When people in my life
become sick or injured, they either come to me for one of my ‘magic potions’ or
they hide from me because they fear my ‘magic potions’. Both approaches bring me a degree of
amusement. However, I’m a Healer
at heart and I’d prefer to be helping someone with his or her health issue
instead of laughing as they try to hide their ailment from me.
I don’t like to be pushy
with my ‘alternative healing ways’ but when I see someone I know and care about
suffering, I will make suggestions.
Recently, someone close to me developed a large and intrusive sty on his
eyelid. I know from my extensive
training in Western Herbalism that a rigorous treatment of ‘tea bag therapy’
would likely clear up the situation.
Most people’s lifestyles don’t really allow for as much downtime as that
would require though. So I
suggested the next best thing.
Coal!
Activated charcoal has
been used medicinally for centuries.
It can absorb many times over its own weight in gasses, fluids, and
toxins. I always keep some
charcoal capsules on hand in case of food poisoning. (This is not a reflection on my cooking…simply a
precaution.)
I seriously expected some
resistance when I suggested to my ‘Subject’…”How about we make some mud out of
coal and put it on your eye and see what happens?” He must have been miserable because he was way more willing
than expected.
We used about 1tsp of
medical grade activated charcoal and just enough water to make a paste. Then we put the paste on a piece of
gauze and applied it directly to his eye.
Next we applied a warm, moist compress and left it on for 30 minutes. We did one session early in the day and
another later in the evening.
That’s all it took. The
coal drained all the fluid from the sty.
The eyelid is a bit dry but with proper moisturizing will be just dandy
in a few days. The ‘Subject’s’
only complaint was “That stuff is a bitch to wash off.”
If you choose to use charcoal
for Healing purposes, please do your research first!
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