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Eucalyptus Eucalyptus (also known as blue gum) leaves have many beneficial effects. Distilled as oil, eucalyptus may be inhaled freely for sore throats and infections of the bronchial tubes or lungs. It helps to reduce swelling of the mucous membranes in asthma and can be used with most vaporizers. A cough syrup may be prepared from the eucalyptus oil with three to ten drops stirred into a cup of honey. A small amount of lemon juice may be added for flavoring. One teaspoon of honey—eucalyptus “cough syrup” may be taken every few hours to relieve a sore throat or cough associated with many common respiratory illnesses. Figs A common fruit tree in subtropical climates, the fig is not only delicious to eat, but medicinal in several aspects. Dating back to Biblical times (See Isaiah 38:21), the fig has been used for various skin afflictions. For painful boils, the ripe, fresh fruit should be split open and laid over the lesion. Its powerful proteolytic enzyme ficin helps to liquefy and dissolve necrotic tissue. The osmotic effect and high sugar content help to draw poisons from the wound, as well as inhibit the multiplication of disease-producing bacteria. Other sores may similarly respond. A fig tree finds its place around the patio of most southern homes, if for no other reason than for the delicious fruit it bears.
Garlic, Allium sativum. Good for what ails you
Garlic Garlic belongs to the same family as the onion. This powerful plant has great medicinal value, in spite of the offensive breath it produces. There is considerable evidence that it may reduce high blood pressure. As an expec-