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Thursday, February 1, 2018

31 Long-Forgotten Native American Medicinal Cures That Really Work!


31 Long-Forgotten Native American Medicinal Cures That Really Work!

The Organic Dream

Here are the 31 best Native American medicinal cures…

1. Alfalfa: This green veg can help relieve digestion, help blood clotting and is a great immune system booster.
2. Aloe: Still used today in some skin product, squeezing aloe sap directly onto the skin stops the pain of insect bites, burns and sunburn.
3. Aspen: Aspen tea is used to help fevers, coughs and pain. It contains salicin which is used to make aspirin.
4. Bee pollen: Boosts your energy, your immune system and speeds up digestive problems.
5. Beeswax: Can be used topically on insect bites and stings.
6. Blackberry:Blackberry tea is used to stop diarrhea, reduce inflammation and stimulate the metabolism.
7. Black Raspberry: Black raspberry roots are dried and made into tea to relieve coughs, diarrhea and general intestinal distress.
8. Buckwheat: A popular health food today, it lowers blood pressure, helps with blood clotting and relieve diarrhea.
9. Cayenne: Used by the Native Americans for many uses including to increase blood flow, as an antiseptic and anesthetic to numb the pain.
10. Chamomile: Chamomile tea is used to treat nausea and anxiety.
11. Chokecherry: This is a go-to Native American cure-all which helps coughs, colds, flu, nausea, inflammation and diarrhea. As a salve or poultice it is used to treat burns and wounds.
12. Echinacea: An all-round medicinal plant which helps the immune system, fight infections and fever. It also is used as an antiseptic and general treatment for colds, coughs and flu.

13. Eucalyptus: Eucalyptus oil is used for coughs, sore-throat, flu and fever.
14. Fennel: The seeds are chewed, or the leaves and stems are made into a tea to treat coughs, sore-throat, aid digestion, offer relief to diarrhea.
15. Feverfew: This is still used today in many alternative painkilling treatments, it helps with headaches, migraines and joint pain.
16. Feverwort: Another natural remedy used to treat general pain and joint stiffness.
17. Ginger root: Ginger is an excellent medicinal food, it helps digestive health, is anti-inflammatory, aids circulation and can relieve colds, coughs and flu.
18. Ginseng: Ginseng extract is still used today, it is a general immune system booster and helps liver and kidneys to function properly.
19. Goldenrod: This was used by the Native Americans to help cold and flu symptoms such as bronchitis and chest congestion, inflammation and sore throats.
20. Honeysuckle: Used to treat bee and insect stings topically, and as a tea was used to treat coughs and colds.
21. Hops: Was used to treat stomach and digestive problems, and also for toothaches.
22. Licorice: This is an excellent reliever of sore throats and coughs, and for chest infections.
23. Mullein: Used to treat chest infections and general inflammation in the body.
24. Passion flower: Used to treat burns, insect bites and boils.
25. Red clover: Used to treat inflammation, improve circulation and treat respiratory conditions.
26. Rose hip: Full of vitamin C, this is an excellent immune system booster and was also used as an antiseptic and to treat inflammation.
27. Rosemary: Chewed, it was used mainly as an effective pain killer.
28. Sage: Sage was used for digestive disorders, colds and sore throat.
29. Spearmint: Helps clear the sinuses and aids blood flow, great for treating runny noses and colds.
30. Valerian: Valerian root calms pain and helps relax the stressed.
31. White Pine: Used to treat respiratory problems and chest congestion.
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4 comments:

Toni said...

Going to have to look into some of these. I once burned the base of my thumb so bad the skin actually curled up and felt like a potato chip. I immediately held it under cold water while my husband cut a spire of Aloe off one of our plants. I rubbed the gel substance on the burn for twenty minutes.

When I woke up in the morning there was a tiny scar and within a week, the scar was barely visible. I always have 10 to 15 Aloe plants growing around the place now.

Stranger in a Strange Land said...

Hello Toni:

Lots of useful info in this post. Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.


Kind regards,
Mike

Unknown said...

A lot of these plants are not native to the Americas. Can anyone explain?

Stranger in a Strange Land said...

You are correct Unknown. A few, settlers brought with them and were most likey learned about by native tribes later in their history. Most all were native to NA.

Thnaks for pointing this out.

Kind regards,
Mike