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Sorrel root
Sorrel
root (Rumex acetosa) reaches one metre in
height and has long-shaped leaves. The stems taste sour, but
pleasant and refreshing. It is frequently used to spice food. The
root tastes sour-sweet and it is used in quack medicine for
healing skin diseases. It also cures liver disorders, such as
infectious hepatitis - A, B, C-type and all sorts of
intoxications.
How to find it:
It
grows in the fields and meadows. The root can be harvested in
October, after the stem and leaves have dried out. Wash the roots
well, cut them into four and store them in cool dry place. When
the roots lose their resilience, use them for producing all sorts
of mixtures.
Prescription
Powder
It is the best way to use it. Grind the
roots and take 1 spoon/4 times a day. Take it on empty stomach,
keep it underneath the tongue for 10-15 minutes and swallow it
with water.
A small secret:
combine it with artichoke, centaury, gentian and wormwood for
healing liver disorders.
Decoction
Soak
2 teaspoons of ground plant into half cup of water (over night)
and filter it; boil any remains of the plant into another half cup
of water for 1-2 minutes and let to cool off; combine the two
mixtures and take it into 2-3 helpings/day.
Use it to
heal:
- infectious hepatitis (A, B, and C): mix it with
artichoke (Cinara scolymus), Silbyum marianum and hardhay
(Hypericum perforatum), in equal quantities. Take a teaspoon
four times/day, on empty stomach,. After several weeks the
results become obvious. It increases appetite and resistance to
effort. The skin regains its normal colour and psychical features
are improved. A cure should last for 3 months.
-
recovering after liver disorder, caused by stress: mix powder with
artichoke, in equal quantities; take it 3 times/day, before main
meals. The cure should last for at least 2 weeks or 2-3 months, in
case of serious disease.
- auxiliary for curing malignant or
benign tumours: take an teaspoon/ 4 times a day. It contains
certain substances which improve immunity and absorbs tumours. It
is also a mild digestion-stimulating substance, it improves
physical and psychical energy and is perfect for healing cancer.
Age spots are caused by internal lack of balance: drink 2-3 cups
of decoction/day, on empty stomach. It helps to liver dis
intoxication. A cure should last for at least a month. Also add a
teaspoon of Viola tricolor into a cup of decoction.
-
acne: mix 4 teaspoons of powder with another four of honey. Drink
it during the day, on empty stomach. The cure lasts for at least 2
months.
Dwarf elder root (Sambucus ebulus)
Dwarf
elder root is related to elder, but it is a wild herb. Their
leaves, flowers and fruits are similar, but it is smaller and less
resisting. The leaves smell badly, but they are perfect healing
plants. It prevents exaggerated appetite. It is perfect for dis
intoxicating the body and helps to any diet.
How to find
it:
It grows at the mountains, on river beds and near
forest skirts. The root is very strong and it must be harvested at
the end of October. Wash it well and slice it. Let it dry out,
into thin layers into fresh place.
Prescription
Brandy
soak
- use only small dose, because it is very strong;
soak 100 gr of fresh root into a litre of strong brandy and let it
soak for 5 days. Then, filter it and keep it into dark-coloured
bottles. Take several spoons on empty stomach, in case of diets,
and 2 hours before dinner, for it is a perfect purgative
substance.
Cold soak
- 2 teaspoons of ground
root mixed with 200 of water; let it soak over night and filter
it. Drink it on empty stomach: 1 or 2 glasses a day.
It
cures:
- constipation: brandy soak is a perfect laxative and
purgative drink. Take 1-2 spoons of soak/day, three times/day, on
empty stomach. The cure lasts for 2 weeks; take a week-break then,
repeat it again.
- fatness, gaining weight, exaggerated
appetite: it has eliminating properties, it is a diuretic and
purgative substance which fastens weight-loss. It tastes bad and
though it prevents exaggerated appetite. Take a spoon of soak, a
few minutes before eating. Be careful because it is very strong!
In case of overdose, you might lose weight too fast and suffer
from stomach disorders.
- hypo acid gastritis, slow digestion:
take a teaspoon of powder, 20-30 minutes before main meals. It
regulates and stimulates digestion.
- cystitis and urinary
disorders, acites: drink one glass of soak/4 times a day. In case
you suffer from water retention, take powder: a teaspoon, 3-4
times/day.
Caution!
Dwarf
elder is a purgative herb which may cause side effects:
dehydration, abdominal colic and irritation of the digestive
tract. Do not over exceed the dose and keep out of children's
reach!
It is not recommended in case of internal use: do
not take it in case you suffer from diarrhoea, irritable colon,
hyper acid gastritis, vomiting or poor metabolism.
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