Paracelsus (Orlando, FL) on 04/23/2021

• Baking soda
• MSM
• Peroxide
• Kefir (absolutely key to have a powerful source of probiotics)
• Onion
• Activated Charcoal (key for detox)
• Red Beets or Red beet juice (liver and blood health)
• Vitamin C (liposomal if possible; vitamin C is a powerful antiviral)
• Castor oil
• Ozone (as in ozonated olive oil)
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Re: Top 10 Remedies If You Had to Pick?

Mama (TN) on 04/21/2021


Dear CPN,

What a fun question!

1. Baking Soda - Because so many ailments are aggravated or caused by being acidic, which baking soda reverses. 1/2 teaspoon in 4 ounces of water. Helps a UTI, bladder pain, heartburn. I have also used the baking soda water for dry eyes. I just wipe the water across the closed eyelid. Topically baking soda mixed with water to make a paste is good for a bee sting or burn. 1/2 cup in a bath is wonderful when sick.

2. Turmeric - amazing natural anti-inflammatory. Great for arthritis, stops diarrhea, useful for MRSA and staph infections (internally and externally), boils, etc.

3. Coconut oil - My favorite use of this is for viruses - especially mono and covid. It is also great topically or used for oil pulling for oral issues.

4. Castor oil - massaged into the skin or used as a castor oil pack I have used it for pain, cysts, and gallbladder attacks. It is also an amazing moisturizer. And then there its traditional use as a laxative.

5. Raw honey - for sores, burns, wounds, skin infections, sore throat.

6. Dried plantain leaves - plantain tea is great for a uti. Plantain poultices are excellent for pain. Plantain leaves, reconstituted are part of a natural burn treatment that helps skin cells to grow.

7. Melatonin - Sleep aid and for the high dose melatonin protocol for covid.

8. Frankincense essential oil - topically for pain, growths, UTI, infections.

9. Activated charcoal powder - to neutralize poisons. Stomach bug, diarrhea, pain.

10. Magnesium - sleep, constipation, stress, sore muscles, TMJ, headaches

If I were allowed a dozen I would add:

11. Nettle capsules or tea - for allergies, hives, poison ivy, arthritis.

12. Chamomile tea bags - calming tea, eye infections, sleep, infections.

~Mama to Many~


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Re: Top 10 Remedies If You Had to Pick?

Wendy (Dublin, OH) on 04/21/2021


Definitely the following:

Baking Soda - a 1/2 teaspoon stirred into 8 oz of water, my go-to when I get the first inkling of a UTI (Urinary Tract Infection). Always makes it go away! Of course be diligent about limiting/eliminating processed sugar & "bad" carbs from your diet!

Vitamin D3 - have taken this supplement for ages; recommended by my functional medicine practitioner

Turmeric - regularly used with organic UNrefined virgin coconut oil & pepper in hot tea or golden milk (recipe here on EC). Helps with any arthritis symptoms and actually calms my anxiety!

Lemons or juice - just enjoy it with tea.

Also, Organic Apple Cider Vinegar ("ACV) with Baking Soda added to 16 oz of good-quality water & sipped on throughout the day. I don't do this every day; maybe 3x/week.

Borax - I add a 1/4-1/2 cup to my laundry along with a squirt of Dr. Bronner's Eucalyptus Soap. The borax gets rid of any "musty" smell & "boosts" the effectiveness of your own detergent. The eucalyptus soap kills dust mites & certain viruses. Here's a google description of what eucalyptus soap can do:

"Perhaps one of the best things about eucalyptus oil is that it can help fight off bacteria and viruses, though it isn't effective as an antifungal essential oil. It has been proven to be able to effectively kill 22 types of harmful bacteria, like E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus."


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Top 10 Remedies If You Had to Pick?

CPN (Somewhere USA) on 04/20/2021


Hello all

I have found so much information over the years here on Earth Clinic. All of it great.

I have a question for our readers here. If you could only have 10 remedies for the rest of your lifetime as in herbs, vitamins ECT. I know there are so many. Only 10 you can have which ones?

My list is as follows.

Baking soda
MSM
Peroxide
Vitamins D3
Turmeric
Garlic
Lemons or juice
Cayenne pepper
Borax
Orange oil

If you like, explain why you picked what you picked in your top ten.

Make it fun, make it educational.

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What Books Does the EC Community Recommend in Case of No Electricity?

Suzy (Eugene, Or) on 08/30/2017


This past week we lost our connection to the internet and were hit with acute food poisoning.

I remembered activated charcoal and for my sweetie this brought some relief. But my vomiting was so severe it was coming back up. I used to read the recent posts regularly and had skimmed all the remedies sections. But, in my weakened condition my recall was not good.

I was hit by the realization that in the case of a real emergency, like what is occurring in Houston, we would be without the Internet as well.
I need to build a reference library invade of emergency and want a real paper book library. How thorough is the Natural Cures book and will there be updates say... annual best of? Also what books do other readers recommend?


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EC: If you are asking about Earth Clinic's "Nature's Best Remedies" book, sorry no updates planned at the moment. Our community can tell you whether they think it's a thorough book or not!
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Susan (USA) on 03/01/2004


1. Activated Charcoal to purify contaminated water supplies.
2. Cayenne to stop bleeding and heal wounds.
3. Apple Cider Vinegar (commercial brand, not organic) to stop food poisoning.
4. First Aid Supply Kit.

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Joyce Recommends Survival Remedies

Joyce (Joelton, TN) on 07/18/2008


Survival Remedies: Let's touch on the subject of what I think every family should have in their emergency backpack in the event of a catastrophe. According to a lot of people we have one whale of a catastrophe arriving or finishing up in 2012. If we get the troubles predicted (and I certainly hope it will be natural disasters instead of nuclear) groceries are going to be emptied, ditto for drugstores and shopping centers. Probably telephones, TV's and radios as well as electricity and public water supplies will also be out of order for what will seem like an eternity to us spoiled people who are so used to having it all.

Contrary to popular belief, there have been studies done on lots of plants. There is a federal botanical data base that gives the chemicals and their actions on local and plants from other areas. There is a book titled The Green Pharmacy by James A. Duke (a PHD botanist who spent a lot of years collecting and amassing information for the federal government's data base. He gives information on local plants in the US, plus information on plants found on other parts of the planet. This book should be in every emergency backpack. Other books that should be in there with it is a good reference book identifying these plants and another on identifying edible wild plants. I recommend a trip to your local bookstore for purchasing them now and start looking through them, and some good family hikes to try to see how many you can find should make them more interesting. Field guides on these things will be handier & lighter weights for these hikes. Of course you should also remember a good water supply and enough MRE's (ready to eat meals as used in the military) which can probably be found in army surplus stores as well as on-line in emergency supplies.


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TAN KOON PENG (SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE) on 06/22/2008


Survival Remedies: A whistle is a useful device for attracting attention in times of emergency. You can use it when hiking in the mountains.It will be handy if you are lost or injured and need help. Use it when boating and it can attract attraction easily should the boat overturn. Use it when you are caught in a an natural disaster to get resucer to your aid. Women can also use it for personal protection.

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Deb H (USA) on 03/04/2008


It seems that there have been many catastrophic events in the past so many years; this has gotten me thinking about what might be good to put in a lightweight backpack - for quick carry away. Of course there are a number of interesting insights to be gleaned from Earthclinic but I thought that maybe it could be an interesting topic to put out there for debate and discussion. It seems that governments may (or may not!) know what their rolls are in catastrophic situations but so often the everyday person is caught off guard and unprepared. (Even just recently, for example, it has been written in our local paper that the underground water pipelines are badly aging and could collapse, causing water contamination for many, many people. And yet, no discussion about what people could do to prepare for such a thing.) And on and on! Anyway, just a suggestion. Best regards! Deb

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Shawn (Las Vegas, NV) on 03/20/2008


I used to live in Portland, Or. There is a significant tectonic plate 50 miles of the coast called Juan de Fuca. Scientists have determined that it shifts every 300-350 years with a 9.0+ earthquake to the Northwest. It's overdue. Because of this the Portland fire department has come up with a training program for civilians. It's called the "neighborhood emergency teams" (NET). This program was designed to help yourself, your family and your neighbors, in that order. I pulled out my NET manual and this is what the PFD suggest you have in your medical kit.

- Kerlex, Kling, or any other brand of roller bandage (6 rolls)used to wrap over dressings and to secure splints.
- 4in. sterile gauze pads (4-6)
- 2in. sterile gauze pads (4-6)
- Sanitary napkins (2-4) used to control excessive bleeding.
- 1 and 2in. adhesive tape (1 roll of each) used to secure dressings and bandages; change every 6 months
- Bandaids (1 box assorted sizes)
- Triangular bandage (3) used to secure broken arms, shoulder dislocations or as a wrap for splints. Can be purchased or made from old sheets.
- Ace bandage for wrapping sprains.
- Sterile water (1 Qt.)used to flush wounds and cool burns.
- Antiseptic solution (1 bottle) used to cleanse wounds.
- Medical scissors
- Tweezers
- Sterile needle for splinters
- Asprin or non-asprin pain reliever.
- Latex gloves (2 pair)
- Anti-diarrhea medication
- Antacid
- Syrup of Ipecac (to induce vomiting, if advised by Poison Control Center)
- Sunscreen
- Tube of petroleum jelly
- Cleaning agent/soap
- Moistened towlets or baby wipes
- Assorted sizes of safty pins

Understand this is for a 72 hr. period. After the Katrina fiasco I think it's safe to say that in a major disaster we all may be on our own for a month or more.
As far as food and water use clear plastic bottles for water. I use the 5 gallon type with a teaspoon of bleach in it and change it every 6 months. Just make sure that on the bottom of the container in the recycle triangle the # is 1,2,4 or 5. Do not use 3,6 or 7; it has to do with how the plastic was produced. 3,6 and 7 are fine just not for long term storage like 6-12 months. NEVER use plastic opaque milk containers. They have micrscopic cavities for bacteria. One gallon of water for one person for one day. You can live 30 days without food and 7 days without water. Campers and hikers use the 3/3/3 saying. 3 hrs. for shelter , 3 days for water and 3 weeks for food. As far as food goes can goods are recomended. I make my own granola bars and put them in a Food-Saver bag to the freezer and rotate them out every 6 months. They're light weight and I know what's in them. Hopfully we'll never have to use this information but it's good to know.
Shawn

P.S. I did this program over 10 years ago and websites weren't as popular as today. I do not have PFD's address.


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EC: Shawn, thank you so much for typing all of this information from your manual.
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Shirley (Missouri) on 04/02/2008


A simple mosquito repellant Get a large bottle of Listerine, pour into a 4-ounce spray bottle and use around areas outside. It works great and it's safe. It kills them instantly and will last a couple of days. Spray around food tables, play areas, standing water, anywhere you will be working or playing outside. Spray around door & window frames. Don't spray directly onto wood doors but do spray the frame around the door. This would also be a good thing to add to survival kits.

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