Guest guest Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Mullein Healing Ear Oil Mullein (Verbascum spp.) is an herb that grows in many of our gardens. For some, this lung tonic and upper respiratory soother was a premeditated planting; for others, depending upon where you live, it is a happy volunteer, shooting up in our yards, alongside the road, and anywhere else it sees fit. Its dried, fuzzy leaves can be used for tea, and the fresh flowers can be made into a pain-relieving and infection-fighting ear oil. “A so-called oil of mullein, or rather mulleinized oil, prepared by steeping the blossoms in oil in the sun, has a fabulous reputation of being curative in earache from otitis media,” wrote H.W. Felter, M.D., in The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, in 1922.Richo Cech of Horizon Herbs recommends combining 1 part mullein flowers (by weight) with 1 part crushed garlic cloves. “Do not remove the skins from the garlic,” he warns, “as they keep the mass from balling up, which keeps it from rotting the extraction.” Put the mixture in a jar and quickly cover the herbs with olive oil, stirring to expose as much of the mixture to as much as the oil as possible. Cover the jar with cheesecloth and set it outside in the warm sun (or in a warm sunny spot inside) for three days to macerate. Squeeze the infused oil through cheesecloth into a dry jar and let the particulates settle to the bottom overnight. Cech recommends decanting the pure oil off the watery sludge the following morning and filtering it through several layers of clean, dry cheesecloth. You must take great pains to make sure the finished oil does not contain water droplets, as they will be the downfall of the preparation. If all goes well, the oil should last about a year if you keep it in a dark bottle in a cool, dark corner or cabinet. To administer, place 2 to 3 drops as deep into the ear canal as is comfortable and massage, with gentle pressure, where the back of the earlobe meets the head. The oil can also be massaged externally around the front and back of the ear. Use twice a day or as needed for pain relief. "When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), quoted Kansas City Star, June 5, 1977 Check Out My Groups: Everything Natural http://health./ Everything Magick EverythingMagick/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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