Home Remedy Recipes
Hives Remedy
Ingredients
Stinging Nettle Infusion
- 1 cup water
- 1 to 2 teaspoons powdered stinging nettle leaves and stems
- Honey and/or lemon, to taste
Skin Treatment
- 2 to 4 cups colloidal oatmeal
- 1/2 to 1 cup baking soda
- 1 to 2 cups powdered chamomile flowers
Instructions
Stinging Nettle Infusion
- Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add stinging nettle and remove from heat. Steep for 10 minutes, then strain.
- Add honey and/or lemon.
- Drink cool or reheat. If you are pregnant or nursing, consult your doctor before using. Healthy adults may use up to 2 cups a day.
- Do not give nettle infusion to children under 2.
- If giving the formula to older children and those over 65, use extra water to weaken the formula.
Skin Treatment
- Add oatmeal, baking soda and chamomile to bath water.
- Repeat as needed.