HERB - Re: [herbalist V1 #287]
Jennifer Guyton
jenniferguyton at netscape.net
Mon Jun 14 05:34:23 PDT 1999
Hello Everyone..
I am very interested in making soap and was wondering if there was an
alternative ingredient to use instead of lye. There is something about using
a chemical I use to clean out my drains, on my body, that doesnt sit right
with me. (nor my husband) What else can be done? I have pets as well and dont
want them to accidently lick some up. PLease help me. Thank you.
Lady Caitlyn
owner-herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG (herbalist) wrote:
herbalist Saturday, June 12 1999 Volume 01 : Number 287
In this issue:
Re: HERB - Soap, Lavender and....
HERB - Ticks, what to do....
HERB - How to get the tick off
Re: HERB - harvesting and lilacs (Caution)
Re: HERB - How to get the tick off
Re: HERB - hyperthyroid
Re: HERB - hyperthyroid
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 08:00:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: Moonshadow <doroket at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: HERB - Soap, Lavender and....
Soap....
3 cups fat Glass measuring cup
1 cup distilled water Wooden spoon
1/4cup+2tbls. lye Glass mixing bowl
Candy thermometer
Vaseline 8x8 glass baking dish or mold
Enamel cooking pot
About 1/4 cup flower petals, cinnamon, oatmeal
ground in food processor or whatever strikes your
fancy. Flower petals should be free of chemicals.
Adding a few drops of essential oil helps to enhance
aroma.
Generously spread vaseline inside the baking dish,
set aside. Add lye to water in glass measuring cup.
Cool to 90o, stir carefully.
Melt fat, heat to 120o, stir occasionally, scraping
sides of pan to get all.
Check temps, when ready mix immediately pouring fat
into glass mixing bowl, slowly add the dye. Mix well
until some runs off the spoon and lies in a ribbon on
top of the mixture.
Quickly add rest of the ingredients, mix well then
pour into dish or mold. Let air dry for 24 hours then
wrap and store in dry place for one month.
Take out of mold, cut and polish bars with soft
cloth.
Experiment with different types of oils, essences,
etc. and have fun!! 8^) Dorothy~~~~~
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 09:34:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Moonshadow <doroket at yahoo.com>
Subject: HERB - Ticks, what to do....
Hello everyone, I hope this site will help you all to
be better prepared to handle the situation if it
should come up. Here in TN. the ticks are abundant,
unfortunately. Take care everyone at all your outdoor
activities. The doctors say the only bug repellent
that works to keep away ticks is anything with deet
in it. Some people find this objectionable, as for
me, I do not want to *ever* take a tick out anyone
again. Last night was horrible, the d----d thing held
on tenaciously even after death. We were on our way
home from him hauling hay, 11:00 pm when he found it,
alive and kicking lodged in the bone area behind the
ear. Stopped at a supermarket, bought vaseline,
applied liberally, it was dead in a matter of seconds.
We were able to get home and follow the guide lines
for removal. Love you all, Dorothy 8^)
URL=http://www.uri.edu/artsci/zool/ticklab/Ticks.html
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 09:38:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: Moonshadow <doroket at yahoo.com>
Subject: HERB - How to get the tick off
This is from the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education
and Research:
URL=http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/firstaid/htm/fa2j.ht
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 12:53:29 -0500
From: Roberta R Comstock <froggestow at juno.com>
Subject: Re: HERB - harvesting and lilacs (Caution)
Prydwen -
I'm glad to hear that the person who made the Oleander cordial was kindly
and expertly informed of the error of her ways. It's fortunate that the
mistake was caught before it caused any real damage!
Safety in herbalism is one of my own favorite soapboxes. Let's hear it
for constant vigilance in this area!
Hertha
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 15:02:05 -0500
From: "Keith E. Brandt, M.D." <wd9get at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: HERB - How to get the tick off
I wrote the following tick article last year. It is aimed at an SCA
audience, and would be appropriate for inclusion in local newsletters.
My only caveat to the referenced Mayo Clinic article is the use of oil.
Most of the information I have seen recommends that you don't stress the
tick by putting anything on it to suffocate it, or try to burn it (the old
match trick). These techniques will cause the tick to regurgitate, thus
increasing the chances of infection. If you grasp them around the head and
mouthparts with a fine forcep, you are indeed stressing the wee beastie,
but you are also closing off the gullet and preventing any more tick body
fluids from entering the host.
The article appears on the Chirurgeon's Point website at
http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/Chirurgeon/ticks.html
The Scourge of the Woodlands
We’ve all heard stories around the war campfire of wee people and
fairies lurking in the woods to waylay weary travelers, and in my many
years of travels these I have never seen. But lad, there is a wee beastie
you must beware of, as I have seen this one strike strong healthy men who
knew not they were under attack. They lie in wait quietly in the weeds at
trailside, carrying with them disease and pestilence. They move silently
and strike with deadly stealth. Who are these highwaymen who hold us under
perpetual siege? They are none other than that arachnid scourge – the tick.
We are now in the time of year when the call for battle goes out and
armies march to distant and not-so-distant battlefields. However, often the
greatest danger comes not from the sword of the enemy, but rather the march
and the campsite. From this enemy, even the good gentles who support the
men-at-arms are not safe. The tick will hide in tall grasses and shrubs,
preferring to rest about 2 feet above the ground. Detecting the heat of the
body and the exhaled breath of a living being, leaping to its victim, the
tick finds a suitable location, often the armpit, groin, or waist to
attach. It burrows its mouthparts into the skin and attaches with barbed
proboscae and a natural cement. The
attachment process is completely painless, making detection most difficult.
The way to find if you are under attack is a complete check of the entire
body every few hours. Obviously, there are parts of the body that cannot be
seen with one’s own eyes, and another willing gentle should be enlisted.
Especial care should be given to the hair as the tick may easily hide
there. Often it is better detected by feel than by sight. Note that a tick
in its fasting state may be but the size of a mustard seed and quite
difficult to see.
Any tick found should be removed as soon as reasonably possible, as
the longer the tick feeds, the more chance it has of injecting its vile
humors into its victim. Care must be taken to remove the tick in the proper
manner as not to distress it too much, causing it to vomit disease- laden
juices into its host. You will hear many veteran soldiers talk about
burning the tick or painting it to get it to drop off. Nay, I say, as these
maneuvers will surely distress the beast with dire results. Acquire a pair
of fine forceps, grasp the head of the tick as close as possible to the
skin, and pull straight out slowly and firmly. Watch the wound for signs of
infection, which may be treated with ointments and cleansing as any other
skin wound. However, after being bitten by a tick, watch especially for a
rash that forms a circle around the bite giving the appearance of an
archer’s target and slowly enlarges. This may occur many days after the
bite. This is a sign of infection by Lyme disease, and the services of a
Dockor of Physick should be sought immediately. Because the tick
bears many pestilences besides the disease of Lyme including Colorado Tick
Fever, Babesiosis, Erlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tick-Borne
Relapsing Fever, Tick Paralysis, and Tularemia, any disease producing a
fever or rash should be evaluated and the healer told of the bite of the tick.
As we are guided by the great healers Galen and Hippocrates, the best
medicine is preventing illness. To avoid becoming a victim of the scourge
tick, heed the following warnings: Travel not in high grass or shrubberies
and wear light-colored clothing. Whenever possible, tuck pants legs into
boots or keep legs covered. Treat thy garments with insect repellents such
as Permanone (permethrin) or DEET. ("DEET", "Off", "Cutter", "Muskol").
Check yourself and household for ticks frequently – every few hours if
possible, twice a day as a minimum. Only constant vigilance will protect
one from falling ill to this predator of the woodlands. We must all keep
our health while on campaign to emerge
from this summer season victors over both man and beast.
© 1998 Galen of Ockham (MKA Keith E. Brandt, M.D.) May be used in SCA
publications as long as content is not modified and proper credit given.
For all other uses, please contact the author at wd9get at amsat.org.
In Service to Physick and Chirurgy,
Galen
Friar Galen of Ockham
chirurgeon at altavista.net
Journeyman Chirurgeon
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Chirurgeon Web Page: http://members.xoom.com/Chirurgeon
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 15:27:35 -0500
From: "Keith E. Brandt, M.D." <wd9get at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: HERB - hyperthyroid
>Let me start out by saying I am untrained and unlicensed. The
>information I'm giving you here is purely from my research
>and may well be wrong. Ulrike is right. Going to a trained
>naturpath or master herbalist is the best way to determine
>if the thyroid is really the problem or if there's a more
>complex issue at hand. When the thyroid is affected, it is
>very common for the pituitary gland, the parathyroid
>glands, and the various sex glands to be affected as well.
Let me start out by saying I am trained and licensed.
The best way to determine if the thyroid is the problem is to go to an MD
or DO. The reason is the naturopaths (in most states, I believe Washington
is the only exception) and herbalists cannot perform the laboratory tests
to definitively determine the problem. History and physical exam are
extremely important, but endocrinology is one area where the labs and
possibly scans give the ultimate answer. After other problems have been
ruled out, then by all means if you prefer an herbal therapy seek out a
qualified herbal provider to manage the treatment, but check with the MD/DO
periodically for thyroid tests. Now-a-days, you should be able to find an
MD/DO who is open to CAM (complementary and alternative therapies).
Galen
Friar Galen of Ockham
chirurgeon at altavista.net
Journeyman Chirurgeon
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:37:38 -0400
From: "Gaylin Walli" <gwalli at infoengine.com>
Subject: Re: HERB - hyperthyroid
The good Friar sez:
>The best way to determine if the thyroid is the problem is to go to an MD
>or DO.
Agreed. Apologies for not listing them first. Although I do not
have one now, I used to be lucky enough to have a DO who was
a Master Herbalist as well. Would that I could have that again
someday. I mispoke myself.
jasmine
Iasmin de Cordoba
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