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.