Random/Herbs Flashcards
Herb for mood swings
Evening Primrose
Whats useful for people with food addictions
Bergamot
Folk Remedy food for Burns, sprains, bruises, boils, acne
Onion
Folk Remedy food for Colds, headache, rheumatic pain, cough
Mustard
Folk Remedy food for Sinus infection and nasal blockage
Horseradish with lemon juice
Folk Remedy food for stomach pain, children’s diarrhoea
Carrot Juice
Folk Remedy food for mastitits, hot swollen joints
Cabbage
What to do for Cold sores
St Johns Wart Tincture
Hiccup Cure
Squirt lemon juice to the back of your throat or suck on a fresh piece of lemon
Anxiety Cure
Avoid Caffeine
Increase B Vitamins
Blend lavender, geranium, bergamot in sweet almond or peach kernal oil in the bath
Skullcap or Valerian 3 times a day
Oats contain thiamine and B5 which acts as a gentle nerve tonic
Night Sweats Cure
Wash the skin with apple cider vinegar before bed
For hot flashes add two teaspoons of apple cider vinegar to water. can also add honey.
Food to Strengthen Willpower
Oats
Diet advice for Seniors
- Don’t over eat
- Avoid eating late
- Avoid sudden diet changes
- Foods should be easily digestible
- Avoid weakening foods and restrict cooling foods
- Avoid a high protein diet
- Organic minerals
- Increase carbs, nuts, seeds, legumes to clean the heart/arteries
- Yin foods for dryness
- Include Jing foods
Yin foods for dryness
Avocado Walnuts Bananas Almonds Coconut
Good nut for constipation
Walnuts
Food for Kidney Yang Def
Quinoa
Qi def foods
Garlic, ginger Carrots, leeks Oats, rice, corn Beef, poultry Walnuts Shrimp
Blood Def foods
Avocado
Black beans
Yang Def
Cherries Peaches Fennel Leeks Corn Raisins Shrimp Pungent spices
Spring foods
Green tea Spinach Celery Rice Buckwheat Fennel Ginger
Winter foods
Acrid/Sweet
Lamb, venison Red wine,grapes Fennel Leeks Cloves
Yin def foods
Yogurt Pork Oysters Cool veg: tomato, spinach Milk Green tea Citrus juices Soy milk, tofu Fruit
Summer foods
Fruit, fruit juices
Apple, melon, orange
Cucumber, salad Yogurt Mussels Green tea Wheat
Autumn foods
Mildly acrid/warm
Millet, corn, lamb,leeks, oats