Jude's Herbal Home Remedies by Jude Todd

Author:Jude Todd
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: herb, herbal, herbs, flowers, natural healing, herbal remedy, herbal remedies, homeopathy, healing, health, alternative healing, alternative health, medicine, essences, garden, febtradepromo
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2014-01-12T16:00:00+00:00

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chapter nine

Depression, Headaches,

Nerves, and Insomnia

Stress and strain of daily life make us all vulnerable to headaches and nervous strain. After a hard day, it feels good to just relax with a warm cup of herbal tea and quiet our minds before tackling a busy evening.

Sometimes, nervous tension is one the causes of sleepless nights. There are times you may need help to get to sleep, but you should not rely on any drug or herb for long periods of time. They are to be used only as a temporary solution. If the problem persists, you should see your physician for the cause of insomnia. If your health is good, it may be caused by an emotional problem.

Many times, we just do not need as many hours of sleep as we think we do. If everything is going pretty well in your life, but you just can’t get to sleep, listen to your body. Maybe you need to stay up later than usual and attend to other things. Sometimes a sleepless night is a good time to get things done that you just don’t have the time for during the day. There really is no need to worry if occasionally you are unable to get to sleep. There are studies that prove that staying up for 24 hours sometimes cures or helps depression. The time to worry is when you consistently cannot get to sleep and the lack of rest interferes with your daily life. That is the time to contact your physician for help.

In addition to helping with headaches and sleeplessness, the recipes that follow are also good to use when you have a cold or the flu, as one of the symptoms is often a headache.

DepressioN

Anti-Depressive

Put a handful of fresh chopped rosemary into a bottle of white wine. Let sit about 4 days. Strain and use by the tablespoon as needed. Delicious! How could you stay depressed while taking so much pleasure from a taste sensation?

Anti-Depressive and Headache Reliever

Pour 2 cups boiling water over 3 teaspoons dried primrose flowers and leaves. Let stand, covered, about 15 minutes. Strain and sweeten. Drink warm or hot (reheat as needed.) An older friend of mine has used this as an aid for over thirty years, so it must be very effective for her to have used it for so long.

Headaches

Headache Caused by Mental Fatigue

Mix 1⁄2 teaspoon each of sage, peppermint, rosemary, and hops. Pour 2 cups boiling water over herb mixture and let steep 10 minutes. Add a pinch of ginger and sweeten. Drink warm before going to bed.

Headache Help with Peppermint

Chop 1 cup fresh peppermint. Pour 2 cups boiling water over the herb and steep for 5 minutes. Strain and sweeten. Add lemon if desired. I use this one for the first twinge of a headache. Sometimes I can just think about getting a headache and that’s enough of an excuse to sit and drink a cup. Very relaxing to me.

Favorite for Headaches

Use 1 heaping teaspoon of dried chamomile flowers for each cup of boiling water.

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