To: "'permaculture'" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Reaction to 60 minutes piece on Bees
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 00:00:57 -0500
Consider also the old aloe vera. I neglected to use it on my poison ivy this
summer. I can't think how I missed trying it. I keep a huge pot of it at the
ready.
Nancy
Cob is fire proof, but our society outlaws it. --Ray Cirino
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[mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lawrence F.
London, Jr.
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 11:02 PM
To: permaculture
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Reaction to 60 minutes piece on Bees
Nancy Bracewell wrote:
> Shelter is going fast due to overuse of pharmaceuticals.
>
> Officials in at least half a dozen states have notified parents of recent
> cases http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21359317/
>
> They can add Alabama to that list, since a friend's children brought home
> warning notes and her son has already had it. She cured it with constant
> care and salt-water wash.
Antibiotic-resistant staph infection:
Would the following be of any use, topically applied:
tea tree oil soap (Dr. Bronners) - I use it to keep eye and sinus & ear
infections in check & it works
tea tree oil (plantation grown, pure undiluted oil only)
1) fresh plantain poultice (greater plantain - large leafed, lesser plantain
- rattlesnake plantain)
2) comfrey poultice
3) goldenseal powder (added to the above poultices)
4) long shot - jewelweed, fresh juice of - works on poison ivy - no idea if
it would help with staph -
it creates a glossy layer on the skin which seems to protect and heal the
affected area;
in the case of poison ivy it reduces itching. With PI I would use 1,2,3,&4
as a poultice held in place with a gauze bandage.
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