Treatments with Lavender

In cases of headaches, anxiety states, rheumatism or distension, the consumption of lavender flower tea or infusion of lavender flowers is recommended. Lavender tea is prepared with two teaspoons of flowers to a cup of boiled water. It is to be drunk hot and sweetened with honey. It is good against stress and headaches. Concentrated tea, obtained from 5-6 spoonfuls of herb macerated in a cup of boiling water, is used for treating superficial burns or light wounds.

For cases of insomnia it is best to add a few drops of lavender oil on the pillow. This is also useful for relieving stress, clearing nostrils - a case in which 5 drops of oil are added into a vessel filled with hot water and inhalations are taken. The plant’s oil is a good disinfectant of wounds and burns. In case of solar burns a few drops of lavender oil are added into mineral water, which is then used to moisten the affected area. Having antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, lavender oil can be used for treating headaches through massaging the temples with a few drops of it. Lavender oil is obtained from 20g of dried lavender flowers mixed with 20ml of alcohol. The mixture is put into a small jar, and then 200ml of olive oil is added after which it is stirred well. It is boiled in a steam bath for two hours while being stirred. After the vessel is taken out of the steam bath, it is left covered for 2 days, and then filtered through a gauze. Leave it in a cool place, in the dark. Oils are applied once a week, in the evening, after cleaning the complexion, before going to sleep, for 20 minutes, then washed away with warm water.

Remedies for headache - II

Herbs to use:

- Aloe (Aloe arborescens). Boil one or two leaves of aloe in 2-3 liters of water and pour the resulting liquid, for a few nights in a row, on the head, and then on the whole body. You can also mix the aloe infusion with chicory juice. Take 15 to 30 grams per day.

- Thyme (Thymus serpyllum). Boil the Thyme in a lot of water and hold your head for 10-15 minutes in this decoction, and after pour it all over the body.

- Lady's mantle (Alchemila vulgaris). Prepare an infusion from one teaspoon of flowers per cup of water. Drink throughout the day.

- Pasque-flower (Pulsatilla montana). Prepare an infusion of two teaspoons of herb per cup of water. Drink one to two cups per day.

- Elecampane/horse heal (Inula helenium). Pour a glass of cold water over one teaspoon of roots. Leave for 10 hours, then strain. Drink a quarter glass once a day, 30 minutes before lunch.

- Sweet Mock-orange/English Dogwood (Philadelphus coronarius). Prepare an infusion of one or two teaspoons of flowers per cup of water. Drink two cups a day.

- Lavender (Lavandula officinalis). Prepare an infusion of one teaspoon of flowers per cup of water. Drink one or two cups a day.

- Dog Rose (Rosa canina). Prepare an infusion of one teaspoon of Dog Rose flowers in a glass of water. Leave for 30 minutes. Take two tablespoons three times a day, 30 minutes before meals.

- Marjoram (Majorana hortensis). Prepare an infusion of two teaspoons of herb per cup of water. Drink two to three cups a day.

- Peppermint (peppermint). Prepare a decoction of a teaspoon of flowers per cup of water. Leave for 40 minutes, then strain. Drink one cup in the morning on an empty stomach and at night before going to bed.

- Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyva). Prepare a decoction of 20 g of hawthorn fruit in a glass of water. Boil for 10 minutes on low fire. Drink one to two cups per day.

- Pheasant’s eye (Adonis vernalis). Prepare a tincture of the aerial parts of the plant. Take five to ten drops three times daily.

- Willow (Salix alba). Prepare a decoction of willow leaves and violets. Before drinking the decoction add a few drops of vinegar. Take one or two tablespoons per day.

- Acacia (Robinia pseudocacia). Prepare a tincture of the aerial parts including the flowers. Take five to ten drops twice a day.

- Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor). Prepare a tincture of 20 g of herb to 100 ml of alcohol. Leave for nine days. Take five drops three times daily, 30 minutes before the meal. This tincture is recommended for long-term headaches.

- St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum). Prepare a decoction of a teaspoon of flowers in a glass of water. Boil for 5 minutes on low fire. Drink a quarter glass three times a day.

- Nettle (Urtica dioica). Prepare an infusion of one teaspoon of herb to one cup of boiling water and keep it in a thermos for 2 hours. Take one tablespoon daily, with a little bit of honey.

- Valerian (Valeriana officinalis). Prepare a tincture of the crushed root of the plant to 100 ml of alcohol. Take five drops three times a day.

Herbal blends

- Prepare an infusion of chamomile flowers, peppermint leaves, fennel fruit and valerian root, equal parts. Add a little more than two teaspoons of the mixture in 0.5 liters of boiling water. Leave overnight in a thermos and drink in the morning a cup of this mixture.

Folk remedies

• Toothache
- Slowly chew a flavored clove

• Sunburn
- Apply water and vinegar compresses 
- Take a bath, add black tea infusion to the bath water

• Headache

- Walk barefoot in the morning, through dew 
- Apply on your forehead a slice of lemon, half a cherry or raw potato slices
- Drink a cup of strong coffee with a teaspoon of lemon juice. 

• Constipation
- Eat on an empty stomach some orange peel boiled and then dried 
- Walk daily, barefoot, for 15 minutes, on cold stones or soil. 

• Insomnia:
- Eat boiled or infused salad in the evening 
- Drink a cup of hot milk with honey 
- Take a short hot bath with linden flowers 
- Fill a pillowcase with chamomile, pine needles, lavender or hay flowers and sleep at night with your head on it (or put it beside your pillow). 

• Sore throat
- Gargle with hot lemon juice 

• To rest better
- When you lie down to rest, rub your feet with garlic or apply garlic cloves between toes. 

• Rheumatism
- Have all day in your pocket a potato or an onion 
- Apply a poultice of nettles on the painful spot. It stings, but it will go away.
- Apply crushed cabbage leaf compresses 
- Apply hot compresses with decoction of dried tomato strains (picked in autumn, after harvesting).