Lemon Thyme
Thyme is one of Nature's antibiotics. At the outset of colds and flu, make an infusion with half a cup of fresh herbs to a cupful of boiling water, cover and stand for 10 minutes, then add a tablespoon of honey and drink while warm. It aids with coughs, too.

This herb also boosts the immune system. Eat it with your meat dishes, use it in marinades for beef and pork dishes, it adds a great lemon aroma and herby flavour to your roast meat dishes.

Ananas

Para ajudar a prevenir contra a osteoporose, coma ananas.

O sumo extraido deste fruto ajuda tambem a combater a pedra nos rins e infeccoes da bexiga.

Para aliviar resfriados / gripes

O mais importante nestes casos e estimular o corpo a curar por si proprio pois nao existe cura imediata.
- Ao primeiro sinal de uma gripe, diminua a quantidade de alimento ou ate elimine por umas 24 horas.
- Tome um banho de sais de Epsom e aumente os liquidos, bebendo mais agua e cha de serpao de limao ou de gengibre com mel, que ajuda a limpar as vias respiratorias.
- Descanse bastante, nem que fique de cama um ou dois dias.
- Evite acucar, pois este bloqueia o sistema imunologo. Durante uma gripe evite o sumo de laranja devido ao alto nivel de acucar nesta fruta. Opte pelo sumo de limao misturado com agua morna e um pouco de mel.
- Tome cha de echinacia durante o dia, pois e a melhor erva para as gripes. Embora nao elimine os microbios, ela estimula a producao de celulas brancas acelerando o seu crescimento e aumentando a sua eficacia no local onde lutam com os microbios. Tambem pode tomar este cha em quantidades menores quando ao seu redor houver muitas pessoas com gripe, para aumentar a sua imunidade.

Quince
The juice of quince is good for infectious fevers and chronic diaorreia for tuberculosis. The quince is an excellent source of food and medicine in one, use a syrup made in bain-marie with 30g of
quince juice and 60g of sugar.


A mash made with cooked quince may be applied on external hemorroids to alleviate them.
An infusion made with the leaves also helps in cases of diaorreia, and to lower blood pressure.

Camomila (Matricaria recutita)

A camomila tem varios usos na medicina domestica, tais como:

- acalma tensao nervosa,
- ajuda a prevencao de nausea,
- acalma problemas digestivos, ulceras e inflamacoes,
- cha de camomila feito com sete flores para 1 chavena, promove um sono restaurador,
- usado em feridas e eczemas, o oleo e analgesico e ajuda com a restauracao das celulas
- para a sinosite, prepare um recipiente com agua a ferver e flores de camomila e respire os vapores.



Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis)
A great anti-stress herb, used in infusions, best as fresh leaves in the quantity of a third cup of leaves to a full cup of boiling water, cover and allow to infuse for 10 minutes before drinking.
Taken as is, is a very pleasant tea hot or as an iced tea, but if you prefer, add a little honey to

sweeten.

It calms one in times of stress and helps one to cope better.
It also assists with sleeping disorders caused by stress and anxiety.

It aids digestion by reducing stress blockages retained in the stomach area, relaxing stomach muscles so normal digestion may take its course.

Sais de Epsom

Os sais de Epsom usados no banho ajudam a transpiracao, e retiram o excesso de acido do corpo, em especial o acido urico, pelos poros . Tudo isto ajuda a abrandar a dor. Ajuda tambem a reduzir o estresse e tambem pode eliminar uma gripe quando usado no inicio desta.

Para preparar um banho de sais de Epsom:

Use 450g de sais na agua quente do banho, sem usar sabao pois interfere com o efeito dos sais. Relaxe na agua durante 15 minutos e depois friccione bem o corpo com uma toalha tendo o cuidado de nao apanhar correntes de ar. Descanse durante duas horas apos o banho para dar tempo ao corpo para desintoxicar.

Se padecer de artrite devera ter o cuidado de exercitar os membros o mais possivel para prevenir contra congestao nas juntas dos ossos. Pessoas com idade mais avancada devem comecar com 100g de sais ate o corpo poder tolerar quantidades maiores de sais.

Treat your smile

To remove stains on your teeth caused by coffee or tobacco, rub the skin of lemons on your teeth 2 or 3 times per week.

The juice of strawberries whitens your teeth. Drink the juice on an empty stomach, allowing it to swirl in you mouth for a few seconds before swallowing it.

Chewing a few sage leaves daily, protects your gums and teeth.

Clear eyes

To add a little sparkle to your eyes, drink lemon juice mixed with warm water daily, on an empty stomach, for a week.

Eat foodstuffs rich in vitamin C, like chicory, spinach, carrots and parsley.

Oily hair

Make a final rinse with 1 cup of water to a tablespoon of apple cider.

FIGS

For inflammations, catarrh and bronchitis, boil 5 or 6 large ripe figs cut in pieces, and the same amount of raisins in a litre of water.

Figs also help with kidney and liver ailments.

For dandruff, use dry figs, salt and vinegar in a food processor and apply to the scalp.

The liquid left from processing the figs, is good for skin marks on the face. Place a fig in vinegar and apply to age spots each morning until these disappear.


Prickly Pears // Figos da India
To combat asthma and other respiratory ailments, eat them roasted in the oven.


The juice is used for cough syrup by peeling a few pears taking care to avoid the thorns on the skin. Cut in slices and place in a dish, cover with sugar and allow to stand overnight. In the morning strain to remove the seeds and take in spoonfuls during the day.



As folhas dos figos da India cortam-se ao meio e cobrem-se com acucar, dao um bom xarope para a tosse.

Em casos de inflamacao ou inchacos pode aplicar-se directamente sobre as partes afetadas, uma folha cortada ao meio. Estas plantas, em decoccao, tem efeitos diureticos, aumentam a quantidade de urina, e como tambem aumentam a alcalinidade da mesma, sao uteis nos casos de inflamacao de bexiga e da uretra diminuindo a sensacao de ardor na cistite e uretrite.

Rose Quartz
This crystal aids emotional balance, and also for
soothing and expressing your emotions. The colour
of unconditional love, good to use in radiation
areas such as next to computers and microwaves. Use on dressing tables, it calms, soothes and brings one to a serene love state.

It supports love involving others as well as self-love. It balances the emotional and physical bodies by healing past wounds. For anxiety, use directly over the area of the heart.

For a good tonic to drink, combine rose quartz, amethyst and clear quartz in charged water leave to stand for 24 hours.

Cristais

Os cristais apresentam uma grande variedade de tamanhos, cores e feitios. Todos os cristais sao organismos vivos, fazem parte dos minerais e crescem na natureza.

Os cristais vibram com a sua propria frequencia e esta mesma frequencia determina qual cristal ira escolher em certa epoca da sua vida. Os gostos mudam de acordo com diferentes circunstancias da sua jornada.

Para limpar o chakra do coracao e melhorar a interacao dos outros chakras, use o quartzo rosa, que abre o chakra do coracao para dar e receber o amor incondicional. Este cristal e bom para resolver problemas a nivel emocional.



Turmeric
Used in curries to give them their yellow colour, it is also used in Hindu culture to paint their faces to give them an added glow.
Turmeric is known to support liver function and help keep bile soluble which can aid in preventing and treating gall stones.

It has also been known to reduce colon cancer cell growth and to suppress tumour growth.

As turmeric has similar anti-inflammatory properties to ginger, it is helpful for osteoarthritis and has thus pain-killing effects, it can also help sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis.

Apples

Apples are blood cleansers. Apple cures help to eliminate gout and rheumatism. This fruit, whether raw or roasted, helps with tuberculosis, bronchitis and asthma, thanks to its high iron content.

Apple broth cures lung catahrr. In general, apples help with respiratory tract infections.
Hot boiled or roasted apples are also a powerful ally against hoarse throats.

To cure eye inflammations, wash them twice a day with cotton wool dabbed in bitter apple juice.
For this purpose you may also use a poultice made with grated apples over closed eyelids for an hour.

Para os Portugueses..
A maca assada e excelente para fortalecer o cerebro, bem como para combater a pneumonia, a bronquite e as tosses rebeldes, casos em que se come todos os dias em jejum pela manha.

Contra a rouquidao e as gripes, recheia-se a maca com mel de abelhas.

A cura de maca sera capaz de vencer os desarranjos do aparelho digestivo, purifica o organismo, desinfeta e cura sem prejudicar.

Lemons

Lemon juice mixed with water & sugar gives us a refreshing
drink, the lemonade, so popular in warmer climates.
Lemonades are refreshing, stimulate the kidneys, clean the intestines and
are extraordinarily good for the liver, also recommended for gout and
bladder conditions.
The fruit may also be applied to ulcers and seriously infected wounds.


O limao e riquissimo em acido citrico e tambem um antiseptico seguro contra a fermentacao do estomago e intestinos.
Destroi os microbios e cria um ambiente invulneravel aos germes. Ajuda tambem a combater as gripes devido ao seu grande teor de vitamina C.

O limao e util em casos de reumatismo, escorbuto e hipertensao arterial. Possui propriedades antidiarreticas, antifebris e antisepticas.





Blue Crystals

Blue Celestite is one of the expansive crystals and one of its properties, is that it restores the faith in yourself, giving you the
confidence to move forward, showing you new ways for you to reach your objectives.

Hold a blue celestite crystal in your dominant hand whilst meditating and absorb its healing energy and guidance.

Honey
In days gone by, honey was consumed as a promoter of longevity.
Pythagoras was an avid fan of honey and lived to the age of ninety, the ancient Romans sweetened everything with honey even their wine. They loved honeyed wine.
With the invention of cane sugar, the consumption of honey as a daily foodstuff, declined considerably to man's own detriment as the benefits offered by honey are by far superior to those of cane sugar.

Some of its benefits are listed hereunder:

- It is a natural detergent on the skin and healing wounds.
- It is diuretic, laxative, relaxant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, liver conditions, intestinal problems, ulcers, infectious disease, chest remedy, cleans the blood and a good tonic for the brain.
- It is a powerful sedative for the system and promotes a restful sleep.
- A hot compress of honey has good results with abcesses, boils and tumours.
- A mixture of honey with clay and grated onion, is a remedy without rival for tumours.
- Ulcers and wounds benefit from compresses of honey with flour.


E para os Portugueses aqui vao umas dicas sobre o mel para adicionar as que estao mencionadas acima:
- O mel e uma fonte de potassio e por este motivo as bacterias nao resistem na sua presenca assim ajudando nas infeccoes
- Em casos de inflamacao dos musculos do coracao, nas doencas febris, como a difteria, o mel age com eficiencia.
- O mel e um poderoso suprimento para o coracao sadio e da forcas ao coracao doente, e tem accao benefica em caso de hipertensao arterial.
- Em caso de dispepsia, o mel auxilia a digestao.
- O mel e fortificante, laxante, digestivo e de facil digestao para os estomagos fracos e nao prejudica os dentes.
- A bronquite, a asma e a rouquidao encontram no mel um remedio excelente.

Cherries and their medicinal uses

Cherries are well known for their action in neutralising the acid in the system. Eating about a kilo of cherries exclusively, will transform uric acid radically and eliminate it from the urine.

This fruit is also indicated for treatment of rheumatism, gout and arthritis, also showing good results with liver conditions, and intestinal problems.

Bitter cherries are adstringent, whereas the sweet ones are laxative.

a cherry decoction made by bruising the cherries with their pips and cooking them in water, then straining and drinking several cups a day, will eliminate kidney and bladder stones.

Black cherries are especially effective against anaemia.

An infusion made with the stalks of cherries is very effective in the treatment of cystitis, and other bladder infections, drink several cups of this tea a day until the condition subsides.

Varios usos para os seus Cristais

Nao descuidando a limpeza e energizacao dos seus cristais, aqui seguem algumas dicas para usa-los

Em banhos de imersao

Escolha os cristais de acordo com suas propriedades, e coloque na banheira, depois e so relaxar e banhe-se durante o tempo que desejar.

Uso pessoal

Escolha um cristal pequeno coloque-o em uma saquinha de veludo e traga-o sempre consigo nao descuidando da sua limpeza e energizacao.

Energizacao de plantas

Coloque o cristal junto da raiz da planta a ser energizada, nao sendo necessario enterra-lo para este efeito.

Para dores de cabeca

Misture 1 colher de cha de cada um :
Cravinho moido
Canela moida
amendoa moida
misture com um pouco de agua de forma a formar uma pasta consistente. Com as pontas dos dedos, passe esta pasta na testa. Quando a pasta secar, deixe por mais 15 minutos e depois lave com agua morna.

Outra receita para o mesmo efeito e aplicada da mesma forma e a seguinte:
Misture 1/4 colher de cha de cravinho moido com 1 colher de cha de oleo essencial de canela. Aplique na parte da cabeca onde a dor esta localizada.


For colds and coughs:

- In a 1/2 cup of warm water, mix 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of honey. Drink several times a day.

- Mix a teaspoon of grated ginger and half a teaspoon of honey. Add a teaspoon of warm water and ingest three times a day.


For earache
Put three drops of clove oil in the affected ear.

Healing with Crystals

Amethysts
Amethysts, being transformational crystals, purify the physical and subtle bodies and thus amplify healing and spiritual energies.

They break down blocked energies that may be the cause of pain and are especially effective with headaches. They relieve tension and stress , aiding in a more restful sleep.

Ameixas

Devido ao seu conteudo em magnesio, potassio e sodio, a ameixa e laxativa e recomenda-se contra a prisao de ventre:
Colocam-se umas 15 ameixas de molho a noite, e de manha, comem-se as ameixas e bebe-se o caldo delas.

A ameixa fresca e tambem eficaz contra as hemorroidas e a hipocondria.
Diuretica, recomenda-se para as afeccoes inflamatorias das vias urinarias.

Sao ainda depurativas do sangue, actuando no figado, e desintoxicantes do aparelho digestivo.


Pineapples
This fruit may be used in various ways as a home remedy, such as:
For bronchitis, cut in slices, set them on a dish, then spoon honey over them and simmer. After it cools completely, take the syrup and place in a sealed container. Take three of four tablespoons of syrup a day.

The juice of a pineapple also helps with sore throats, assists with digestion, constipation and heals intestinal fevers, bladder and prostate problems and arthritis conditions.

Algumas dicas em Portugues...

Banho relaxante
Para cada chavena de ervas, adicione 2 chavenas de agua a ferver e deixe repousar por 15 minutos, coberto com uma tampa, depois adicione ao banho quente e deixe o seu corpo relaxar.

- Hortela pimenta
- Alfazema
- Alecrim
- Serpao de limao


Canela
A canela ha muito que e conhecida pelo seu auxilio digestivo, ajudando a aliviar o canal intestinal gastrico, mas recentemente ganhou fama devido a sua habilidade para ajudar a controlar o nivel de acucar no sangue. Activa a insulina , transporta glucose e impoe o metabolismo de glucose, consequentemente esta a ser divulgada para tratamentos de pessoas com diabetes tipo 2.

Para pequenas queimaduras

Aloes (Aloe Vera)
Aplique imediatamente o interior de uma folha de Aloe Vera na forma de gel, para reduzir a dor provocada pela queimadura, curar rapidamente e deixar um selo de proteccao sobre a pele contra infeccoes.

Detox juices

Cucumber + Mint
In a liquidiser, mix 1 cucumber + a small bunch of mint leaves, juice of 1 lemon, 1 glass of mineral water or coconut milk, 1 prune (stone removed) or 5 raisins, serve immediately

Cabbage
In a liquidiser, mix 2 cabbage leaves, 1 carrot, juice of 1 orange, 1 teaspoon of honey or molasses + 1 glass of mineral water or coconut milk. Serve immediately.

Try the above juices as a detox, first thing in the morning in place of your breakfast, 3 times per week.

To clear the lungs

Ginger tea with green apple
Boil 1 litre of water with 2 tablespoons of grated ginger for 3 minutes. Allow to cool. Add honey if desired. When it is cold, strain, add the juice of 2 lemons and refrigerate. Just before serving, add one grated green apple.

Healing juices

Prepare in a juice extractor the following juices as required and remember to drink them immediately after extracting them.

To boost the immune system
2 apples, + 1 peeled orange + 1 small bunch of basil leaves and 1 whole lemon (skin included)

To relieve tension
1 carrot + 1 apple + 1/2 lettuce + 1 whole lemon (skin included)

To detoxify
1 carrot + 1 cucumber with skin + 1/2 raw beetroot + 1 cup of mint leaves and 1 whole lemon (skin included)

To aid digestion
1 cup diced pineapple + 1 carrot + 1 cup of mint leaves and 1 whole lemon (skin included).

Toothache
This is decidedly one of the most intense forms of pain one can come across.
If you have clove essential oil, take a piece of cotton wool, then apply some of the oil, and twist it into a small ball of wool which you then place in your mouth, next to the painful tooth / gum.

Arthritis
Use an infusion of fresh ginger by steeping about 3 slices of fresh ginger in a cup of boiling water and allowing to stand for 10 minutes. Ginger seems to have the effect of warming you from the toes up and thus reducing the pain and discomfort.

Indigestion
The fastest working home remedy is a cup of mint tea. Use 1/4 cup of fresh leaves to a cup of boiling water. Cover and steep for 10 minutes. For added effect, sweeten with a tablespoon of honey, another aid to digestion.

Ola , Portugueses

Ulceras na boca
Use 2 colheres de cha de folhas de silva (amoras) para 1 chavena de agua a ferver, cubra e deixe repousar por 10 minutos. Depois coe e use o liquido para lavar a boca.

Dores de dentes
coloque um cravinho da India entre o dente e a face e ao fim de uns minutos, o cravinho larga o oleo essencial suficiente para aliviar a dor.

Artrite
Uma receita camponesa muito simples mas eficaz para combater a dor provocada pela artrite e a seguinte:
Aplique uma cataplasma de folhas de couve usando uma ou duas folhas exteriores, grandes, e passe-lhes por cima com o rolo da massa e de seguida aqueca no micro-ondas ou forno ou ate por cima de um aquecedor depois enrole a volta do local em dor e cubra com uma toalha, deixando descansar uns 15 minutos. Repita umas 3 vezes por dia.

Ginger Baths
Rheumatism and Arthritis sufferers can take comfort from the use of Ginger.
It is a proven anti-inflammatory and helps to ease painful joints and muscle tissue. Try a revitalizing ginger bath which also boosts circulation.
Cut a slice or two of fresh ginger, add to boiling water and steep for 10 minutes. Pour it into the bath water. Should you be using powdered ginger, add one or two tablespoons to your bath.

Bay Leaves
Add a sprig or two to your bath water to ease muscle aches. These leaves have astringent and antiseptic qualities. Soak fresh bay leaves in a litre of boiling water, allow to coolthen use as a facial rinse.

Lemon Balm
Use as a tea for colds and influenza, nervous tension, insomnia, indigestion and other stomach problems. t is a gentle restorer of balance and harmony.

Rose scented geraniums
Rub your furniture with handfuls of rose scented geranium leaves and fill the room with fragrance.

Sage
A cup of hot sage tea will quell a sore, dry throat.


Para os Portugueses...

Melancia
Para limpar os rins e bexiga, use 500g de uvas pretas(sementes tambem) com uma fatia grande de melancia no liquidificador, a melancia e diuretica e assim beneficiara da limpeza das vias urinarias.

Sumo de limao
Tradicionalmente, o sumo de limao, agua quente e uma colher de cha de mel sao usados como cura de gripes, obesidade e prisao de ventre.

Gengibre
Raiz com poderosos efeitos sobre varias condicoes.
O cha feito com gengibre e uma boa forma de transpirar e eliminar uma febre causada por gripe e ajuda tambem a eliminar o catarro e a tosse.

Bath Vinegar

Myrtle
Steep myrtle sprigs in white grape vinegar, leave in the sun for 2 weeks. During that time, strain out the old sprigs and replace with new ones at least twice. Add 1/2 cup to the bath, to soothe aching muscles and cool the body. Add 1/2 cup to a basin of cold water and soak the feet in it to take away cramps and ease sore, tired feet.

Fever
Crush together, a tablespoon of raisins and a tablespoon of ginger. Add to a cup of water and simmer for an hour or until a quarter of the liquid remains. Strain and drink warm, up to twice a day.

Stomach ache
Mix 2 ripe bananas and 250g of youghurt together and consume daily.
or
make a fine powder from 2g of oregano seeds, 2g of cumin seeds and 2g rock salt. Add the juice of 1/2 squeezed lemon and swallow with a glass of warm water.

Homemade vaporub
Melt 50g of petroleum jelly without overheating. When it turns liquid, add 2 drops each of peppermint essential oil, eucalyptus oil and pine or camphor oil. Pour the mixture back into the jar and seal once it has reached room temperature. Use after it sets, as a chest and back rub for coughs and bronchitis.

Oi Portugueses, aqui vao mais umas dicas

Para pequenas queimaduras
Colgate - Pasta dentifrica
Ao queimar, use um pouco de pasta colgate na pele logo de seguida e deixe secar e ficar na pele por varias horas para nao formar bolhas e assim curar rapidamente.
A pasta proteje a pele contra o oxigenio e reduz a dor de imediato, prevenindo contra a formacao de liquido por baixo da pele.

Alfazema
Baratas e ratos detestam alfazema. Esfregue esta erva nas portas e janelas e ver-se-a livre deles.

Xarope para a tosse (pode tambem ser usado para criancas)
Folhas de salva cortadas com a mesma quantidade de mel e sumo de limao, fazem um bom xarope para a tosse.

Camomila para cabelos claros
Ferva 1/2 chavena de flores de camomila em 2 litros de agua por 15 minutos. Coe. Use como a lavagem final dos cabelos e seque o cabelo ao sol.

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