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f Immune-system herbs and tonics will be vital to support the body

generally: olive leaf, echinacea root, pau d’arco inner bark, and Sibe-

rian ginseng root.

Work on all the elimination channels — at some point you will need

to perform liver, kidney, and colon cleanses.

Nervous-system support is often necessary here (see chapter 9).

Get plenty of rest.

Put organic honey mixed with turmeric rhizome powder on the cold

sore during the weeping stage (it will stain, so take care). Use a lavender

and tea tree essential oil rub, and continue use for three days after the

sore has visibly gone. Internally, large amounts of the antiviral herb

lemon balm will greatly help, as it is specif c for disarming the herpes

virus.

Saunas are helpful and encourage the cold sore to come out, peak,

and die down.

colitis

Colitis is inf ammation of a section or sections of the colon, mostly in the

mucous membranes. It is a very common problem, and is perhaps the

most common of all bowel complaints. It appears to be a precursor for

many other diseases, such as ulcerative colitis, which can ensue when

ulcers develop as a result of chronic inf ammation. It can be caused by

intense stress, anxiety, or fear, or by bacteria, especially if antibiotics have

been overused. The nervous system and adrenal glands need support if

stress is a factor; but the food you eat also has a major inf uence on this

disease.

No coffee, alcohol, tea, milk, or cheese should be consumed.

No cooked spices should be eaten; the cooler, raw spices and culinary

herbs like thyme and marjoram should be used instead.

Fibrous foods should be avoided at this point. Instead try fruit purees

(

always cook with stones, pips, and skins and then strain), vegetable

purees, pureed soups, and generally soft steamed or baked foods.

Continue until the inf ammation has subsided.

Often six small meals a day will be easier to digest than three larger

ones.

Eat plenty of garlic in food and let it do the main work on bowel

putrefaction for you.

f Use equal parts of marshmallow root, cramp bark, lobelia leaf, bar-

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