High blood pressure should be considered seriously, as it is a silent killer. Try the herb medication that your physician advises to treat blood pressure. Discuss the necessary details and try using them. Certain herbs will show negative results depending on the person’s body; therefore following physician’s guidance is a good idea. When you want to convey your ideas of using alternate herbs, explain it carefully to the doctor so that he can know about them and could alter the medication. Nowadays, physicians are more inclined towards natural treatment. They are realizing and learning natural medications to replace the drugs for better results to treat several ailments. Check whether your doctor approves the medication that you have suggested and then continue it along with good diet, exercise and try to reduce stress. It is not going to harm you anyway to continue the medication that your doctor prescribes which will aid you in a better way to combat stress.

I realized that stress is a serious killer and found ways to live with nature’s terms. Learning to cope up with stress will be a life saving element. Learning and abiding the laws of nature is a superior way. As how the trees try to bend along the direction of the wind to avoid breakage, we can also learn this lesson and can do away our hard times. The changes that occur in seasons shows that even we have to accept changes in life. Realize that destruction will bring in a new opening and blessings. Everything has a time for it and it is nature’s law. Exercising patience, co-operating and fighting less will make life easy. Practicing traditional methods and avoiding methods that are against nature will do good to save our food chain. We need to respect all the elements of nature like animals, insects and human beings along with Mother Nature. Life seems to be easier when you start living and stop fighting.

Blood Pressure Treatment:

Cayenne pepper is a great stimulant and it does good for the entire system. It aids in lowering blood pressure. Make a preparation of juice with some cayenne pepper and boiling water and consume it daily. Another way is to consume them in the form of capsules, which can be taken twice daily.

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In addition to carving, there are many ways to make your soaps more attractive. You can make “soap on a rope” by form­ing the soap around a knotted cord. To make the soap prettier, select a glass with an attractive design on the bottom and press the bottom of the glass into the soap.

Wrap the seasoned soap in pretty tissue paper, tie with a bright cord or ribbon, and then store it or give it as gifts. I like to line a small box with tissue paper and place three to a box. It’s handy to have around if you need to unexpectedly give a gift.

If you plan on using your own herbs to make the soap, you would need to make a strong tea from the herb desired and cool it completely after straining. You can make it the night before and store in the refrigerator overnight. It will not make as strong a scent as the scented oils will. And the scent does disap­pear completely while you are using the soap.

For a coarser texture, try adding cornmeal or oatmeal that has been ground in the food processor, or grains of pumice to the mixture. This is good for people working on cars, or others who need a grainy soap to remove oils from their hands. Try adding powdered herbs or spices to the soap mixture. This creates interesting colors and textures. Soap-making can be fun. If you keep records of your soap-making recipes, you will, be able to re-create a good idea.

To create a wonderful gift for yourself or others, put together a basket with homemade soap, a bath salt or oil mixture, and then add a luffa sponge that you have grown yourself. Sources to pur­chase the seeds for luffa sponges are as close as your favorite seed company or store.

Luffas are a relative of the squash family and would need a trellis to climb on. The fruit is fast-growing and great to use. Right before the autumn rains start, bring the luffa indoors to dry. You might want to wipe/the outer gourd with a weak bleach solution to keep black spots from forming on the outer shell. When completely dry, soak the gourd in warm water overnight so the shell will be easy to peel away. If you wish to whiten the fiber of the sponge, soak the gourd in a weak bleach solution. This will also soften the outer shell.

To soften the sponges, use them for household tasks, such as wiping down counter tops or scrubbing out sinks. When the sponge has been softened by this hard work, it will be soft enough to use for your bath. These sponges last forever and you need never buy another sponge. They are a handy gift from mother nature, if we but take the time to plant them.

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This recipe is for helping you make your first herbal homemade soap, and quite basic too.

• To make your lye solution, add 1½ cups of lye to 5 cups of cold water in your wide-mouth jar, stirring until your lye crystals are completely dissolved. The lye heats the water up.
• Place jar in cold water to bring the tempera­ture down to about 90-95 degrees. In an enamel pan, slowly melt 6 pounds of lard.
• Place that enamel container in cold water and bring the temperature down to about 120-130 degrees. When temperatures for both solutions are right, slowly add the lye solution to the melted lard, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
• Keep stirring continuously for about 30 min­utes.
• Add the scented oil and pour into greased molds. Cool overnight.

If you use just one container for a mold instead of individual molds, you need to cut the soap into bars the next morning. Remove the soap from the mold after several days. Age the soap for about 2 weeks before using. Remember that aging only improves your soap.

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Bursitis Relief with Cayenne Peppers

Add 1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper to 1 cup of apple cider vinegar and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. Dip a cloth in the liquid and apply to the affected area as a poultice. Rub the area with warm olive oil before applying to the skin.

Bursitis Relief with Olive Oil

Massage the affected area with warm olive oil on a daily basis. This might stop the return of bursitis, and it helps to relieve the pain.

Bursitis Treatment with Potato

Grate 1 potato and add to a cup of water. Steep overnight. Strain the next morning and drink the liquid before breakfast. Should be done on a daily basis to prevent bursitis.

Bursitis Treatment with Sea Water

Sea water has been reputed to cure chronic bursitis. Drink daily. Buy the sea water from a local health food store. Caution: Do not use this recipe if you have high blood pressure.

Neuralgia Pain Relief with Lavender

Add several drops of lavender oil to your bath to relieve neural­gia (spasms of pain).

Pain Relief for Joints with Horseradish

Grate a fresh horseradish root. Moisten with water and place in a small porous bag. Use as a poultice over the affected joint.

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Coarse Hair Shampoo

Put 2 tablespoons of white oak bark into 1 cup of water, Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes. Strain and add to 2 tablespoons of liquid castile soap. Now add 3 table-spoons of the herb soap to 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 beaten egg. Shampoo hair. Rinse well with apple cider vinegar rinse. This one is great for older people to use. My mother used this and her hair was beautiful. It seems to take the coarseness out of graying or silver hair.

Hair Rinse

Pour 4 cups of boiling water over 2 tablespoons of the chosen herb. Cover and let stand 30 minutes. Strain and use as a hair rinse. It is a simple matter to make a hair rinse from any of the following:

sage: a good conditioner

fennel: also conditions

parsley: clears up dandruff

chamomile: lightens hair, promotes growth

rosemary: darkens hair, leaves a delicious fragrance

nettle leaves (use dried): excellent to treat dandruff

Herbal Shampoos

Put 2 tablespoons dried soapwort, 1 tablespoon chamomile flow­ers, and 2 teaspoons borax in a large jar or container made out pottery or chinaware. Pour 2½ cups of boiling water over herb mixture and cover tightly. Let steep for several days. Shake the container every once in a while. Strain, discarding the herbs. This will not be as soapy as commercial shampoo, but its cleans­ing qualities are undeniable. Add a few sprigs of lavender or lime blossoms before covering to give a natural delicate fragrance. Soapwort is nothing more than wild sweet William, so it is easy to grab a few handfuls to make the shampoo.

Nettle Rosemary Shampoo

This is a very fragrant stimulant for the scalp. It prevents dandruff and promotes hair growth.

In a small stainless steel pan, place 2 handfuls of soapwort. ½ cups of water over the soapwort. Bring to a boil, lower and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and. Allow to steep until cool. Strain into a bottle that closes tightly. Place a handful of young, chopped nettle leaves and 1½ tablespoon of chopped, fresh rosemary in a bowl. Pour 1 cup water over the chopped herbs. Allow to infuse 30 mins. Cool and strain into the soapwort mixture. Shake the shampoo before using.

Hair Rinse

Use this as a final rinse for oily hair. Put ½ cup of rosemary into 1 ½ cups of water. Bring to a full boil, then simmer for 15 min– Let sit 24 hours, covered. Strain, bottle, and use daily for 1 Thereafter, use at least once weekly.

Shampoo Substitute

Beat an egg and massage into scalp twice each week. Rinse with Tnegar water, then rinse with plain water. This is a good treat­ment for your hair. Leaves it shiny and healthy.

Wild Chamomile (Matricario. chamomilla) Shampoo

Mike an herbal infusion by pouring 4 cups boiling water over 5 tablespoons chamomile flowers. Cover and steep 30 minutes. Strain and add ½ cup castile soap flakes. Makes 4 cups of shampoo. This is the favorite shampoo around our house. You can

purchase the castile soap flakes from any of the companies that sell herbs. It’s easy to make and easy on the hair.

Yucca-root Shampoo (also called soapweed)

Dig or purchase the yucca roots. Chop into small pieces and pul­verize into a pulp (using a hammer or blender). When the sub­stance has changed from white to pale amber, it is ready to use. You can dry for later use by spreading the material on a clean surface in the sun until all moisture has evaporated. The pulp should no longer feel sticky,

When using this shampoo, make sure that your hands are free from grease, or the shampoo won’t lather. Place a small amount of the root in a cheesecloth bag. Wet and lather to wash hair. Leaves the hair shiny and silky.

If you must use commercial shampoo, then follow this recipe: use a ratio of 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to 2 cups of water to make a final rinse for hair after shampoo. This counter­acts the alkaline effect of commercial shampoo.

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Aspirin Dandruff Treatment

Dissolve 10 aspirins (5 grains each) in 1 cup warm water. Mas­sage into scalp for about 10 minutes. Rinse thoroughly. Add a vinegar rinse as an extra help after rinsing aspirin out com­pletely. Use after every shampoo if necessary for a while.

Burdock Dandruff Treatment

In a separate container, mix 1 cup burdock, 1 cup peach tree leaves, 1 cup chamomile, ½ cup sage leaves. Pour 8 cups of cider vinegar into a gallon jar. Add the herb mixture to the cider vine­gar. Let stand for 2 weeks. Strain and apply morning and evening

Do not rinse off. Let dry on hair. Wait until the next day to rinse it out. There is no need to use any soap or shampoo to rinse out the treatment. Using plain water will wash this treatment along with the dirt from your hair. This works quickly on dandruff. To darken the hair with this recipe, add 1 cup of hop flowers to the herbs before allowing them to steep in the vinegar.

Control Dandruff

This is a great rinse and helps to control dandruff too. Pour 2 cups of boiling water over ½ cup of chopped parsley. Let stand 30 minutes. Massage into scalp and allow to stay on 15 minutes. Use as a final rinse.

Dried Nettle Dandruff Treatment

Add 4 tablespoons of dried nettle to 2 cups boiling water. Steep overnight. Strain and add 1 cup of apple cider vinegar. Massage into the scalp. Can also be used as a face rinse to get rid of oily skin. Apple cider vinegar is great to use for scalp treatments, facial treatments, or simply to add to your bath. It helps to keep the skin clear if you drink a little vinegar water a couple times a week. Add honey and you keep your whole body toned up.

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