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eyes/ears/nose/throat
otitis externa
botanicals

primary herbs

Allium sativum
Atropa belladonna (toxic): decongestant, anodyne
Calendula officinalis (oil): locally
Echinacea angustifolia: purifies blood
Hydrastis canadensis: otorrhea, see formulae (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 114)
Hypericum perforatum (oil): locally
Phytolacca decandra (toxic): swollen glands (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1475)
Sesame oil: locally: irritated, dry (NCNM Botanicals)
Verbascum spp. (oil): applied locally, anodyne (Ellingwood, p. 397)

see: seborrheic dermatitis (often causes otitis externa), otitis media


complementary herbs

eardrops: Hydrastis canadensis + Commiphora myrrha + Echinacea spp. + Verbascum thapsus + Eucalyptus globulus (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 114)

formula: Bastyr's ear oil:
Lobelia inflata (toxic), 1 dr.
Olea europaea, 4 dr.
Commiphora myrrha, 1 dr.
Sassafras officinale, half dr.
Hemlock spp., half dr.
Gaultheria procumbens (oil), half dr.
instructions: 2 drops twice daily for 1 week, ROC and irrigate, dry and evaluate. (Bastyr)


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