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Hayfever (Aqui)AquiModerator Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 316 Location: my desk, Londonish Posted: 06 Apr 2006 02:18 pm Post subject: hayfever -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I can't believe it's started already. My nose isn't too bad, but my eyes are so itchy. I may have to wear one of those lampshade things as the urge to rub my eyes is getting very strong! anyway - natural cures please? I know the local honey one. And have finally found a source, but I don't really like eating much honey. Any recipes for a soothing eye gel/cream? _________________ The quiet power of growing things is truly magical Back to top Lottie Evergreen Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 740 Posted: 06 Apr 2006 02:56 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I can't help with the cream - but I can sympathise . My husband describes me as a 'nutcase gardener and allotmenter' so having hayfever is quite a nuisance. The only cure I have found is to shovel fresh pig muck - It makes your eyes and nose water so much it soothes them Or I could bottle up the smell where I spend a lot of time - my allotment is right next to the pig farm, and my particular plot is right opposite the muck mountain - it often is as tall as the trees and yards long _________________ I am at that purple age! Back to top Kathy Moderator Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 1008 Posted: 06 Apr 2006 03:49 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greenlady will be along later, I believe there is a dog crisis going on, something to do with an abandoned Jack Russell. _________________ Take care Kathy Back to top Jesse Site Admin Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 2188 Location: West Sussex Posted: 06 Apr 2006 04:04 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I had a bout of hayfever earlier in the year (I usually get it just before the spring) and fingers crossed it's over with now. Not sure of a cure or remedy, I just stick with it until it goes but mine isn't very bad, just annoying. Back to top Aqui Moderator Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 316 Location: my desk, Londonish Posted: 06 Apr 2006 04:23 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the sneezy stuff I can deal with, but it's these itchy eyes. I thought cucumber after posting this. I can't exactly sit here with cucumber slices on my eyes, so what i need is a recipe. google, here I come... _________________ The quiet power of growing things is truly magical Back to top Jesse Site Admin Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 2188 Location: West Sussex Posted: 06 Apr 2006 04:35 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I found this aqui, not sure if it's of any help to you http://www.worldwidehealth.com/article.php?id=69 Back to top Kathy Moderator Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 1008 Posted: 06 Apr 2006 04:48 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chamomile teabag over the eyes will help the itching. _________________ Take care Kathy Back to top Aqui Moderator Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 316 Location: my desk, Londonish Posted: 06 Apr 2006 04:58 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- that is helpful jesse. Kathy - I wonder if I can make a cream with chamomile in it... _________________ The quiet power of growing things is truly magical Back to top chickens1968 Moderator Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 315 Location: Gloucestershire Posted: 06 Apr 2006 07:42 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am one of those unfortunate cases that suffer so bad it can wipe me out totally, i even end up using an asthma inhaler, my doc says I am a lost cause as i dont do anything to stay away from the triggers ie. haymaking! _________________ http://www.freewebs.com/chickens1968/ Back to top Jesse Site Admin Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 2188 Location: West Sussex Posted: 06 Apr 2006 08:03 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- would wearing a nose and mouth mask help at all chickens? OH insists I wear one when soap making and cleaning out the hen run (now that bird flu is a threat). They are horrible though, I can't breathe properly with something over my face. Back to top chickens1968 Moderator Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 315 Location: Gloucestershire Posted: 06 Apr 2006 08:09 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I do use one when I am working on my friends poultry farm, but always forget when helping people during hay making, I think I better wise up and keep some masks in the landrover _________________ http://www.freewebs.com/chickens1968/ Back to top Michael Sprout Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Cumbria Posted: 06 Apr 2006 08:35 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They are awfull things but when you take it off and look at it you realise what is going into your lungs, _________________ Smallholders,gardeners,pet lovers www.michaellock.forumup.co.uk my web site www.mjlock.com Back to top Jesse Site Admin Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 2188 Location: West Sussex Posted: 06 Apr 2006 08:50 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- yes, that is quite scary isn't it! Back to top alison Moderator Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 303 Location: North Devon Posted: 06 Apr 2006 10:02 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- we always wear them when we are chopping straw, but I do find then that my glasses steam up quite a bit. The dust in the filter is disgusting. Back to top Aqui Moderator Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 316 Location: my desk, Londonish Posted: 07 Apr 2006 09:17 am Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- face mask - thanks for the reminder jesse - must get some of those for the soap making (i'm going to place my order later - at last!) Trouble with those is my face is so small that to cover my mouth and nose properly, they also end up covering my eyes! (It takes some adjusting so I can see properly!) _________________ The quiet power of growing things is truly magical Back to top Greenlady Evergreen Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 549 Location: Scotland! Posted: 07 Apr 2006 09:22 am Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- chamomile and chickweed are excellent cooling soothing rememdies aqui, you could use them in a basic cream recipe, or an easier method would be making an infused oil with them. Drinking nettle and chamomile tea as anti-allergy remedy is useful, you would need to drink about 3 cups a day. If you addded in some local honey that would make it more palletable and have the added hayfever benefits you already know of. Just ask if you have any more questions _________________ Don't eat fruit and nuts. You are what you eat... Back to top Aqui Moderator Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 316 Location: my desk, Londonish Posted: 07 Apr 2006 11:20 am Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- thanks GL - I like putting weeds to use too! I've got some chamomile seed, just have to hope i get nettles and chickweed growing somewhere! _________________ The quiet power of growing things is truly magical Back to top |