Foot odour: regular use of guava in foot baths and by applying guava foot lotion and powder can assist to regulate foot odour and perspiration.

Foot bath: guava vinegar 20 ml, Epsom salt 25 g, tea tree essential oil 2 drops, sage essential oil 2 drops, lavender essential oil 2 drops Use a bowl of hot water large enough to place your feet into, then add guava vinegar and essential oils. Soak feet for a minimum of 10 to 15 minutes at least twice a week.

Foot lotion: guava vinegar 50 ml, witch hazel 30 ml, distilled water 20 ml, cypress 20 drops, lavender 20 drops, peppermint 10 drops of essential oils. Mix essential oils in guava vinegar. Leave overnight then strain through a filter and add remaining ingredients. Shake well and apply daily. For maximum benefit use after a foot bath.

Foot Powder: guava powder 2 tbsp., cornstarch 1 tbsp., sage essential oil 4 drops, lavender essential oil 2 drops. Blend ingredients together and dust feet with the powder. Leave 1/2 tsp. in shoes over night.

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Papaya: dress foul wounds with fresh poulticed papaya leaves after cleaning with latex.

Place slices of fresh papaya onto wounds, leave on for about 5 hours before replacing with fresh ones, repeat until infection clears.

Guava: wash affected area with a decoction of guava leaves and apply freshly crushed fruit to the affected area, repeat twice a day.

Essential oils: lavender, tea tree or myrrh are useful for any wounds that are slow to heal.

Herbs: horsetail, plantain or comfrey are used as fresh poultices on old festering wounds

Food: ancient Egyptian physicians used a combination of honey and grease to treat major injuries. The mixture was 1/3 honey to 2/3 of fat or butter. A little garlic juice added to honey/fat combination is a perfect cure for major wounds, (see abscesses for the use of potatoes). Pumpkin seeds dried and ground into a powder added to freshly crushed blossoms and enough water to make a smooth paste can be applied directly to skin injuries. To enable old wounds and sores to heal faster, use a fig paste made from powdered figs mixed with water.

Kombucha: the fungus is used to heal wounds and ulcers. A woman from Queensland told me that she had suffered for many years from a leg ulcer. She bandaged the fresh fungus direct from the brewing container onto the ulcer which healed in less than a week and has not come back. Other’s have used a young fungus directly on the wound following injuries.

Clay: sprinkle clay powder onto the wound, then cover with a large cold poultice and bandage firmly. Poultice to be kept in place for 1-2 hours. Repeat poultices up to 4 times a day, allowing 1 hour between applications. Decrease poultices and allow the wound to be exposed to the air as soon as it shows signs of healing.

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Herbs: make up a paste of slippery elm and water, then place over abscess as a poultice. Freshly crushed comfrey leaves used as a poultice and comfrey or golden seal are suitable ointments. Food: the following poultices can be used : linseed, red clover, bread, cooked apple, cabbage leaves and onions. Potatoes have a great drawing power, it helps to draw out the toxins within the abscess. Place slices of raw potato onto infected sores to help draw out the pus and the infection. A poultice made from dried peas, boiled until they are soft can be applied to boils or abscesses.

Kombucha: apply a small piece of kombucha culture as a poultice to the abscess, and cover with a dressing. Reapply twice a day. Bathe in between poultices with kombucha tea.

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Here are just a few of the commonly applied skin benefactors.

Vitamin A – has been successfully used in treating dry ageing skin and acne.

Vitamin D – has a healing effect on the skin, it is often used in ointments for burns, acne and pimples.

Vitamin E – is a natural anti-oxidant. It promotes the formation of skin cells, improves blood circulation and helps relieve symptoms of dermatitis.

Vitamins A, B, C, E and iron -are suitable as a nourishing moisturiser for dry older skin with under active sebaceous glands.

In order to receive the maximum benefit of vitamin preparations used through the skin, apply after a facial sauna (through steaming), a hot bath or strenuous exercise. The physical exertion improves the skin’s absorption abilities. Whenever possible leave preparations on for 20 minutes, then simply cleanse or blot off the excess.

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