Cowslip

Cowslip primula officinalis is one of the most helpful herbs that forms a major part of a special tea of insomnia tea that has helped a lot of people who have found no relief from conventional medicines. I have just finished reading an amazing story struggled with insomnia for years without solution with conventional medicine. The story is in Maria Treben's Health Through God's pharmacy  which I would recommend to anyone seeking powerful herbal formulas for diseases that conventional medicine is failing to treat. Maria Treben met this insomnia patient on 7th December 1976 and he was close to a nervous breakdown when she suggested this excellent tea for insomnia. He tried it and seven days later Maria Treben met his friends who told her that the patient could now sleep again after a long period in which he felt a pain -as if someone was stubbing him with a cigarettee whenever he tried to sleep. He further lost this pain due to this cowslip tea.

Below are the ingredients for this excellent tea for insomnia:

• 50 gm. cowslip
• 25 gm. Lavender
• 10 gm St. John's Wort
• 15 gm Hops cones
• 5 gm Valerian roots.

Below are the steps in the preparation of Cowslip Insomnia tea:- 

Before going to bed boil one heaped teaspoon of the above mixture in 1/4 liter of water. It should be infused for three minutes and drank while warm. You can also choose to sweeten the tea with honey if you don't like the taste.

How To Make Your Own Tincture

In the following video you will learn how to make your own herbal tinctures at home. Tincture are made by infusing herbs in alcohol. the alcohol will extract many of the medicinal constituents of the herbs. Tinctures will also preserve the herbs for years with negligible loss of efficacy. In this video the presenter shows how to make a tincture of valerian root (Valeriana officinalis)  Valerian tincture is a calming herb and a good herbal insomnia remedy. Valerian root tincture is also a good home herbal remedy for anxiety.

Treat Insomnia Naturally

There are some individuals who can lay their heads on their pillows and be asleep in two minutes. Other normal people require nearly half an hour. The average is about eight minutes.

Natural Treatments

Apply a thick, very warm (not hot) formentation to the spine for 20 to 30 minutes, (the patient may lie on it if desired). Remove the fomentation, dry the skin, and gently return to bed. Sleep comes as a natural result of normal fatigue, and in most cases all that is necessary in the treatment of insomnia is to produce this normal fatigue by proper exercise.

A neutral bath at a temperature of 94°F to 97°F (34.4°C to 36.1°C) will aid in reducing congestion of the brain and spinal cord, a very frequent accompaniment of insomnia. A massage is often effective as are catnip and hops tea. Remember that very hot or very cold treatments are stimulating for many, and arouse rather than sedate. The same can be said of brisk exercise. But for some persons a cold mitten friction, starting with an already warm patient, is effective for inducing sleep. A long (20-30 minute) hot  bath at 104°F(40°C) will help some. All treatments for insomnia should include 10 to 20 slow, deep breaths of fresh air while the patient is comfortably relaxed in a nice warm bed.

friction mitts

Russian Steam Bath

Agatha M. Thrash, M.D.

Preventive Medicine

Indications: Insomnia, obesity, hypertension, (see whirlpool procedure for additional indications)

Equipment:      

• Pan of ice, 
• Ice bag, 
• Paper and pencil,
• Towels and washcloths, 
• Thermometer and watch,      
• Glass and straw, 
• Sheet, 
• Fan, 
• Paper bag, 
• 2 Fomentations

Procedure:                                                                       

    

• Cover foam pad with sheet.                                                              
• Hang towel over window. 
• Position fan. 
• Place ice water near head. 
• Curtain area. 
• Place a towel on the floor for patient to walk on. 
• Have patient drink plenty of water before treatment, and use the restroom before the treatment starts. 
• Place one fomentation cross-wise on the pad for the shoulders and one length-wise for the spine. Place as many towels on the fomentations as is needed to keep the patient from burning, but is still hot. 
• Have patient remove all clothing. 
• Position patient comfortably with head outside, drape towel around neck and shoulders. 
• Place towels over bony areas to keep from burning (shoulders, arms, knees, and feet). Then cover patient with a sheet. 
• Turn off light in steam room. 
• Pray with patient. 
• Turn steam gauge to number 9 and gradually increase temperature until you reach a tolerable temperature for your patient. This is generally from 105°-112°. When thermostat registers the desired temperature, turn the gauge to number 3, or whichever number you need to keep the temperature at the desired place. 

• Mild sweating treatment 108° for 10 minutes
• Detoxification treatment 110° for 20 minutes 
• Fever therapy treatment 112° for 20-30 minutes after body temperature reaches 102° 
• Keep patients head cool with fan and cold compresses. Wait until patient starts to perspire.
• After the first treatment which should be milder usually you will be able to bring a patient’s temperature up to 102° within 10 minutes.
• Apply cold when patient starts to perspire or when hot. Then change often to keep head cool. You can apply the cold in various areas and ways by dipping washcloths or small towels in ice water and wrapping them around the patients head and neck, by placing an ice bag on their head or neck but with a wet washcloth in-between, thus the ice is not directly on the skin without moving (which might lead to frostbite), and by pouring cool water from the hose on them. CAUTION: always check water from hose with your hand first, never point directly at the patient. 
• Give the patient water to drink right after taking his temperature. Wait 3 minutes before taking his next oral temperature. 
• Throughout the treatment observe the patient for outward reactions. Never leave him alone. Watch for dizziness, nausea, visual disturbance, anxiety, hyperventilation, tingling, and numbness around mouth, fingers, and feet which can lead to tetany. Have patient breathe into paper bag for this problem, talk soothingly to him to allay his fears. Treat the other symptoms by cooling the patient. If patient insists he can not take the treatment, do not force him to stay in the treatment. But many things can be done to encourage him. Some patients enjoy having someone sing to them.
• Raise body temperature to 102°-104° for 15-20 minutes. 
• Turn off steam, open door, and turn on the hall fan for 5 minutes before allowing patient to sit up.
• Briefly cool patient with hand shower. Dry off well. Patient should dress warmly enough with slippers on feet and towel over wet hair while going to their room.
• Patient should rest in bed for at least half an hour. They should keep warm.
• Clean and return equipment, stand foam pad on side to drain. Mop floor. Disinfect. Arrange things neatly. Leave room cleaner than when you started. 

     Safety Precautions: 

• If steam room has been used within the last hour, observe room thermometer carefully, it heats much more rapidly. 
• Continue to check patient’s comfort, ask him frequently. Remember the feet become hotter sooner than other parts of body. 
• Don't allow your patient to sit up with their temperature still elevated above 103°.

For more information contact:

Uchee Pines Lifestyle Center

30 Uchee Pines Road #75

Seale, Alabama 36875

Tel. 334-855-4764

www.ucheepines.org