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In my house, we don't use over-the-counter pain medications. The side effects just aren't worth it, but there are times when we need pain control. My son will be having some dental work done, so I did more research on natural pain management, and I wanted to share that with you!
Listen in while I share what I've learned about how to use herbs like cloves, thyme, turmeric, garlic, wild lettuce, and more for mouth pain and pain all over the body. I hope you gain some useful information for planning your medicine garden.
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Speaker 3 (00:42):
Welcome back to a Magical Life.
I'm your host, magic Barclay,and today I wanna talk about
natural pain relief options.
Now, one of my sons has juststarted two years worth of
dental work.
He's getting some surgeries doneand lots of time in braces.
(01:02):
He's already had an expander putin his mouth for all the parents
out there going through thisaround the world.
My gosh, my heart goes out toyou because it's an ordeal.
Anyway, he has a surgery comingup just before the end of the
year, and he needs to have painrelief.
Now my family don't take overthe counter pain relief, so I've
(01:28):
delved into.
All sorts of options for him,and I wanted to share those with
you because when we take overthe counter medications,
obviously there are a lot ofside effects.
They're even listed on thepackaging.
The pharmacist will even tellyou about them because they're
supposed to.
(01:48):
And so what are some ways aroundpain, different types of pain
where we can manage it in anatural way that has more
benefits?
Other than just pain relief anda lot less side effects.
So let's get into it.
Let's start with dental pain.
Now, dental or oral pain can bevery, very different to any
(02:13):
other pain, so there's a lot ofoptions here.
Of course.
With most pain, cold, compress,and then heat, and then cold.
And then heat will always workwith dental.
Definitely a cold compress.
A cold wash cloth for about 20minutes will certainly help.
(02:33):
Minor pain subside, but what ifit's a little bit more intense?
Well, clove oil is amazing fordental pain, and so it's
actually.
Got eugenol in it, which is anatural pain reliever.
And clove oil can be applied,uh, as cloves.
(02:57):
You can chew on cloves or as atherapeutic grade clove oil.
Now it is a burning hot oil, soputting it directly a hundred
percent pure into your mouthwill bring tears to your eyes.
And so what I suggest is thatuse a carrier oil, like MCT oil
(03:19):
to put it straight onto thegums, can be, swished in a
mouthwash.
So you can crush clove or putclove oil in some sesame oil,
and you can use that and swishit around your mouth and it will
pretty much work instantly.
Now, garlic is another one.
(03:40):
Chewing on garlic or if you canfind a garlic mouthwash or
something like that, it actuallyhelps imp periodontal treatment
and you know, things like garlicand ginger.
And turmeric, which we'll talkabout more, but let's focus on
garlic now are actually allrounders.
(04:01):
They can do so many things forour body, and garlic has a
compound in it called Allison.
Allison is a.
It's found in garlic.
It's found in onions, and it isa great antibacterial
anti-inflammatory.
So you can even crush garlic andmake it into a paste and put
(04:21):
that on your teeth and on yourgums to relieve pain.
Another one here is peppermint.
You can use it as leaves.
Just chew it up.
Use it as a poltis.
You can, uh, use it as an oil.
And you know, peppermintlozenges as well.
Now this will help throat pain,it will help tooth pain, it will
(04:43):
help that kind of pain that goesright up into your head when
you've got aching gums,periodontal pain.
So peppermint is cooling likeclove is.
Heating, peppermint is cooling.
So just be mindful when you'vechewed on some peppermint or
used peppermint oil that ifyou're going to have a drink of
(05:05):
water straight after, it's goingto feel freezing cold.
Okay?
Another one is time.
Time is great for all sorts of.
Oral fungus, it's actually anantifungal.
It helps put staph back into,into dormancy and it can be
used.
(05:25):
Directly from the leaf.
Again, chewing it up, using itas a poltus, or you can dilute
the oil in a carrier oil such asMCT or coconut.
And so this will really help.
Now, time also helps ourrespiratory system, so.
If you feel like, you know,you're getting full up with a
head cold or a bit stuffy, youcan make time tea.
(05:50):
Uh, we make it for our chickensas well, so we make time, tea
and put it into their water.
It certainly helps them, uh, butI'm gonna be using it for my son
for his oral pain.
Another one is apple cidervinegar.
Now this helps reduce gingivitisor gum disease and can help with
the pain associated with that.
(06:12):
it is also used in toothwhitening.
It's an antiseptic andanti-inflammatory, but, but big.
But if you have an immune typethat is a broken barrier system
type.
You shouldn't be using applecider vinegar because it can
(06:33):
actually promote some of thebacteria to change the flora.
It isn't antibacterial.
But if you have one type ofbacteria that is outta control
as opposed to another, say ifyou've got LPS, then maybe a CV
is not the best thing for you.
(06:55):
Okay.
Turmeric, we talked about itjust before and.
All rounder.
It can be used as a paste.
You can make it into, add it toa T.
Um, you can use turmeric oil.
You can apply that.
Just make sure that once thepaint is gone, you give your
teeth a good old brush becauseturmeric will.
(07:18):
Turn your mouth yellow, but itis fantastic.
Turmeric also can be used ingolden milk.
If you have a head cold, it canput that to rest.
It's one of those all rounderswith garlic and ginger.
Okay.
There's actually a plant also,which is grown in the tropics
and it's called the toothacheplant.
(07:40):
Now this one has a compound init, which has anti-inflammatory
properties.
Toothache plant, you just chewon it.
Uh, it will actually make yourwhole mouth feel numb.
So that's something to lookinto.
White willow bark.
Now white willow bark containssison, which is.
(08:02):
It's very similar to aspirin.
In fact, aspirin was based onwhite willow bark back in the
day.
So it does come with some of thecautions that aspirin also comes
with.
It shouldn't be used inchildren.
It is a blood thinner.
So if you are using bloodthinning medications, give white
(08:23):
willow bark a bit of a wideberth.
Now, guava leaves if you can getthem.
Guava leaves are great.
They actually put strep backinto its place.
They can be.
Used to help fill small holes inteeth, guava leaves, actually
(08:47):
when they meet your saliva, havereally great antibacterial
properties and guava leaves canalso be used.
If you have a staph infection inyour eye, known as a ty, you can
put a guava leaf over your eyeand put a cold compress over the
top and that will help as well.
Now there's a herb called FeverFew.
(09:10):
It's also known as Bachelor'sbuttons flour, and it's actually
an antiseptic when used as a Tit can be used for toothaches.
Uh, it, there's not a lot ofstudies.
Out there with that one, but itreally shouldn't be used if you
are pregnant.
So that's Fever few.
Fever Few is also great as acompanion plant, by the way, in
(09:32):
your veggie garden.
Um, just have a bit of a smellto it, so I'd plant it kind of
on the corners.
Uh, but it is great at keepingpests away.
Okay.
Bicarb of soda,anti-inflammatory, relieves
pain, relieves swelling,antibacterial, so you can mix
(09:54):
at.
Two teaspoons of that one inlukewarm water.
Swish it around for about 30seconds and spit it out.
It is very alkaline and cancause some chemical irritation.
So start off really slowly withthat one.
In fact, I would just swish itaround for maybe five, 10
seconds and then spit it out.
(10:16):
Uh, if you have not done itbefore.
Cinnamon is another one.
Now, cinnamon's a great allrounder.
It's great for lowering bloodsugars.
It is an antibacterial, ananti-inflammatory, and can
prevent cavities.
There's a lot of studies outthere with that one, so it
reduces the risk of fungalinfection in the mouth.
(10:39):
Now you can suck on a cinnamonstick or you can make a paste
out of it and.
Add that to honey and apply itto the aching area.
Coconut oil is another greatone.
Coconut oil.
When used in oil pulling, candraw bacteria out of the mouth.
(10:59):
Do not spit it down the sink,whatever you do, and do not spit
it into your garden.
It will actually kill off anyplants that you spit it on.
So it's best to spit it into ajar and then, or a bag and pop
that into the bin.
Or you can actually put it inyour compost.
Um, if you don't wanna throw itaway, but not directly onto your
(11:20):
plants now.
Kay and Pepper.
Ca and Pepper has capsaicin init, which actually blocks the
sensation of pain traveling fromyour brain and your nerves.
Now it can be used in toothpain.
You just mix it with somecoconut oil, swish it around
your mouth, and then spit itinto the compost or into a bag.
(11:41):
Ca and Pepper is also great tostop any bleeding, so.
If you have bleeding gums orbleeding anywhere in your body,
it's actually used in herbalemergency treatment and it will
stop bleeding.
So, and shock.
So that's a great one.
Uh, vanilla extract.
(12:03):
If you are making it yourself,not store, store-bought vanilla
extract, but it is ananti-inflammatory.
It can ease toothache.
It's antimicrobial.
Dab some on a cotton wool bowland apply it to the area of
pain.
Honey, raw honey, notmanufactured honey, can actually
(12:24):
relieve tooth pain.
You can, um, reduce swellingwith it, just dab it onto the
aching area as needed.
Oregano and tea tree oils goingto lump these in together
because they're both naturalanti-inflammatories,
antimicrobials, antiseptics, andthey are both hot heating
(12:44):
warming oils, just like cloveoil is.
So you're going to want to bevery careful with those salt
water using, not iodized whitetable salt, but real salt.
Salt water, swishing it aroundthe mouth can relieve.
Pain, instantly.
It can also help reset the florain your mouth.
(13:08):
So they're just some of the oralpainkillers.
Now some of these can be usedright through the body, and so
the big ones here are whitewillow bark, turmeric, garlic.
We have ginger, we have chili orca and pepper.
(13:29):
Anything with that capsaicin,you can use heli crim oil.
Now, heli crim oil is great atrelieving blood clots.
There's a lot of studies outthere with that.
So heli crim is a healing painrelieving oil.
You can.
Use lots of these oils, lots ofthese plants you can use.
(13:51):
Holy basil, also known as tulsi.
There's boswellia, also known asfrankincense.
And so some of these areabsolutely fantastic for pain
relief.
But let's have a look at whatmight be actually growing in the
garden for pain relief.
So if we look at the first one.
(14:13):
Boswellia Frankincense, quiteeasy to grow.
We are using the SAP from thisone.
And so it is anti-inflammatory.
It helps with osteoarthritis.
It reduces inflammation.
It can be absolutely fantastic,can be used.
You can use the resin to it as agum.
(14:35):
Um.
It's really an all rounder,frankincense, ginger, we spoke
about it just earlier.
You can chew on some ginger.
You can grate the ginger.
You can make a tea out of theginger.
You can use a ginger oil.
Any ginger will help.
I.
We have California Poppy, abeautiful yellow broad flower,
(14:59):
very easy to grow.
The alkaloids in California,poppy can actually relieve
chronic pain and pain relatedinsomnia.
So this is one that we certainlyneed to be growing in the
garden.
It brings the pollinators in.
It looks beautiful.
But it has medicinal uses.
(15:20):
Lavender, very effective as ananalgesic.
It's beautiful in the garden.
It's very easy to use.
We know it helps with sleep andrelaxation.
You can make a tea out of it.
You can grind it into a paste.
You can use it as an oil.
(15:41):
You can even add it to yourcooking.
So there's one there,ashwagandha.
Now ashwagandha is great as acortisol lower, so it relieves
stress in, in other words,there's a lot of studies out
there to say it can help withstiffness, with knee swelling,
(16:02):
with arthritis symptoms.
There is more ongoing about thisone.
It's also known as withania.
That's its, uh, scientific name.
Ashwagandha is best to be usedin the mornings, uh, not first
thing in the morning, probablymid-morning when you want your
cortisol to start coming down.
(16:25):
I mentioned California poppy andlavender.
Beautiful in the garden.
Okay, here's one that youprobably think is a weed and
it's probably growing in yourgarden everywhere in the world
right now, and it kind of lookslike a dandelion.
It's actually wild lettuce.
And wild lettuce has those kindof jagged edges, like a
(16:48):
dandelion plant does, but itactually has little prickles on
the bottom of the leaves, so theunderside of the leaves.
Now, if you break the wildlettuce and the sap starts
coming out, it comes out white.
It looks like.
Latex, like liquid latex, or itlooks like a really thick,
(17:10):
creamy milk.
and this is what the pain reliefcomes from now, while lettuce is
also known as opium lettuce.
So it shows you how strong itcan be And in studies that were
conducted, they found that painwas relieved by 103% using wild
(17:31):
lettuce.
Now its active constituents.
Um.
There's a couple of them.
They have actually been, uh,found to have these
phytochemicals that relieve painsimilar to ibuprofen.
So wild lettuce can be foundanywhere in your garden.
(17:52):
Many of the plant apps will beable to identify it for you.
There's just a few of.
The natural things that we cando and we can grow in our
garden.
Now, of course, when we havepain, heat, and cold, I
mentioned it earlier, great wayto help reduce the pain, reduce
(18:16):
the swelling, you know,applying.
An ice pack and then a heatpack, and then an ice pack, and
repeating that a few times, 10minutes at a time will certainly
help you without any sideeffects.
When we're looking at hydration,making sure that we have a
little bit of salt in the waterso that we can actually absorb
(18:39):
it.
We don't really absorb plainwater too well, and certainly
when we're in pain, our body isin defense mode.
The pain is a symptom towhatever else is going on, and
so we need to make things easieron the body.
So having a little bit of saltin your water when you have pain
(19:01):
will certainly help yourelieving your stress.
If you are in pain, the lastthing you need to do is to be
around people or doing thingsthat are going to make things
worse.
Do not push yourself.
In other words, if you feel likeyou're in pain and you're
supposed to be going somewhere.
(19:22):
Looking after your body is a bitmore important than the place
that you're supposed to be, thepeople that you're supposed to
see.
You need to put yourself firstin this situation and
identifying what is the paincoming from?
Where is it?
Is it nerve pain?
Like in oral surgery, it's goingto be.
(19:43):
Localized pain and it's going tobe nerve pain.
So identifying where is itcoming from, what can you do to
relieve this or rectify thesituation so that it's not as
damaging.
There's a lot of things that youcan do for pain, making sure
that you're sleeping well,making sure that you are eating
well, staying away fromprocessed foods, because guess
(20:07):
what?
Nothing in a food from a packetis going to help you when you
are in pain.
So making sure that you areeating the rainbow.
Right.
So eating different coloredfruits and vegetables, making
sure you've got good qualitymeat that hopefully you know
where it's coming from.
If you can buy straight from thefarmer, that's great'cause
there's not gonna be anythinghopefully added into that meat
(20:31):
that will help increase yourpain.
So we really need to look atdifferent ways of managing it.
And of course, self-talk comesin here as well.
And you've heard me talk.
on this podcast and on otherpodcasts all about this one.
And that is, if you're in pain,do not tell yourself you're in
(20:54):
pain.
Okay?
So you know, you might hurt yourback and you might think to
yourself or say to yourself, oh,my back hurts so bad.
Guess what?
That's not helping.
Because your body is going togo, oh, okay, that's what's
supposed to be happening.
I'll match you, and that canactually continue your pain.
So we need to make sure that ourself-talk is healthy as well.
(21:18):
You can still acknowledge thepain, but add in, but I'm
feeling much better.
I'm going to feel much bettersoon, something like that, so
that your body doesn't feel likethat's the state you have to
stay in.
Now.
There's a lot of options therefor pain.
As I said, there's a few go-tosthat I grow in my garden,
(21:40):
California, poppy, lavender,garlic, ginger, wild lettuce.
They're always in my garden.
And they're very easy to usewith.
No chemical side effects.
So, you know, always look atwhat you can do.
(22:01):
If you only have a balconygarden or if wherever you are
listening to this, it's the deadof winter at the moment.
Then when it's spring andsummer, you wanna be cultivating
these things in a way that youcan preserve them.
So, you know, garlic and ginger,you can make tinctures out of
them.
You can make a paste out ofthem.
You can freeze blocks of thatpaste and then use it as you
(22:24):
need it over winter.
Things like California poppy andwild lettuce won't grow in
winter, and it's hard tocultivate the wild lettuce in
particular.
You need that one fresh.
But things like lavender, youcan grow and you can make a tea
out of it.
Dry things out.
California poppy, you can make atea out of it.
(22:45):
Dry things out, things likethyme.
You can also do that.
Uh, peppermint.
You can also do that.
So really prepare yourself allyear round.
Look at what you can grow.
First of all, things like theherbs, oregano, thyme, very easy
to grow in spring and summer.
(23:05):
Very easy to dry and make a teaout of.
And really look at preparingyour home medicine cabinet.
Now, these are just a few thingsthat you can do for pain.
And my boy, when he has hissurgery shortly, he will be
using some of these for pain.
He will not be using Ibuprofenor Aspirin or Neurophin or
(23:31):
Panadine or Oxy or any of those.
He just won't.
Not because I tell him not to,but'cause he's made that
personal choice to not putthings like that into his body.
But he will be sending me andhis brother out to harvest some
wild lettuce for him as he needsit.
(23:53):
He.
He will be using things like rawhoney.
You know, he will be taking careof his body in a way that
doesn't lead to more sideeffects and further issues down
the track.
And for anyone going through anyoral surgery, this is a personal
choice you need to make.
I'm not saying do not use.
Over the counters, but just beaware that there are other
(24:17):
options out there that don'thave side effects, and there are
other options out there thatyear round you can use and can
benefit your garden.
Can benefit.
Your food can benefit your life,because guess what?
When you are growing somethingand using it, it feels
(24:37):
fantastic.
So this can help you with howyou feel about yourself, being
able to grow a plant, being ableto use the plant, and being able
to avoid any of the nasties thatyou maybe would've used as your
go-to.
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(24:58):
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We look forward to speaking toyou in the next episode.
Welcome back to a Magical Life.
I'm your host, magic Barclay,and today I wanna talk about
natural pain relief options.
Now, one of my sons has juststarted two years worth of
dental work.
He's getting some surgeries doneand lots of time in braces.
(01:02):
He's already had an expander putin his mouth for all the parents
out there going through thisaround the world.
My gosh, my heart goes out toyou because it's an ordeal.
Anyway, he has a surgery comingup just before the end of the
year, and he needs to have painrelief.
Now my family don't take overthe counter pain relief, so I've
(01:28):
delved into.
All sorts of options for him,and I wanted to share those with
you because when we take overthe counter medications,
obviously there are a lot ofside effects.
They're even listed on thepackaging.
The pharmacist will even tellyou about them because they're
supposed to.
(01:48):
And so what are some ways aroundpain, different types of pain
where we can manage it in anatural way that has more
benefits?
Other than just pain relief anda lot less side effects.
So let's get into it.
Let's start with dental pain.
Now, dental or oral pain can bevery, very different to any
(02:13):
other pain, so there's a lot ofoptions here.
Of course.
With most pain, cold, compress,and then heat, and then cold.
And then heat will always workwith dental.
Definitely a cold compress.
A cold wash cloth for about 20minutes will certainly help.
(02:33):
Minor pain subside, but what ifit's a little bit more intense?
Well, clove oil is amazing fordental pain, and so it's
actually.
Got eugenol in it, which is anatural pain reliever.
And clove oil can be applied,uh, as cloves.
(02:57):
You can chew on cloves or as atherapeutic grade clove oil.
Now it is a burning hot oil, soputting it directly a hundred
percent pure into your mouthwill bring tears to your eyes.
And so what I suggest is thatuse a carrier oil, like MCT oil
(03:19):
to put it straight onto thegums, can be, swished in a
mouthwash.
So you can crush clove or putclove oil in some sesame oil,
and you can use that and swishit around your mouth and it will
pretty much work instantly.
Now, garlic is another one.
(03:40):
Chewing on garlic or if you canfind a garlic mouthwash or
something like that, it actuallyhelps imp periodontal treatment
and you know, things like garlicand ginger.
And turmeric, which we'll talkabout more, but let's focus on
garlic now are actually allrounders.
(04:01):
They can do so many things forour body, and garlic has a
compound in it called Allison.
Allison is a.
It's found in garlic.
It's found in onions, and it isa great antibacterial
anti-inflammatory.
So you can even crush garlic andmake it into a paste and put
(04:21):
that on your teeth and on yourgums to relieve pain.
Another one here is peppermint.
You can use it as leaves.
Just chew it up.
Use it as a poltis.
You can, uh, use it as an oil.
And you know, peppermintlozenges as well.
Now this will help throat pain,it will help tooth pain, it will
(04:43):
help that kind of pain that goesright up into your head when
you've got aching gums,periodontal pain.
So peppermint is cooling likeclove is.
Heating, peppermint is cooling.
So just be mindful when you'vechewed on some peppermint or
used peppermint oil that ifyou're going to have a drink of
(05:05):
water straight after, it's goingto feel freezing cold.
Okay?
Another one is time.
Time is great for all sorts of.
Oral fungus, it's actually anantifungal.
It helps put staph back into,into dormancy and it can be
used.
(05:25):
Directly from the leaf.
Again, chewing it up, using itas a poltus, or you can dilute
the oil in a carrier oil such asMCT or coconut.
And so this will really help.
Now, time also helps ourrespiratory system, so.
If you feel like, you know,you're getting full up with a
head cold or a bit stuffy, youcan make time tea.
(05:50):
Uh, we make it for our chickensas well, so we make time, tea
and put it into their water.
It certainly helps them, uh, butI'm gonna be using it for my son
for his oral pain.
Another one is apple cidervinegar.
Now this helps reduce gingivitisor gum disease and can help with
the pain associated with that.
(06:12):
it is also used in toothwhitening.
It's an antiseptic andanti-inflammatory, but, but big.
But if you have an immune typethat is a broken barrier system
type.
You shouldn't be using applecider vinegar because it can
(06:33):
actually promote some of thebacteria to change the flora.
It isn't antibacterial.
But if you have one type ofbacteria that is outta control
as opposed to another, say ifyou've got LPS, then maybe a CV
is not the best thing for you.
(06:55):
Okay.
Turmeric, we talked about itjust before and.
All rounder.
It can be used as a paste.
You can make it into, add it toa T.
Um, you can use turmeric oil.
You can apply that.
Just make sure that once thepaint is gone, you give your
teeth a good old brush becauseturmeric will.
(07:18):
Turn your mouth yellow, but itis fantastic.
Turmeric also can be used ingolden milk.
If you have a head cold, it canput that to rest.
It's one of those all rounderswith garlic and ginger.
Okay.
There's actually a plant also,which is grown in the tropics
and it's called the toothacheplant.
(07:40):
Now this one has a compound init, which has anti-inflammatory
properties.
Toothache plant, you just chewon it.
Uh, it will actually make yourwhole mouth feel numb.
So that's something to lookinto.
White willow bark.
Now white willow bark containssison, which is.
(08:02):
It's very similar to aspirin.
In fact, aspirin was based onwhite willow bark back in the
day.
So it does come with some of thecautions that aspirin also comes
with.
It shouldn't be used inchildren.
It is a blood thinner.
So if you are using bloodthinning medications, give white
(08:23):
willow bark a bit of a wideberth.
Now, guava leaves if you can getthem.
Guava leaves are great.
They actually put strep backinto its place.
They can be.
Used to help fill small holes inteeth, guava leaves, actually
(08:47):
when they meet your saliva, havereally great antibacterial
properties and guava leaves canalso be used.
If you have a staph infection inyour eye, known as a ty, you can
put a guava leaf over your eyeand put a cold compress over the
top and that will help as well.
Now there's a herb called FeverFew.
(09:10):
It's also known as Bachelor'sbuttons flour, and it's actually
an antiseptic when used as a Tit can be used for toothaches.
Uh, it, there's not a lot ofstudies.
Out there with that one, but itreally shouldn't be used if you
are pregnant.
So that's Fever few.
Fever Few is also great as acompanion plant, by the way, in
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your veggie garden.
Um, just have a bit of a smellto it, so I'd plant it kind of
on the corners.
Uh, but it is great at keepingpests away.
Okay.
Bicarb of soda,anti-inflammatory, relieves
pain, relieves swelling,antibacterial, so you can mix
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at.
Two teaspoons of that one inlukewarm water.
Swish it around for about 30seconds and spit it out.
It is very alkaline and cancause some chemical irritation.
So start off really slowly withthat one.
In fact, I would just swish itaround for maybe five, 10
seconds and then spit it out.
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Uh, if you have not done itbefore.
Cinnamon is another one.
Now, cinnamon's a great allrounder.
It's great for lowering bloodsugars.
It is an antibacterial, ananti-inflammatory, and can
prevent cavities.
There's a lot of studies outthere with that one, so it
reduces the risk of fungalinfection in the mouth.
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Now you can suck on a cinnamonstick or you can make a paste
out of it and.
Add that to honey and apply itto the aching area.
Coconut oil is another greatone.
Coconut oil.
When used in oil pulling, candraw bacteria out of the mouth.
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Do not spit it down the sink,whatever you do, and do not spit
it into your garden.
It will actually kill off anyplants that you spit it on.
So it's best to spit it into ajar and then, or a bag and pop
that into the bin.
Or you can actually put it inyour compost.
Um, if you don't wanna throw itaway, but not directly onto your
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plants now.
Kay and Pepper.
Ca and Pepper has capsaicin init, which actually blocks the
sensation of pain traveling fromyour brain and your nerves.
Now it can be used in toothpain.
You just mix it with somecoconut oil, swish it around
your mouth, and then spit itinto the compost or into a bag.
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Ca and Pepper is also great tostop any bleeding, so.
If you have bleeding gums orbleeding anywhere in your body,
it's actually used in herbalemergency treatment and it will
stop bleeding.
So, and shock.
So that's a great one.
Uh, vanilla extract.
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If you are making it yourself,not store, store-bought vanilla
extract, but it is ananti-inflammatory.
It can ease toothache.
It's antimicrobial.
Dab some on a cotton wool bowland apply it to the area of
pain.
Honey, raw honey, notmanufactured honey, can actually
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relieve tooth pain.
You can, um, reduce swellingwith it, just dab it onto the
aching area as needed.
Oregano and tea tree oils goingto lump these in together
because they're both naturalanti-inflammatories,
antimicrobials, antiseptics, andthey are both hot heating
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warming oils, just like cloveoil is.
So you're going to want to bevery careful with those salt
water using, not iodized whitetable salt, but real salt.
Salt water, swishing it aroundthe mouth can relieve.
Pain, instantly.
It can also help reset the florain your mouth.
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So they're just some of the oralpainkillers.
Now some of these can be usedright through the body, and so
the big ones here are whitewillow bark, turmeric, garlic.
We have ginger, we have chili orca and pepper.
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Anything with that capsaicin,you can use heli crim oil.
Now, heli crim oil is great atrelieving blood clots.
There's a lot of studies outthere with that.
So heli crim is a healing painrelieving oil.
You can.
Use lots of these oils, lots ofthese plants you can use.
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Holy basil, also known as tulsi.
There's boswellia, also known asfrankincense.
And so some of these areabsolutely fantastic for pain
relief.
But let's have a look at whatmight be actually growing in the
garden for pain relief.
So if we look at the first one.
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Boswellia Frankincense, quiteeasy to grow.
We are using the SAP from thisone.
And so it is anti-inflammatory.
It helps with osteoarthritis.
It reduces inflammation.
It can be absolutely fantastic,can be used.
You can use the resin to it as agum.
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Um.
It's really an all rounder,frankincense, ginger, we spoke
about it just earlier.
You can chew on some ginger.
You can grate the ginger.
You can make a tea out of theginger.
You can use a ginger oil.
Any ginger will help.
I.
We have California Poppy, abeautiful yellow broad flower,
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very easy to grow.
The alkaloids in California,poppy can actually relieve
chronic pain and pain relatedinsomnia.
So this is one that we certainlyneed to be growing in the
garden.
It brings the pollinators in.
It looks beautiful.
But it has medicinal uses.
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Lavender, very effective as ananalgesic.
It's beautiful in the garden.
It's very easy to use.
We know it helps with sleep andrelaxation.
You can make a tea out of it.
You can grind it into a paste.
You can use it as an oil.
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You can even add it to yourcooking.
So there's one there,ashwagandha.
Now ashwagandha is great as acortisol lower, so it relieves
stress in, in other words,there's a lot of studies out
there to say it can help withstiffness, with knee swelling,
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with arthritis symptoms.
There is more ongoing about thisone.
It's also known as withania.
That's its, uh, scientific name.
Ashwagandha is best to be usedin the mornings, uh, not first
thing in the morning, probablymid-morning when you want your
cortisol to start coming down.
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I mentioned California poppy andlavender.
Beautiful in the garden.
Okay, here's one that youprobably think is a weed and
it's probably growing in yourgarden everywhere in the world
right now, and it kind of lookslike a dandelion.
It's actually wild lettuce.
And wild lettuce has those kindof jagged edges, like a
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dandelion plant does, but itactually has little prickles on
the bottom of the leaves, so theunderside of the leaves.
Now, if you break the wildlettuce and the sap starts
coming out, it comes out white.
It looks like.
Latex, like liquid latex, or itlooks like a really thick,
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creamy milk.
and this is what the pain reliefcomes from now, while lettuce is
also known as opium lettuce.
So it shows you how strong itcan be And in studies that were
conducted, they found that painwas relieved by 103% using wild
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lettuce.
Now its active constituents.
Um.
There's a couple of them.
They have actually been, uh,found to have these
phytochemicals that relieve painsimilar to ibuprofen.
So wild lettuce can be foundanywhere in your garden.
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Many of the plant apps will beable to identify it for you.
There's just a few of.
The natural things that we cando and we can grow in our
garden.
Now, of course, when we havepain, heat, and cold, I
mentioned it earlier, great wayto help reduce the pain, reduce
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the swelling, you know,applying.
An ice pack and then a heatpack, and then an ice pack, and
repeating that a few times, 10minutes at a time will certainly
help you without any sideeffects.
When we're looking at hydration,making sure that we have a
little bit of salt in the waterso that we can actually absorb
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it.
We don't really absorb plainwater too well, and certainly
when we're in pain, our body isin defense mode.
The pain is a symptom towhatever else is going on, and
so we need to make things easieron the body.
So having a little bit of saltin your water when you have pain
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will certainly help yourelieving your stress.
If you are in pain, the lastthing you need to do is to be
around people or doing thingsthat are going to make things
worse.
Do not push yourself.
In other words, if you feel likeyou're in pain and you're
supposed to be going somewhere.
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Looking after your body is a bitmore important than the place
that you're supposed to be, thepeople that you're supposed to
see.
You need to put yourself firstin this situation and
identifying what is the paincoming from?
Where is it?
Is it nerve pain?
Like in oral surgery, it's goingto be.
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Localized pain and it's going tobe nerve pain.
So identifying where is itcoming from, what can you do to
relieve this or rectify thesituation so that it's not as
damaging.
There's a lot of things that youcan do for pain, making sure
that you're sleeping well,making sure that you are eating
well, staying away fromprocessed foods, because guess
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what?
Nothing in a food from a packetis going to help you when you
are in pain.
So making sure that you areeating the rainbow.
Right.
So eating different coloredfruits and vegetables, making
sure you've got good qualitymeat that hopefully you know
where it's coming from.
If you can buy straight from thefarmer, that's great'cause
there's not gonna be anythinghopefully added into that meat
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that will help increase yourpain.
So we really need to look atdifferent ways of managing it.
And of course, self-talk comesin here as well.
And you've heard me talk.
on this podcast and on otherpodcasts all about this one.
And that is, if you're in pain,do not tell yourself you're in
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pain.
Okay?
So you know, you might hurt yourback and you might think to
yourself or say to yourself, oh,my back hurts so bad.
Guess what?
That's not helping.
Because your body is going togo, oh, okay, that's what's
supposed to be happening.
I'll match you, and that canactually continue your pain.
So we need to make sure that ourself-talk is healthy as well.
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You can still acknowledge thepain, but add in, but I'm
feeling much better.
I'm going to feel much bettersoon, something like that, so
that your body doesn't feel likethat's the state you have to
stay in.
Now.
There's a lot of options therefor pain.
As I said, there's a few go-tosthat I grow in my garden,
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California, poppy, lavender,garlic, ginger, wild lettuce.
They're always in my garden.
And they're very easy to usewith.
No chemical side effects.
So, you know, always look atwhat you can do.
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If you only have a balconygarden or if wherever you are
listening to this, it's the deadof winter at the moment.
Then when it's spring andsummer, you wanna be cultivating
these things in a way that youcan preserve them.
So, you know, garlic and ginger,you can make tinctures out of
them.
You can make a paste out ofthem.
You can freeze blocks of thatpaste and then use it as you
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need it over winter.
Things like California poppy andwild lettuce won't grow in
winter, and it's hard tocultivate the wild lettuce in
particular.
You need that one fresh.
But things like lavender, youcan grow and you can make a tea
out of it.
Dry things out.
California poppy, you can make atea out of it.
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Dry things out, things likethyme.
You can also do that.
Uh, peppermint.
You can also do that.
So really prepare yourself allyear round.
Look at what you can grow.
First of all, things like theherbs, oregano, thyme, very easy
to grow in spring and summer.
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Very easy to dry and make a teaout of.
And really look at preparingyour home medicine cabinet.
Now, these are just a few thingsthat you can do for pain.
And my boy, when he has hissurgery shortly, he will be
using some of these for pain.
He will not be using Ibuprofenor Aspirin or Neurophin or
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Panadine or Oxy or any of those.
He just won't.
Not because I tell him not to,but'cause he's made that
personal choice to not putthings like that into his body.
But he will be sending me andhis brother out to harvest some
wild lettuce for him as he needsit.
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He.
He will be using things like rawhoney.
You know, he will be taking careof his body in a way that
doesn't lead to more sideeffects and further issues down
the track.
And for anyone going through anyoral surgery, this is a personal
choice you need to make.
I'm not saying do not use.
Over the counters, but just beaware that there are other
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options out there that don'thave side effects, and there are
other options out there thatyear round you can use and can
benefit your garden.
Can benefit.
Your food can benefit your life,because guess what?
When you are growing somethingand using it, it feels
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fantastic.
So this can help you with howyou feel about yourself, being
able to grow a plant, being ableto use the plant, and being able
to avoid any of the nasties thatyou maybe would've used as your
go-to.
I hope this episode's been ofhelp.
Please do like.
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Subscribe, review and of courseshare.
We will be doing more of theseepisodes as we come, but for now
I hope you enjoyed some of ournatural pain relief options.
We look forward to speaking toyou in the next episode.
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