-IBIS-1.5.0-
tx
eyes/ears/nose/throat
tonsillitis
nutrition
dietary guidelines
eating principles:
» acute:
eat as little as possible
increase Vitamin C foods, Vitamin A foods
increase fluids
a short fast (see Fasting in materia medica)
» chronic:
elimination/rotation diet, rotation diet, rotation diet expanded
fresh juices:
carrot (Walker, p. 154)
carrot, celery, parsley, and spinach (Walker, p. 154)
carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 154)
carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 154)
specific remedies:
Take 1-2 fresh pomegranates, discard the skin and save the seeds. Crush them, add water and simmer, then strain to obtain the liquid. Let this cool then use as a mouth wash (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 26)
Take two pieces of pickled plum (plums soaked in vinegar), including the pits, and crush. Add a little table salt and one cup of boiling water. Mix and when cool use as a mouthwash to gargle two to three times daily (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 36)
avoid:
food intolerances
heavy protein foods, alcohol, fats, meats, vinegars, shellfish, dairy, sugars
supplements
Vitamin A 50,000 IU per day
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
Zinc 25 mg per day
Vitamin B-complex (Bastyr)
footnotes