Relief from sunburn  

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Remedy Recipe:

Mix 10 drops lavender essential oil with 4 ounces of water in a spray bottle. Spray on burned skin as needed for relief.

Motion sickness  

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Herbal Tea Remedy Recipe:

1. Mix 1 tsp. peppermint leaves and 1 tsp. chamomile flowers in a cup.
2. Pour 1 cup boiling water over mixture. Steep for 15 minutes. Strain and sip to calm stomach.

Natural disinfectant  

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Remedy Recipe:

1. Fill a spray bottle with water and few drops of mandarin essential oil.
2. Spray on surfaces and wipe with a clean cloth.

Indoor insect repellant  

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Keep insects out of your home

Remedy Recipe:

5 drops of cedarwood essential oil in a spray bottle with water. Shake and lightly mist your home.

Clean toxins from your body  

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Detoxify your body

Remedy Recipe:

1. Mix 4 drops rosemary essential oil with 2 cups of warm water.
2. Soak a clean cotton hand towel in the mixture.
3. Ring out and apply to the liver area of your body.
4. Cover with a small warm blanket and rest for a bit.

Homemade outdoor insect repellent  

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Pine-needle oil is a natural insect repellent.

Remedy Recipe:

1. On a cloth or rag, place a few drops of pine-needle oil.
2. Place the cloth near you while you sit outside.

Severe migraine headaches  

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relieve pain and tension

Remedy Recipe:

1. Moisten a towel with cold water and add a few drops of German-chamomile essential oil.
2. Place towel on your forehead, close your eyes, and breathe normally.

Note:
Oil may stain towel!

Foot fungus herbal remedy  

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athlete's foot.

Remedy Recipe:

Shower and thoroughly dry dry feet and toes.

1. Apply a drop of tea tree oil to each affected and rub in.
2. Put on a pair of cotton socks.

Repeat once a day until fungus is gone.

cedarwood oil Skin Care  

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Tighten pores and balance skin tone.

Remedy Recipe:
1. Mix a few drops of cedarwood essential oil (Atlas) in a bottle of body lotion.
2. Massage into skin as normal.


Caution:
Cedarwood can not be used by women who are pregnant.

Clean the air in your home  

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Rid germs and bacteria from the air in your home.

Remedy Recipe:
5 drops of eucalyptus essential oil in a diffuser.

Kills germs in the air and will reduce the number of airborne bacteria.

Homemade Peppermint syrup  

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For indigestion

Remedy Recipe:

1. In a sauce pan, place 2 oz. fresh peppermint leaves in 4 cups of water.
Cover and bring to a boil then simmer for 1/2 hour.
Let cool and strain.

2. Replace the liquid back into saucepan and over low heat, reduce liquid to 1 cup.
3. Mix in 2 cups of honey and simmer (stir constantly!) until syrupy. (Think maple syrup consistency.)

Store in a glass bottle with lid in the refrigerator.

Remedy Directions:
Mix 1 tablespoon of syrup in 1 cup of water after meals and drink to relieve indigestion.

Treat a yeast infection naturally  

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Remedy Recipe:

1. Moisten a tampon with a few drops of tea tree oil.
2. Insert for an hour or two.
Repeat this each day for up to 7 days.

Stop Hair Loss  

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Stop hair loss, encourage new growth, stimulates circulation to the scalp, and supplies nutrients to hair roots.

Remedy Recipe:

1. Mix 2 drops of rosemary essential oil in your shampoo.
2. Massage into scalp for 1-2 minutes in circular motions.
3. Rinse as normal.

Head lice remedy  

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Rid head lice naturally

You will need:
Cinnamon essential oil
2 T. olive oil

Remedy Recipe:
1. Mix 1 drop of cinnamon essential oil with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
2. Massage into the scalp (Avoid eyes!) daily until lice are gone.

Caution:
Even when diluted, cinnamon oil can irritate the skin! Always dilute cinnamon oil in a carrier oil, like olive oil. Never use more than 3 drops of cinnamon oil in a remedy due to its potency. Wash hands throughly after each application. Monitor scalp/skin contact and discontinue if irritation appears.

Get rid of dandruff  

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Get rid of Dandruff

Remedy Recipe:

1. Mix 10 drops of essential eucalyptus oil with your shampoo.
2. Massage into the scalp for 1 minute and rinse.

Lavender oil for Burns  

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For minor kitchen burns: stops the sting, reduces the chance for blisters, and helps the burn heal faster.

Dab a drop of lavender essential oil on the burn and gently spread on the affected area with your finger.

Keep in a drawer near your stove.

Vitex (chasteberry) tincture recipe  

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Stimulate menstrual flow, reduce PMS symptoms, regulate ovulation, menopausal symptoms, restore hormonal imbalances, and many more benefits for women's reproductive health.
Stimulates the pituitary gland to produce more luteinizing hormone (LH). The increase in LH tells the ovaries to produce more of the hormone progesterone.

You will need:
1 qt 100 proof vodka
1/4 cup vitex berries (fresh or dried)
A large glass jar with a lid

Remedy Recipe:
1. Add vitex berries (also known as chaste berries) to large jar.
2. Pour vodka over berries.
3. Cap the bottle tightly.
4. Store in a cool dark place for 6 weeks and shake daily.
5. After 6 weeks, strain, Bottle, and use. (Store extra jars store in cool dark place and they will keep for about 1 year.

Average dosage instructions are 60 drops under the tongue, 3 times a day.
You should see results in 3 months but can take up to 12 months.
Do not use vitex tincture for more than 18 months.

Personal Note:
I have made and used this tincture, following this recipe. Well, I took it once a day instead of 3. It tasted too HORRIBLE for me to take it 3 times a day, but it did work for me. It worked after just 45 days to stimulate my menstrual cycle, after not having a period for over 1 year.

While I'm not sure if this is related to taking vitex, I wanted to note that for the first few periods while still taking this tincture I suffered very bad cramps every day of the period. They lasted most of day, going away for short periods of time. Just a word of warning to those who may try this.

Also, taking the vitex tincture under your tongue is recommended as I have mention. I did follow this but the tincture burned the under side of my tongue too much. Towards the end of taking it I stopped putting in under my tongue and just dropped the 60 drops into a small medicine cup and swallowed. It still worked for me so I want to say taking it under the tongue is unnecessary but I don't know for sure.

As an optional, untested thought I would suggest mixing the tincture with a little bit of honey to make it easier to swallow.

Homemade mouthwash recipe  

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This homemade mouthwash freshens breath, cleans mouth, strengthens gums, and protects your from tooth decay.

You will need:

1 qt of water
1 oz of fennel seeds
1 qt jar or bottle

Remedy Recipe:

1. Pour 1 qt boiling water over 1 ounce fennel seeds in a heat resistant container.
2. Cover the container tightly so no air escapes.
3. Infuse for half an hour.
4. Strain seeds from infusion and re-cover/cap. Use with every brushing.

You may add a few drops of essential oil to your homemade mouthwash for flavoring and added benefits.
Some common choices are:

Spearmint
Peppermint
Orange
Clove (for those with sensitive teeth)
anise
lemon
Cinnamon

Note: tincture of myrrh is another common recipe addition to homemade mouthwash for those with bleeding, sore, or inflamed gums and mouth ulcers.

Tone and tighten your skin  

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Remedy Recipe:

1. Mix 2 - 3 drops of lavender essential oil with 5 tablespoons of olive oil.
2. Massage daily into skin.

Notes:

  • Olive oil contains vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that will protect and nourish your skin. Lavender oil will soothe, soften, and tighten the skin.
  • Use only extra virgin olive oil or virgin olive oil. Other oils may contain refined oil that has been chemically treated.
  • Make in small batches that will be used within 1-2 days. ( Olive oil turns rancid quickly.)
  • Add aloe vera gel for increased moisture and protection of your skin.

Toothache remedy recipe  

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Relief from toothaches and soothe/disinfect inflamed gums.

You will need:

2 drops essential clove oil
2 drops vegetable oil

Remedy Recipe:

Mix clove oil with vegetable oil and spread on affected tooth and gum area.

Marsh Mallow tea recipe  

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Coughs and bronchitis.

You will need:

1 Cup cold water
2 teaspoons dried marsh mallow root (chopped)

Remedy Recipe:

1. In a small bowl place 2 teaspoons dried marsh mallow root in 1 cup cold water.
2. Allow to steep for 4 hours.
3. Strain and warm slightly on the stove or in the microwave.
4. Drink 1 cup up to 3 times daily.

::Caution::
Ask your doctor before taking marsh mallow internally if you are on other medications!
Marsh mallow may prevent other medications from absorbing in the body.

Marsh Mallow compress  

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To treat boils.

Remedy Recipe:

1. Prepare Marsh Mallow tea.

2. Warm tea slightly in microwave or on the stove.

3. Soak cotton balls in warm tea and apply to boil 3 times a day.

Homemade Vinegar Syrup recipe  

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Calm a cough and break up phlegm.

You will need:

5 Tablespoons of cider vinegar
5 Tablespoons of honey

Remedy Recipe:

1. Mix 5 T. vinegar with 5 T. honey.
2. Take 1 teaspoon every 2 - 4 hours until cough is gone.

Camphor bath for arthritis  

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A camphor bath can bring temporary relief of arthritis and joint pain.

Remedy Recipe:

1. Draw a hot bath, as hot as you can stand it.
2. Add 3 drops of camphor essential oil as the bath fills.
3. Once the oil mixed well throughout the bath and water is at the level you want, climb in and soak for 30 minutes to an hour.

Prevent flatulence from beans  

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An easy remedy to relieve flatulence caused by beans:

Remedy Recipe:
Add 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger to beans while cooking.

For dry beans add 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger to dry beans and water amount on package and soak overnight. In the morning strain and rinse off the beans then cook as directed.

Homemade Calendula Salve recipe  

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Useful externally for cold sores, bruises, eczema, skin inflammation, scrapes, cuts, chapped or cracked skin and lips, dry skin, and more. Calendula has anti-inflammatory properties and can help regenerate and moisturize skin cells.

You will need:

1 ounce beeswax
3/4 Cup Olive Oil
1/2 Cup dried Calendula flowers
A piece of muslin cloth or a strainer with fine mesh

Remedy Recipe:

1. Infuse (soak) the Calendula flowers in 3/4 cup olive oil for 14 days.
2. Strain the oil very well into a container.
3. Add 1 ounce of beeswax to the oil mixture and mix well.
4. Once mixed you can divide the salve into small jars/tins with a lid and place one in your purse, bathroom, kitchen, and etc. Or just place salve in one large jar with a lid.

Keep covered and apply a thin layer to affected areas several times a day.

  • A very thin layer of Calendula Salve may also be applied and very gently massaged into areas of the skin suffering from varicose veins. Calendula salve is thought to promote circulation when massaged into the skin, reducing and preventing the appearance of varicose veins.

Easy Chicory root tea recipe  

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Chicory root tea can improve digestion if taken before a meal.

To make the tea:

You will need:

1 teaspoon dried chicory root
1 cup of water

Remedy Recipe:

1. Simmer 1 tsp. of dried chicory root in 1 cup of water for 15 minutes.
2. Strain and drink 30 minutes before each meal.

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