Food Remedies: Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal UsesDaniel, Florence
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Food Remedies: Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses
Daniel, Florence
Diet therapy; Functional foods; Nutrition
The following prescription is excellent for sufferers from bronchitis or
coughs: Slice a Spanish onion; lay the slices in a basin and sprinkle
well with pure cane sugar. Cover the basin tightly and leave for twelve
hours. After this time the basin should contain a quantity of juice.
Give a teaspoonful every now and then until relief is afforded. If too
much be taken it may induce headache and vomiting.
_Onion Poultice._
An excellent poultice for the chest may be made by placing one or two
English onions in a muslin bag and pounding them to a pulp. This should
be renewed every three or four hours, and the chest washed. I have been
told that, at the age of six weeks old, I was saved from dying of
bronchitis by such an onion poultice applied to the soles of my feet.
_Orange._
The orange possesses most of the virtues of the lemon, but in a modified
form. But it has the advantage of being more palatable.
The juice of oranges has been observed to exert such a beneficial
influence on the blood as to prevent and cure influenza. Taken freely
while the attack is on they seemingly prevent the pneumonia that so
often follows. By far the quickest way to overcome influenza is to
subsist solely on oranges for three or four days. Hot distilled water
may be taken in addition.
The peel of the bitter Seville orange is an excellent tonic and remedy
in cases of malaria and ague. A drink may be prepared from it according
to the prescription under the heading "Lemon."
The "orange cure" is used with great success for consumptive patients,
for chest affections of all kinds, for asthma, and some stomach
complaints. Oranges are taken freely at every meal. The "navel" kind are
generally used.
Herbalists sell dried orange pips to be crushed to a powder and taken in
the proportion of 1 teaspoonful to a cup of hot water. This is a
harmless sedative, and useful in hysterical affections.
_Marmalade Tonic._
A drink made with half a pint of hot water poured over a tablespoonful
of good, home-made marmalade will often give relief in cases of
neuralgia and pains in the head.
_Parsley._
Parsley is useful in cases of menstrual obstruction and diseases of the
kidneys. The bruised leaves applied to the breasts of nursing mothers
are said to cure painful lumps and threatened abscess. It may also be
taken with advantage by cancerous patients. In all these cases parsley
may be taken in the form of a soup, in common use among members of the
Physical Regeneration Society, which consists of onions, tomatoes,
celery, and parsley, stewed together in distilled water.
Dr. Fernie remarks that when uncooked parsley has been eaten to excess
it has been observed to produce epilepsy in certain bodily systems. The
oil of parsley has also been found useful in cases of epilepsy. This
would naturally follow on the homeopathic principle of similars.
_Pear._
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