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Herbal Remedies for Insect Bites

An herbal program can include immune stimulants and soothing, demulcent herbs for external application. When a mild to moderate immune reaction occurs, anti-allergic herbs may be helpful. For severe reactions, call a physician immediately.

Herbal Remedies for Insect Repellant

Essential oils of herbal insect repellents can be diluted in a light fixed-oil base (apricot seed oil, etc.) and applied liberally. Eating fresh garlic is also reported to reduce the attraction and subsequent bites of insects (and vampires).

Bites and Stings - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

A bite is an injury caused by an animal, such as a mammal or insect, that breaks the skin. A sting is a puncture wound made by insects or marine animals. There is often a danger of infection from toxs....

Herbal Remedies for Fleas

To dispel fleas and discourage them from coming around, use aromatic herbs to dispel insect pests. To reduce inflammation and itching of a flea bite, use anti-inflammatory and soothing skin herbs.

Chrysanthemum Flower - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

The chrysanthemum, of which there are many varieties, has been known by a host of common names throughout history. Some of the chrysanthemum's common names include pellitory, feverfew, ox-eye s....

Herbal Remedies for Head Lice

Herbal treatment can sometimes cure the condition, though skillful and persistent application is often necessary. This treatment may be preferable to 1% lindane cream (Quell) which can have side effects. Malathion should be avoided. For severe cases, a 1% pyrethrin cream rinse is now available. Make an herbal rinse by diluting apple cider vinegar 50-50 with water, adding 1 ounce of quassia, centaury, and rosemary tincture, essential oil, or strong tea to 10 ounces of water and rinse the scalp s

Marsh Mallow - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Marsh mallow () is a perennial plant that grows in salt marshes, damp meadows, and on the banks of tidal rivers and seas. It originated in countries adjoining the Caspian Sea, Black Sea, and in the ed....

Plantain Herbal Remedies

Plantain is a ubiquitous weed that every herbalist appreciates. It contains a high percentage of mucilage, which gives it its soothing properties; allantoin, to speed wound healing; and aucubin, a strong antimicrobial substance, to help prevent infections. In Europe it is used to treat hay fever and respiratory congestion; it is well-suited for children. Plantain soothes inflamed and irritated tissues of the respiratory, urinary, and digestive tracts. The tea can be taken freely for coughs,

Echinacea Herbal Remedies

Echinacea is a popular, non-toxic herb widely revered and used for its immune-stimulating, anti-bacterial, and antiviral activity. It enhances one's resistance to colds and flu (particularly when taken at the onset), is useful for septicemia and skin complaints (such as boils, abscesses, or carbuncles), and is used as a mouthwash for gum problems. Echinacea is taken for chronic infections of the urinary and respiratory tracts. It is also used locally as an antiseptic for burns, wounds, bites,

Sassafras Herbal Remedies

Sassafras is used externally as a wash for poison oak and insect bites. Taken as a tea, sassafras is used as a diaphoretic during colds and flu and is a traditional "blood purifier" taken in the spring as part of a cleansing program. The root bark provides much of the flavor one associates with root beer, and it is used to form an important part of a traditional root beer brew, along with burdock and other cleansing herbs. As a warming diuretic, it is useful for arthritic and rheum

Malaria - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Malaria is a serious infectious disease spread by certain mosquitoes. It is most common in tropical climates. It is characterized by recurrent symptoms of chills, fever, and an enlarged spleen. The ds....

Calendula Herbal Remedies

Calendula is popular in ointments, salves, or creams for various skin problems, such as eczema, skin rashes, bed sores, diaper rash, varicose veins, bruises, burns, and sore breasts. The tea is used locally for sore throats, slow-healing wounds, or leukorrea and internally for fever and swollen lymph glands. The tea or tincture is beneficial for the healing of ulcers in the digestive tract and to ease gallbladder inflammation and enlarged, sore lymph glands. An extract of calendula flowers (co

Yerba Santa - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Yerba santa ( and ) is a short evergreen shrub that grows in dry, hilly areas of California and Northern Mexico. The plant, part of the Hydrophyllaceae family, grows in clusters and is approximately r....

Allergies - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances.Allergies are among the most common medical disorders. It is estimated that 60 million Ame....

Impetigo - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Impetigo is a contagious bacterial infection of the skin. It primarily afflicts children and the elderly. Ecthyma is a more severe form of impetigo with sores affecting a deeper layer of the skin. Itn....

Feverfew - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Feverfew ( or ) is named for one of the herb's traditional medicinal uses as a febrifuge, from the Latin , indicating its fever-reducing action. This European native of the Compositae (Asterace....

Parasitic Infections - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Parasites are organisms that live inside humans or other organisms who act as hosts. They are dependent on their hosts because they are unable to produce food or energy for themselves. Parasites are k....

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) for Animals and Pets

Nearly all of the applications of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in humans were first treated experimentally in animals. It is only appropriate that HBOT should now be applied to animals clinically.

Itching - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Itching is an intense, distracting irritation or tickling sensation that may be felt all over the skin's surface or confined to just one area. The medical term for itching is pruritus.Itching t....

Cantharis - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Cantharis is a homeopathic remedy obtained from the insect ; common names are Spanish fly or blister beetle. This beetle lives on honeysuckle and olive trees in western Asia and southern Europe. It i: ...


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