| Remember the days of old when Grandmother
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| | hours, then strain.
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| strapped a warm mustard pack to our
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| | For each cup, add 1 teaspoon lemon juice
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| congested chests when we had a cold? Or
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| | and ½ teaspoon pure maple syrup or
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| used a warmed tea bag to rid pink eye, a
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| | blackstrap molasses (to sweeten). Drink
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| clove of garlic to stop an earache, or
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| | slowly. Follow with 1 tablespoon of pure
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| prepared a mixture of chaparral and olive
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| | virgin olive oil 10 minutes later.
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| oil as a cure for itchy skin? I do.
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| | Repeat this regimen 3 times a day. The
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| Distances between townships, limited
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| | tea helps to sooth irritated tissues, and
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| funds, and the lack of readily available
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| | helps break up or partially dissolve the
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| medical professionals and facilities all
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| | stones. The olive oil acts as a lubricant
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| dictated that a woman be not only a wife,
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| | to expel them from the body more easily.
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| mother, and housekeeper, but doctor as
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| | Important to the success of this remedy;
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| well. Folklore healing practices,
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| | digest no greasy, fried foods, soft
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| curative uses of herbs, and other
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| | drinks, refined carbohydrates (such as
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| medicinal "family secrets" were
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| | white flour or white sugar products), red
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| stealthily guarded and passed down from
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| | meat, or poultry during the course of
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| one generation to the next.
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| | this treatment.
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| Of course, some of yesteryear's touted
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| | Well-known lecturer, author and medical
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| cures were not truly cures at all.
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| | anthropologist, John Heinerman, Ph. D.,
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| Superstition and myth "remedies," without
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| | of Salt Lake City, Utah, recommends the
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| any practical application, crept into the
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| | following: take the last cup of tea and
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| mix. Little by little and through the
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| | spoonful of oil at night before retiring.
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| years, suspicion as to the validity of
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| | Sleep on the right side, and prop a
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| any natural, herbal remedy began to take
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| | pillow under the armpit. Heinerman says
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| root.
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| | this posture seems to expedite the
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| For instance, witch doctor type practices
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| | removal of the stones from the body.
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| such as hanging herbs that resembled
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| | Burdock root ground to a powder, when
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| tears around a child's neck to help him
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| | combined with dried red clover and
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| cut teeth. "Reading" tea leaves to
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| | dandelion root and packed in gel
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| foretell future love interests, and
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| | capsules, can help clear up acne and
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| assertions like placing certain spices
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| | blemishes. Take two a day -- morning and
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| under the pillow would improve memory,
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| | evening.
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| prejudiced many toward the genuine
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| | Besides an aid in clearing problem skin
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| curative uses of herbs.
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| | when combined with burdock, red clover is
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| That is why some modern day practitioners
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| | also famous as an alternative cancer
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| regard the medicinal use of herbs as
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| | treatment, and is a natural blood
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| "quackery;" nothing more than old-wives
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| | thinner. Dandelion root was hailed as a
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| tales. There are, however, a growing
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| | miracle cure for warts and liver spot
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| number of otherwise conventional medical
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| | remover by the late Will Greer, who
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| professionals who acknowledge what
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| | portrayed Grandpa Walton on "The
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| Grandmother knew all along. Natural,
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| | Waltons". In addition, Britain's licensed
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| herbal remedies as a means to maintain
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| | medical herbalist, Dr. David Potterton
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| good health and cure certain diseases are
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| | noted that the high insulin content in
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| valid. Nature's drug store is making a
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| | dandelion root makes it a good sugar
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| comeback.
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| | substitute for persons who suffer from
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| And why should that be surprising? After
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| | diabetes mellitus.
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| all, we -- like plants -- are organic. It
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| | Many herbs have medicinal properties. An
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| is the synthetic drugs used today that
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| | infusion made from elder-flower and water
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| were formulated to mimic their natural
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| | makes a mild astringent, and can safely
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| counterparts, and not the other way
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| | be used for eye baths, while chamomile is
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| around. In days of old, there was no
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| | excellent for eye compresses for
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| other way to treat illness and
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| | inflammation of the eyelids. Garlic is an
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| discomfort, help heal wounds, or cure
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| | excellent natural antibiotic, and immune
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| bodily dysfunctions than with natural
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| | system builder. Cayenne is beneficial for
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| means.
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| | circulation and stomach ailments. In
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| It was while living in tune with nature
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| | fact, many of the herbs used for culinary
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| and studying wildlife that early man
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| | purposes are not only great flavor
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| learned of the medicinal "powers" of
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| | enhancers, but medicinal as well.
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| herbs. Animals bitten by a poisonous
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| | Besides herbs, many vegetables and
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| snake survived after chewing snakeroot, a
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| | fruits, especially organic, yield health
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| wounded bear rolled in mud to better heal
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| | and medicinal benefits. Celery juice is a
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| and escape infection, and old, rheumatoid
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| | natural diuretic and useful for persons
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| deer eased their misery and made joints
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| | with rheumatism or for those who want to
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| more limber by resting under the
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| | lose weight. Cabbage has been shown
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| therapeutic rays of the sun.
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| | effective in the fight against duodenal
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| Nature's well worked out plan for good
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| | ulcers, and is a good source of calcium
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| health and freedom from disease is
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| | for those who must avoid dairy products.
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| observed in animals. It is people who
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| | Radish is helpful for gall-bladder and
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| have strayed from nature's medicine chest
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| | liver ailments, and spinach improves the
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| to create man-made remedies -- some of
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| | hemoglobin of the blood. Beets are
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| which are less effective, costly, and
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| | excellent for certain conditions of the
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| riddled with negative side-effects.
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| | liver, and for improving blood
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| By working with, and not against nature,
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| | hemoglobin.
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| we increase our chance of a more healthy
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| | While undeniably health enhancing,
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| life, while decreasing our risk of
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| | natural or herbal remedies should never
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| disease and premature bodily limitations
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| | be used alongside synthetic or
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| and dysfunctions.
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| | prescription drugs without the
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| A wealth of healing resources is there
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| | prescribing doctor's knowledge. While
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| for the taking, if we but open our eyes
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| | grapefruit by itself can be effective in
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| to the possibilities available.
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| | reducing high levels of cholesterol, for
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| To highlight this fact, let's take a look
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| | instance, it isn't recommended in
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| at the multiple medicinal uses of just
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| | combination with certain prescribed
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| one herb, commonly regarded as a noxious
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| | medications also meant to lower
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| or disposable weed.
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| | cholesterol. In fact, many
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| Sometimes found intercropped with corn
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| | cholesterol-reducing medications warn not
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| and wheat in the Midwest United States,
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| | to consume grapefruit while taking that
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| common burdock grows wild and vies for
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| | medication.
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| the sun and nutrients of the soil. Though
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| | Because many of nature's offerings do
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| routinely overlooked as a native weed, it
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| | have potent medical and health enhancing
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| nevertheless has the potential to gift
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| | properties, become knowledgeable about
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| the bearer greater health and ease skin
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| | the benefits and cautions of each. Like
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| afflictions when harvested for its root.
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| | any medication, increasing
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| In the herbal world, burdock is
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| | concentrations, doses, or mixing one with
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| unsurpassed as a blood purifier. It is
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| | another for medicinal purposes could be
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| also the "king" of herbs in treating
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| | harmful instead of helpful. And mixing
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| chronic skin problems such as eczema,
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| | natural/herbal remedies with synthetic
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| acne, psoriasis, boils, syphilitic sores,
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| | prescription medications is not
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| and canker sores.
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| | recommended, unless prescribed by a
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| Make a medicinal tea by bringing 1 quart
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| | doctor as an enhancement.
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| of water to a boil. Reduce heat. Add 4
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| | Instead of rebelling against nature, we
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| teaspoons cut, dried burdock root. Cover
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| | can become more in tune with the gifts
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| and simmer for 7 minutes. Remove from
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| | endowed by nature. The same health laws
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| heat and let steep for 2 hours. Drink a
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| | that apply to the animal kingdom also
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| minimum of 2 cups a day on an empty
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| | apply to man. We have something valuable
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| stomach, or more if problem persists.
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| | to relearn from our wild counterparts. By
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| This concoction can also be made in a
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| | joining hands with nature and embracing
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| larger quantity and used topically to
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| | the natural we can enhance our health and
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| wash affected skin areas as needed.
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| | increase our longevity.
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| Mixed with catnip and made into a tea,
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| burdock root is effective in clearing up
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| stubborn kidney and gallstones. Bring 4
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