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Marigold, Calendula and Eyebright
Posted by Nicky (Edinburgh, Lothian, Uk) on 03/21/2010
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I have successfully treated conjunctivitis both for me and also my dogs by using a mixture of dried marigold/calendula and eyebright. You can get the dried herbs from a herbalist or health food store. Use 1 teaspoon of the dried herb mixture in 1 cup of boiling water and leave to infuse for 15mins. Strain, then use in a separate eye bath for each eye. For pets dab the eyes with cotton wool soaked in the infusion. Repeat this three times a day or as required until it clears. It is very soothing. In addition I would also recommend to take Echinacea or anything to boost the immune system.
Black Tea Bag
Posted by Jdkokoko (Quezon City, Philippines) on 09/01/2009
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i woke up with my right eye watery and swollen. i read from your website about the cure for this - green tea bag soaked in hot water. but because green tea here in the philippines is costly, i tried what is available brown tea bag. it worked. after only 7 minutes the swelling and watering has considerably decreased. i continued applying the bag after 3 hours apart, 2 times more and its completely gone the next morning. thanks earthclinic, your heaven sent (see the Holy Bible talks about plants and trees being the cure for our body illness)
Black Tea Bag
Posted by Jenk40 (Seattle, Wa, USA) on 08/28/2009
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Nay: Black Tea Bags for Eye Infection: I recently got an eye infection and came online to search for natural cures. I tried applying black tea bags I had steeped as warm compresses first. I did this for about 15 minutes approximately 5 times the first day. The next day the eye infection was actually worse. I discontinued this and starting using ACV wash, which did end up working.
Sea Salt
Posted by Wendy (Florida ) on 03/31/2025
Hi..I woke up today too a puffy eye .There was a infection due to makeup. IM TRYING THIS SALT CURE WASHING MY EYE W SEA SALT AND WARM WATER..WILL LET U ALL KNOW.IT BURNED ALITTLE. BUT I EXPECTED THAT . WILL GET BACK TO U ALL.
Sea Salt
Posted by Tristan (Sydney, Australia) on 05/14/2009
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I recently used a sea salt solution to get rid of pink eye; it worked, but now my eyes are always dry, and they get red very easily. Neither the dryness nor the redness (the two are most likely linked) used to happen before I contracted pink eye. Both my eyes were fine.
Can anyone tell me what to do about my dry eyes - I would appreciate it very much. Thanks.
EC: Hi Tristan,
Dry Eyes remedies can be found here.
Sea Salt
Posted by Nonni (Cleveland, OH) on 05/14/2009
Tristan, the cell salt Nat. Mur. (6x potency) is the tissue salt for maintaining a proper distribution of water throughout the system. I have had this cell salt work very quickly for dry eyes after taking only one or two doses. Also, as a side note to EC, it would be good to have a section for Homeopathic Remedies added to this site as they are wonderfully healing and safe to use as home remedies.
Sea Salt
Posted by Tristan (Sydney, Australia) on 04/28/2009
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Hi all, I woke up with a mucuousy pink left eye - it seems like it has been building up to it for a week - and was the stickiest this morning. I tried ACV drops (diluted), then switched to sea salt, which seemed more effective (also snorted some through each nostril).
The left eye is without discharge now, but it is still very red, and occasionally prickly. Should it have cleared up completely by now? Should I wait for another day? I hope someone can help me as I don't know if I'm just delaying the inevitable or am on the right track. Thanks.
(BTW, The right eye seems to be free of it).
Sea Salt
Posted by KR (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) on 04/29/2009
Hi Tristan!
When all three of my daughters came down with pink eye, I also used a strong saline solution which took a few days to clear the infection but with every day, the improvement could be seen and felt. On previous occasions before the knowledge of using this remedy, it would take 1-2 weeks just to clear up. So be patient and keep applying every couple of hours per day to get the best results. You're on the right track!
Activated Charcoal
Posted by Holly (Westminster, Co) on 06/26/2013
First time having this and I must say, it is aweful. I have bought the charcoal for the remedies you mention but have two questions.
1. My slurry is not clear. It's still black after several times through the cheesecloth. Is this okay?
2. For the poultices, does the paste wrapped in flannel go directly on the closed eyes? And then the plastic on the otherside, or as a barrier between flannel and eye?
Thank you for your clarification and help.
Saline Solution
Posted by Lady (Missouri, USA) on 03/25/2007
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I work with children and have spent a small fortune over the years on those tiny tubes of prescription cream. Then a co-worker from England told me he never heard of anyone using a prescription for eye infection. He said everyone in England just washes with salt water at the first sign of infection. Sure enough, I've staved off a couple of eye infections by rinsing my eye liberally with my normal saline solution. (Do it in the shower, it's messy.) The first sign, for me, is the runny eye. It runs clear the first day or so and then gets thicker and whitish. Before it gets any further, use the saline to wash away the infection!
