Wise Woman

[vajramukti]

A fellow martial artist friend of mine in Georgia was kneed in the shin about 6 weeks ago and developed a nasty, hardened blood clot.

She has been to a few doctors, each giving her anti-inflammatories and contradictory information...keep it warm, don't put heat on it, keep it cool, massage it, don't rub it out.

She just posted on a forum that, as women in her family have done for generations, she consulted a "wise woman" who gave her a gooey concoction of arnica, witch hazel, and poison ivy extract.

The hardened clot which was the size of a half dollar a week ago, is the size of a pea now.

I love hearing about the "old remedies."

[morningstar]

That is so great.

I love the old rememdies, as well. Mother Earth provides us with so much...and the old knowledge has become lost to many.

My grandparents were very well versed in natural remedies, as were many of their generation. They had a "concoction" for everything, it seemed. I wish now that I had paid more attention when I was young.

[Frater G]

Sounds pretty good. Poison Ivy huh....must be from the part of the plant that doesn't cause itching.

[morningstar]

A friend of ours uses "Stinging Nettle" as an anti-inflamatory. He boils the nettle down...makes tea...not sure of his recipe - but he swears by it's effectiveness for everything from gout to arthritic ailments. Walking into this plant is not pleasant, however!