Self Sufficient Health Care Through All Natural Herbal Solutions

Becoming self sufficient in your health care needs, no longer bridled to the current health care system, is a very exhilarating feeling and something that we all should experience. Natural health care can be the road that leads you to self sufficiency in health care. A personal natural health care system is extremely simple to implement and provides great rewards. Assembling an herbal medical and first aid kit is the perfect starting place to begin implementing your own personal natural health care system.

Your herbal medical and first aid kit should contain the basics supplies found in every first aid kit, a good pair of scissors, tweezers, a thermometer, lifesaving and CPR instructions, a basic first aid book, assorted bandages, sterile gauze, and first aid tape. From this point on, the remainder of your herbal medical and first aid kit differ.

To counter infections herbs will be used since they are generally safer and more effective then most commercial over the counter remedies. Cayenne pepper prevents shock, heals wounds and stops bleeding. Golden seal root will counter most infections and also assist the wound heal. Comfrey is another healing herb that work exceptionally well on open wounds. Astringents such as oak bark and bayberry bark aid in pulling tissues together and quicken the healing process.

Cayenne pepper can also aid and relieve the discomfort of a heart attack sufferer. A heaping teaspoon of cayenne in a glass of warm water drank by the sufferer will bring relief. Individual suffering from internal and external bleeding also experienced a quick reduction of blood loss after having drunk a strong solution of cayenne pepper and warm water. Cayenne pepper applied directly to external wounds stopped bleeding immediately, and the wound healed quickly with limited scaring. Individuals suffering from hypothermia recovered faster after drinking a solution of cayenne pepper and warm water, followed with nourishing warm liquid, soups, vegetable juices, or honey in warm water, after getting them dry, warm, and calm. Frostbite sufferer's who's frostbitten extremities were soaked in a tablespoon of cayenne pepper mixed in a gallon of warm water experienced startling recovery. Cayenne pepper is an essential natural health care necessity.

To protect you from venomous bites and stings, Echinacea in extract and power form is the herb of choice. It should be included as a part of your herbal medical and first aid kit. For gastro intestinal disorder, ginger root has been found to be effective in alleviating nausea. Slippery elm bark, a very soothing herb, can be used to aid and comfort any irritated surface such as scrapes, bruises, bed sores, and diaper rash. It can be sprinkled on dry and by adding a small amount of water; it becomes an excellent band aid because it sticks to the skin by itself. There are many other all natural herbal solutions that should be included in your herbal medical and first aid kit, here I have just presented a few recommendations.

The secret to self sufficient in your health care needs is transitioning from commercial over the counter preparations to soothe and heal your aches and discomforts to dependency on all natural herbal solutions. For every over the counter preparation on the market, there is an all natural herbal solution available. Find out what they are and clear your medicine cabinet of the commercial preparation and create your herbal medical and first aid kit. Once you do, you will experience the exhilarating feeling of self sufficient in your health care needs.

Resource: Herbs to the Rescue, an Herbal first Aid Handbook, by Kurt King, M.H.