Instructions: 1. Tea Tree Oil: Antiseptic
use straight or diluted 1 part oil:10 parts water

Uses: Antiseptic
cuts to acne to sunburn: apply directly - mouth rinse for cancer sores, sore gums, chapped lips: few drops to 1 cup water
bug repellent

Look for:
15% or less cineole (5% is best)

30% or more terpinen (4-ol)

You should be able to smell it.

2. Citronella Oil: Insect repellent
Apply directly to skin

3. St. Johns Wart (Red Oil): Anti-inflammatory

Uses: Sprains, bruises, insect bites

Arnica cream w/ 15% arnica oil
apply to swollen areas several times a day

OR make your own red oil:
1 c crushed fresh St. Johns Wart flowers - or dried flowers
1 quart olive oil
Shake to cover the flowers with the oil. Seal tightly and place in the sun for several weeks until it turns a deed red color.

It will keep for several months. Discard when it smells rancid.

4. Ginger: Motion Sickness

500 mg capsules powdered ginger
or fresh ginger tea
or crystallized ginger

5. Licorice: Cough Control

Licorice rhizome and root: makes you swallow which suppresses impending cough

Brew licorice tea in coffeemaker using 1-2 grams (1/2 tsp) per cup of boiling water.

Drink three times a day up to three weeks.

OR chew the herb (1/2 tsp) three times per day and swallow the juice.

6. Echinacea: Immune System enhance

Use capsule or softgel for best concentrations Look for 125mg of extract standardized to 4% total echinacosides.

2 capsules 4 times daily is typical. Follow bottle instructions.

7. Ginseng: Energy booster

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