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  • From: David Holmgren & Su Dennett <holmgren@netconnect.com.au>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Worms
  • Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 19:10:15 +1100

Andreas, if it is worms you need to get rid of, black walnut tincture is excellent. My kids all had persistent worm problems and I tried so many things including pumpkin seeds, garlic, homeopathics etc all to no avail or only very temporary results. Quassia bark was another recommendation that I didn't try. I am told that the gut needs a particular ph and I use apple cider vinegar in the goats'feed every day and for the chickens periodically so have found that to be an excellent preventative. But black walnut tincture is the most potent remedy I have ever used, Available from the naturopath or Chinese herbalist (in Australia)

Another kids problem that many of us have to contend with, especially if they are school goers, is head lice. Has anybody any experience with sulphur supplementation to repel these critters? I use sulphur for both goats and poultry with excellent results. Too much hair washing must remove the natural pest repellents in the hair(newly washed hair seems to be heaven) and sulphur deficiency in soils and therefore vegetables may be a contributor to our headlice infestations. I haven't got the opportunity to verify if sulphur works on humans(kids now past this stage) as it does for livestock but I would really like to know.

Cheers,Su Dennett
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David Holmgren & Su Dennett
Holmgren Design Services
Hepburn Permaculture Gardens
16 Fourteenth St,
Hepburn. 3461.
Australia.
Ph/fax 0353483636
Email holmgren@netconnect.com.au
Website http://www.spacountry.net.au/holmgren




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