Respiratory Illnesses in Dogs
Ordinary Wisdom [Mick] From the article: “Your dog will run a fever and they won’t feel good. They’ll become lethargic, meaning they want to lie around more when normally they’d be wanting to play outside… and the coughing part of it, that becomes more...
Remedies For Bloating
[Mick] For gas in children, some good herbal remedies (in tea, tincture, glycerite, or essential oil form) are peppermint, spearmint, catnip, lemon balm, oregano, culinary basil, Indian basil, thyme (all of which are members of the mint family) and fennel. Some of...
Once Upon a Thyme
[Mick] How do you use thyme? When I remember, I apply it to the soles of the feet if someone has a viral illness. It can be rubbed on the throat for sore throats, rubbed on the chest and back (so, over the lungs) for lung ailments (coughs, pneumonia, bronchitis,...
Cough Remedies
[Talitha] Rumex (incessant cough with a tickle in the throat pit), Sulphur (dislodging remaining mucus at the end of a cold), Bryonia (worse when moving, better laying down), For dry, itching ticking Apis or Ignatia can work. I would personally start with Rumex, Apis...
For Broken Bones
[Mick] If I had a broken bone that had been properly set, I would take Symphytum 200C mixed with Calc phos 3 or 6, twice daily. I would also drink a cup or two of comfrey leaf tea daily for maybe 3 weeks. I would only do the comfrey leaf tea if I knew that the leaves...
Cold Treatments
[MB] For those interested, there are several homeopathic and herbal options for the treatment of cold. Homeopathic examples: ColdCalm, Oscillococcinum, Aconitum 200 mixed with Bryonia 30, Eupatorium perfoliatum. Herbal examples: Rosehips, thyme, boneset, tulsi. These...
Boneset Tincture for Colds & Flu
[MB] For those who might be interested in making Eupatorium perf. tincture, the herb that you would by is Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum), not Sweet Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum). The best price available on Boneset right now is from Mountain Maus; they have...
All Things Dandelion
[AG] Where is the best place online to buy dandelion tea in bulk? [MB] Mountain Maus has cut-and sifted dandelion leaf in both conventional and certified organic. The conventional is $10 per pound; the certified organic is $15.50 per pound. These are by far the best...
