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Extracts from A.Vogel’s
Gesundheits-Nachrichten and from the classic work, The Nature Doctor.
Herbamare®, the preferred herb seasoning and food supplement
The principle of totality which modern biological medicine aspires to is
also applicable to nutrition. It is well known that medications from fresh
plants are superior to those from dried sources.
The same applies for food remedies and above all for seasonings which are
made from fresh plants since they are far superior in taste and nutritional
value and have more active ingredients than those prepared from normal dried
spices.
Not everyone has their own herb garden. It is therefore good to know that
Herbamare is made in this completely different way and is of the highest
quality. Cooking amateurs and experts are very impressed by and enthusiastic
about the natural rich aroma, taste and delicacy of this seasoning.
Extract from: “A.Vogel Gesundheits-Nachrichten”, May 1964
Salt as a Medicine:
Salt is a remedy for many ailments, but not in the form in which it is
usually ingested. Bathing in sea water is recommended for glandular
disturbances, which so often result in obesity. The thyroid also benefits
from sea-bathing, and anyone who suffers from goitre or similar thyroid
problems (hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism) will obtain good results from
it too. If you live in a landlocked area and do not have access to the sea,
you can use dry or moist salt packs at home to draw away water from the
tissues. For this reason, anyone suffering from oedema, swellings of a
dropsical nature, will find salt packs an answer to his problem. Gargling
with salt water is an excellent substitute for the more expensive
antiseptics and herbal mouthwashes sold over the counter – the effect is
just as good. In cases of catarrh or inflammation of the mucosa, tepid salt
water should be sniffed up the nostrils, which should then be rinsed with
clear water. This simple treatment, when practiced regularly, will reduce
any susceptibility to respiratory ailments, that is, catarrh and sore
throats. Naturally, if you do live by the sea, it would be better to use sea
water, provided that it is uncontaminated. Use cooking salt instead, if that
is all you have available. Salt has a good effect when used externally and
it is also beneficial when taken orally. However, for internal use common
cooking salt, iodised or fluorinated salt should not be used if at all
possible, only sea salt or herbal salt, which are much better. The trace
elements found in sea salt and herbal salt benefit the endocrine glands and
normalise both hypofunction and hyperfunction. Obesity is often the result
of insufficient glandular function, and in such cases ordinary salt will
aggravate the condition by increasing the body weight still more. On the
other hand, a herbal salt containing seaweed has the opposite effect. In
fact, if Herbamare seasoning salt is used regularly, quite a few pounds of
excess weight will be lost in a natural way. With high blood pressure, avoid
excess salt intake. Salt is an excellent preservative, even for fresh plant
extracts, and does not reduce their therapeutic value. Salt is widely used
in homoeopathy too where it is known by the name Natrum muriaticum.
Post-operative
Treatment of Goitre:
Where surgery is necessary, it should not be considered as a complete cure,
making further treatment unnecessary. On the contrary, post-operative
treatment is essential in order to eradicate the cause of the disease.
Iodine remedies, especially in the case of exophthalmic goitre, are not all
indicated and should be carefully avoided. Instead, choose foods that
contain traces of organic iodine, for these definitely serve to cure goitre.
Once again, the two herbal seasoning salts Herbamare and Herbamare Spicy,
both made with sea salt, are recommended first of all. Furthermore,
effective post-operative treatment of goitre includes plant products rich in
fiber and iodine. Watercress is high in iodine and should eaten in salads
when it is in season. It is also good for exophthalmic goitre and will not
harm the patient. In addition, homoeopathic and herbal remedies and herbal
remedies can used to good effect.
Cabbage poultices, alternating with clay poultices, preferably prepared with
a decoction of oak bark, have been found excellent for the treatment of
goitre. If the cabbage poultices prove too strong in their effect, leave
them on only as long as the patient is able to stand them. In time, the
period of application may be extended as the patient becomes accustomed to
them. Let me add that kelp in combination with Urticalcin have given good
results in post-operative treatment too.
Extracts from: Alfred Vogel, The Nature Doctor, A.Vogel Publishing House,
Teufen (first published 1952) and Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh (Jubilee
Edition 2003).
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