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The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies

hair. This encourages thick hair growth and is often a spray top, preferably with a fine mist. Spray in the
paired with rosemary essential oil. back of the throat as often as needed.

Warning: Sage can significantly reduce the amount Sage Gargle for a Sore Throat: This gargle
of milk produced in nursing mothers. Avoid its use doesn’t taste great, but it works! 1 tablespoon dried
when breastfeeding. sage leaves, 1 cup boiling water, 1 teaspoon goldenseal
root powder, 5 drops Cayenne Infusion, 1/2 cup apple
Recipes. Sage Throat Spray: 3 tablespoons cider vinegar, with live culture.
dried or fresh sage leaves, 3/4 cup boiling water, 1/4
cup Echinacea Extract, 1 tablespoon raw honey. Pour Pour the boiling water over the dried sage and allow it
the boiling water over the sage leaves and allow it to to steep for 45 minutes. Strain out the leaves and add
steep for 30 minutes. Strain out the leaves. Add the the goldenseal root powder, cayenne infusion, and vin-
Echinacea extract and raw honey. Store in a bottle with egar. Gargle with this mixture every hour for as long as
you can stand it. Spit out the gargle.

Sheep Sorrel, Detoxification: Sheep sorrel is useful for detoxifi-
cation. It has a diuretic effect and flushes the body
Rumex acetosella when ample water is consumed. It also has laxative ef-
fects. For detoxification, use freshly juiced leaves or
Sheep sorrel is one of the most useful medicinal herbs, Sheep Sorrel Tea, though the tea and powder are less
and yet many people pull them out or spray them to rid effective than the fresh juice.
their yard or field of it. Sheep sorrel is also known as
red sorrel, narrow-leafed dock, spinach dock, sour Gastro-Intestinal Problems, Kidney, and
weed, and field sorrel. It is a member of the Polygona- Urinary Tract Diseases, Cysts, Swellings,
ceae (Buckwheat) Family. The plant grows as a com- and Skin Cancers: For tumors, swellings, cysts,
mon perennial in most areas. and cancers close to the skin surface, use a leaf poul-
tice. Apply the
Identification: Sheep sorrel has small green leaves macerated leaf
shaped like arrowheads and deeply ridged, upright red poultice directly
stems that are branched at the top. The plant grows to over the affected
18 inches (45 cm) tall at most. It grows from an aggres- area several times
sively spreading rhizome. daily until the

Sheep sorrel blooms from March to November and are problem is re-
either all male or all female. Yellowish-green male solved.
flowers or maroon colored female flowers grow on a Intestinal
tall, upright stem. The maroon female flowers develop Parasites and
into red achenes. It is one of the first species to appear Worms: Use
when an area has been disturbed.
the tea internally
Edible Use: Sheep sorrel is edible raw as a salad to kill and flush
green or as a garnish. The flavor is tart and lemony. It worms and intes-
can be used as a curdling agent during the cheese-mak- tinal parasites
ing process and can be cooked like spinach. out of the system.
One cup of tea,
Livestock will eat the plant, but it is not very nutritious taken twice daily
and can cause problems if too much is consumed be- Henripekka Kallio, CC by SA 3.0, Female flow-
cause of its high concentration of oxalates. for two weeks ers Sheep Sorrel,
does the job.
Medicinal Use: Use sheep sorrel leaves as a juice, Colds, Flu, and Sinusitis: Sheep sorrel is an ex-
tea, and powder or capsules.
cellent treatment for reducing the inflammation and
pain that accompanies colds, flu, and sinusitis. The

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