Since beekeepers are usually good observers, it occurred to them to make an experiment of collecting this pollen and feeding it to the bees during inclement weather. The result was that after 8-10 generations the bees that had been given this pollen food had grown bigger, stronger and healthier. They even built larger honeycomb cells. [...]

Raw, grated potatoes, mixed with a little milk, are an ideal remedy for the following conditions: slow-healing wounds or cuts, wounds that form proud flesh, infections or inflammations that secrete putrid matter, swellings, bruises, articular rheumatism and inflammation of muscles and of the periosteum.

Potatoes boiled in their skins, mashed when they are still hot and [...]

Much later I took a bath in a mud pond in the north of Scandinavia. When I stepped out of the muddy water I felt completely refreshed and began to think about the effect a little more closely. It suddenly crossed my mind that we apply clay-water compresses because they are better than simple water [...]

The German chemist J. R. Glauber discovered this salt in 1658 and it still bears his name today. Although it is water-soluble, it is absorbed with difficulty by the intestines and, if its curative powers are to be utilised, it has to be taken in biochemical trituration and attenuated to the sixth decimal potency. Only [...]

I have been able to prove for myself that Echinacea activates the immune system, and that it is therefore a great aid to the body’s resistance to micro-organisms. Time and again I have seen those with a weak lymphatic system and who suffer constant attacks of colds and catarrh, particularly children, overcome this susceptibility when [...]