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HERBAL TEAS FOR IMPROVED DIGESTION AND INTESTINAL
HEALING
Certain herbal teas were frequently
recommended by Edgar Cayce in cases involving digestive and intestinal
problems. The most frequently suggested herbal teas are: American
Yellow Saffron (not Spanish) and Slippery Elm Bark Powder. At
times, Chamomile, Mullein and/or Watermelon Seed Tea may be used as
a substitute for the American Yellow Saffron.
Here is an excerpt which describes the use of slippery
elm bark and yellow saffron to soothe and to lessen the irritation to
the alimentary canal:
Keep practically all the water as is taken (and
the body should take plenty of same) with small quantities of elm in
same. Well that this be kept, but never allowed to become sour,
by giving small pinches of the powdered elm bark in glass of water with
ice in same, see? Just enough to make the water taste of same,
or slick, as it were.
Then there should be taken REGULARLY Yellow Saffron
Tea. The combination of these, as we see, is to soothe and to
lessen this irritation as is kept up through the intestine and through
the stomach. (4256-1)
CAYCE QUOTES ON SLIPPERY ELM AND YELLOW SAFFRON FOR COLITIS
Here are some additional excerpts from readings
given for persons suffering from bowel problems (most often colitis),
in which slippery elm bark and yellow saffron are recommended to assist
in healing the bowel. Note that there is some variability in the
recommended frequency of use depending upon the severity of the condition.
For extreme conditions, the readings often suggested that all the water
taken in the body should contain either the elm or saffron. For
less severe conditions, regular use (once or twice each day) was recommended.
You will need to determine the frequency of use of these teas which
is suitable for your situation.
5714-1
No water for the body except that carrying elm
bark. This may be prepared just when this is given, but let it
carry properties of elm bark. This as a coating and a soothing
for the system, quenching the thirst, and still at the same time giving
to the mucus coating some stability in its reaction, PROVIDED there
is taken with this - or from time to time - this may be given two to
three times a day - small quantities of Yellow Saffron Tea. This
would be prepared by steeping (not boiling) two to three ounces of the
Yellow Saffron in twenty to twenty-four ounces of pure water, or rain
water, see? The dose would be teaspoonful - two teaspoonsful at
the time. Strain this off, see, and let it set aside to keep it
cool.
5216-1
Slippery Elm Bark, if this is prepared in a tea
and allowed to be cooled and drunk, would be well. Also Yellow
Saffron prepared by putting a pinch between the thumb and forefinger,
and this put in a cup and boiling water poured on same. Let stand
for 30 minutes, strain, cool and drink. This take about every
day and we will make better conditions for the body...
(Q) How should the Elm be taken and how often?
(A) Elm may be taken every day, just so that there are the
eliminations and this doesn't ferment in the alimentary canal, but it
will be helpful for the conditions through the alimentary canal, especially
in colon. A pinch put in a glass, pour boiling water and let stand
for twenty to thirty minutes, then put in an ice-box until it is cool
and drink. It will be as slime, of course, but this is what's needed
in the alimentary canal.
340-20
Now, as we find, there are those returnings of
the condition which has disturbed the body before; inflammation of the
muco-membranes of the duodenum, extending into the caecum and colon.
These inflammations have been produced by congestion,
lack of the proper elements for the activity of the system, becoming
over-acid and producing irritation.
This makes for (in the glands of the lacteals)
the continued reactions that make for cramps, and the lack of digestion.
In meeting the condition in the present, it would
be well to use that which will allay the gastric disturbance, aiding
in digestion and keeping to the diet that will produce the least amount
of irritation for the body...
For the time being it would be well that all other
water taken carry the elm OR saffron, for this will reduce the irritation.
264-56
(Q) What is the condition of my intestines and what should
be done, or should I continue taking Castoria? [for colitis, swelling,
griping pain.]
(A) Rather than so much of the Castoria in the present - for
this CAN become irritating, of course - we would occasionally change
to other eliminants. As we have indicated for other bodies, it
is well to alternate these rather than continuing to take just one type
of eliminant...
Every now and then, also, we would use elm water,
Yellow Saffron tea or the like.
Thus we will keep down irritation and the too-easy
fermentation that produces gas and, of course, pain at such times.
Note: The above information is not intended for self-diagnosis
or self-treatment. Please consult a qualified health care professional
for assistance in applying the information contained in the Cayce Health
Database. |
From the Edgar Cayce Health Database
