HEAL - RENEW - PROTECT
As with any of my recipes, remedies, or opinions, it is important that you check with a qualified health care professional before treating yourself or your family with any new herb. I am not a trained herbalist, naturopath, or health care professional, so these recipes, remedies and opinions are offered for informational purposes only.
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You may double the water amount to make two delicious cups without worrying about flavor loss on any of these recipes.
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MY PERSONAL RECIPES
Simple Cold Buster Tea
I usually drink this twice a day till I feel better
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8-12 oz. (Or 2X for two cups) Boiled Water
1 tsp Rose Hips (dried, crushed)
1 tsp Lemon Zest or Dried Lemon Peel (chopped fine)
1 tsp Thyme (dried)
1 Tb Honey (optional)
Take herbs and place in tea ball, bag, or spoon infuser
Steep ball, bag, or infuser in boiled water for 8-10 minutes (covered for best results)
Add Honey (optional), pour into drinking cup(s) and enjoy!
Powerful Cold Buster Tea
If I'm feeling a need for more kick than my SCBT I'll take this 2X daily till I feel better
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8-12 oz. (Or 2X for two cups) Boiled Water
1 Tb Echinacea (dried, chopped)
I stick with the E.purpurea and Angustifolia leaves and flowers for teas with Echinacea
1 Tb Nettle (dried)
1-2 Tb Hibiscus Flower (whole, dried)
1-2 tsp Cordyceps (powder)
½ – 1 in. Ginger Root (Rhizome) (fresh, peeled, chopped)
1 Tb Honey (optional)
Take herbs and place in tea ball, bag, or spoon infuser
Steep ball, bag, or infuser in boiled water for 8-10 minutes (covered for best results)
Add Honey (optional), pour into drinking cup(s) and enjoy!
Simple Energy Tea
I drink this once in a day for energy
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8-12 oz. (or 2X for two cups) Boiled Water
1 tsp Gingko leaves
2Tb Green Tea (loose leaf)
1Tb Honey (raw, unfiltered) (local prefered)
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Take herbs and place in tea ball, bag, or spoon infuser
Steep ball, bag, or infuser in boiled water for 10-12 minutes
(covered for best results)
Add Honey, pour into drinking cup(s) and enjoy!
Double Energy Tea
I usually drink this once in a day for a big energy boost
You can also add these ingredients and make a great smoothie!
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8-12 oz. (Or 2X for two cups) Boiled Water
1-2 tsp Maca Root (powder)
1 tsp Eleuthero Root (powder)
1 tsp Ginseng Root (chopped from whole or powder)
2 tsp Rhodiola Root (powder)
1Tb Honey (raw, unfiltered) (local prefered)
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Take herbs and place in tea ball, bag , or spoon infuser
Steep ball, bag, or infuser in boiled water for 12-15 minutes
(covered for best results)
Add Honey, pour into drinking cup(s) and enjoy!
Simple Calming Tea
I usually drink 1 to 2 cups in the evening to wind down
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2 Tb Chamomile
Take herbs and place in tea ball, bag, or spoon infuser
Steep ball, bag, or infuser in boiled water for 6-8 minutes (covered for best results)
pour into drinking cup(s) and enjoy!
Super Calming Tea
I'll drink a cup of this in the evening for those really hectic days
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8-12 oz. (Or 2X for two cups) Boiled Water
1/4 tsp Passion Flower (powder)
1 Tb Chamomile (dried whole flower
1 Tb Lemon Balm (leaves, dried)
Take herbs and place in tea ball, bag, or spoon infuser
Steep ball, bag, or infuser in boiled water for 8-10 minutes (covered for best results)
pour into drinking cup(s) and enjoy!
Simple Rheumatism Relief
Inflammation flare-ups
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8-12 oz. (Or 2X for two cups) Boiled Water
1/2 pinky size piece of fresh Turmeric Root (Rhizome)
1 pinky size piece of fresh Ginger Root (Rhizome)
1 Clove Garlic
Chop fine or grind herbs and place in tea ball, bag, or spoon infuser
Steep ball, bag, or infuser in boiled water for 10-15 minutes (covered for best results)
pour into drinking cup(s) and enjoy!
Stronger Rheumatism Relief
Inflammation flare-ups on those not so great days
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8-12 oz. Boiled Water
1 pinky size piece of fresh Turmeric Root (Rhizome)
1 pinky size piece of fresh Ginger Root (Rhizome)
2 Clove Garlic
1 Tb Green Tea
1/2 tsp Thyme
1/4 tsp Willow Bark Powder
Chop fine or grind herbs and place in tea ball, bag, or spoon infuser.
You may feel a slight tingling or "spicy kick" on your tongue and/or back of throat... Do not worry, that is the garlic and ginger. It's harmless and it will pass.
Steep ball, bag, or infuser in boiled water for 10-15 minutes (covered for best results)
Once the steep time has elapsed squeeze the tea bag or press the mixture inside the infuser into the same water to add more of its beneficial properties into your tea.
pour into drinking cup(s) and enjoy!
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As there is no known cure for Rheumatism (for now) there are a few ways to alleviate the pain with varying degrees of relief from minor to substantial. These natural herbs have been known, through the properties they possess, to be able to help with the pain:
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Aloe Vera; topically or orally
Cat's Claw*
Eucalyptus**
Ginger
Green Tea
Thyme
Devil's Claw#
Cinnamon
Black Pepper
Borage Seed Oil
Turmeric
Willow Bark***
Boswellia []
Thunder God Vine****!!!
See Cautions Below
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ELDERBERRY SYRUP
I really love the benefits of the elderberry and love its flavor
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1 C Dried Elderberries
4 C Water
1 C Honey (raw, unfiltered, local prefered)
The next ingredients are optional:
2 - 3 inch stick of Cinnamon
2 - 3 Cloves
1 Tb Ginger
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In a large pot, bring the Elderberries, Water,
optional ingredients: Cinnamon, Cloves, and Ginger,
to a rolling boil.
Reduce heat to simmer and keep simmering until the liquid is reduced to ALMOST half (about 3/4) stirring frequently.
Once cooled, strain water in a separate bowl using cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer.
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If not using optional ingredients:
Separate Elderberries from liquid into a mortar and pestle then grind until paste is formed then put back in pot with the liquid and simmer until its about one half of original liquid amount. You will see seeds floating. This is fine.
Strain again using cheese cloth and squeeze liquid out.
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Discard remaining solids.
Here you can either, when cooled, add Honey and mix well
or you can warm up liquid no higher than 95 °F (35 °C) and stir in honey till thoroughly mixed and take off heat.
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Store refrigerated in a glass airtight container for up to 2.5 months and enjoy!
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The argument on whether honey loses any benefits or beneficial enzymes at high temps and/or for certain lengths of time at higher temps are a bit confusing.
The temperatures I gave are safe temperatures. What I DO know is that if you take that same recipe and add either another cup of honey and a few cups of sugar or the honey and some corn syrup and keep it on a high heat reaching 320 °F (160 °C) it WILL TURN!
(more on what it "will turn" to on my "---" page.)
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Stronger Rheumatism Relief Cautions
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* Possible side effects include:
Nausea and dizziness
Low blood pressure
Headache
Should not use if you:
Use blood thinners
Take meds that suppress immune system
Have tuberculosis
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** Dilute 15 drops of eucalyptus oil in 2 tablespoons of almond or another neutral oil.
Test yourself for allergies
(small amount of diluted product on forearm)
if no reaction in 24 to 48 hours then it should be safe to use.
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*** Can use in tea or tablet form.
However, there are some conflicting results in certain research facilities.
Common side effects include:
Upset stomach
High blood pressure
Stomach ulcers and bleeding in case of overdose.
If you have stomach ulcers and/or using blood thinners ask your doctor first.
Do not take if you have allergies to aspirin.
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[] This is also known as INDIAN FRANKINCENSE!
Some probably didn't know you can actually eat frankincense.
Its slightly bitter and crunchy at first but then chews like a gum.
Can be taken via capsules/tablets if you can't get the resin.
1 gram of Boswellia per day for no longer than 6 months.
Can be taken by using a topical cream as well.
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****!!! You can use it:
as a topical treatment directly to the skin
by mouth as a dietary supplement.
This is probably something that I wouldn't use as it has too many harmful variables to include death.
These very serious negative effects include but are not limited to:
Gastrointestinal problems
Respiratory infections
Hair loss
Headache
Skin rash(es)
Menstrual changes
Fertility reduction in males due to changes in sperm
The possibility of their being a reduction in bone density after 5 years or more of use.
Many RA and other autoimmune meds can interact with TGV.
Extracts from the wrong part of the vine can be toxic.
If prepared incorrectly it can be deadly.
Use this natural herb at your own risk.
There are too many less dangerous herbs out there to worry about using TGV.
I just put this in here because it is one used in other countries.
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# Devil's claw is a powerful herb and you may know that its been used in the treatment of degenerative issues, amongst other issues, in horses, although it has been banned by the FEI
(International Federation for Equestrian Sports... I know... I know... But IFE was already taken)
you can still get the herb for human consumption.
It is quite strong and is a bit harder to prepare as you would need to steep the root (powdered or chopped) into hot water for hours as opposed to minutes for most roots and rhizomes.
1.5 to 4.5 grams of this root in 2 cups of water steeped for about 7 hours will give you enough to drink throughout the day in 2 or 3 doses. Overuse is strongly discouraged.
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