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We're posting some of the medicinal questions we get along with answers
from our Herbalist David Brill of The Rosemary House. Hopefully this may
help you with some of your own questions.
If you want to ask a new question there is a charge of $25 per question. Click
here for new question The answer will be sent to you directly by David.
Questions and answers may be posted on this site (names removed) to help
other people with the same concerns.
CYST ON TONGUE
QUESTION: I had a benign cyst removed from my tongue last November. Since then my tongue has undergone
healing in various stages. At present, the papilae of my tongue are inflamed and very bothersome. I keep rubbing my
tongue over my teeth because I feel like I have something on my tongue that needs to be removed. Do you have any
suggestions as to how to treat the tongue? I have tried using tea bags, aloe vera etc.,but nothing seems to help me. I
would appreciate your suggestions.
ANSWER: I would really like more information to better help you, do you have cysts anywhere else in the body, any
other problems associated with this, did the surgeon say what kind of cyst it was(fluid or fatty) and why it formed?
Have you been back to the surgeon and told him about the feeling. Seeing your tongue might be worth thousand
words, Baltimore is 2 hours from us would you consider a full consultation. If you do not want to come up I can email or
fax our brochure and client intake form.
Here is the short answer for your question. I would use some topical antiinflammatory and painkillers such as:
Kava Kava, Latin Named: Piper methysticum This herb is good for oral pain, spasms, muscle relaxant along with being
an antiseptic.
Spilanthes, Toothache plant, Latin Named: Spilanthes oleracea or Blainvillea oleracea, as the name implies it was
traditionally used for toothache, today it is used appropriately for pain of the tongue, teath, gums and throat, it is also
antifungal and antibacterial.
I would suggest using tinctures of these herbs and dropping them directly on your tongue, they should help with
inflammation and pain.
You might also want to use Echinacea tincture which besides being an immune booster is a great sialogogue, makes
you salivate more, good antiinflammatory and increases phagocytosis which are the cleanup cells of the circulation
system. The Eclectics also used it for pain in the late 1800's early 1900's.
PILONIDAL CYST
Question: I'm writing to help my daughter who is a healthy 21 year old. As a captain of her gymnastics team and a
cheerleader, you know she is in good physical condition. Also, she has always been careful to maintain good eating
habits. Recently she developed a pilonidal cyst which was treated with antibiotics and heat applications. This seemed
to do the trick. However, 6 weeks later it is reappearing. I'm trying to find a way to avoid repeated use of antibiotics
and, of course, surgery.
Answer: A pilonidal cyst can be a chronic and annoying problem. I would really like more information to give a better
recommendation for you. I can fax our brochure and client intake form to you, or send in mail or attached to email if
you have Microsoft word. I have run across this problem twice so far and have successfully avoided full blown surgical
removal of the area.
In general I would try the following.
1. Keep the area hair free, use a hair removing product once a week.
2. Don't injure the area, such as a blunt landing on the back or bottom when she is doing gymnastics or long-term
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