> So women who sniffed
> handkerchiefs impregnated
> with lavender oil etc were practising medicine, not
> just being
> "lady-like" or masking smells. I often sniff a
> combination of lavender,
> teetree & eucalyptus to alleviate bronchial and
> sinusitis problems.
Hey, Martin, how are you at 62 (is it?)? that's
interesting about the lavender laborers, and that
sniffing handkerchiefs impregnated with lavender oil
(that's a poetic and pregnant phrase!) was practicing
medicine and defeating death and the plague. I guess
I will have to consider that it's purely medicinal
next time I take to a lavender bath, though maybe
not. . . And interesting too, the combination of
teatree and eucalyptus, those antipodeal plants, with
lavender to remedy sinustis and brochial problems.
I'll have to keep it in mind when my allergies are
acting up, don't tell me you snore too? But,
seriously, yes, I guess herbs are better than
prescriptions, even if your sinus remedy sounds like
my shampoo. And welcome back from your walkoff or
walk around or walkabout, and thanks for your
comments,
best,
Rebecca
--- MJ Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> If I may make so bold as to comment on this thread,
> unclear as some of
> it is to me because I've been away for months &
> missed all the mails
> till yesterday: lavender is anti-bacterial and - to
> quote a useful
> website on aromatherapy - "the laborers working in
> the lavender fields
> and gardeners tending herb gardens and tanners and
> glove-makers who used
> essential oils to perfume fine leather escaped from
> the plague unhurt
> while their masters perished! We know what ancestors
> didn't - these
> aromatic plants are all powerful bactericides and
> that some of them are
> also anti-viral agents." So women who sniffed
> handkerchiefs impregnated
> with lavender oil etc were practising medicine, not
> just being
> "lady-like" or masking smells. I often sniff a
> combination of lavender,
> teetree & eucalyptus to alleviate bronchial and
> sinusitis problems. As
> pharmaceutic companies become more & more
> overbearing & demanding, we
> will all have to learn to make use of herbs etc,
> even against the
> resistance of the medical profession.
> Best
> Martin
>
> Tina Bass wrote:
>
> >
> >And thanks for sharing the story of your
> >great-grandmother, it was vivid, I'd forgotten how
> my
> >own great-grandmother used to rely on talcum powder
> >and handkerchiefs!,
> >
> >- Lily of the Valley or Lavender were the scents
> she preferred. Both of
> >them a hangover from Victorian times and earlier I
> think. Lavender - I
> >believe - was used to mask the smell of death
> during plague times. I never
> >really understood the handkerchief thing but I
> guess it relates to being a
> >lady, appropriatedly dressed and prepared for
> anything.
> >........
> >- Not at all. Thanks for sharing the story of the
> 'witch'. It made
> >me smile because I have a neighbour who seems very
> similar. She has herbs
> >growing wild all over the place, lots of cats etc.
> I wonder what the
> >children at the end of the street think about her.
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Tina
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> M.J.Walker - no blog - no webpage - no idea
>
> Nous ne faisons que nous entregloser. - Montaigne
>
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