Guest guest Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 The book Healing with Whole Foods points out that flower of sulfur can be used for scabies. I have used neem oil for many things including as a pesticide in my garden, and it does state that it can be used for scabies, but I have not found it to work as stated. Patrick D. Holiman http://www.acu-polarity.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 In Ayurveda, neem does have cleansing properties on the skin. However, it would not traditionally be used in an oil medium for something like scabies. The oil is too heavy, and has too much yin. If anything, it would be used in decoction/infusion with water for more of a cleansing, reducing effect. Still, scabies would probably need something stronger. It's like the overmarketing and overuse of yin qiao san for any kind of common cold. Not at all the intention or traditional use of the substance. Neem can be used for some dermatological conditions in Ayurveda, but as with TCM there is much more subtlety in the herbalism. eric On Dec 6, 2009, at 7:52 AM, acupolarity-holistic wrote: > > The book Healing with Whole Foods points out that flower of sulfur can be used for scabies. I have used neem oil for many things including as a pesticide in my garden, and it does state that it can be used for scabies, but I have not found it to work as stated. > Patrick D. Holiman > > http://www.acu-polarity.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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