Witch grass (12 parts)
Aniseed (12 parts)
Licorice (18 parts)
Elecampane root (11 parts)
Lungwort (10 parts)
Thyme leaves (8 parts)
Murillo bark (4 parts)
Irish moss (4 parts)
Lobelia herb (1 part)
Boil 2 tsp. mixture in 3 cups of water for 2 to 3 minutes; let stand for 10 minutes and strain. Take 1 cup, morning, noon and night.
Oil of camphor (7 parts)
Oil of cloves (2 parts)
Oil of wintergreen (3 parts)
Oil of eucalyptus (3 parts)
Oil of origanum (3 parts)
Mix thoroughly. Use for soreness, swelling, pain, stiffness, colds, etc. Shake the bottle well before using each time
Alder buckthorn bark (2 parts)
Licorice root (2 parts)
Dandelion root and leaves (3 parts)
Pansy leaves (3 parts)
Soak 1 tbsp. in 1/2 qt. cold water for 3 hours. Bring to a boil and steep for 15 minutes. Take in tablespoon doses.
Wild sage leaves (10 parts)
Marsh rosemary (10 parts)
Spotted cranesbill root (6 parts)
Red oak bark (6 parts)
Goldthread root (2 parts)
Rhatany root (2 parts)
Cassia bark (2 parts)
Cloves (2 parts)
Boil 4 tsp. mixture in 1 pint water for 5 minutes; let stand for 10 minutes and strain. Add 1 tbsp. table salt. For inflammations and swelling, use every 2 to 3 hours. Dilute with water if too astringent.
Hops
Lavender flowers
Balm leaves
Primrose
Mix in equal parts. Steep 1 tsp. in 1/2 cup boiling water. Take 1/2 to 1 cup a day, unsweetened, in mouthful doses, as needed.
Anise
Fragrant valerian root
Mix in equal parts. Simmer 1 tsp. mixture in 1/2 cup water for 15 minutes; let cool and strain. Add enough water to restore the volume lost in simmering. Take before going to bed.
Sage leaves
Hyssop leaves
Walnut (rind of the fruit)
Mix in equal parts. Steep 2 tbsp. mixture in 1/2 cup boiling water for 10 minutes. Take 1/2 cup 2 hours before going to bed.
Flax seed powder (8 parts)
Slippery elm bark powder (4 parts)
Fenugreek seed powder (4 parts)
Mix 1 lb. mixture with hot water or milk to make a thick, smooth paste. Apply to inflammations, swellings, painful areas, etc.
Mix 2 oz. each of beet juice, celery juice, and tomato juice. Take 2 or 3 times a day. As a general blood purifier, take several times a week.
Juniper berries (dried) (1 part)
Blackberry leaves (2 parts)
Wild strawberry leaves (5 parts)
Raspberry leaves (10 parts)
Steep 1 tsp. of mixture in 1/2 cup hot water for 5 to 10 minutes. Sweeten to taste, if desired
Watercress (2 parts)
Fresh horseradish (3 parts)
Soak 3 oz. of the mixture in 2 qt. white wine for several days. Strain. Take 1/2 cup daily, before breakfast.
Hops (1 lb.)
Thyme (1 oz.)
Sage (1 oz.)
Lavender (1 oz.)
Put the mixture into a muslin bag and tie securely. Soak the bag in the bath water for 10 minutes.
Spinach (2 parts)
Parsley (1 part)
Put 3 handfuls of this mixture through an electric vegetable juicer. Then add an equal amount of orange juice. Take a cup of this "cocktail" 2 or 3 times a day.
This mixture is composed of herbs that interact to eliminate toxins and metabolic end products such as uric acid.
Witch grass root
Ground ivy
Nettle
Elder leaves
Mix in equal parts. Steep 1 heaping tsp. in 1/2 cup boiling water. Take 1 to 1-1/2 cups a day, sweetened with 2 tsp. honey per cup, in mouthful doses.
This mixture is composed of herbs that interact to eliminate toxins and metabolic end products such as uric acid.
Blackthorn flowers
American senna leaves
Black elder flowers
Milfoil
Dandelion
Buck bean
Mix in equal parts. Steep 1 tsp. in 1/2 cup boiling water for 10 minutes. Take 1/2 to 1 cup a day.
Shave grass (1 part)
Nettle leaves (1 part)
Lande-leaf plantain leaves (2 parts)
Lungwort (2 parts)
Steep 3 heaping tsp. mixture in 1-1/2 cups boiling water. Strain and add 3 tsp. honey. Take 1-1/2 cups in the course of a day, in mouthful doses.
Dill seed
Fennel seed
Peppermint leaves
Mix in equal parts. Steep 1 tsp. in 1/2 cup boiling water. Take 1/2 cup warm, sweetened with raw sugar or honey, before going to bed.
(This mixture is especially good for nervous insomnia)
Dill seed (2 parts)
Anise seed (2 parts)
Chamomile (1 part)
Hops (1 part)
Steep 1 tsp. of the mixture in 1/2 cup boiling water. When lukewarm, add 1 tsp. honey. Sip just before retiring.
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