Essential First Aid Natural Products
from Nature's News Vol. 3, No. 2
The old Scout motto, "Be Prepared" is sound advice during the summer months. Whether away on vacation or at home, summer presents some of its own unique challenges: sunburn, insect bites, scrapes, outdoor injuries, etc.
But you can be prepard with natural, fast-acting remedies for all summer can throw at you and your family.
Tea Tree Oil has an excellent record of safe and effective topical use. First, tea tree's antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties penetrate the skin providing relief to cuts, scrapes, minor burns, fungal infections, and insect bites and stings.
In Addition, tea tree oil makes for a very good insect repellent as a substitute for commercial brands that use toxic pesticides. Simply mix tea tree oil in water and spray or rub on skin, or mix in aloe vera gel.
Avoid contact with eyes. External use only.
Nothing beats the soothing and healing properties of Aloe Vera Gel for sunburn, minor burns, and abrasions.
Compounds in aloe are anti-imflammatory, antibacterial and antifungal to help ease pain, prevent infection and speed healing.
Add tea tree oil to aloe for even better healing results.
Extinguish the flames of hearburn and indigestion! Few things are worse than the discomfort of heartburn and indigestion. A natural alternative to antacids is Stomach Comfort.
It contains calcium carbonate to neutralize stomach acid; alginc acid (from kelp) to protect the muchs lining of the esohagus from irritation; wintergeen oil and papaya fruit t oaid digestion; slippery elm bark to soothe the digestive track; licorice root concentrate and ginger to aid and promote digestion.
Always have Stomach Comfort on hand for times of stomach upset.
Stomach Comfort doesn't turn off the digestive processes, but instead controls acid, soothes the stomach lining and helps digest food particles.
Everflex is a pain-relieving cream that povides fast-acting, temporary relief of aches and pains of mucsles, joints, tendons, and and ligaments. Also pain from strains, bruises, sprains and arthritic pain.
EverFlex Cream's deeply-penetrating ingredients include menthol, a proprietary blend of fatty acid esters, olive oil and MSM . For external use only.
Five thousand years of Chinese herbal wisdom has gone nto the creation of this proprietary esssential oil massage lotion.
This multi-purpose lotion can be massaged into skin to soothe and relax aching muscules; relieve congestion and cough when applied t the throat, nose, and chest; relieve headaches when applied to the temple; or to invigorate the senses as an all-over therapeutic massage lotion.
External Use only.
The science behind Silver Shield Gel as a general purpose infection fighter is minute silver particles suspended in liquid.
These particles actively destroy bacteria, viruses, fungus and molds they come in contact with.
Use Silver Shield Gel externally for infections of all types, wounds, burns and insect bites.
For comfort in times of illness and distress CBG is a unique formula containing black cohosh, chickweed, golden seal, brigham tea, licorice, passion flower and valerian.
Combined, these herbs help calm the nerves, lesson cold and flu syptoms, support the respiratory system, reduce inflammation and tissue irritation, ease cramping of the digestive system and help relieve fever. It is also an effective remedy for chronic ear problems and swimmer's ear.
It may be used for both children and adults. CBG Extract belongs in every medicine cabinet.