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Recipes for Ear Infection Remedies

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POULTICE
Cut a thick slab of a yellow onion and warm it using a warm oven, microwave, or boiling water. When it is cool enough to handle, wrap it in cheesecloth and hold it on the affected ear. When it has cooled, remove it and reheat it for another application. Relieves pain an promotes circulation.

EAR DROPS
Instructions for ear drops: Place warmed 1-2 drops into the ears 3-4 times a day.

Ear drops #1 Garlic Oil
Places 2-3 cloves of chopped garlic into a double boiler or small sauce pan. Cover with just enough olive oil and heat gently for 20-30 minutes. Strain and bottle. Keep in the refrigerator. Anti-fungal and anti-bacterial.

Ear Drops # 2 Mullein Oil
Follow the recipe as above using 3-4 tablespoons of dried or fresh mullein leaves and/or flowers. Reduces inflammation, and relieves pain.

Ear Drops #3 St. John's Wort Oil
Place the buds of the unopened flowers into just enough olive oil to cover. Seal the jar tightly and place in sunny window for at least 2 weeks. Strain and keep in the refrigerator. Anti-inflammatory, relieves pain.

Ear Drops # 4 Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE)
Add 3-4 drops of GSE (found in health food stores) to 30 ml of vegetable glycerin. Mix well. Anti-microbial

MASSAGE OIL
Add 3 drops of lavender, 3 drops of roman chamomile, and 3 drops of tea tree essential oils to 30 ml of grapeseed oil. Mix well and massage a few drops at a time around the outside of the ear. Anti-microbial, relieves pain.
NOTE** Especially useful if the ear drum has ruptured and internal drops are not appropriate.

HERBAL TEA
Make a blend of the following: lemon balm, catnip, ginger, licorice, spearmint, and chamomile and pour 4 cups of boiling water over 3 tsp of the blend. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes. Infants take 1 tsp tea 3-4 times a day. Older children approximately 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day. Tea should be warm but not hot.

Stacelynn Caughlan is a Clinical Nutritionist and Certified Herbalist who specializes in Prenatal and Pediatric Health.

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