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Organic Antibacterial Hand Salve

Ingredients - Organic Cold Pressed Sunflower Oil, Organic Raw Shea Butter, Organic Palm Oil, Herbal Extracts (Organic Black Walnut Hulls, Wild Goldenseal, Organic Oregon Grape Root, Organic Garlic, and Organic Marshmallow Root), Beeswax, Organic Oregano Oil, Organic Tea Tree Oil

$4.00 — $7.00

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There is a push during the winter months to sell these antibacterial hand sanitizers.  This is a frightening time of year for those who understand the basis behind this push and understand the harmful effects that these hand sanitizers have not only to humans, but to animals, and other parts of nature.  At Sowing Seeds, we advise people to try other alternatives to these chemical based hand sanitizers.  Beware of the drug warnings on the labels.  To combat this widespread push for hand sanitizers, we have created a natural, plant based, herbal remedy for sanitizing hands.  We have called this product the Organic Antibacterial Hand Salve. While reading through the description of the various herbs, think of the various other conditions this salve could be used for…

The product contains the following herbs:

ORGANIC BLACK WALNUT HULLS

Black Walnut Bark, including the kernel and the green hull, have been used to expel various kinds of worms by the Asians, as well as by some American Indian tribes. The fruit, leaves and bark of the Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) tree offer many benefits. Taken internally, Black Walnut helps relieve constipation, and is also useful against fungal and parasitic infections. It may also help eliminate warts, which are troublesome growths caused by viruses. Rubbed on the skin, Black Walnut extract is reputed to be beneficial for eczema, herpes, psoriasis, and skin parasites.

External applications have been known to kill ringworm. The Chinese use it to kill tapeworm with extremely good success. The high tannin content is primarily responsible for its anthelmintic property, although other constituents such as juglandin, juglone and juglandic acid may also be involved. It is known that Black Walnut oxygenates the blood to kill parasites. The brown stain found in the green husk contains organic iodine which has antiseptic and healing properties. Black Walnut is also used to balance sugar levels and burn up excessive toxins and fatty materials.

Black walnut hulls contain juglone, a chemical that is antibacterial, antiviral, antiparasitic, and a fungicide. As a skin wash, black walnut hulls are used to treat ringworm and yeast infections of the skin. Taken internally, black walnut hulls are used to treat intestinal worms.

WILD GOLDENSEAL

Habitat: Native to North America, it was used extensively by Native Americans as an herbal medication and clothing dye. Its medicinal use centered around its ability to soothe the mucous membranes of the respiratory, digestive, and genitourinary tracts in inflammatory conditions induced by allergy or infection. It is mostly cultivated.

Collection: Unearth root and rhizome from three-year-old plants in the autumn, after the ripening of the seeds. Clean carefully and dry slowly in theair.

Part Used: Root and rhizome.

Constituents:

• Isoquinoline alkaloids, mainly hydrastine, berberine, berberastine, canadine, candaline, and hydrastinine.
• Miscellaneous; fatty acids, resin, polyphenolic acids, meconin, chlorogenic acid, phytosterins and a small amount of volatile oil.

Actions: Bitter, hepatic, alterative, anti-catarrhal, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, astringent, laxative, expectorant, emmenagogue, oxytocic.

Indications: One of our most useful remedies owing much of its value to the tonic effects it has on the mucous membranes of the body. This is why itis of such help in all digestive problems, from peptic ulcers to colitis. Its bitter stimulation helps in loss of appetite, and the alkaloids it contains stimulate bile production and secretion. All catarrhal conditions improve with Golden Seal, especially sinus ones. The anti-microbial properties appear to due to alkaloids present. As an example of research that has been done on plant constituents we shall consider berberine. Berberine, found in a number of other herbs as well, has antibiotic, immuno-stimulatory, antispasmodic, sedative, hypotensive, uterotonic, cholerectic, & carminative activity. Its demonstrable pharmacological activities strongly contribute to the therapeutic use of Hydrastis. Berberine has marked antimicrobial activity, and whilst not in the same league as antibiotics, it has a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity

Traditionally Hydrastis canadensis has been used during labour to help contractions, but it is for just this reason that it should be avoided during pregnancy. Applied externally it can be helpful in eczema, ringworm, itching, earache and conjunctivitis.

ORGANIC OREGON GRAPE ROOT

Names: Oregon Grape Root, Mountain Grape.

Habitat: Oregon, N. America, cultivatied as a garden plant elsewhere.

Collection: The underground parts are collected in the autumn,carefully cleaned, cut into slices and dried.

Part Used: Rhizome and root.

Constituents: Alkaloids of the isoquinoline type; berberine, berbamine,hydrastine, oxycanthine.

Actions: Alterative, cholagogue, laxative, anti-emetic, anti-catarrhal,tonic.

Indications: Oregon Grape is similar in action to both Golden Seal and Barberry. If finds its main use in the treatment of chronic and scaly skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema. As skin problems of thesort are due to systemic causes within the body, the tonic activity of OregonGrape on the liver and gall-bladder may explain its potency. It can be used instomach and gall-bladder conditions, especially where there is associatednausea and vomiting. As a laxative it may safely be used in chronicconstipation.

Priest & Priest tell us that it is a “mildly stimulating tonichepatic and alterative: influences alimentary mucous membrane, stimulatesglandular elements and improves nutrition. Promotes the elimination of catabolic residues and stimulates recuperation” They give the followingspecific indications: catarrhal disorders of stomach,intestines and urinary organs. Hepatic torpor, biliousheadache. Eczema, herpes, psoriasis, acne,facial blotches and pimples.

Ellingwood specific for “scaly, pustular and other skin diseasedue to the disordered conditions of the blood. It is the most reliable alterative when the influences of the dyscrasia is apparent in the skin. It is given freely during the treatment of skin diseases where an alterative isconsidered an essential part of the treatment.” In addition he recommends it for the following patholgies: pimples, roughness, eczema capitis, eczemagenitalis, puritis, scaly eczema, psoriasis, pityriasis, chronic dermatosis, glandular indurations, ulcerations, syphilis.

Not only would this be beneficial on the hands to combat bacteria and viruses but this product can be used as a sort of natural neosporin.  We considered calling the product this, but figured it would cause problems.

ORGANIC GARLIC

Habitat: Cultivated worldwide.

Collection: The bulb with its numerous cloves should be unearthed when the leaves begin to wither in September. They should be stored in a cool dry place.

Part Used: Bulb.

Constituents:

• Volatile oil, consisting of sulphur-containing compounds, including allicin (=S-allyl-2-propenthiosulphinate), allyl-methyltrisulphide, diallyldisulphide, diallyltrisulphide, diallyltetrasulphide, allylpropyldisulphide, ajoene, 2-vinyl-4H-l, 3 dithiin, and alliin, which breaks down enzymatically to allicin; with citral, geraniol linalool and a- and b-phellandrene
• Miscellaneous; enzymes including allinase, B vitamins, minerals flavonoids.

Actions: Anti-microbial, diaphoretic, cholagogue, hypotensive, anti-spasmodic.

Indications: Garlic is among the few herbs that have a universal usage and recognition. Its daily usage aids and supports the body in ways that no other herb does. It is one of the most effective anti-microbial plants available, acting on bacteria, viruses and alimentary parasites. The volatile oil is an effective agent and as it is largely excreted via the lungs, it is used in infections of this system such as chronic bronchitis, respiratory catarrh, recurrent colds and influenza. It may be helpful in the treatment of whooping cough and as part of a broader approach to bronchitic asthma. In general it may be used as a preventative for most infectious conditions, digestive as well as respiratory. For the digestive tract it has been found that Garlic will support the development of the natural bacterial flora whilst killing pathogenic organisms. In addition to these amazing properties, Garlic have an international reputation for lowering both blood pressure, blood cholesterol levels and generally improving the health of the cardio-vascular system. A recent study was conducted on two groups, one consisting of 20 healthy volunteers who were fed Garlic for 6 months and the other of 62 patients with coronary heart disease and raised serum cholesterol. Beneficially changes were found in all involved and reached a peak at the end of 8 months. The improvement in cholesterol levels persisted throughout the 2 months of clinical follow-up. The clinicians concluded that the essential oil of Garlic possessed a distinct hypolipidemic, or fat reducing, action in both healthy people and patients with coronary heart disease. Garlic should be thought of as a basic food that will augment the body’s health and pretect it in general. It has been used externally for the treatment of ringworm and threadworm.

ORGANIC MARSHMALLOW ROOT

Part Used: Root and leaf.

Constituents:

In the root:

• Mucilage, l8-35%
• Miscellaneous; about 35% pectin, l-2% asparagine, tannins.

In the leaves:

• Mucilage; including a low molecular weight D-glucan
• Flavanoids such a kaempferol, quercitin and diosmetin glucosides
• Scopoletin, a coumarin
• Polyphenolic acids, including syringic, caffeic, salicyclic, vanillic, p-coumaric etc.

Actions: Demulcent, emmolient, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant

Indications: Its abundance of mucilage makes Marshmallow an excellent demulcent that is indicated wherever such an action is called for. The roots have been used more for the digestive system whilst the leaves are used more for the urinary system and lungs. All inflammatory conditions of the G-I tract will benefit from its use, e.g. inflammations of the mouth, gastritis, peptic ulceration, colitis etc.. The leaves help in cystitis, urethritis and urinary gravel as well as bronchitis, respiratory catarrh, irritating coughs.Externally the herb is often used in drawing ointments for abscesses andboils or as an emollient for varicose veins and ulcers.

Priest & Priest tell us that it is a “soothing demulcent indicated for inflamed and irritated states of mucous membranes. Particularly suitable for the elderly with chronic inflammatory conditions effecting the gastro-intestinal system or genito-urinary tract” They give the following specific indications: acute respiratory disease, gastro-enteritis, peptic ulcer, cystitis, urethritis, inflammation of mouth & throat, inflamed hemorrhoids, inflamed wounds, burns & scalds, bedsores, abscesses, boils, ulcers.

ORGANIC OREGANO OIL

Isomeric phenols (primarily carvacrol) in oregano oil in dilutions as low as 1/50,000 destroys Candida albicans, the Aspergillus mold, Staphylococcus, Campylobacter, Klebsiella, E.coli, Giardia, Pseudomonas, and Proteus. Another phenol constituent, thymol, boosts the immune system. These compounds also act as free radical scavengers (shield against toxins) thus preventing further tissue damage while encouraging healing.

Oil of oregano is antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiparasitic. It also has strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects and is an ideal product to use for people who suffer from CFS and/or fibromyalgia.
Additional uses for oregano and oil of oregano are multi-dimensional. It has been found helpful in combating diarrhea, intestinal gas, and digestive problems, as well as sore throat and breathing difficulties. Oil of oregano can be immediately help against bee stings and many venomous bites until medical attention can be reached. Oil of oregano has even been suggested as a treatment for dandruff, diaper rash, and other skin disorders.

ORGANIC TEA TREE OIL

The therapeutic properties of tea tree oil are antimicrobial, antiseptic, antiviral, balsamic, bactericide, cicatrisant, expectorant, fungicide, insecticide, stimulant and sudorific.