The affected areas are treated with latex or strong Papaya leaf tea. Compresses or washing with Papaya vinegar may also be used.

Fungi

These include foul smelling perspiration and smelly feet: Bathe affected areas twice daily, first with dead water for about ten minutes and follow up after about five minutes with living water. Repeat daily for about three weeks even after it disappears, otherwise the condition will appear again.. Shoes and socks may be treated with dead water. See athletes foot.

Gout

Kombucha: through the last century it has been well known that drinking kombucha tea is an excellent remedy for gout. Apply a compresses with a kombucha culture to relieve the pain.

Pain: make up a powder of the kernel of the mango stone mixed in mustard oil. This eliminates pain. Use fresh guava leaves and pulp on the affected parts this also eliminates the swelling and pain. Essential oils: see ease aches

Cold feet

Sprinkle cayenne pepper in your soaks. Changing foot baths (hot / cold) are the best treatment.

Fatigued feet

place crushed elder berry leaves into shoes.

Grind fern leaves to a powder, add to fullers earth, powder your feet also sprinkle powder into your shoes. Fresh lemon juice softens and relieves tired feet Apple cider vinegar will restore vigour to the feet. Sprinkle a mixture of 1 tbsp. bi-carbonate soda and 5 drops lavender oil into shoes. To soothe and refresh the feet soak in a foot bath with lady’s bedstraw infusion.

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Food: place fresh cucumber slices onto stings. It has a powerful drawing effect drawing out the poison sting and reducing the swelling.

Herbs: apply fresh aloe-vera gel as a poultice.

Kombucha: apply the kombucha tea or vinegar to the sting.

Wrinkles

Old skin cells make wrinkles deeper.

Papaya: apply the fleshy side of the skin from a green Papaya. Latex and papaya powder are used to reduce old dead skin cells and to make the skin smoother.

Food: massaging the skin regularly with a mango stone keeps the complexion firm and glowing. Pinenut meal is exceptional for stopping the skin from drying out. Apply a mask of the meal and goats milk to the skin before retiring each night, then remove the mask in the morning with cool water. Equal parts of lemons and oilve oil made into a lotion and massage into the skin.

Kombucha: use a kombucha culture as a sponge to gently massage your skin. Then rinse and splash on a little diluted kombucha tea.

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Remember: The skin is the mirror of our health. Herbs used traditionally to improve the skin are herbs supporting digestion and blood cleansing.

The following herbs are used in mixtures aimed at promoting general well-being:

Amaranthus, birch, chamomile, echinacea, elecampane, evening primrose, fenugreek, heatherscotch, horehound, lady’s bedstraw, liquorice, madder, new jersey, oat, pansy, plantain, sarsaparilla, sorrel, St. John’s wort, stinging nettle, walnut, wild pansy, wild Oregon, grape.

Skin trouble Herbal teas are chamomile, peppermint, lime, lemongrass, rose hip, dandelion, elder flower, heartsease, fennel seeds, ladies mantle, liquorice root and yarrow.

Check your diet to see if it has a good source of vitamins and minerals. Vitamin’s A, B, C, E zinc, kelp and spirulina are essential. Natural blood cleansing minerals such as iron, sulphur and potassium are found in radishes with their green tops, parsley, celery, young dandelion leaves, spinach, carrots, water cress, green pepper, and spring onions. As constipation is generally a key factor in most skin problems, the following herbs are beneficial for treating and detoxifying the blood -dandelion, burdock, yellow dock, echinacea, chaparral, sarsaparilla, nettle and red clover.

Stress is also one of the major factors causing skin problems, therefore regular exercise in order to stimulate the circulation, plenty of fresh air and sunlight are all essential. Skin disorders such as eczema, psoriasis, and acne all heal faster with regular exposure to sunlight. Aches and pains also diminish with the comforting warmth of the sun.

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Although the skin is an intact outer layer of the body, it is in fact indented by hair follicles with their sebaceous (oil) glands and by the pores of the sweat glands. These pockets are normally resistant to bacterial attack (except in certain cases where they show as pimples, boils, blackheads or acne). They will allow the entry of special drugs and chemicals into the body. These chemicals may be absorbed in order to combat infections of the skin (e.g.. antiseptic creams and ointments) or they may be used as skin conditioners to help overcome dryness or damage.

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