Insomnia
Essential oils may be used to treat insomnia effectively. The most popular oils for this treatment are Chamomile or Lavender.

These may be used in baths and by using a few drops on the pillow
or bed sheets.

Versatile Apples
Dry hands
Cut an apple in four pieces and remove the seeds. Sqweeze a clove into each quarter then place the apple pices into a bowl with rose water. Leave overnight. on the following day, boil the mixture for 10 minutes, remove the cloves and puree the apple.

Add a little flour to the puree and make a paste then smear on your hands. Wash your hands after half an hour.

Blue / bruised eyes
Grate an apple and apply to the eye area as a compress.

Algumas dicas em Portugues

Para a rouquidao
Descasque uma maca e coza-a em meio litro de agua. Filtre o liquido e adoce-o com mel. Beba antes de deitar. Com a polpa, faca um pure que come no dia seguinte de manha.

As macas reinetas assadas no forno com casca tambem ajudam com a rouquidao.

Dental Hygiene with lemon juice

To improve your breath, make a gargle with 1 glass of warm water and the juice of one lemon and gargle with this mixture.

To eliminate tartar and clean stained teeth, make a paste with extra-fine clay and lemon juice and use it twice a week by smearing it over your teeth.
Remember to rinse well with clear water afterwards.

Flower Therapy
Sunflower Bath
To find the correct person to share your life with, try a sunflower bath.

The flowers must be dried and ground and this mixture must be kept for a whole year in a large glass jar.
At bath time, using hot water, spread the ground petals on the water and leave to stand for 5 minutes, then get into the bath.
Best day to do this is on a Monday.
Time best suited is between 7 and 9 o'clock.
This ritual is ideal for people who have had various failed relationships and who wish to stabilize their emotional lives.

Jasmine
Jasmine is an evergreen creeper with pink or white flowers. It is hardy and prefers full sun and gives off an amazing scent.

Jasmine oil is used as a nerve sedative in Aromatherapy and it is at the same time uplifting. It also promotes the flow of breast milk and is of good value when used for ante and post natal massaging.

Jasmine is excellent when used in treating ailments of the respiratory tract. It also helps to prevent scarring and increases the elasticity of the skin.

Fight Insomnia with vegetable Juice

Can't get to sleep? Try this vegetable juice:

In a juice extractor, place two or three carrots and one leek.
Drink the juice immediately after it has been extracted.
Enjoy a peaceful sleep.

Jasmine Tea
Jasmine flowers are used in China and India to scent other teas by mixing a few Jasmine flowers in the tea container.

This shrub flowers all year round and these flowers are particularly good in scenting green tea and this is taken for eye and ear infections as well as to lower blood pressure.

For a good jasmine tea, add 6 flowers to 1 cup of boiling water and leave to stand for 5 minutes, then add a dash of lemon juice and sip slowly. Take for depression, tension, anxiety and indigestion.
Avoid during pregnancy

Green Tea (Camellia Sinensis)
Originated in China and India, green tea has been taking off lately, well known for its slimming properties. It has been proven that it accelerates the metabolism, and helps to burn body fat.
The substances present in this plant, dissolve fat and are successful in the fight against cellulite and fixed fats. It is also rich in anti-oxidants, and fights against premature aging, rich in tanin which reduces content of bad cholesterol and strengthens the arteries.

The leaves of Camellia Sinensis are dried straight after being picked
and pass through the heat avoiding fermentation. It should be kept in a fresh place, at the time of making the tea, boil the water first, then place the tea leaves in the tea pot away from the stove and allow to stand for 5 minutes to infuse. Drink as is with no sugar for best results.

You may drink up to 4 cups a day in order to burn up to 5% of calories taken in that day.

Watercress
This herb fights anemia and has a high content of phosphorus, iron and phosphates, which favour coagulation of the blood.
It is highly advisable in pregnancies especially towards the end. Its juice is taken as soon as it is extracted.

To fights coughs and bronchitis, make a syrup by squeezing the watercress with honey and lemon, lightly warmed.

Brighten up that smile naturally


Chew on a few sage leaves daily and as they protect your teeth and gums.

Rub the rind of a lemon over your teeth two or three times per week to eliminate stains left on your teeth by tobacco and coffee.

Strawberry juice lightens your teeth.Drink it on an empty stomach keeping it in your mouth and swirling it around for a few seconds before swallowing.

Rose Hand Treatments
Gardening and domestic chores can take their toll on unprotected hands. They can become rough and sore, and the skin may appear leathery and that is where roses come to the rescue:

Rose infusion
Place a handful of rose petals in a bowl and cover with 600ml boiling water. Allow to stand for 30 minutes, pour in 2 tablespoons of vodka, then strain.

Rose hand mask
Mix 3 tbsp of medium / fine oatmeal, 2 tbsp rose infusion, 1 tsp almond oil, 1 tsp lemon juice and 1 tsp glycerine in a bowl until you get a paste. Spread it on the back of your hands and fingers and leave for 15 minutes, then rinse off with water and apply the hand lotion.

Rose Hand lotion
Mix a half tbsp glycerine 2 tbsp rose infusion and 2 tsp triple distilled rosewater. Add 2 tsp cornflour and beat until incorporated into the liquid.

Papaya
This is a very versatile fruit. The Indians in California used the leaves to envelop the meat hours before cooking it as a meat tenderiser. This process turns the meat so tender that it practically flakes off its fibres.

This fruit aids digestion enormously, is diuretic and also acts as a natural laxative. Eaten first thing in the morning, acts against diabetes and asthma. It is also effective as a blood cleanser. In China the pulp is dried and used to reduce swelling in the feet.

Algumas dicas em Portugues sobre a papaia

Nas Antilhas prepara-se um xarope do sumo de papaia madura cozida com bastante acucar, no forno. este xarope e usado para tosse de tuberculosos em ultimo grau. Toam-se varias colheres por dia para este fim.

Este fruto maduro, esfregado sobre a pele tira as manchas e suaviza a cutis aspera eliminando tambem rugas.

Head Massage with aromatic oils

Before you shampoo your hair, give yourself a head massage with essential oils.

To relax: try a blend of jasmine or ylang ylang

For energy: Try mint or citrus
Massage for a few moments then shampoo as normal.

Head Massage with aromatic oils

Before you shampoo your hair, give yourself a head massage with essential oils.

To relax: try a blend of jasmine or ylang ylang

For energy: Try mint or citrus
Massage for a few moments then shampoo as normal.

Apples to reduce fever
Grate an apple finely then spread it 0.5 inch thick on a mall piece of double layered cheesecloth
about 6 inches in length.

Apply this over the forehead to reduce fever. you can make a similar poultice for the throat and chest area if required. Allow to stand for one hour.





Para inflamacao dos pes (pe de atleta)
30 dentes de alho
4 colheres de cha de canela moida
4 colheres de cha de cravinhos moidos
150ml vodka

Junte o alho com canela, e cravinhos a vodka num frasco de cor escura com tampa. feche bem e guarde num armario onde nao penetre a luz do sol. por duas semanas. e agitando o conteudo de dois em dois dias. Esta tintura estara pronta para usar ao fim de 14 dias.

Use num pouco de algodao ou num pano e passe esta tintura na sola do pe inteira e tambem entre os dedos dos pes. Use duas vezes por dia. Deixe secar. Se por acaso os sintomas continuarem ao fim de duas semanas, consulte o medico.

The Hangover cure bath
Citrus fruits can help you feel human again after a hangover strikes.
Use 3 lemons or 1 large grapefruit

Slice the lemons or grapefruit and steep the slices of fruit in a bowl of hot water and then add this water to your bath.

you may also add the zest of lemons or grapefruit to your bath water.


Another quick way to cure a hangover is by making a banana milkshake sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach, and with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Peppermint
This herb is excellent for any digestive disorders as the menthol in it stimulates the digestive juices.
Sip a cup of this aromatic tea made with 1/4 cup of fresh leaves to a cup of boiling water, cover and allow to stand for 10 minutes. This tea is good in cases of flatulence, colitis, indigestion and diarrhoea. Also good for nausea, it acts as a mild anaesthetic on the stomach wall, helping with the queasy feeling.

Mint is also an effective anti-spasmodic for period pains, irritable bowel syndrome and stomach cramps.

You may also try a combination of almond oil with 2 drops of peppermint oil and rub over your stomach in circular motion. This is also good for painful joints.

To relieve nasal, chest and sinus congestion, try peppermint oil as an inhalant. Place a drop of the oil at the base of your nose or on your upper lip to clear a stuffy nose. Alternatively, put a few drops into a basin of hot water , stand over it, covering your head with a towel in a tent fashion and inhale the menthol vapour. For stubborn coughs, rub a drop of peppermint oil directly onto your throat.

When suffering from cold sores, dab a drop of the oil on the affected area and the antiviral effect should clear it up in no time.

For headaches and migraines, rub a drop of peppermint oil on each temple if the headache is at the front of the head and at the base of the skull if the headache is at the back of the neck.

This oil can also be used as a pain reliever for toothaches. Mix a bit of the oil with olive oil, rub a piece of cotton wool in it and hold it next to the aching tooth.

Add a few drops of peppermint oil to your bath water for a circulation boost.

Soothe roughened skin
After the dry season, your elbows, knees and feet could do with extra care.
Use a pumice stone in a circular motion to get rid of the layers of dead skin. Afterwards, apply a massage of rosemary oil.

you may also apply a mixture of camomile to which you've added a few drops of orange oil, this is also used as a cuticle remover.

For a moisturising skin milk use 50g of cucumber juice, 50 teaspoons of water and 50 teaspoons of skimmed milk. Keep in a glass bottle, in the refrigerator and shake well before use.
Algumas dicas com eucalipto, para os Portugueses


A parte usada com frequencia sao as folhas. Seque-as e conserve em frascos de vidro.
Bronquite e asma
Junte folhas de eucalipto, farfaro e tomilho em partes iguais. Use duas colherinhas em 2.5 colheres de cha de agua, deixe repousar durante 15 minutos, filtre e beba em pequenos goles durante o dia.

Vias respiratorias
Ferva uma mao cheia de folhas de eucalipto em um litro de agua durante 5 minutos. Junte este preparado ao banho quente. Os vapores que se desprendem ajudam a fazer a desobstrucao das vias respiratorias.

Infeccoes da boca e mau halito
Ferva 15g de folhas de eucalipto num litro de agua durante 3 minutos, filtre e conserve num frasco de vidro. bocheche com este liquido 4 vezes ao dia.

Cabelo
Aplique uma infusao de folhas de eucalipto na ultima passagem de enxaguamento e o seu cabelo ficara com um brilho espectacular.

Sinusite
Inale 3 vezes ao dia uma infusao de 5g de eucalipto num litro de agua a qual se acrescentam 5 gotas de oleo essencial de eucalipto.

Blackberries
There are many uses for this fruit and its leaves.

As a diuretic
Prepare an infusion with dried leaves by addind a dessert spoon of dried leaves per cup of boiling water. Leave it covered for 10 minutes. Drink it in small sips and you may drink up to 4 cups per day. Stop this treatment as soon as your symptoms subside.

To treat diabetes, drink the above infusion 4 to 6 times per day.

To treat fevers
Make an infusion with 40 to 80g of fresh leaves per litre of water, drink throughout the day in small sips.

For inflammations in the mouth
Mash a few blackberries to remove the juice then add a little water and use as a mouth wash.

As amoras para a tosse

Para fazer um xarope de amoras, esmague bem algumas amoras negras e recolha o maximo liquido possivel delas, depois coloque num recipiente de vidro. Junte acucar com o dobro do peso do sumo e aqueca em lume brando, quando esta mistura adquirir a consistencia de xarope retira-se do lume, deixa-se arrefecer e guarda-se num frasco de vidro bem fechado, num local frio e escuro. Toma-se uma colher de sopa de xarope de tres em tres horas.
Para as inflamacoes da garganta, junta-se 2 colheres de cha do xarope com agua morna e fazem-se gargarejos com esta mistura.

Herbal hair rinses

Rosemary for dark hair

Infuse 40g fresh rosemary in 1 litre of boiling water in a bowl for 1 hour and then strain.


Chamomile for fair hair

Infuse 25g dried chamomile in 1 litre boiling water in a large bowl for 1 hour and then strain.