Continuing with Alternative Medicine

You know, there are those people who only believe in conventional medicine, pharmaceuticals, and board-certified physicians.  And there are those who have all faith in alternative medicine, herbs, and prayer.  I prefer to use whatever works best, wherever it comes from.  It's the approach I try to take with this blog, because try as we might to stock the conventional pharmaceuticals and supplies that work for us, eventually our stores will be exhausted.

So in addition to the pharmaceuticals that are near and dear to your heart, you want to make sure you have herbs to cover the following types of infections:

• Respiratory
• Comfrey
• Echinacea
• Forsythia
• Gumweed
• Japanese honeysuckle
• Mallow 
• Mullein
• Oregano
• Peppermint
• Plantain
• Red clover 
• Sagebrush
• Thyme 
• Valerian
• Urogenital
• Arrowroot
• Black pepper
• Cinquefoil
• Comfrey
• Dandelion
• Echinacea 
• Gumweed
• Juniper
• Mallow
• Mullein
• Parsley
• Rosemary
• Thyme 
• Usnea
• Yarrow
• Skin
• Calendula
• Chamomile
• Comfrey
• Japanese honeysuckle
• Lavender
• Lemon balm
• Lomatium
• Mallow
• Oregano
• Peppermint
• Pine
• Plantain
• Red raspberry
• Thyme 
• Yarrow
• Gastrointestinal
• Arrowroot
• Chokecherry 
• Japanese barberry
• Yarrow
• Parsley
• Pepper 
• Plantain
• Cardiovascular 
• Hawthorn
• Valerian root

You definitely do not need to have all these herbs.  In fact, there are hundreds more that could be listed.  You need only ten to twenty.  Choose what you personally need among those that already grow in your area.  Add in the ones you need that don't grow wild around you.  Make sure you've got antiviral and antibacterial herbs.  This blog has focused entirely on herbs that grow in the mountains of the western US.  Make sure you learn about the herbs that grow in your area.  Make sure those herbs are going to work on you.  And make sure that they are sustainable for your needs.

In addition to all that, be sure to include the following in your medical supplies.

• Activated charcoal
• Baking soda
• Beeswax
• Coconut or olive oil
• Colloidal silver
• Cream of tartar
• DMSO
• Epsom salts
• Magnesium oil
• Honey
• Sugar
• Tea bags or a tea ball

All of these substances are widely used in natural healing.  They're easy to store in abundance.

While alternative medicine can be complicated, it doesn't have to be.  Just begin by learning how to manage medical issues you are most likely to encounter in your family and learn about the herbs that will help you.  Even just learning ten herbs will put you far ahead of the crowd.

Links to related posts:
Getting Started with Herbal Medicine