Milk and Milk Products
Milk
The story has it, that
Cleopatra, the Egyptian empress washed herself with donkey milk. Maybe
she knew the soothing effect of lactalbumin to the skin...
Today,
we know, that milk in bathing water is very beneficial for the stressed
skin. By the way, goat milk and even horse or donkey milk is said to
be more effective.
Many doctors in Germany recommend that
babies or children with itchy skin or neurodermitis get whey baths.
Whey is a leftover product from butter production. There are ready made
products available - (at least in Germany. ) If there is no whey bath
available 1 quart of buttermilk to one bathtub with warm water does the
trick as well. It is also able to restore the skins natural pH level.
Using whey or buttermilk in your bath, you should stay away from any
kind of soap, as soap counteracts the pH restoring qualities of the
whey. Whey baths are excellently tolerated by babies. For extreme dry
skin heavy whipping cream can be added as well.
The possibilities of applying milk are by no means exhausted yet:
A
glass of warm milk with a tablespoon of natural honey is probably
everybody‘s Grandma‘s recipe for a good nights sleep. But, how about
the other Grandma recipe? Ever heard of Onion Milk? Onion milk
alleviates symptoms of cold, sore throat and cough. That‘s how it is
done:
Three large onions get finely minced and with their skin
layered in an earthen pot, add 1 tbs. brown sugar, 1 branch of thyme,
cover with water and let it slowly cook for 2 hours in the oven. Then
sift and press the juice out of the onions. 1/2 a cup of this onion
juice is mixed with 1/2 a cup of milk .Drink this onion-milk three
times a day.
Whey
Whey if you drink it as a cure, regulates
the intestinal flora and normalizes digestion. Dabbing inflamed or
dermatophyte infested skin with whey helps restore the natural pH level
and the skin heals faster.
Lactose
To relieve constipation
naturally try lactose. - especially babies whose mothers smoked
through pregnancy develop a severe constipation as they crave the
nicotine once the umbilical cord is cut. Lactose to their milk helps to
loosen their stool and fights all constipation symptoms
Quark (=Curd)
Ever
heard of Quark? If you haven‘t been to Europe, probably not. In the US
it is available in German delicatessen stores only. Quark is a ferment
treated milk product. Its not only tasty to eat (and can by no means
compared what's sold as „ricotta“) but also makes a terrific remedy for
all kinds of inflammations.Quark is applied externally and you should
not put it on mucous membranes (like eye-lids) or open wounds.The
rennet ferment contained in the Quark would „digest“ the tender tissue.
A Quark poultice helps always, when an inflammation has caused some
heat. This can be on joints, varicose veins, abdomen, bronchi -
whatever. To make a Quark poultice you put a thumb thick layer of Quark
on a damp cloth. Then this poultice is applied - Quark side to the skin
- and wrapped with a towel . During the application (2 hours) you
should stay in bed and rest. After two hours the Quark, that looks
really dry now, is thrown away. If sensitive skin feels irritated after
a Quark poultice, some almond oil or other fat containing body lotion
can be used. QUARK WRAP for SUNBURNS: Mix Quark with buttermilk or
yoghurt and spread on a linen cloth and put it on the burnt skin. Leave
there for about half an hour and eventually replace until the heat is
gone.
Yoghurt
Yoghurt is the remedy for a healthy vaginal flora - especially when there is already a problem with discharge and itching. Then a tampon is dipped into yoghurt briefly and then inserted. Leave in time is 3-4 hours. No douche afterwards to allow the vaginal flora to regenerate.
Whipping cream
If the gall bladder is not working properly, this is a very old „house-remedy“
First you mix 1 Tbs. honey with one egg yolk and eat it As you don't heat the egg yolk you should see that you get the best quality of eggs and as fresh as possible! After an hour you eat 2 Tbs. freshly grated horseradish with 2 Tbs. of heavy whipping cream. Sounds odd? Yes, but as long as there are no gall bladder stones involved, there is nothing better than that. Another bile juice activator is artichokes. But more about that under „Vegetables“
Butter
Butter is en excellent remedy to quiet the urge to cough. Allow a knife tip of butter to melt in your mouth, that smoothes the sore throat and voice box immediately. Butter is also a good base to make natural ointments with herbs. Of course this ointment (recipes in the chapter about healing herbs) has to be kept frozen, otherwise it would be rancid in no time....