden (cont.)
Medicinal Matters
for, 37
for tension or headaches,
(Theophrastus), 275–76
Moscow State University, stories
137, 191
medicinal plants, steaming,
from, 160–61, 186–89,
listening, 5, 189
221–22
193–94
Lithuania, “the land of amber,”
menopausal symptom remedies,
moss, 14–15
127–30
130, 142, 165
Mother Nature: body cleansing
“Little Ida’s Flowers”
menthol, 60
process and, 55; communing
(Andersen), 198, 199
Mercola, Joseph, 27
with, 209; gifts from, 10;
liver health support: beets, 18,
metabolism support: and
harmony with, 9; healing
19; birch vodka or tincture,
allergy-related problems in
power of, 178; humanity’s
58; color purple, 107; garden
children, 115–16; beets, 18;
separation from, 211;
radish juice, 29; grapes, 37;
farmer’s cheese, 95; grapes,
learning about, 240–41;
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