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BACH FLOWER REMEDIES: KEY-NOTE SYMPTOMS – STAR OF BETHLEHEM

admin — Sat, 21 May 2011 12:24:59 +0000

After effects of shock, physical or mental. When a man is fighting with another man he may get injured. The injury may be simple or it may be serious, but there is no element of shock in it. His injuries can be attended to by appropriate medicines which repair the injury. But if a scooterist is waiting on the red light signal on a crossing and a fast vehicle coming from behind strikes him or a tree falls on him when passing on a road, he is said to have been accidentiy injured. Accident has an element of unforeseenness, which may be termed as shock. So when a person is injured in an accident, he has to be treated for the shock as well as for the physical injuries. You are driving your car on a main road when a boy running from a side-lane comes before your car which is screeched to a halt inches before over-running the boy. The boy is saved, and you have no physical injury and yet you sit frozen on the seat, your heart thumping violently—the mental shock. It is to remove the aftereffects of shock that ‘Star of Bethlehm’ suits.*44\308\8*

BACH FLOWER REMEDIES AS A USEFUL ADJUNCT TO OTHER MEDICINES: FAILURE OF BACH REMEDIES

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:02:04 +0000

Bach Flower Remedies can be used as a useful adjunct to other systems of medicines — allopathic, homeopathic or Ayurvedic. They do not interfere with the working of other medicines and they do not have any side effects or reaction by themselves.
Failure of Bach Remedies
They say that Bach Flower Remedies never fail provided the doctor and the patient fully cooperate.
But, what could Bach Flower Remedies do if the doctor or the patient loses faith midway and stops treatment ? There are also some patients who do not want to get well, lest they lose the privilege of special attention they receive because of their ailment.
There are also some patients who have been goaded to try Bach Flower Remedies against their expressed will. They deliberately reject the beneficial effects of the Flower Remedies.
There are some patients who lack patience. They want instant relief even if their malady has developed over a number of years. They do not allow enough time to the Flower Remedies to act.
Then there are some patients who do not visit the doctor themselves, but send some body to collect the medicine after briefly telling the symptom, and the emissary tells the doctor a translated version of the symptom leading to wrong prescription. Thus for example, if the patient has said, that he cannot leave the bed in the morning and lies awake for a considerable time, and the message conveyed to the doctor is ‘He feels too weak to get up in the morning’. The medicine prescribed would be OLIVE, which would be wrong. It should be HORN BEAM.
Similarly, if the patient complained that he has such an excruciating pain in the leg that he would like to cut it away, and the message conveyed to the doctor is in such words “The patient is suffering from terrible pain” the prescription would be CHERRY PLUM which would be again wrong. The correct remedy would be CRAB APPLE.
So when the Bach Flower Remedies fail to act, it should not be construed that the Flower Remedies have failed and the doctor should not get discouraged.
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THE WONDER JELLY FOR QUEEN BEES – POLLEN 2

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:33:40 +0000

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. Their tongues had grown longer in relation to their overall size, and this was also an advantage, for these bees were able to obtain the nectar from flowers that ordinary bees were unable to reach.

So the beekeepers were prompted to look at pollen more closely. Experiments were made with mice, giving them a supplement of pollen. This resulted in several benefits. It was noticed that the mice became less susceptible to disease, their fertility increased visibly, their coats became shiny and healthy, and they remained free from skin diseases. The rodents’ vitality increased noticeably, and they lived longer. These findings led to a further examination of pollen. An analysis showed pollen to be rich in vitamins and to contain nearly all the minerals and trace elements vital to man and beast.

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VARIOUS DIETS AND TREATMENTS – THE POTATO AS A REMEDY (INTRODUCTION)

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:27:27 +0000

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 mixed with a little raw milk, can be applied as a poultice, like a clay pack. If you have a poor reaction to cold applications, use warm poultices. Those who benefit from cold packs, on the other hand, should use raw potatoes, grated or pulped.

A remarkable effect can be obtained by alternating three applications on three consecutive days. On the first day, apply a potato poultice; on the second day, a cabbage poultice; and on the third day, a clay poultice made with a horsetail infusion and a little St John’s wort oil. If you continue to apply these poultices for some time, even a severe swelling will yield.

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VARIOUS DIETS AND TREATMENTS – THE MYSTERY SOLVED (INTRODUCTION)

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:21:33 +0000

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 packs. And then there are mud baths and fango mud packs; these too are judged to be more effective than simple water packs. Then it dawned on me that the muddy, that is, dirty, water was not that bad after all; I realised that it can still have a therapeutic effect in spite of its uninviting appearance, provided, of course, that the muddiness is nothing but natural dirt accounted for by clay or some other kind of earth.

On a later visit to the southwest of the United States I came across a river that looked red, quite appropriately called Red River.

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NATRUM SULPBURICUM (GLAUBER’S SALT, SODIUM SULPHATE) – INTRODUCTION

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:15:08 +0000

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 then is Natrum sulpburicum fully absorbed, benefiting the body without any side effects.

One of its important merits is that it increases the secretion of bile into the duodenum, thus aiding the digestion generally and that of fats in particular. Its action also extends to the blood. In cases of haemophilia, a disease characterised by loss or impairment of the clotting ability of blood, so that even a minor cut or injury can put the patient at risk of bleeding to death if the right action is not taken, Natrum sulpburicum will improve the condition. Naturally, it must be taken over a long period of time; moreover, its effectiveness is enhanced when Millefolium (yarrow) is taken at the same time.

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A SELECTION OF MEDICINAL HERBS – PURPLE CONEFLOWER (ECHINACEA PURPUREA AND ANGUSTIFOLIA) – SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE 2

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:06:57 +0000

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 put on regular medication with Echinacea preparations such as Echinaforce. Many parents have told me that their children have become more resistant to infectious diseases; the same is true of sensitive adults. Because of my practical experience, I maintain that Echinacea builds up the body’s own defences, above all, the efficiency of the phagocytes.

Scientists have discovered that Echinacea is able to render the hyaluronidase (an enzyme) produced by bacteria ineffective, preventing their proliferation. This helps us to understand why Echinacea neutralises snake poison, which also contains hyaluronidase.

Without doubt, Echinaforce can be used with confidence for every case of infection or infectious disease. It supports the body in every part where its defence mechanism needs to be improved, increasing overall resistance.

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