for flu, 70, 76; for headaches,
168–69
remedy for headaches from,
135; wood betony, 76
irritant contact dermatitis,
146
lemon balm: for allergic
91–92
hysteria, St. John’s Wort for, 142
reactions, 120; for headaches,
irritants that provoke allergies,
144–45; for insomnia, 163,
I
88–89
164; as relaxing aroma, 193
iatrogenic cases, 27
itchy fingers, cause of, 190
lemon balm, 168
Ibsen, Henrik, 20
J
lemons: for asthma, 217,
ice chips for asthmatic attack,
Japan, founding of, 213
218; for cleansing, 87, 98;
215
jasmine, 192, 193, 214
for colds or flu, 73; for
immune system support:
jaundice, St. John’s Wort for, 142
headaches, 140, 145; for
allergies and, 86–87, 90–90;
jojoba oil, 192
healthy hair, 30; with honey,
dried fruit mixture, 47;
Journal of the American
79; in punch recipes, 170; as
grapes, 43, 44–45; oat straw,
Medical Association (JAMA),
stimulating aroma, 193
83; pine oil, 236
26–27
Leon, Pedro Cieza de, 31–32
Indian tea, 136
Juicy Honey remedy for
licorice root: for asthma, 219,
indigestion. See digestive system
asthma, 218
220; for colds/cleansing, 59,
industrial irritants, 88
juniper, 119, 168, 193, 222
60; for metabolism, 116
infantile seborrheic dermatitis,
Jurate and Kastytis, 131–32
life expectancy in U.S., 21–22
92
“Life That Is Costing Hundreds
infections, external, 30, 115
K
of Billions of Dollars,
inflammations in children, 112.
Kaliningrad Amber Museum,
The” (New Zealand health
See also anti-inflammatories
148–49
organization), 28
inhalation therapy: camphor,
Kant, Immanuel, 84
lilacs: about, 206, 208–9; for
136; for colds or flu, 73;
kasha recipes, 180–81
cardiovascular disease, 210;
menthol, 60; potato vapors,
kefir, 114
Pan and Syringe story, 206–82, 216; spirits of ammonia,
Kemp, Jan Marie Werblin, 248
7; pleasure from, 204–5
136
kidney health support:
lily, 212
Inozemtsev, Fedor, 69–70
buckwheat, 179; celery,
lily of the valley, for insomnia,
insect bites or stings, 9, 12,
99; garden radish juice, 29;
165
71, 86
grapes, 37; milk, 69; nettle
linden: for colds or flu, 57, 58–59,
insomnia, 151–52, 154–55.
mixture, 102; rose hips, 65
73, 77; for fever, 82; for flu,
See also sedatives
Kilmer, Joyce, 247
70, 79; for herbal bath, 60;
Index @ 303
linden (cont.)
Medicinal Matters
for, 37
for tension or headaches,
(Theophrastus), 275–76
Moscow State University, stories
137, 191
medicinal plants, steaming,
from, 160–61, 186–89,
listening, 5, 189
221–22
193–94
Lithuania, “the land of amber,”
menopausal symptom remedies,
moss, 14–15
127–30
130, 142, 165
Mother Nature: body cleansing
“Little Ida’s Flowers”
menthol, 60
process and, 55; communing
(Andersen), 198, 199
Mercola, Joseph, 27
with, 209; gifts from, 10;
liver health support: beets, 18,
metabolism support: and
harmony with, 9; healing
19; birch vodka or tincture,
allergy-related problems in
power of, 178; humanity’s
58; color purple, 107; garden
children, 115–16; beets, 18;
separation from, 211;
radish juice, 29; grapes, 37;
farmer’s cheese, 95; grapes,
learning about, 240–41;
Greater celandine, 103; wood
37; herbal rejuvenating bath,
mother archetype, 261,
betony, 76
120; hops-filled pillow, 213;
265–68; as talented artist,
lotus aroma, 222
Mama’s Onion Salad, 98
248–49
lungs, warning about grape
migraine headaches: about,
motherwort, 105, 163, 164,
therapy and, 43.
132–34; chemicals for, 29;
169
See also congestion remedies
remedies for, 136, 142, 165
motivation, philosophy for, 5–6
lungwort, 82
milk: for cleansing, 68; for
mountain ash berries, for
lymph system, 39
energy, 186, 210; for
cleansing, 97
lysozyme, 11
insomnia, 157; as natural
Mountain Cranberry tree, 243
M
healer, 69; for respiratory
mucous membranes: and
allergic reactions, 91, 112;
magnesium, 190
problems, 71, 81; for sound
and bronchial asthma, 214;
Mama’s memos about children,
sleep, 178; sweet sauce for
and Flonase, 95; flu or colds
265–68
kasha, 180
and, 72; remedies for, 82,
Mama’s Onion Salad recipe, 98
Milk Punch recipe, 170
103–4, 113–14, 116, 217;
managing stress: aromatherapy,
milk scabs on children, 112
sensitivity of, 112, 133; wine
192–93; exercise, 193;
Milne, A. A., 259
with baking soda for, 216
hydrotherapy, 191–93;
mineral water, 43, 68, 190, 217
Muir, John, 109, 246–47, 260
intellectual stimulation, 200–mint: in calming tea, 168; in mulberry trees, 245
201; pets for, 199; proper
diaphoretic infusion, 58; for
mullein, 58, 66, 82
nutrition, 190–91
dizziness, 176–77; essential
Muscat grapes, 44
maple trees, 246, 247, 249
oil from, 223; for flu, 70;
music for relaxing, 193
marsh cudweed, 59, 66–67
for insomnia, 168; for
mustard plaster for asthmatic
marshmallow, for colds, 56–57,
nervous system, 210. See also
attack, 215
60
peppermint
Mary’s Root powder, 103
mistletoe berries, warning
N
“Mashed Onions,” 220
about, 164
nail biting, aloe for, 12
massage: for asthmatic attacks,
mistletoe, for insomnia, 164
nastoykas: about, 102, 130,
215; for blood circulation,
mold, 11, 12–13, 111–12
141, 205–6; for allergic
39, 156, 191–92; with dryMoldova, Russia: childhood
conditions, 102, 104; for
skin brush, 191–92; for
memories, 22–23;
bronchial asthma, 221; for
headaches, 64, 136, 138; for
description of, 50; Herculean
insomnia, 141–42, 163; for
insomnia, 156; self-massage,
oak in, 249–53; white storks
nervous disorders, 163; for
191
in, 45–46; winter memories,
skin problems, 48, 105
Materia Medica (Theophrastus),
223–25
National Center for Health
275–76
Monet, Claude, 201
Statistics (NCHS), 53
McPhee, John, 109
Montaigne, Michel Euquem
National Institute of Allergy
measles, buckwheat for, 179
de, 110
and Infectious Diseases
medical mistakes, 26–27
morphine poisoning, grapes
(NIAID), 85–86
304 ^ Mama’s Home Remedies
National Institute of
O
peony root powder, 103
Occupational Safety and
oak trees: bark of, 101, 114,
peppermint: for acid stomach,
Healthcare, 185
119; Herculean oak tree,
177, 178; for allergic
natural health resources, list of,
249–53; for high blood
reactions, 104, 117; for
285–87
pressure, 210; leaves for
calmness, 169; for colds and
Natural History (Pliny), 254
rejuvenating bath, 120
cleansing, 56, 57, 76, 87; for
natural medicine, 7–8, 11,
oatmeal or oatmeal kasha,
headaches, 136, 139, 140,
16–17, 28
95, 96
145; for insomnia, 163, 164,
Nature. See Mother Nature
oats, 119, 162
165, 166; as stimulating
nephritis, buckwheat for, 179.
oat straw, for fever, 83
aroma, 193. See also mint
See also kidney health support
obesity in U.S., 21–22
periwinkle, 196–99
Nerval, Gerard de, 201
Ody, Penelope, 91
pets, benefits from, 199
nervous disorders, remedies
Old World Sore Throat Tonic,
Phaeton and the Heliades,
for, 137–38, 163–66;
68
253–54
aromatherapy, 214; baths,
oligomeric proanthocyanidins
pharyngitis, tree besoms for, 238
120, 166, 167, 192, 193;
(OPC), 40
Philosophy for Your
buckwheat, 179; calming
olive oil and lemon salad
Motivation, 5–6
teas, 168–69; celery, 99;
dressing, 87
phosphorus, 177
colors blue or violet, 107;
“One Hundred Brains,” 62–63
phytoncides, 71, 236, 238
cyclamen, 245; milk, 69;
onions: about, 71–72, 140; for
pimples, 9, 30
sleep, 98; valerian, 141–42.
asthma, 220; for cleansing,
pine baths, 119, 120, 166,
See also sedatives
87, 98; for dermatitis, 99;
217, 236
nervous system support, 155,
for flu, 71; for headaches,
pine, pine needles, and pine
210, 213
141; for insect stings, 9;
extract: aroma of soap made
nervous tension, 43
magnesium from, 191; for
from, 222; for asthma, 215,
nettle: about, 102; for allergic
sinus problems, 63
219; massage with, 191;
reactions, 102, 104, 118,
optimism, 5, 6, 46
as stimulating aroma, 193;
119; for cleansing, 61, 97;
oranges, 80–81, 193
vitamin drink, 239
for rejuvenating bath, 120; in
oregano, for headaches, 144
pine trees, 11, 235, 239–40
vitamin teas, 169, 239
organic milk, 69
Piquet, Clemens von, 86
nettle rash, 71, 91, 99, 105–6
organic produce, 112
plantain, 219, 220, 239
neuralgia, elecampane for, 143
outdoor recreation, 230
plants, Latin names for, 276–81
Nida, Lithuania, 128–29
Ovid, 173
Plato, 201
nitrate sodium poisoning,
pleurisy, grapes for, 37
grapes for, 37
P
Pliny the Elder, 7, 122, 254
nosebleeds, yarrow leaves for,
pain reduction: “Baby Vinegar”
pneumonia, remedies for, 81,
10
for, 38; beets for, 19;
141–42, 220
nut allergies, 86, 89
chemicals for, 29; for heart
pollen. See allergies
nutmeg, 193, 212
pain, 144–45, 164, 165; with
Polo, Marco, 110
nutrition: in beets, 18–19; in
Lilac Vodka compress, 206;
pomegranate, 209, 242–43
buckwheat, 179; in grapes,
linden tea for, 137; pine oil
poplar, 210, 242–43
37; for managing stress,
for, 236; sweetbrier/rose hips
poppy petals, 59
190–91; pine needle vitamin
for, 64
potassium permanganate bath
drink, 239; for preventing
Pan and Syringe, 206–7
for children,
