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A Magickal Herball Compleat.pdf - Magicka School

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Massage oils<br />

Use a 2 1/2 percent dilution. Just 10 drops of essential oil to 2 table spoons of<br />

virgin olive oil.<br />

Baths<br />

Use 5 to 10 drops of essential oil to 2 tablespoons of full fat cow’s milk. Stir the<br />

bath water well to make sure the mixture is dispersed.<br />

Keeping a Herbal Medicine Chest<br />

As you will see in the next section there are many herbs that are of benefit to a<br />

variety of common conditions and it makes sense to keep a stock of these around<br />

the house, either in dried form, live plants, capsules or tablets etc. As with all<br />

medicines, though, make sure that these are kept well out of the way of inquisitive<br />

youngsters -an overdose of herbal supplements can be life threatening.<br />

A typical household list might include:<br />

Aloe vera<br />

Calendula<br />

Cat’s claw<br />

Cat nip<br />

Chamomile<br />

Cinnamon<br />

Cranberry<br />

Dandelion<br />

Echinacea<br />

Elderberry<br />

Eucalyptus<br />

Garlic<br />

Ginger root<br />

Ginseng<br />

Golden seal<br />

Hops<br />

Horse chestnut extract<br />

Lavender<br />

Lemon balm<br />

Nettles<br />

Peppermint<br />

Rosemary<br />

St John’s wort<br />

Tea tree<br />

Thyme<br />

Valerian<br />

Witch hazel<br />

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