SKIN & HAIR

SYMPTOM	CONDITION	SUB-CONDITION	HERB
ABSCESS	Acute, local		Anemopsis, Calendula, Propolis (all topical)
		with septicemia, swellings	Baptisia and Echinacea
		with fetid discharge	Echinacea externally and internally
	To stimulate granulation		Balsam of Peru, Calendula (both externally)
		Stimulating poultice	Althea powder (poultice base), Astragalus,
			Baptisia, Echinacea, Thuja or Zingiber tinctures as moistening agents
ABRASIONS		with bruises and dermal irritations	amamelis, Hyssopus (both externally)
		As topical disinfectant	Coptis, Echinacea, Humulus, Hydrastis, Propolis, Usnea
ACNE	Face and scalp		Mahonia
		with constipation & flatulence	Juglans
		without intestinal involvement	Arctium, long term
		with few large eruptions on back, neck, buttocks	Rumex crispus
	From moderate autotoxicity, with mouth sores		Taraxacum, long term
	From excessive cortical hormones		Eleutherococcus- Panax quinquefolium
ALOPECIA			Apocynum, Capsicum, Pilocarpus, Polymnia, Silphium, all used externally
DECUBITUS	Simple, uncomplicated		Calendula externally
		with necrosis	Echinacea, internally and externally
		with granular ulcerations	Quercus externally
	Preventative		Benzoin externally
	Recuperative		Bursera, Commiphora, both externally
DRY, HOT SKIN			Aristolochia serpentaria, Asarum, Asclepias tuberosa, Capsicum, Xanthoxylum, Zingiber
ECZEMA	General		Arctium (long term), Matricaria (as bath), Peganum
	Dry		Aristolochia (all), Mahonia, Solanum dulcamara
	Pustular with boil cycles		Alnus, Rumex crispus
		with sticky exudate	Echinacea
	Chronic vesicular		Grindelia externally
	Endogenous, metabolic		Arctium, Solanum dulcamara
	From candidiasis, iatrogenic sequela		Tabebuia
		with constipation, flatulence	Juglans
		with history of lymphadenitis, non-dietary fissures in corners of mouth, vagina, anus	Phytolacca
	Brought on specifically by emotional crisis		Oplopanax
		with secondary infections	Thalictrum externally
	Facilitating any external measures		Berberis, Mahonia
		with chronic poor fat digestion, dry skin	Angelica sinensis, Fouquieria, Iris, Larrea, Rumex crispus
	Obstinate, not reactive to any measures, with short "honeymoon"		Asclepias tuberosa, Solanum dulcamara
EMOLLIENT			Althea, Symphytum, Ulmus
FISSURES	General orificial		Anemopsis, Calendula, Symphytum (all externally)
	Rectal -		Anemopsis (sitz bath), Coptis (sitz bath),Hydrastis (retention enema)
	Anal		Anemopsis as sitz bath, 8 fl. oz. strong decoction in bath at a time
HAIR	Tonic		Ceanothus flowers, Matricaria, Urtica seeds (all external)
	Hair loss	see ALOPECIA
	Seborrhea		Arctium seed oil, Peganum (both externally)
	Dry, itchy scalp, no dandruff		Lavandula oil, Rosmarinus oil (both externally)
HERPES SIMPLEX	To speed regeneration		Bursera, Commiphora, Echinacea (all externally)
	Subacute		Hydrastis, internally and externally
		with secondary bacterial infection	Calendula
HYPERHIDROSIS			Xanthium
KELOIDS	Prevention		Cajeput oil ("Tea Tree"), Calendula oil (both externally)
POISON OAK/IVY			Alnus (external), Cypripedium (internally and externally), Echinacea (externally), Epipactis (internally and externally), Grindelia (externally), Impatiens (fresh plant externally), Lobelia acetum tincture (externally). (nothin' works that great...fresh Grindelia and Impatiens the best)
PRURITUS	Pruritus senilis, with itching		Cannabis, Scutellaria
PSORIASIS	General		Mahonia
	Chronic, no major intestinal involvements -Arctium when irritable bowel syndrome or colitis triggers acute		Berberis, Mahonia, Peganum
		when pelvic congestion, hemorrhoids, dull urethritis triggers acute episode	Fouquieria
		with distinct metabolic causes	Solanum dulcamara
SCABIES	Balsam of Peru or Balsam of Tolu
SKIN ULCERS	General external	Anemopsis, Calendula, Coptis, Hydrastis
		with septicemia, edema, fever	Baptisia and Echinacea
		with necrosis	Echinacea (internally and externally)
		with spongy granulation	Quercus externally
		with fetid discharge or gangrenous lesions	Echinacea, Eucalyptus oil, Thuja oil or fresh tincture (all externally)
		with faulty circulation	Symphytum externally, fresh leaves juiced (one a day)
	On oily, moist surfaces -		Bursera, Commiphora, Propolis (all externally)
	General protective cover		Arctium (internally long term),Grindelia (internally and externally)
SUPPURATIONS (all externally)		without pyogenic membranes, shallow	Chlorophyllin, Lycopodium, Usnea
		with pyogenic membrane	Arctium
		with necrosis, in strong individuals	Echinacea, Thuja
		with necrosis, in weak individuals	Echinacea and Baptisia
TINEA (all externally)	Barbae		Chlorogalum, Cupressus
	Capitatis		Chlorogalum, Cupressus, Peganum
	Versicolor		Thuja (fresh leaf tincture)
	Corporis		Thuja (fresh tincture best, oil serviceable)
URTICARIA			Aconitum carmichaelii (cured Chinese),Echinacea (externally), Paullinia

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