Sulfur Bath

Sulfur bath is used to treat acne, lice, impetigo, infected eczema, and other skin diseases.

How a Sulfur Bath Is Performed.

• Use about one-third to one-half the usual quantity of water for a bath. We therefore use 10-15 gallons of water for the sulfur bath.
• Stir one-half to one ounce of potassium sulfate in the 10 to 15 gallons of water at 102°
• Let the patient sit in the water and dip the medicated water onto the skin surface for 30 to 60 minutes.
• After the bath blot dry the skin without friction.

How To Prepare a Soda Bath or Alkaline Bath

An alkaline or soda bath is used to treat drug reactions, poison ivy, itching, ezcema, hives, bee stings, ant stings, heat rash, sensitiveness to plants or chemicals, sunburns, and other general skin conditions. The baking soda used is said to have a slightly anesthetic property.

The following procedure is followed to prepare and carry out a soda bath:-

• Add about one cup of baking soda or commercial grade sodium bicarbonate to a full tub of water, approximately 20-30 gallons at 94° and 98°.
• Make the patient sit in the tub,and with a cup, dip the alkaline water onto the knees, shoulders, and abdomen, so that the water continually bathes all portions of the skin.
• Let the patient sit in the bath for30 minutes to an hour if necessary. When the time is up, the patient should stand in the tub for a few seconds to allow the excess water to drip from the skin.
• the skin should be patted dry, or the patient allowed to sit on the edge of the tub or on a stool until the skin is entirely dry. A heater or electric fan may hasten the drying process.

Stinging Nettle

Stinging Nettle, urtica dioica is a weed that is found throughout the temperate regions in Europe and Asia. The leaves of nettles are very nutritious as it adept at robbing the soil of its minerals and vitamins that are then concentrated in the leaves. Nettle is used among other uses as an astringent, circulatory stimulant, anti-allergenic, anti-scorbutic and as a tonic. The sting in nettle is caused by hairs on the plant that contain histamine and formic acid.

How Nettle is Used

As A Tincture:  Take six dropperfuls of nettle leaf tincture at least three times a day for allergic skin conditions and hay fever. Take six dropperfuls of nettle root tincture 3 times a day for benign prostatic hypertrophy.

As a Cream or Ointment: This is used for treating minor cuts, skin rashes, eczema or piles.

As an Infusion: Take 1 cup of standard infusion of leaves to treat arthritis, rheumatism, gout and eczema.

As A Juice: Pulverise the whole nettle plant to extract the juice. Take 2 teaspoons of the juice as a tonic for debilitated condition and anaemia.

Lashing Fresh leaves and Stems: Some recent studies have show that lashing  arthritic joints with the fresh nettle plant though uncomfortable is very effective.

As A Compress: Soak a pad in infusion or diluted tincture of leaves to relieve arthritic or gout pain or sciatica and other tissue pain.

Russian studies show that nettle tea has anti-bacterial activity.  Mouthwashes and toothpastes containing nettle can reduce plaque and gingivitis.  Many oral health care products in health food stores contain nettle.

I would urge you to buy the nettle leaf tea below to experience the oral health benefits of stinging nettle on a daily basis.

Treat Yourself with Chickweed

Chickweed is considered as a cooling and soothing herb for the skin. It will offer relief and healing from ezcema, ulcers, psoriasis and hives.  

How to use Chickweed

Mash a fresh plant and wrap in a muslin cloth after adding a little boiling water to the mash and apply to the affected part of the body as a poultice. The famous late Dr Christopher used chickweed tea successfully to treat ezcema and other skin diseases that had not responded to conventional medicine. Read one of his experiences on blog post entitled Treat Eczema or Skin Infection Naturally.

You can apply it as a poultice or directly to the skin.

Treat Eczema or Skin Infection Naturally

The disease eczema is the name given to a broad range of persistent skin conditions. Symptoms of ezcema on the skin include redness, skin swelling, itching and dryness, crusting, flaking, blistering cracking, oozing and bleeding. There a number of natural remedies that can be employed to treat ezcema naturally and above all to prevent it.

Natural Treatment

If one is suffering from Ezcema the following natural remedies should be applied to treat it:-

• Drink liberally Carrot and cucumber juices to treat and prevent ezcema. 
• Cabbage leaves applied to the infected parts allowing secretions to drain into the infected part is another effective remedy against ezcema.
• Taking 1-3 dropperfuls of Echinacea Plus Tincture three times a day to improve the body's immunity and thus its fighting ability.
• Rub Garlic Oil all over the affected area.
• Mix equal parts of Aloe Vera Gel, Slippery Elm Powder and Activated Charcoal Powder together. Apply a thin layer of this Mixture over the affected area(s).
• Chickweed tea also a very effective herb against acute ezcema as noted below by a story based on  Late Dr Christopher experiences in treating acute ezcema. 

Newborn Cured of Eczema: At one of Dr. Christopher's lectures, a woman brought a bundle to the front, a little baby all wrapped up. She unwrapped the bundle, and as she did, eczema scalings flew up all around dusted Dr. Christopher's dark suit. The baby was simply covered with eczema; he described it as horrible to see. The family had adopted the baby six months previous, and it was entirely covered with the scaling, evidently from birth. The family had employed their usual doctor, a pediatrician, and a skin specialist, but no one could do a thing for the little sufferer.

Dr. Christopher told the mother to fill a bassinet with warm Chickweed tea and to bathe the baby, pouring the tea over the head that could not be submerged. The mother was also to give Chickweed tea internally, in small amounts.

Within just a matter of days, the baby began to improve, and after a week or two, the eczema disappeared completely, though the child had suffered with it so many months. (http://www.herballegacy.com/Eczema.html)

Heal Yourself From Eczema

Eczema is a skin condition that may make the skin hot or cold, dry or suppurating. Some experts believe that Eczema can also caused by food allergies and may also indicate inefficient digestion. Inefficient digestion could be caused by low levels of hydrochloric acid and pepsin in the stomach and also a sluggish liver. If you have been at loss on how to heal or cure yourself from eczema naturally the following will give you the information that you need.

How to Heal Yourself From Eczema

• Burdock root regardes as one of the most effective cleansing herbs in around  is used internally to treat chronic eczema. Burdock root can also be used against psoriasis, acne, ulcers etc. It is best to combine it with dandelion for optimum results . It can be taken as decoction or as a tincture.
• Cold, scaly skin will best be helped by keeping to a diet of slowcooked, warming foods, including grains and root vegetables, with additional warming ingredients such as cinnamon.
• Wheat and dairy products are common problem foods, but ensure that the soy foods and soy milk you substitute do not cause allergic reactions.
• Drink lots of water daily.
• Foods with oxalic acid can cause disturbances, so be aware of sources such as tomatoes, oranges, gooseberries, strawberries, and rhubarb.
• Use virgin olive oil in cooking and raw on salads, the latter with apple cider vinegar; both are good for the skin.
• Flaxseed oil (rich in omega-3 fatty acids) is a good supplement; also use evening primrose oil (GLA), for omega-6.
•  Immune- and nervous-system herbs will be important — olive leaf, echinacea root, chamomile flower, skullcap leaf, and a little lobelia leaf.
• Digestive herbs like meadowsweet leaf and flower, blessed thistle leaf and flower, and aloe vera juice will be vital.
• Use blood-cleansing herbs, such as a mixture of two parts burdock root, one part red clover flower, and one part dandelion root.
• Calendula a soothing herb that stimulates the healing of the skin can also be taken as a cream of macerated oil to relieve ezcema, rashes or sore skin.

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