Acid Reflux – Support can be found with a high quality unprocessed salt, not diluting the meal with excessive fluids, adding apple cider vinegar with meals or taking a hydrochloric acid supplement.

Acne – Tea Tree oil contains chemicals known as terpenoids which kill bacteria has been successful as a topical application.  Zinc helps reduce inflammation; kills propionibacterium acnes, the main bacteria associated with acne, and improves the skin environment that makes it more hostile to this bacterium.  Progesterone cream applied topically may alleviate acne in adult women by counteracting the excessive production of androgens that causes most cases of adult acne in women.

Allergies, environmental –

• The top herbal anti-histamine is stinging nettle and it has been known to work effectively for 70% of those struggling with allergies. (300 – 1,800 mg per day)
• Quercetin causes the mast cells to be less reactive to antigens involved in allergies and thus works as an anti-histamine.
• Bromelain and digestive enzymes may help to “dissolve” and digest the foreign proteins (antigens) that are responsible for many allergies.
• DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) combined with pantothenic acid and adrenal glandular may help to prevent allergies by supporting and strengthening the adrenal glands.
• Vitamin C at 3000 to 5000 mg/day has a natural antihistamine effect.
• Other anti-inflammatory substances are fish oil and MSM.

Anxiety – GABA, Kava (Piper methysticum), Valerian root, L-theanine

Athlete’s foot  – liquid grapefruit seed extract, Cajeput Oil, Lapacho, Sanguinaria, Thyme, Usnea

Bed wetting – St. John’s Wort with Plantain

Blood Clots, dissolves – Capsicum, Chestnut Leaf, Horse Chestnut or use nattokinase

Blood builder – 1 raw farm egg with liquid chlorophyll with yellow dock mixed in 5-6 ounces of Concord Grape Juice .  There is an enzyme in the Concord Grape Juice that will kill any bacteria that may be in the raw egg.
 
Blood thinner – In place of Coumadin, take 2 to 3 tablespoonfuls of cod liver oil daily and add 800 Vitamin E to keep the oil from turning rancid in blood stream.  (Per Jonathan Wright, MD)

Blood sugar control – coconut oil, apple cider vinegar, chromium, and cinnamon

Bone spurs, dissolve – gravel root or hydrangea root or stoneroot
Bruising, trauma, and pain – Arnica montana applied externally on areas of trauma to prevent swelling, bruising and pain

Brittle Nails – biotin

Burns – Honey mixed with aloe vera

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome –

• Vitamin B6 – 200 milligrams (mg) daily. Caution should be exercised, however, because high doses of vitamin B6 have been linked to neuropathy.
• Serrapeptase enzyme – 2 tablets twice daily on empty stomach
• Omega-3 fatty acids – 4000 mg daily, containing at least 1400 mg EPA and 1000 mg DHA
• Ginger extract – 1000 mg daily for inflammation
• Curcumin – 800 to 1600 mg daily for inflammation

Cataracts – L-carnosine eye drops: apply 1 to 2 drops in each eye one to four times daily. One good brand is Visual Ocuity, which can be ordered at integratedhealth.com.

Colds or Flu – great defense and offense is Oregano, Vitamin D, Vitamin C, Echinacea, Elderberry, and Zinc gluconate lozenges

Cold Sores – Lysine inhibits the virus’ ability to replicate itself. In a study of 1,543 people with herpes simplex, 88 percent of the people who took an average of 936 mg a day of supplemental lysine showed an improvement in symptoms, with lesions healing in an average of five days or less in 83 percent of those people. If you are prone to cold sores, take a preventive daily dose of 750 to 1,500 mg of lysine a day, and increase it to 3,000 mg when an outbreak is imminent.

Constipation –

• Increase intake of fiber-rich plant foods, drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water each day, probiotics to help restore proper bowel flora, and , habitual exercise will help keep things regular.  Not getting enough magnesium can cause constipation.
• Vitamin C intake of 5,000–10,000 mg/day. Large doses of vitamin C are an approved laxative in Germany.
• Herbal formulas such as cascara sagrada, turkey rhubarb, and aloe will stimulate the bowel to move.
• The kitchen solution consists of applesauce, wheat bran, and prune juice. Safe for daily use. Another home remedy is 2 tablespoons of coconut oil with 1 rounded tablespoon of ground flax seeds mixed with very warm water.
• Castor oil serves as a laxative, though not for continual use.
• Flaxseed oil 1 to 2 tablespoons helps lubricates things.
• Dandelion root stimulates bile flow, which moves bowels.
• Milk and molasses enema will move most anyone.
• Constipation can also be caused by medications such as antibiotics, antihistamines, antacids, drugs for high blood pressure, cholesterol-lowering drugs, antidepressants, tranquilizers, and painkillers.

Coughs – Make onion syrup by covering several large chopped onions with liquid honey.  Low heat under 130 degrees F. for several hours and strain. Hold the syrup in the mouth and let it trickle down.  Adding Cherry bark tincture is a big plus.

Croup – Catnip or peppermint tea with a few drops of tincture of lobelia.

Dandruff  –  

• Get sufficient essential fatty acids
• Selenium deficiency could be a cause – take 200 mcg/da
• Zinc at 15 to 30mg/day might clear it up
• Add to your 8 oz bottle of shampoo – 10 drops of tea tree oil (antiseptic), and 4 drops of clary sage oil (regulates oil production)

Dry eyes – Fish oil: a minimum of 2 g daily

Floaters – Simply take 8 oz distilled water and place 1 teaspoon MSM in this, along with 1-2 drops of 35% H2O2 for purification purposes. Be sure the dropper bottle you are using is sterile. You could purchase Visine or other drops and empty it out for a good dropper bottle.
 
Ear Infection / Earache –

• Garlic or mullein extract – 1 to 2 drops in ear 2 x a day
• Garlic oil on a cotton ball and place the cotton just inside the ear (pure garlic oil can burn). Dilute garlic oil with olive oil for direct application.
• Colloidal silver drops into the ear
• Tea tree oil or cajeput oil drops into the ear
• Hydrogen peroxide drops at 3% solution into the ear
• If an infant develops an ear infection a simple solution is to put a few drops of breast milk in the ear canal every few hours. This usually works to clear up the infection within 24 to 48 hours.

Gallstones – (Eighty percent of gallstones are cholesterol and 20% are calcium salts with the pigment bilirubin.)  Dissolve stones with gravel root or stoneroot (dissolves calcium) while taking lecithin to emulsify the cholesterol.

Gout – (There is some degree of kidney dysfunction in 90% of people with gout.)

• Cherries have also been shown to reduce gout with at least 250 gm/day. A half-pound of canned or fresh cherries or a quart of cherry juice a day can resolve acute attacks.
• Celery seed is an effective treatment for gout.
• Vitamin C – 2000 to 3000 mg twice per day will increase uric acid excretion.
• Bromelain at 1000 mg/day will dissolve uric acid.
• Quercetin at 450 – 750 mg/day can help keep uric acid from forming.
• Apple cider vinegar at 1 tablespoon/day is effective in preventing a gout attack.

Gums, tighten – Alum Root, White Oak Bark
 
Headaches – (Aspartame is one of the most common causes of headaches. MSG is another common cause of headaches and migraines.)  Apply Peppermint oil to the temples to remove headaches that are behind the eyes.  Headaches in the back of the head are usually from tension in the neck indicating a need for magnesium. Butterbur at 150 mg/day has been very successful for migraines. It may take 1 to 3 months to be effective. Continual issues with headaches and migraines are usually a liver issue.

Hearing, restore – in German tradition, 2 drops in each ear 2 times per day to restore lost hearing

Heart attack, stop – carry liquid capsicum as it will expand the arteries

Heart Disease – Consuming 2 tablespoons of olive oil a day can lower your odds for heart disease by 44 percent. Just 1 tablespoon a day can slash your risk by 28 percent.

Hemorrhaging – capsicum or white oak bark extract

Hemorrhoids – will disappear — sometimes literally overnight — when a mixture of 20 drops of SSKI (potassium iodide) and 1 ounce of flaxseed oil is applied to them at bedtime.

Kidney stones – The combined effect of vitamin B6 and magnesium was tested in a landmark study performed 25 years ago. 149 recurrent stone patients were given magnesium and B6 daily for 4.5-6 years. Before receiving this treatment, these patients suffered an average of 1.3 stones per person per year. Stone formations fell to 0.1 per person per year, a 92.3% improvement.

Dissolve calcium oxalate kidney stones with Gravel Root or Hydrangea Root.  Take Marshmallow at rate of 40 drops every hour if you are passing a kidney stone as it will coat the stone and “ease” it on through the urinary tract.

Low blood pressure – Adrenal insufficiency is the usual underlying cause of hypotension.

Memory and Brain Shrinkage – High levels of the amino acid homocysteine are linked to brain shrinkage and an increased risk of Alzheimer’s. B vitamins are known to suppress homocysteine. In a 2010 study, participants received relatively high doses of B vitamins, including:

• 800 micrograms (mcg) folic acid — US RDA is 400 mcg/day
• 500 mcg B12 (cyanocobalamin) – US RDA is only 2.4 mcg/day
• 20 mg B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride) — US RDA 1.3-1.5 mg/day

After two years those who had received the vitamin-B regimen suffered significantly less brain shrinkage compared to those who had received a placebo. In those who had the highest levels of homocysteine at the start of the trial, their brains shrank at half the rate of those taking a placebo. The latest study takes this research a step further, showing not only that B group vitamins may slow brain shrinkage but that it may specifically slow shrinkage by as much as seven-fold in brain regions specifically known to be most impacted by Alzheimer’s disease.  Among participants taking high doses of folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12, blood levels of homocysteine were lowered as was the associated brain shrinkage – by up to 90 percent.

Motion Sickness and morning sickness – ginger

Muscle Cramps and Spasms – powdered magnesium citrate

Polyps – Bayberry removes polyps wherever they are in body. Bee Propolis will encapsulate and remove nasal, sinus and colon polyps.

Rashes that itch – topically apply thyme extract or thyme oil

Ringing in the ears or tinnitus – Dodder seed extract – 1 to 2 drops in ear daily (some have gotten great results).  Therapeutic doses of B complex with zinc along with Ginkgo biloba at 240 mg daily.

Ringworm  -(highly infectious fungal disease)  Clinical studies have demonstrated that topical application of Neem oil may cure 75% of cases of ringworm within three days. You may also try one of the following herbs topically: sanguinaria (blood root), usnea, Amargosa, black walnut, and cajeput oil.

Scabies – Neem oil has been proven to be effective. Cajeput oil and sanguinaria (blood root) may work.

Skin tags – Bayberry, Wheat Germ, Laetrile or apricot seeds (SKC-ML formula from Good Herbs)

Spider bites – Plantain with Good Herbs formula PO-K Plus-L (Echinacea, Golden Seal, Virginia Snake Root)

Splinters – use Plantain to draw it out

Toenail fungus – topically apply grapefruit seed extract

Ulcers – Deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) and Mastic (1,000 mg daily for one month)

Warts –

• Garlic oil applied topically
• Black walnut hull extract internal and topical
• Buckthorn applied topically
• Thuja extract internal and topically
• Homeopathic remedies thuja occidentalis along with antimonium crudum
• Neem oil internal and topically
• Tape the inside of a banana peel to the wart