Werner Ch. 1

Question 1

What helps for coughs and colds?

Answer 1

herbal teas

Question 1

What is true about home remedies?

Answer 1

They are often cheaper. And
in some cases they are safer.

Question 2

What is good for diarrhea in babies?

Answer 2

‘rice water’, teas, or sweetened drinks

Question 3

What is true about the healing power of belief?

Answer 3

it is very strong and especially useful to cure illnesses that are partly in people’s minds, or those caused in part by a person’s beliefs, worry, or fears

Question 4

What should be used for snakebites or poisonous bites?

Answer 4

modern medicine

Question 5

What does a sunken spot mean in a child?

Answer 5

dehydration

Question 6

What can cure a sunken spot?

Answer 6

give liquids or food

Question 7

What does it mean if the spot bulges upward?

Answer 7

May be a sign of meningitis

Question 8

How do you know if a home remedy does not works?

Answer 8

1. there are many remedies
2. foul remedies that can be harmful
3. remedies that use waste
4. remedies that resemble sicknesses

Question 9

What can angels’ trumpet (datura arborea) help in?

Answer 9

It is nightshaded and helps intestinal cramps, stomach aches, and gallbladder pain

Question 10

What can corn silk help in?

Answer 10

A tea from corn silk helps pass more urine, reduce swelling in feet in pregnant women

Question 11

What can cardon cactus (Pachycerius pectin-aboriginum) help in?

Answer 11

cactus juice can help clean wounds when there is no boiled water. Also helps stop bleeding.

Question 12

What does aloe vera help in?

Answer 12

Treat minor burns and wounds. Also in itching, pain, and prevent infections. Also, stomach ulcers gastritis

Question 13

What does papaya help in?

Answer 13

Aid digestion and upset stomach, intestinal worms, pressure sores

Question 14

What is true about enemas and purges?

Answer 14

Often are very harmful

Question 15

When is it dangerous to use enemas?

Answer 15

1. if a person has a severe stomach-ache or any
   other sign of appendicitis or ‘acute abdomen’ (see p. 93), even if he passes days
   without a bowel movement.
2. if a person with a bullet wound or other injury
   to the gut.
3. if a person is sick
4. if a the person is 2 years or younger
5. if a child has high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or dehydration

Question 16

What is a correct way to use enemas?

Answer 16

1. Help relieve constipation
2. when a person is dehydrated and severe vomiting.

Question 17

What purges are often used?

Answer 17

castor oil, senna leaf, cascara, magnesium hydroxide, milk of magnesia, epsom salt, minera oil

Question 18

What is true about castor oil, senna leaf, cascara?

Answer 18

Are irritating and do more harm

Question 19

What is true about magnesium hydroxide, milk of magnesia, epsom salt?

Answer 19

Are salt purges and use in low doses. Don’t use when there is pain in belly

Question 20

What is true about mineral oil?

Answer 20

Sometimes used for constipation. Not recommended.

Question 21

What are alternatives to laxatives and purges?

Answer 21

food with fiber like yam, cassava, and bran.

Question 22

When should a person use a laxative?

Answer 22

In cases of constipation and maybe hemmoroids

Question 23

What is true about purges?

Answer 23

They can be harmful

Question 24

When should you use a purge?

Answer 24

When there is a strong dose of poison