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Wedge pillow
A fairly firm, wedge-shaped pillow that can be leaned against or lain on to improve posture, and relieve back pain and other discomforts. Available at some pharmacies.
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Verbena
A flowering plant which can be used as an herbal tea or, as an essential oil, in fragrances. Available at health food stores. This is a type of plant that belongs to the vervain family. One popular variety of this plant is known as lemon verbena, due to its fragrant aroma. The plant features long,…
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Turpentine
A strong-smelling substance that comes from the resin of pine trees, used primarily as a solvent. Available at hardware stores. Oleoresin obtained from various species of pine trees. It is a mixture of terpenes and other hydrocarbons obtained from pine trees. It was once used in liniments and counterirritants.
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Tree paint
A mixture of chopped horsetail, water, and clay applied to the bark of trees to protect them.
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Thalassotherapy
Therapeutic bathing in seawater. Treatment of disease by living at the seaside, bathing in the sea, taking sea voyages, or consuming or being wrapped in seaweed. Treatment involving sea bathing, sea trips, sea air, and beach vacations.
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Sulfur bath
A warm, therapeutic bath containing minerals.
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Stinging nettle slurry
An herbal slurry used in gardening to encourage beneficial insects.
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Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)
A plant whose leaves and stems cause rashes upon contact, but which can be used medicinally when cooked or soaked in water. Available at health food stores. Drying or cooking removes stinging effect of the leaves. Leaves can be used in saltreduced diets, as they contain a salt which is not a burden on the…
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Spelt bag
A fabric bag filled with crushed spelt that can be heated and applied to sore body parts to ease pain. Available at health food stores.
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Spelt
A species of wheat used for cooking. Available at grocery stores, usually as flour or pasta. A type of wheat known as “German wheat” that produces a fine flour is commonly referred to as a cereal grain.
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