Contents of The Herbal Medicine Chest 1. Use more in serious cases. Wet powder and apply as poultice for itching, bites, stings. Has also been used for skin cancer and surface tumors. Apply generously and cover with a bandage.
Contracts tissue, reduces inflammation, aids tissue healing and repair.
Use for poison ivy and oak internal and topically. Supplies iodine for thyroid. Place some powder under tongue for crisis situations such as shock, hemorrhage and heart attack. Sprinkle powder directly on wound to stop bleeding. Called the capillary permeability factor, controlling the size of tiny holes in capillaries, keeping them large enough to allow nutrients through, but too small for viruses that cause disease, or blood cells that lead to hemorrhaging, to pass through.