My seven-month-old granddaughter has developed a severe case of eczema, particularly on her neck and trunk. It is predominantly dry but, during moments of distress, it has wept liquid. Can anyone suggest anything to soothe the skin and prevent the...
A Yugoslavian grandmother came to the aid of one reader who suffered from pompholyx eczema (a common form that affects hands and feet) after the birth of her first child
Skin rashes come in all forms and sizes. Some are raised bumps, others are flat red blotches. Some are itchy blisters; others are pathe
Trifolium pratense
Papilionaceae
Habitat: Widely distributed throughout Europe including Britain, naturalized in
Urtica dioicaUrticaceaNames: Stinging NettleHabitat: Everywhere!Collection: The herb should be colle
Superficial inflammation of the skin, characterized by vesicles (when
acute), redness, edema, oozing, crusting, scaling and usuall
Iris versicolor
Iridaceae
Names :
Habitat : Eastern and Central North America, growing
Juglans cineraria
Part Used: Inner bark.
Constituents:
Naphthaquinones, including
Galium aparine
Rubiaceae
Names: Goosegrass, Clivers.
Collection: The plant should
Stellaria media
Caryophyllaceae
Habitat: A common weed, it grows everywhere in moist places and frequently in g
What Doctors Don't Tell You
American Institute for Preventive Medicine
David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMH