HERB - what I wish I'd had

[Denise Pulgino Stout]

Baking soda I found useful as an exfoliant and general cleaning tool.  Add 
to soap or cleanser for an extra buffer to get off grime and soot.  I 
learned this trick at a local beauty salon. It's very mild abrasive is fine 
for sensitive skin. It's great for brushing teeth, washing veggies clean and 
disolves very easily.

Katerina


>From: "Gaylin J. Walli" <gwalli at ptc.com>
>Reply-To: herbalist at ansteorra.org
>To: herbalist at ansteorra.org
>Subject: HERB - what I wish I'd had
>Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 12:56:52 -0400
>
>Now that I am back from Pennsic, I have a list of things that
>worked, got used, didn't work, and things I wish I'd had when
>I was camping this year. I thought I'd share them with all of
>you.
>
>I'm happy we took the diarrhea homeopathic with us. Not many
>really had the Plague that's been prevalent, but several
>people came to War a little sick already. I did have the tea
>ready to use (Pau d'Arco and Slippery Elm) in case the
>Plague hit. A few friends who had this tea before said that
>they were happy they'd brought along their stock.
>
>The Nux vomica never left the tent, unlike last year. Perhaps
>people had curbed their revelries or perhaps there simply
>wasn't as much overindulgence. I'll still bring it again to all
>the events I attend, though. It really works for nausea quite
>well.
>
>Protein powder and supplement bars were very handy, as
>we had at least three people with Hypoglycemia in our crew.
>What I wish I'd had was a source of salt, like nuts, handy as
>we had two bad blood sugar incidents that required it in
>addition to the protein.
>
>The lavender oil came in handy for a number of minor cuts and
>scrapes. Generally, I take this to every event and have used
>it at nearly all of them. I need larger bandages. Sometimes the
>cuts were small, but long.
>
>Baking soda or oatmeal. I wish I'd brought these for the people
>with unidentified rashes this year. Rashes seemed to be very
>prevalent in our camp. One young man discovered he was
>allergic to the potassium dichromate (i believe this is correct)
>used to cure his new boots. Another camper's child had a rash
>from a necklace he'd made. Even Desitin or an equivalent
>product would have been useful in many cases.
>
>PMS/Menstrual cramp treatments would have been very
>useful for several women. All I had was commercial pain
>relievers, which are great. I firmly believe in them. But
>several people asked me if I'd had anything else along, and
>I'm ashamed to say I didn't. I could have purchased some
>though, given that this year there was a dyer/plant/spice
>merchant on site (and not in the bazzar) that carried supplies
>that the Pepper's Guild did not carry. Cheap prices too.
>
>My cough medicine would have been handy and I could kick
>myself for not taking it. The Pennsic Cough was bad this
>year, especially for me. Everyone thought I had a cold, but
>it was simply allergies to wood smoke. I sounded horrible.
>And next year, I take more ephedra. I was giving it away
>and ended up running out of it myself.
>
>Cold treatment. Throat lozenges, the aforementioned cough
>medicine, and other general remedies would have been helpful.
>I think a number of people I know were so stressed from work
>that when they finally could leave for Pennsic, their bodies
>said "enough. now you get sick. i don't care if you're on
>vacation."
>
>On a similar note, cold sore treatment would have been
>helpful. I have a great little cream that I brought along
>for me purchased from the local health food store, but in
>looking at the label, I think it's pretty likely I could make
>it myself. I'll be trying that soon, I think, after I am done
>preparing for Midrealm (de)Coronation on 9/23. I'm
>assuming all of you here will want notes if I try it. *grin*
>
>Cheers and welcome back,
>
>Jasmine
>
>Iasmin de Cordoba
>iasmin at home.com or gwalli at ptc.com
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