Lengthy exposure to the reflection of the sun on water or snow can make the eyes sore. Do you know what to do when you or someone in your family are affected in this way and perhaps the eyes begin to burn during the night? The remedy is quite simple. All you need to do is take the white of an egg, beat it lightly, spread it on a cloth, and bandage the eyes with it. The burning sensation will subside and the patient will be able to sleep. It is more than probable that the inflammation will have diminished, if not disappeared, by the morning. If no egg is available, soft white cheese (quark) or even a piece of raw meat (veal, beef or chicken) will achieve similar results. These well-proven remedies can be used whenever you need them, including cases of snow-blindness caused by the intense reflection of sunlight from snow and ice.
A ‘streaming cold’ is best treated with onions {Allium сера). Dip a slice of freshly cut onion into a glass of hot water. Remove the onion after only one or two seconds, allow the water to cool and sip this throughout the day. This is also an excellent remedy for spring colds. If, in addition, you place half an onion on your bedside table, you will inhale its odour while sleeping, thus reduc-ing the tendency to catarrh and alleviating your cold. An onion poultice applied to the neck during the night is equally effective. Another way to help rid yourself of a cold is by sniffing up salt water, lemon juice, or a natural calcium powder (for example Urticalan).
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Superficial scratches and small wounds which prove difficult to heal can be dealt with quite simply. Use concentrated whey {Molkosan), which is one of nature’s best cleansing agents. Then dust the wound with biological calcium powder (for example Urticalctn) and, for two nights running, apply soft white cheese (quark). Should these items not be available, soak some wheat grain (which needs to be minced afterwards) or bran in fresh milk. Then cover the wound with the resulting mash and you will find that this also acts as a thorough cleanser. Once again dust the wound with biological calcium powder and after two days of treatment apply pulped cabbage leaves, preferably using Savoy cabbage for the best results. Cabbage leaf poultices have proved more effective than many modern remedies. If the wound is stubborn, causing swelling or discoloration, and if everything else seems to have failed, you must not lose patience but continue the treatment with cabbage leaf poultices for weeks or even months. Alleviation will be experienced even in serious cases and a complete cure is often possible.
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Treatments to Try Out
‘Can I really trust your simple natural remedies?’ you may ask at first. ‘Will they encourage me to consult you whenever I am in need?’
‘Of course,’ the ‘Nature Doctor’ replies, ‘try them and see for yourself!’
Burns from flame or fire and scalds from boiling liquids call for quick action. Immerse the affected part of the body immediately in cold water. Where this cannot easily be done, apply a cold compress. Cover the burn with gauze, or with a clean cloth if a large area is affected, until medical help can be obtained. To avoid infection, do not puncture any blisters. In cases of third-degree burns, immediate medical attention should be sought if complications are to be prevented. St John’s wort oil has also proved to be an effective remedy for burns and scalds.
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