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From:   Tomas Hood
   Archive-name: medicinal-herbs/part1 Posting-Frequency: monthly
   (on or about 20th) Last-modified: 1995/10/20 Version: 1.15

   FAQ Keeper: Henriette Kress, HeK{at}hetta.pp.fi.

   
   Another doctor showed us her legs at the conference -- she had
   used a hypericum ultrasound gel to treat a sprained ankle.  The
   ultrasound drives the contents of the gel directly into the
   tissues.  She later worked in the direct sunlight, and soon had
   second degree burns, complete with blisters, whenever the
   sunlight fell on the gel-treated skin.  Six weeks later we could
   still see the shadow on the back of the leg where the sunlight
   didn't fall, and the shadow of a sandal strap across the front of
   the ankle.  There was scarring from the blisters.  By the way,
   she said the only thing that would help the severe pain was aloe
   vera gel.

   
   REPELLING THEM

   >       i'd heard rumors of vitamins and herbs that naturally
   repel insects, though i'm not sure which ones.. any help is
   greatly appreciated

   courtesy Aine Maclir (amaclir{at}unibase.unibase.com):

   There are a couple of things that I know of.

   1. Wear Citronella essential oil (which isn't the greatest
   smelling stuff around, but I guess it beats Off).

   2. Take the equivalent of 1500 mg of fresh garlic clove (a 15 mg
   capsule of garlic powder or 3 x 5 mg capsules) orally every day.

   Taking garlic will cause your skin to secrete a natural insect
   repellent.

   For best results, do both.  Don't wear perfumes or scented
   deodorants and wear light-coloured clothing as darker colours
   attract bugs...this is particularly true of blue denim jeans.  To
   make sleeping more comfortable, burn either an insect coil or a
   couple of sticks of citronella incence in your cabin before going
   to bed, making sure that all the doors and unscreened windows are
   closed, so no more of them get in.

   If you do get bitten, applying a small dab of ammonia to the bite
   immediately after being bitten can help ease the itching.  And
   there's always the old favorite...calamine lotion...if you're not
   going to be anywhere that being coated in pink polka dots will be
   unfashionable (g).  Aloe vera and witch hazel will also soothe
   insect bites.

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Tomas Hood was the moderator of the echo, and also ran a herb
shop somewhere in Canada IIRC.

The above is an extract from the medical herb FAQ. This and the
culinary herb FAQ are available by ftp from
 ibiblio.org   or   sunsite.sut.ac.jp
 /pub/academic/medicine/alternative-healthcare/herbal-medicine/faqs/

From Greg Mayman, in beautiful Adelaide, South Australia

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