Laura andNosebleeds

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Dear Laura,

what a great storey about Shepherd's Purse....fits in with my view about

using herbs on the doorstep!!!

................Love Penny (waiting to hear all about those great Aussie

herbs.......)

 

 

mamalaura wrote:

 

> Pearl,

>

> The best thing I have ever found to stop bleeding is shepherd's purse

(Capsella bursa-pastoris). It works internally and externally. The tincture

(especially a strong homemade one, but commercial will do in a

> pinch) soaked on a cottonball and then shoved up your nose (oh joy) will work

like a charm. It may sting for a moment, but it will by golly stop the

bleeding.

>

> One of my herbalist teachers had a 3-year-old who was running around the house

while we were having class one day. Mari (the 3-year-old) slipped and fell hard

on the tile floor, biting a sizeable gash into the

> side of her tongue. The blood just poured and Mari just screamed. Her mom

calmly went to the cupboard, took out a bottle of shepherd's purse tincture and

poured some into the wide-open screaming mouth of her

> child. Mari choked and sputtered for a moment, spat out the goo that was in

her mouth, and was fine - absolutely no bleeding. I was impressed.

>

> Make sure you keep your nose moist -- use saline spray if you have to. Indoor

air can be really dry in the wintertime and that makes nosebleeds far worse. I

hope you're taking some bangup stuff to help get rid

> of the cold (cayenne, garlic, echinacea, etc.). And I'm sure you know that

the only way to really get well is to get some rest :-)

>

> I hope you feel better real soon.

> Laura

>

> > I hope someone is on here tonight that can help e pretty quick:) I am having

a terrible time of it these past few days. I have a sinus infection and a sore

throat and ear infection. I just run myself to the

> > ground when I am working. But the reason I am writing is that two days ago I

had a terrible nose bleed. It was bleeding profusely ! I had to run to my

doctors office ( allergist ) and have him corterize(sp) it

> > to stop it. My BP was excellent, never have had trouble there at all. The

Doc said that the vessels in my nose were so swollen that one broke.From

allergies. Well, after he corterized it he gave me Biaxin to

> > help me and also I am taking Vitamin C with Qercetin. I was fine for a day.

Tonight..nose bleed all over again...my question...it scares me to death !! How

do I stop this from happening? I pinched off at the

> > bridge and leaned forward....what can stop it faster. I hate to even go to

work tomorrow in fear this will happen. I bleed so much. Can someone help me?

>

>

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