Ulmus fulva Part Used: Inner bark. Constituents: Mucilage, composed of galactose, 3-methyl galactose, rhamnose and galacturonic acid residues. Actions: Demulcent, emollient, nutrient, astringent, anti-inflammatory. Indications: Slippery Elm Bark is...
Melaleuca alternifolia Myrtaceae Names: Tea tree Habitat: Swampy, low lying wetlands in New South Wales, Australia. Collection: Part Used: Essential oil. Constituents: Essential oil containing a range of terpenes and sesquiterpenes. Actions: Anti...
Trigonella foenum-graecum Papilionaceae Names: Foenugreek Habitat: North Africa, India, cultivated worldwide. Part Used: Seeds. Constituents: Volatile oil, containing3-hydroxy-4, 5-dimethyl-2-furanone, dihydrobenzofuran, dihydroactinidiolide...
What could we do to help a six-year-old girl who suffers from boils on her bottom? Well, let's start with the folklore remedy of taping a large slice of garlic to the boil, which should be left on overnight.
Ulmus fulva
Part Used: Inner bark.
Constituents: Mucilage, composed of galactose, 3-methyl
galactose, rham
Melaleuca alternifolia
Myrtaceae
Names: Tea tree
Habitat: Swampy, low lying wetlands in New South Wal
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Papilionaceae
Names: Foenugreek
Habitat: North Africa, India, cultivate
Acute, tender, perifollicular inflammatory nodules resulting from infection by staphylococci.
Commonly known as boils
David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMH
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