Right after celebrating an early Thanksgiving with my children and grandson on Monday last week, I woke up at 4 am Tuesday morning with violent chills and body aches. Thinking I had picked up a flu bug the week before on my visit to Idaho where two of my friends were either getting sick or getting over a nasty flu, I settled in with the usual: Vit C, lots of water, and Motrin for the pain. But later in the day as I only got more miserable and also experiencing both a dry cough and creeping lung congestion, I said to myself, Really, really! I’ve been brave enough – where’s the relief? I don’t suffer illness readily and was complaining to the universe about the unfairness of this illness.
Then I remembered a workshop several years ago taught by Claudia Orgill where she gave us a list of her top anti-viral herbs. The three I have tried in the past: Olive Leaf, Chinese Skullcap (not American), and Dyer’s Woad (from the Indigo plant). About 8 years ago, I came down with a nasty flu that was going around, about a week before Thanksgiving. I hated the thought of missing the get-together with my brother’s family, so I quickly ordered both Chinese Skullcap and Dyer’s Woad (Woad Supreme brand) from Amazon. The Skullcap came first and quickly. Taking a capsule about every 4 hours brought little relief.
The next day, the Dyer’s Woad arrived and I took that every 4 hours also, along with the usual Vit C, liquids, etc., and very shortly I started feeling better. Within 3 days, I felt perfectly well and stayed that way another 2-3 so I had an extra reason to be thankful: I didn’t miss any of the fun or wonderful food that year.
So I dug out my Woad Supreme, taking it every four hours, and added my homemade Respiratory Salve (1/4 lobellia, 3/4 mullein) and slavered it on my neck and face. Plus I had just gone to a Homeopathy Workshop by Angie Christensen, bought her kit of remedies and added Sepia (1 drop on the tongue, about 4x daily), reportedly helpful for infections. Plus I took 1 – 200 mg Motrin with each dose too.
On Wednesday, I saw real improvement, but was still noticeably sick. On Thursday most symptoms were gone, I was just tired, so I spent most of the day in bed. By Friday, I felt normal enough to tackle my neglected cooking and household tasks. Sadly, I overdid it and had a minor relapse of symptoms.
So yesterday (Saturday) I finally went to Urgent Care and tested positive for COVID – no surprise. The doctor was very pleasantly surprised at how good my numbers were: 96% blood oxygen (a high for me), perfect blood pressure, normal pulse, good skin color and obvious close-to-normal energy level. I told her about my remedies and she wrote down Dyers Woad/Woad Supreme – hopefully she at least tries it personally. Here it is Sunday and it’s too soon to attend church safely, plus I still feel a little weak and light headed, but other symptoms are reduced by 90%. I call it a victory for the lowly Indigo plant.
This is only an account of what’s worked for me, and it’s not intended as medical advice. Consult your own medical professionals, do your research, and decide for yourself. But the links above will provide a start to your study – be safe and well this beautiful Christmas season as we celebrate the gift of life, both here and in the eternities.
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