Medicinal Uses for 22 spices

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Asparagus

 

Use :Kidney problems.Dissolves uric acid deposits.Promotes urination

 

Preparation :Boil in water and drink

Basil Tea

 

Use : Colds, fluCrampsBladder

 

Preparation :Add fresh herb or seeds to boiled water to make tea for migraines and bed time restlessness. Douche for yeast infections.Gargle and mouthwash to eliminates candida.Pregnant women should avoid medicinal use of basil

 

Black Pepper

 

Use:Take at first sign of any diseasePain relief from toothacheBrings down a fever

Celery

 

Use :Sedative.Seed and stalk reduces hypertension. Celery seed tea for the kidneys as a cleanser.

Chamomile flowers

 

Use:Fever and restlessness in children

Cinnamon

 

Use :DiarrheaDysenteryGeneral IndigestionYeast infectionAthlete's footReduces cancer causing tendencies of many food additives.Cold

 

Preparation :Cinnamon ground or taken with milk is a good balance after a heavy meal or dessert [Note from Kindness of Strangers because so many people are not vegan or totally knowledgable about healthy eating they want to know why not dairy i have many, many posts with that information ALSO CHECK OUT: www.notmilk.com

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]Simmer sticks with cloves for 3 min, add 2 tsp. lemon juice, 2 tsp. honey, 2 tbs. whiskey as cold medication.Boil 8-10 sticks in 4 cups water, simmer 5 min, steep 45 min, then douche or apply to athlete's foot

 

Cloves

 

Use:ToothacheNasueaVomitingSore gumsTopical pain relief of arthritisAntiseptic mouthwashAlcohol craving suppressor

 

Preparation :

Chew for toothache, nausea or vomiting.Use oil for pain relief for sore gums and toothache.Add clove oil to neutral oils for topical pain relief of arthritis. Small amounts of clove in a tea for nausea.

3 cloves in two cups of boiled water, steeped for 20 minutes, as an antiseptic and mouthwash. Former alcoholics can suck on one or two cloves when the craving strikes to curb the desire.

Freshly Brewed Coffee

 

Use :Alleviate headachesClean bowelsBreak mucus congestion

 

Preparation :Caffeine in coffee is used to alleviate headaches (particularly those caused by caffeine withdrawal)Coffee enemas with olive oil are used to cleanse the bowels and are one of the safest and most thoroughly cleansing enemas available. Hot black coffee sipped through a straw helps break up mucus congestion in the lungs.Caution and common sense must be used to avoid dependency

Garlic

 

Use : Chronic and acute bacterial colds and flusBronchitis, asthma, whooping coughHigh and low blood pressureRemoving parasites and infectionsSexually transmitted diseasesHypoglycemia

DiabetesDestroys intestinal parasitesReduces cholesterolRepels insectsReduces sting effects of insects and red ants

Ginger

 

Use :Cold / FluSuppressing coughCrampsNauseaStiffnessBlood ThinnerEase bruises & sprainsStimulate delayed periodBreak up congestion and fever

 

Preparations :Ginger prepared in tea form is useful for cramps, nausea, thinning blood, as a substitute for coumadin, break up congestion and fever.Use externally for stiffnessBoil 2/3 cup of freshly chopped root in 1 gallon water, wrapped in cheesecloth (or old nylon stocking) until the water is yellow. Then soak towel and lay on bruises and sprains while still hot, to ease them. Ginger is one of the few herbs that easily passes the blood/brain membrane and is used in conjunction with other herbs that are meant to have an effect on the mind.Pregnant women should avoid medicinal concentrations of ginger.

 

Lemon

 

Use :ColdsCough

Mint (Peppermint)

 

Use :

MigrainesNervousnessStomach disordersHeartburnAbdominal cramps, stomachacheHerpes

 

Preparation :Herpes sufferers can take 2 cups of tea a day to ease the symptoms when the virus is active. Mints are used to buffer the action of other herbs that have uncomfortable effects on the stomach and intestines. Can be used in any combination for flavor.

Mustard

 

Use :Sprained backsDeep rattling coughs

 

Preparation :1 1,,2cups of dry yellow mustard in a bathtub of water for sprained backs. Make a paste with water and apply to knee and elbow sprains till blisters appear!1 tsp. each mustard and ginger powder mixed with 2 1,,2tbs. of olive oil for deep rattling coughs. Rub over chest and back and put on an old T-shirt (or cover with cloth diaper). Nutmeg and mace

 

Use :GasIndigestionNauseaVomitingKidney problems

 

Preparation:Make a paste of powder with cold water and then add to boiled water. 1 tbs. of powdered nutmeg produces a floating euphoria for between 6 and 24 hours. Can cause near constant erections for men during that time. Side effects are bone and muscle aches, burning eyes, sinus drainage, and limited diarrhea.

Onion bulb

 

Use:ColdCoughLife prolongerDressing for burnsBee and wasp stingsAsthma

 

Preparation :Interviews with hundreds of people who lived to 100 plus all indicated a heavy intake of onions in the diet. Onion is an excellent dressing for burns. Crush sliced onions with a little bit of salt and apply to burns. Apply sliced onion to bee and wasp stings.For asthma, puree an onion, cover it with brandy and let sit overnight, strain it, filter it through a coffee filter, and refrigerate. Take 2 tbs. 20 minutes before expected onset or before going to bed.

 

Parsley

 

Use :PurifierHalitosisTumor inhibitorKidney stones and other kidney related problemsPainful urinationSexual stimulant

 

Preparation :Chew for halitosis.A few sprigs provide 2/3 the vitamin C of an orange, lots of vitamin A, and the important amino acid histidine, which is a tumor inhibitor. Parsley tea is good for kidney problems, painful urination, and kidney stones. One cup of parsley to 1 quart of water makes a strong tea. Two cups of parsley to 1 quart of water, steep an hour and drink warm, as an aphrodisiac. In Spain they have found that feeding parsley to sheep will bring them into heat at any time of year!

 

Rosemary Tea

 

Use:Headaches Body achesBreath purifierAid in digestion of fatFree radicals reducerStressHeadachesMuscular stiffness and pain

 

Preparation :Flower tea for the breath.Boil water with rosemary in it to make it safe to drink.Diuretic and liver aid, increases bile flow. Two handfuls of flowering tips into 2 cups of good brandy, soak 10 days, strain and seal. Mouthful twice daily. Oil of rosemary is a natural anti-oxidant, and stress relieverSniff for headaches. Chop a double handful of twigs and put in a pint of olive oil for one week, and use as a muscle liniment.

Spearmint

 

Use :Colds, flusMild feverAntispasmodicPrevents vomitingRelieves stomachIntestinal gasDiaphoreticReduces pain

Tea

 

Use :RELIEVEmigrainesDental plaque remover

 

Preparation :Caffeine relieves migraines. Tea drinkers suffer less hardening of the arteries than coffee drinkers. Black tea kills dental plaque.

Vinegar

 

Use :Blood cleanserArthritis cureReduce inflammation

 

Preparation :Naturally brewed apple cider vinegar is one of the finest blood cleansers and arthritis cures known. Take 1 tbs. per day of equal parts vinegar and honey in water to taste to cleanse the blood and reduce inflammation from arthritis.

Be sure to use naturally brewed vinegar, as the white cheap stuff in the grocery store is actually acetic acid, a petroleum by-product, and pretty well useless except as a window cleaner!

Walnut Hulls, Black

 

Use :Athletes foot Fungal infections, parasitesAbscessesBoils

Watercress herb

 

Use :ColdFlu