What are BRUISES
What are BRUISES | Soothing Lotions and Poultices for BRUISES | Herbal Remedy for BRUISES When we were children and had bruised ourselves the first thing that any well-meaning adult would do was to thrust the injured limb under cold water ‘to bring out the bruise’. I am sure that this was intended to create [...]
What is SCIATICA
What is SCIATICA | What are the Herbal remedies for SCIATICA | How to over come SCIATICA | Poultices and Potions for SCIATICA | Treatment for SCIATICA Sciatica is caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve where it leaves the spinal cord. It is usually felt in the top center of the buttock, through which [...]
What is BACK PROBLEMS
What is BACK PROBLEMS | What does BACK PROBLEMS mean | Comforts for BACK PROBLEMS | Treatment for BACK PROBLEMS | Herbal remedy for back problems Most back trouble is non-specific, meaning that it has no direct cause. Lumbago, Rheumatism, Frozen Shoulder and Sciatica can all be identified but apart from a slipped disc, which [...]
What is FROZEN SHOULDER
What is FROZEN SHOULDER | What does FROZEN SHOULDER mean | Relaxing Rubs and Poultices for FROZEN SHOULDER | Oils and Liniments for FROZEN SHOULDER Frozen shoulder or fibrositis is a condition where the shoulder becomes stiff and painful deep within the muscle. The major reasons for its occurring are physical strain (such as pulling [...]
What is GOUT
What is GOUT | What does GOUT mean | Treatment for GOUT | Herbal Remedy for GOUT Gout is caused by an excess of uric acid which accumulates in the system forming crystals which are caught in the spaces between the joints and cause inflammation and irritation. Thus an excruciating pain is created in thumb, [...]
What does LUMBAGO mean
What does LUMBAGO mean | What is LUMBAGO | Pleasant Painkillers for LUMBAGO | Poultices for LUMBAGO | LUMBAGO Treatment Lumbago is a rheumatic pain in the lumbar region of the back and it is caused primarily by unaccustomed overexertion – moving furniture, digging virgin soil, ill-advised board sailing and so on. Although the remedies [...]
What is RHEUMATISM
What is RHEUMATISM | Baths and Poultices for RHEUMATISM | Oils and Liniments for RHEUMATISM | RHEUMATISM Treatment The word rheumatism relates to a disease of a moist nature leading to watery deposits in the joints. When most people lived and labored in the country the varied aches and pains put under the heading of [...]
What is ARTHRITIS
What is ARTHRITIS | Anodynes and Sovereign Cures for ARTHRITIS | Oils, Liniments and Poultices for ARTHRITIS | ARTHRITIS Treatment Arthritis, in the most simplistic terms, affects the joints and bones. Some specialists believe that living in a damp, cold climate increases the likelihood of becoming afflicted with this very painful and debilitating condition; others [...]
What is GANGLIA
What is GANGLIA | Causes of GANGLIA | Symptoms of GANGLIA | Treatment for GANGLIA | Herbal remedy for GANGLIA A ganglion is an odd swelling which rises up under the skin on the wrist, the back of the hand or the top of the foot. There seems to be no rhyme or reason for [...]
What are SPRAINS
What are SPRAINS | Soothing Lotions for SPRAINS | Oils for SPRAINS | Herbal Remedy for SPRAINS | Treatment for SPRAINS As a result of a twist in the opposite direction to that in which the result of their body was travelling most people at some time in their lives sprain some part of their [...]