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gillsta
Silver Member
 Scotland
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 Posted - 07 Nov 2003 : 6:51:53 PM
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Does anyone have any recipes for herbal potions? Preferably for mud-fever or wounds. It would also be interesting to see remedies for other problems also.
My mare suffers from mud fever and I have tried loads of off the shelf remedies. Some are ok and some are useless.
Thanks in advance.
Gill
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Mike
Platinum Member
Eire
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Posted - 07 Nov 2003 : 7:40:06 PM
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Hi,
Not exactly "Herbal" but flowers of sulphur mixed with vaseline is cheap, antiseptic and works a treat
Mike
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Deboniks
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 07 Nov 2003 : 8:47:39 PM
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I have a huge aloe vera plant I use for lots of different things,it might be good for mud fever? Also I always have lavender and tea tree in my grooming box.I have a brilliant book called Feeding herbs to horses.I've never needed to use rescue remedy on a horse but would in the right situation.Anither good book is The natuaral remedy bible, a guide to the natural methods of healing.
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gillsta
Silver Member
Scotland
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Posted - 08 Nov 2003 : 09:26:09 AM
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Hello Debbie, Did you get the books that you mention from Amazon? Can you use Lavender without a carrier? I am sure you can with tea tree.
Hi Mike do you get flowers of sulphur from a chemist?
Gill
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SueW
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Nov 2003 : 11:47:34 AM
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I always found Udder cream worked well for mud fever (particularly for prevention)
Sue
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Jingo
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Nov 2003 : 2:19:38 PM
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I agree with Mike, Flowers of Sulpher is great - gently removes the scabs as well!! I had a friend who swore by F of S - whenever she moved her horse to different Livery Yards she always added it to the water for a few days, internal protection!! Wonder if it works on colds (human variety}!!!
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Wendy Allan
Silver Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Nov 2003 : 2:23:09 PM
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Gill,
I have a recipe for calendula cream, but its the wrong time of year to make it. Will forward it for future if you like.
I'm a great believer in honey for any cut or irritation - messy but amazing results.
Have you tried Dee Atkinson at Napier's in Edinburgh? She once made up a potion for a horse I had on loan who had COPD with chronic cough - it worked so well that his owner repeated the order after the horse was returned.
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gillsta
Silver Member
Scotland
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Posted - 08 Nov 2003 : 2:39:23 PM
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Wendy
Do I find Dee Atkinson through the Napier uni Web-site. Thanx
Gill
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Mike
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Eire
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Posted - 08 Nov 2003 : 4:33:31 PM
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Hi Gill,
Yes you can get flowers of sulphur from your chemist
Mike
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gillsta
Silver Member
Scotland
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Posted - 08 Nov 2003 : 5:46:28 PM
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Cool Mike, I shall trot off to the local chemist and get some. Ta very much.
Gill
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ella
Gold Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Nov 2003 : 7:56:30 PM
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I'm a fan of honey for wounds & nappy rash/zinc + castor oil cream for mud fever (which proved most effective treatment in one study reported in Veterinary Record last year). Make sure whatever you use goes onto DRY skin though. |
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Varaina
Gold Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Nov 2003 : 8:36:06 PM
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Hi I used zinc and castor oil cream for mud fever, and have always found it works well
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Deboniks
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 08 Nov 2003 : 11:08:41 PM
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| Yes you can use Lavender without a carrier oil.Tea tree & Lavender are the only two oils you can use neat. Sudocreme is good, is that the same as zinc & castor oil? |
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barbara.gregory
Platinum Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Nov 2003 : 09:57:56 AM
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Hi
Udder cream is good for preventing mud fever as are nappy cream, zinc and castor oil cream etc but if the mud fever is already there you need to let the air in as the bacteria which cause it are anaerobic (don't need air/oxygen) so if you put thick cream on you can make it a lot worse.
I make up my own ointment. I use hydrous wool fat, liquid parrafin and a few drops of tea tree oil. You need to make up a slightly runny cream, the wool fat sets like concrete when it is cold and although I was told to put it on neat it is really thick and the mud gets stuck in the fat to make a horrible gooey mess on the legs. My mixture is brilliant and I have given it to friends and they all find it works really well. You need to put it on clean dry legs quite thickly before the horse goes out and before it has mud fever; DON'T use thick creams when the mud fever is already started. When the horse comes in at night don't do anything, if the horse is on straw the legs are usually clean and dry in the morning (don't know about other beddings). I just rub my hands over the legs in case there are any little bits of dried mud left and then reapply the cream. Once you have done this for about a week you can then do the cream every couple of days as the legs will be well greased. I have a friend who has less gooey mud than mine and she does the legs every three days, I have to do mine every other day.
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Zoe Tyzack
Platinum Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Nov 2003 : 6:30:31 PM
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| hi i use calendula cream for any cut/wounds ect.it also stops any scaring and for an example my dark bay filly's hair came back its natural colour.you can purchace it all year round from GOULDS in london.tel no 0207 3871888.you can pay over the phone and your product will be with you the next day.he is a homeapathic chemist and the service is fantastic.if your not sure what you want/need explain the symptoms and he will advise you what product you need. |
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Wendy Allan
Silver Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10 Nov 2003 : 09:44:41 AM
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Gill,
Napier's is a herbalist in Teviot Place,Edinburgh, opposite and along a bit from the Old Infirmary and entrance to the Meadows.
Tel number is 0131-225-5542. They do mail order.
Wendy.
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Alyssa
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Nov 2003 : 9:24:08 PM
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Hi Gill,
I am a qualified essential oil therapist for animals and I make my own remedies for sweet itch, mud fever and so on. I use aloe vera gel as my carrier, and as you probably know already this has powerful healing properties of it's own. To this I add varying drops of tea tree, lavender, garlic, yarrow and roman/german chamomile essential oils. I find this works a treat as it seems to take away all the redness and inflammation associated with mud fever, and heals from the inside. When the scabs fall off the skin is pink and healthy rather than open and weeping which just encourages infection. I shouldn't really be telling you all this as I may be doing myself out of business!!!
Yes, lavender and tea tree can be used without carrier oils. Another that can be used neat is yarrow, and this oil have powerful blood steming properties and is invaluable to have in a first aid kit for fresh wounds. Beware of using it on any suspected puncture wounds however, as it is such a powerful healer it can seal foreign bodies inside the wound leading to infection.
Hope this is of some use-please feel free to e-mail me if you have any more questions!
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gillsta
Silver Member
Scotland
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Posted - 12 Nov 2003 : 07:50:01 AM
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Thankyou for sharing your secrets Gemma. In fact thankyou to everyone. Will go and make some potions now.
Gill
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