BLEEDING

BLEEDING

Symptoms:

The escaping of blood internally or externally.  Blood coughed from the lungs is generally of a bright red color and is usually mixed with sputum.  The problem is often preceded by nausea and stomach disorder with blood passing through the bowels.

Cause:

Bleeding, unless it is by injury, is caused by a calcium deficiency in the body.  Bleeding from the nose (epistaxis) is generally caused by the rupture of a small vessel in the nose due to pressure in the head (with a rupture occurring at the weakest point).  Diet is very important in this case.

Herbal aids:

Cayenne will take care of most bleeding problems, external or internal by the time you can count to ten.  For bleeding of the lower bowel (commonly called dysentery) use mullein (preferably in milk).  In the urinary tract, marshmallow (preferably in milk) is generally faster.  Other excellent herbs; comfrey root, European golden rod, self-heal, shavegrass, shepherd's purse, and wild alum root may be used.  In bleeding of the nose, raise the arms above the head and administer cayenne dissolved in hot water, or the extract of witch hazel may be sniffed in the nostrils.  A decoction of equal parts of bistort root, cranesbill root, avens or raspberry taken internally works well.

Useful herbs:

Useful herbs for the nose (epistaxis): Alum root (snuffed), beth root, calamine, cancer root, cayenne, forget-me-not leaves, gall oak powder (on cotton), globe thistle, groundsel, nettle leaves (snuffed), onion juice in vinegar (snuffed in the nose), shavegrass, walnut leaves, willow bark and sprouts.  The bark is to be used on the nose and the sprouts in the nose.

Useful herbs for the lungs: Beth root, black cohosh, blood root, bugleweed, comfrey root, cranesbill root, cypress tree, hounds tongue, kidney liver leaf, lungwort, mullein, nettle leaves, oak bark, shavegrass, shepherd's purse, St.  John's wort, succory, witch hazel, whortleberry, yarrow.

Useful herbs for the stomach: Beth root, cayenne (one of the fastest healers of bleeding ulcers), geranium root, groundsel, ladies mantle, mullein, oak bark, shavegrass, shepherd's purse, tormentil, whortleberry, witch hazel, yarrow.

Useful herbs for the bowels: Adder's tongue (expressed juices), beth root, geranium root, groundsel, ladies  mantle, mullein, oak, red root, shavegrass, shepherd's purse, tormentil, witch hazel, whortleberry, yarrow.

Useful herbs for the urinary tract:  Beth root, buchu, calendula (tincture), chervil, clown woundwort, comfrey, European goldenrod, false sweet flag, garden daisy, garlic, ground ivy, groundsel, herb Robert, lungwort, marshmallow, mayflower, nettle leaves, oak bark, peach leaves, plantain, pyrola, sanicle, shavegrass, veronica, vervain, yarrow.