Natural Eye and Ear Health

Below is an excerpt from our free ebook "Natural Eye and Ear Health". The ebook has many more recipes (both herbal and essential oil recipes) to help you prevent and recover from eye and ear problems such as ear infections and eye irritations.

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Herbs for Earaches

Internally

Echinacea - as infusion, tincture

ribwort - as infusion, tincture

Goldenseal - capsules, tincture

Externally

Mullein - Use cold infused oil as eardrops.

Goldenseal - Add 10 ml tincture to 100 ml water and use solution as eardrops.*

Caution: never use eardrops if there is a chance that the eardrum is punctured. It's a good idea to use an antibiotic herb such as Echinacea along with eardrops.

Dealing Naturally With Swimmer's Ear

Swimmer's Ear aka Otitis Externa

Fun in the sun and splashing in the water. This is part of the summer ritual for just about all kids! But what can happen with all that water - especially if it gets in the ears and never really gets a chance to dry out?

Bacteria and fungus love moist, warm conditions and if the ears don't really get a chance to dry out your child may develop Otitis Externa - inflammation of the outer portion of the ear and canal. This problem can be mild to extremely painful.

With small or any children that complain of ear pain, please seek medical attention before using any aromatherapy or Essential Oil treatments. If the child has a perforated eardrum or an Otitis Media (middle Ear Infection) you will not want to use any Essential Oils without consulting with your medical practitioner.

If indeed the child has swimmer's ear you will need to keep them out of the water for a few days to give the inflammation or mild infection a chance to heal.

Blend together 3 drops of Roman Chamomile, 1 drop of Lavender and 1 drop of Tea Tree in 1 tablespoon Sweet Almond oil. Then put several drops of this on a cotton ball and wipe the outer portion of the ear and you can also wipe into the ear canal. Do not poke cotton swabs (Q-tips) into the ear canal.

You can do this a couple times a day. Some children will tolerate a small piece of cotton held in place in the ear. If so, you can try this at bedtime with a small amount of the above blend on the cotton ball.

Onions for Earaches

This one's a bit strange, but works very well.

Make an onion poultice and apply externally over the infected ear. Cut an onion up, stick it in a hot oven until it starts to turn brown (make sure you set it in a glass pan to catch any juices, remove from oven, wrap in a piece of cotton or muslin, and apply.

You can also use the juice from the onion in your ear in the same way that you would Garlic oil. Works like a charm! The heat feels really good, too

Earache Oil

Fill a small jar with Mullein flowers and cover with Olive Oil.

Allow to stand in the sun for 1 week, shaking daily. Strain and place in sterile jar.

Apply 3 - 4 drops to affected ear as needed and cover with a warm cloth.

You can also add several sliced Cloves of Garlic to the Mullein and Olive Oil to make this remedy even more effective.

Mullein Garlic Ear Oil

1/4 cup Mullein Flowers

3 Cloves Garlic

Olive Oil

Preparation:

Chop the Garlic into small pieces. Place the Garlic and Mullein flowers in a small glass jar with a lid. Cover the Mullein flowers with Olive Oil and allow to set in the sun for several days, or heat over very low heat for 4 hours. If you are using fresh Mullein flowers, cover your jar with cheesecloth rather than a lid to allow moisture to escape. Strain the oil through cheesecloth and store your oil in a small dropper bottle in the refrigerator.

To use warm the oil to body temperature by placing the bottle of oil in a glass of hot water for a few minutes. Insert 2-3 drops in the affected ear 2-3 times per day.

If there is fluid oozing from the ear or any chance that the ear drum is perforated do not use the ear oil and consult your doctor.

Helping Dry Eyes

You'll need to shed a few tears to remedy a case of dry eyes. And the easiest way to stimulate your tearing action is to apply moist heat to your eyelids.

Dip a small towel or washcloth in warm water, wring it out, lie down, close your eyes, and put the cloth over your lids for 15 minutes. Do this two or three times a day or as needed

Natural Relief For Sties (Stye, Sty)

The warm compress that most doctors recommend to heal sties can be made more effective if you soak the compress in a solution containing the herb Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis).

Steep 1 teaspoon dried Eyebright in 1 cup boiling hot water for 10 minutes and strain WELL. Soak a washcloth in the solution (as warm as you can stand it), gently wring it, and apply it to the stye for 15 minutes two or three times a day.

Because a Stye is an infection, I add one teaspoon of dried or powdered Goldenseal (you can use capsules for this, just take apart and pour in) and 1 teaspoon of dried Calendula flowers.

This blend is also very effective for Conjunctivitis (infection of the lining of the eye, or "pink eye").

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