Home remedy for treating pain and problems related to and caused by pain

Pain / Sedation tea blend

With those thoughts in mind, I chose the following herbs and amounts to make tea for him to help get off the pills, and treat his chronic pain without addition, side affects and dangers. He still takes his vicodin, but no more percocet, and only 1 or 2 vicoden in the day instead of 8-12.

All of these plants are easily grown in our area - Hannibal, Missouri - well, except for the ginger, it’s spice from the store, but I’m working on growing some. My brother has successfully taken a ginger root from the store and it’s become a plant going on 3 years old now. He has to take it inside for the winter, but it’s doing well in a five gallon bucket. I was foolish and planted my ginger plant outside - so it died and I'll have to start over again on that project.

The ingredient list contains the following information - the plant product, amount used if fresh, amount used if dried, what it is used for, description of flavor, and how much I would save away for use when the plant is dormant - a minimum amount that should last 6-8 months till you can harvest more. - and then of course, what to do with it....

I've included links to the individual pages for the plants - and as I get pages put up for the other plants, I'll edit this page to include links to them as well. This will help you to more fully understand the herb you are using.

Ingredients

Passion flower leaves - 6 large fresh leaves or 2 tsp dried/crushed - sedative, pain reliever - a flavor that resembles green beans - save 3 quarts for winter

St Johns Wort - 2 fresh leaves and 2 flowers or 1/4 tsp dried/crushed - anti-inflammatory, depression - won’t leave any noticeable flavor in small amounts - save 1 pint for winter

Lemon Balm - 6 large fresh leaves or 1 ½ tsp dried/crushed - anxiety, depression, withdrawal, insomnia - a gentle fresh flavor with a hint of lemon, this herb is used as a base in all of my tea brews - save 2 quarts for winter

Sweet Woodruff - NOT FOR USE EVERY TIME - 4 fresh leaves or 1/8 tsp dried/crushed - liver tonic, anti-arthritic (OVERDOSE caution, use maximum of 1x weekly to help liver recover from long term pain reliever medicines) - I prefer dried as once it’s dried, it has a wonderful vanilla aroma, no real noticeable flavor in small amounts - save 1 pint for winter

Hibiscus (deep red is best) - 2 fresh flowers or 1 tsp dried/crushed - antioxidants to boost immune system (also helps with HTN) - has a lovely floral flavor and is my youngest sons favored flavor in teas, it also leaves a red tint to the tea if you use the deep red flowers - save 1 quart for winter

Sage - 6 fresh leaves or 1 ½ tsp dried/crushed - sedative, muscle relaxative, longevity tonic - strong medicinal flavor, somewhat bitter, but important if you have long term chronic muscle pain - save 2 quarts for winter

½ tsp ginger - anti-arthritic, anti-inflammatory, pain killer - has a ‘bite’ so be careful in amount - from store

Directions

Steep for 20 minutes - can be steeped up to 45 minutes, but the flavor will become more bitter the longer it steeps. For a stronger tea you can increase the amount of herbs instead of increasing the steeping time to strengthen the flavor without bringing out the bitters in the plants.

Add 1 - 2 Tbsp honey to sweeten (honey is also a natural antibiotic and anti-viral natural medicine)

Drink warm or cold - sip 1/4 - 1/3 cup every 2-4 hours as needed for pain. Larger amount at bedtime (1/3 - ½ cup) will also help to go to sleep quickly and sleep longer, deeper, and better. You should also find, that while chronic pain will negatively affect your sleep pattern, you can reverse the affect and improve your pain tolerance by getting better sleep. It's one of those circular patters that go round and round, so why not try to control which direction the circle flows? Also adding a sniff of Purple Verbena at bedtime will assist in sound sleep. - And I do mean a “sniff” - simply keep a pint jar of dried Purple Verbena by your bedside, and as you lay down to relax for sleep, open the jar, and take a deep smell of the dried plant - the aroma alone can bring you relaxation and peaceful sleep.

The amounts above can be adjusted as you need/prefer. I’ve included the reason for the use of each, as well as the flavor. But considering both the usage and flavor, you should be able to find a blend of the above herbs that will help with your pain.

WARNING

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