home made medicins

[bunkerbob]

I believe I will keep my dogs around for wound healing like the ancient Egyptians. The belief that a dog's licking of wounds aided healing seems connected with Bau's position of goddess of physicians.
Dog as Deity, Ancestor and Royal Animal
What do you think Naekid?

[NaeKid]

Originally Posted by bunkerbob

What do you think Naekid?

I try not to think .. my co-workers hate it when the smoke-alarm goes off

[UncleJoe]

Originally Posted by Dean

All these things have antiseptic qualities. The proper use of them decides there effectiveness. I've always been told that honey works as an antiseptic if you rub it on the wound not eat it.

I use it internally as an immune booster. I don't use cane sugar much anymore; except for baking. It's too expensive for making cookies and such.
I gotta find someone with bees and start bartering.

[bunkerbob]

Originally Posted by UncleJoe

I use it internally as an immune booster. I don't use cane sugar much anymore; except for baking. It's too expensive for making cookies and such.
I gotta find someone with bees and start bartering.

Unclejoe, this is the first home that I have not had a beehive. Even when I rented years ago I had one in the backyard.

I read a similar article last year in the Mother Earth News, this one covers the same hive design. It is easier to recover the honey than the traditional frame style hive and you don't have to hotknife the comb to retrieve the honey from these. Top Bar Bee Hive: Perfect for Backyard Beehives

I have talked to bee keepers here and they are reluctant to sell colonies because of the bee shortage. I will eventually get one and will make one of these hive boxes this time.

[Dean]

Originally Posted by UncleJoe

I use it internally as an immune booster. I don't use cane sugar much anymore; except for baking. It's too expensive for making cookies and such.
I gotta find someone with bees and start bartering.

I do to. If the news tells it right were running out of bees.

[bunkerbob]

Joe, if you are going to raise bees here are a few sites on top bar hives...
How To Build A Top Bar Hive by Philip Chandler in Crafts & Hobbies
The Barefoot Beekeeper
Free ebook... http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_67/815000/815182/3/print/How_to_build_a_TBH.pdf

I may start one soon, there is a active hive across the road the neighbor wants removed, free bee colony.

[*Andi]

My friend has a Top Bar bee hive and loves it. If I get back into bees that would be the way I would go ... but first I need to take care of a little bear problem.

[bunkerbob]

Originally Posted by *Andi

My friend has a Top Bar bee hive and loves it. If I get back into bees that would be the way I would go ... but first I need to take care of a little bear problem.

A bee suit or fully clothed would help.
Sometimes I crack myself up.

[AlterCow]

I make colloidal silver for many uses around the home. I make batches at 16ppm in mason jars and rotate the product.

I am a believer in Himalayan Crystal Salt. I use it in cooking, in SOLE (so-lay) water for detoxifing and alkalizing the body. I have bought a few 55lbs bags of the stuff in different sized chunks and granuals. The salt is far better than any sea salt and has 84 minerals within it. You can easily supplement any mineral defficiency with it. It has also been known to help lower blood pressure.

One can also make their own tinctures with use of a still. One can make the liquid base (vodka or the like) with the still as well as extracting essences from herbs and other plant matter.

There are a variety of medicinal fermented beverages one can make, too. An excellent resource on ancient medicinal brews can be found in this publication: Amazon.com: Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation (9780937381663): Stephen Harrod Buhner: Books

It is also a good idea to have a book on regional medicinal herbs and wild forrage foods to keep one's nutrition in check, for curiosity, daily use or merely for when SHTF.

[mitchshrader]

There's a particular honey, from Australia, that's thought to have exceptional medicinal properties. according to the flower it's made from. I've not used it but was encouraged to by an Aussie friend, which is why I promptly forgot the expensive name of it.

Stocking more than a modest selection of antibiotics means making a commitment to various compromises and substitutes. One may need to vacuum seal and freeze some things to extend shelf life, or use meds intended for animals on people, or use older generic meds in place of expensive brand name newer ones..but the more help you can get from your doctor, the better it is. With a proper relationship accumulating several 'last ditch' antibiotics is doable. PAYING for them, on the other hand, may take most of a young ransom. Extending the shelf life to the degree possible is a commendable goal, and easy on the budget. Caveat: Some antibiotics degrade into toxicity, meaning poisonous. If you don't know which ones, don't store antibiotics.