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VANCE FERRELL • HAROLD M. CHERNE, M.D.
OVER 11,000 INEXPENSIVE HOME REMEDIES
SEVENTH EDITION
NEWLY REVISED - SEVERAL NEW CHAPTERS
COVERS OVER 730 DISEASES AND DISORDERS !
THE SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE REMEDIES OF NATURE
WERE GIVEN BY GOD FOR OUR HEALING
NOW WITH OVER 570FULL-COLOR PICTURES
OVER 150,000COPIES IN PRINT
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The Natural Remedies
Encyclopedia

NATURAL REMEDIES ENCYCLOPEDIA
Home Remedies for over 730 diseases
by Vance Ferrell,
Harold M. Cherne, M.D.
Published by Harvestime Books
Printed and bound in the United States of America
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NOTICE to the buyer and user:
This Encyclopedia contains hundreds of simple, natural healing methods
which have NOT received official medical or governmental approval. Therefore,
you use this book at your OWN RISK. Although you have a right to treat yourself,
official medical opinion advises that you consult your physician and follow his di-
rectives. This book is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information;
yet this information is not intended as a substitute for medical advice. The pub-
lisher and authors expressly disclaim responsibility for any unforeseen
consequence arising from the use of the information contained herein.
“For health-care reform to succeed at
reducing costs . . disease prevention
must be the ultimate focus of the
primary health-care system, rather
than disease treatment.”
National Institutes of Health
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1 - A lifetime of help in your home -
for less than one doctor visit.
2 - Simply explained.
3 - Full of what to do and how to do it.
4 - Topically arranged.
5 - Easy to locate everything. Plus
thousands of cross references.
6 - Uses simple, lowest-cost, drugless
herbs, water therapy, nutrition.
7 - Step-by-step how to get well !
IN THIS ENCYCLOPEDIA —
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“The solution to the health problems of the world today
is to be found in natural remedies, not in poisoning the
system with chemicals. Although they may appear to
bring temporary relief, they add a debt of debilitating
poison which will later result in serious problems.”
John Harvey Kellogg, M.D.
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OVER 11,000 REMEDIES - OVER 730 DISEASES
DedicationDedication
This book is DEDICATED:
First, to the suffering ones who need help, yet so often
do not know where to find it.
As you study and, perhaps, use some of the simple remedies in this vol-
ume, go frequently to the Great Physician in prayer and plead for wisdom,
strength, and help. He alone can give you what is best for your case.
These words are for you:
“Whatever your anxieties and trials, spread out your case before the Lord. Your
spirit will be braced for endurance. The way will be opened for you to disentangle
yourself from embarrassment and difficulty. The weaker and more helpless you
know yourself to be, the stronger will you become in His strength.
The heavier your burdens, the more blessed the rest
in casting them upon the Burden Bearer.”—Desire of Ages, 329.
“Keep your wants, your joys, your sorrows, your cares, and your fears before God.
You cannot burden Him; you cannot weary Him. He who numbers the hairs of
your head is not indifferent to the wants of His children. ‘The Lord is very pitiful,
and of tender mercy.’ James 5:11. His heart of love is touched by our sorrows and
even by our utterances of them. Take to Him everything that perplexes the mind.
Nothing is too great for Him to bear, for He holds up worlds. He rules over all the
affairs of the universe. Nothing that in any way concerns our peace is too small
for Him to notice. There is no chapter in our experience too dark for Him to read;
there is no perplexity too difficult for Him to unravel. No calamity can befall the
least of His children, no anxiety harass the soul, no joy cheer, no sincere prayer
escape the lips, of which our heavenly Father is unobservant, or in which He
takes no immediate interest. ‘He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their
wounds.’ Psalm 147:3. The relations between God and each soul are as distinct
and full as though there were not another soul upon the earth to share His watch-
care, not another soul for whom He gave His beloved Son.”
—Steps to Christ, 100.
Second, to the God and Father of us all. The kind Shepherd will
lead—all the sheep willing to follow Him—to the heavenly pastures.
We thank Thee for forgiveness as we confess our sins to Thee.
We thank Thee for enabling strength, by the grace of Jesus Christ
Thy Son, to obey Thy Ten Commandment Law.
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THE MOST PRACTICAL AND
COMPREHENSIVE BOOK OF ITS KIND
A LIFETIME OF HELP IN YOUR HOME
FOR LESS THAN ONE VISIT TO THE DOCTOR
Very large HYDROTHERAPY chapter - How to apply 83 water therapies, effects of hot and
cold, the list of the most important ones for your herb shelf. How to gather, store, and pre-
pare them. Plus 195 color photos, showing step-by-step what to do! [208-273)
Full coverage of 126 HERBS - Plus two or three color pictures for each herb. Total of 303
color pictures. What each is used for, dosages, and more. [129-189)
Complete information on VITAMINS, MINERALS, AND OTHER NUTRIENTS, including
regular and
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EVERYTHING IS SIMPLY WRITTEN
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Over 11,000 SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE HOME REMEDIES for over 730 diseases and
disorders. Much larger than any other natural remedies book available anywhere. Large
nutrient, herb, and water therapy coverage. [278-672)
Identifying and explaining over 200 HARMFUL SUBSTANCES in and around your home,
which you should be aware of. [891-972)
Detailed FIRST AID HANDBOOK, explaining (with pictures) exactly what to do for
choking, drowning, and many other sudden emergencies. [990-1009)
Complete WOMEN’S SECTIONS: Special difficulties. Pregnancy and breast-feeding.
Infancy and childhood problems and infections. Basic women’s herbs. Herbs for pregnancy.
How to deliver a baby. [672-779)
Detailed explanation of HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, plus 16 color pages of xx anatomy charts.
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SAMPLES FROM LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS I HAVE RECEIVED—
“We purchased your Encyclopedia two years ago, and found it such
a help. Then in March my beloved husband of 42 years had a sudden
heart attack. We quickly turned to page 513—and it saved his life!
Now I want another copy to send to my daughter who has two chil-
dren . . The information in the book got us both on a better diet and
way of life. We feel so much better now. That book is a life-changer.
I wouldn’t part with our copy for a thousand dollars.”
—Northern Ohio
“Our Methodist pastor sold me the Encyclopedia about three years
ago. It was so beautiful I put it on the coffee table in the living room
so it would be easier to use. No other book in the house has that
kind of information.
“When our neighbors started looking in it, they found it helped them
also. Before long, they were stopping by, one after another, to read
in it and write down what they needed to do.
“I tell you, people have been healed by using those low-cost rem-
edies! There’s not much money around here, and people appreciate
this. —And the book has not one drug or doctor bill in it. Anywhere!
“Since I am home all the time, folk come regularly now, two or three
a week. They have found they can care for themselves at home,
and that helps a lot. So many are out of work now. I am thankful my
husband still has a job.” —Central Georgia
FIRST - God wants us to be in good health.
“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in
health, even as thy soul prospereth.” —3 John 2
SECOND - The original diet that God gave to man was plain, simple food.
None of it was processed or had chemical additives.
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which
is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of
a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” —Genesis 1:29
THIRD - When we obey God’s moral and health laws, we will have better
health.
“And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and
thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.” —Ex.
23:25
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth
all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases” —Psalm 103:2-3
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which
is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are
bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit,
which are God’s.” —1 Corinthians 6:19-20
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This book has the largest collection of drugless,
natural, home remedies available anywhere. It pro-
vides you with information on more than twice as many
diseases (over 730) and far more natural remedies (over
11,000) than any other book. It is urgently needed in
your home and will help you for many years to come.
But there is another matter of concern that I must
share with you just now.
OUR NATION IS IN DEEP TROUBLE—We
deeply love our country. But while a flood of sickness
and disease is gradually overwhelming the lives of our
people and the economy of our nation,—there is a
far greater crisis confronting us. One which none
of our remedies can cure. Please! Pause a moment
and let me tell you of its nature.
A sickness has come upon our nation. It has
invaded every aspect of our lives. Few seem to have
an answer. Fewer still correctly identify its cause.
You will not hear it in your doctor’s office or from
the pulpit. Both the secular and religious media are
silent about it. Yet it threatens to overwhelm us. —Our
forefathers called it sin. They said it was caused by
disobedience to the law of God.
Since the 1960s, there has been a runaway explo-
sion of every variety of evil, secret and brazenly open.
Theft, assault, pillage, murder, gambling, pornography.
More and more crazed people are destroying lives or
killing themselves. Tiny children are being slain and
some want laws enacted to put older people to death.
In selfish greed, a few people amass great fortunes and
millions suffer in dire need.
While politicians quarrel with one another, terror
stalks the streets and illegal drugs are sold on every
corner. Strife and bloodshed is filling the land. People
trust more in guns and political parties than they trust
in God.
None of us live very long. The end of our proba-
tion comes with death; this is our final opportunity
to make peace with God. —Yet millions have aban-
doned Him. Lured on by the search for a few hours of
excitement, they flock to racetracks, stadiums, pleasure
parties, porn sites, bars and nightclubs.
But above the din of traffic jams, personal prob-
lems, and international warfare,—God speaks.
It is urgent, my friend! We must return to obedi-
ence to God’s Ten Commandment law. It is the basis
of all human morality! There is no other solution to the
mounting problems confronting us.
I agree that nearly everyone will offer some reason
for rejecting the idea of obeying God. But unless we do
so, we will perish—as individuals, as families, and as a
nation. It is our lack of moral principles—moral stan-
dards—that is crumbling the very fabric of our society.
Atheists tell us we don’t need to keep God’s moral
law—because society has rejected moral standards.
They ignore the fact that the foundations of society
are crumbling away—from the flood of immorality
that is pouring in upon us.
Some pastors tell us that Christ got rid of the Ten
Commandments while He was here on earth, so we no
longer need try to keep them. But they ignore the fact
that, all through the Bible, God requires obedience to
His laws. It is the basis of all peaceful society.
Others tell us that, while we are required to obey
all the laws of the State, we no longer have to submit
to the laws of the God who made us. But the rejection
of God’s Ten Commandment law lies at the heart of
the crisis facing civilization today.
We live in a dangerous hour of Earth’s history. Our
only solution is to individually come to Christ; surren-
der our lives to Him; and let Him empower us by His
forgiving, enabling grace, to fulfill His will for our lives.
We must let the good work begin in our own
hearts and lives, and then extend outward. Friend,
it is not too late to begin!
There is a chapter in the back of this book which
will help you rededicate your own life to Jesus, your
only Saviour, and day by day, draw closer to Him. He
is the best Friend you will ever have.
A better Way of Life - p. 1080 - All about how to
come to Jesus and remain close by His side. How to
live a richer, happier life in Christ. How to prepare for
the future.
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“Our artificial civilization is encouraging evils
destructive of sound principles. Custom and fashion
are at war with nature. The practices they enjoin, and the
indulgences they foster, are steadily lessening both physi-
cal and mental strength, and bringing upon the race an
intolerable burden. Intemperance and crime, disease and
wretchedness, are everywhere.
“Many transgress the laws of health through igno-
rance, and they need instruction. But the greater number
know better than they do. They need to be impressed with
the importance of making their knowledge a guide of life.
The physician has many opportunities both of imparting a
knowledge of health principles and of showing the impor-
tance of putting them in practice. By right instruction he
can do much to correct evils that are working untold harm.
“A practice that is laying the foundation of a vast
amount of disease and of even more serious evils is the
free use of poisonous drugs. When attacked by disease,
many will not take the trouble to search out the cause of
their illness. Their chief anxiety is to rid themselves of
pain and inconvenience. So they resort to patent nos-
trums, of whose real properties they know little, or they
apply to a physician for some remedy to counteract the
result of their misdoing, but with no thought of making
a change in their unhealthful habits. If immediate benefit
is not realized, another medicine is tried, and then another.
Thus the evil continues.
“People need to be taught that drugs do not cure
disease. It is true that they sometimes afford present relief,
and the patient appears to recover as the result of their
use; this is because nature has sufficient vital force to expel
the poison and to correct the conditions that caused the
disease. Health is recovered in spite of the drug. But in
most cases the drug only changes the form and location
of the disease. Often the effect of the poison seems to be
overcome for a time, but the results remain in the system
and work great harm at some later period.
“By the use of poisonous drugs, many bring upon them-
selves lifelong illness, and many lives are lost that might
be saved by the use of natural methods of healing. The
poisons contained in many so-called remedies create habits
and appetites that mean ruin to both soul and body. Many
of the popular nostrums called patent medicines, and even
some of the drugs dispensed by physicians, act a part in
laying the foundation of the liquor habit, the opium habit,
the morphine habit, that are so terrible a curse to society.
“The only hope of better things is in the education
of the people in right principles. Let physicians teach
the people that restorative power is not in drugs, but in
nature. Disease is an effort of nature to free the system
from conditions that result from a violation of the laws
of health. In case of sickness, the cause should be as-
certained. Unhealthful conditions should be changed,
wrong habits corrected. Then nature is to be assisted in
her effort to expel impurities and to re-establish right
conditions in the system.
“Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise,
proper diet, the use of water, trust in divine power—
these are the true remedies. Every person should have a
knowledge of nature’s remedial agencies and how to ap-
ply them. It is essential both to understand the principles
involved in the treatment of the sick and to have a practical
training that will enable one rightly to use this knowledge.
“The use of natural remedies requires an amount
of care and effort that many are not willing to give. Na-
ture’s process of healing and upbuilding is gradual, and
to the impatient it seems slow. The surrender of hurtful
indulgences requires sacrifice. But in the end it will be
found that nature, untrammeled, does her work wisely
and well. Those who persevere in obedience to her laws
will reap the reward in health of body and health of mind.
“Too little attention is generally given to the preserva-
tion of health. It is far better to prevent disease than to
know how to treat it when contracted. It is the duty
of every person, for his own sake, and for the sake of
humanity, to inform himself in regard to the laws of life
and conscientiously to obey them. All need to become
acquainted with that most wonderful of all organisms, the
human body. They should understand the functions of the
various organs and the dependence of one upon another
for the healthy action of all. They should study the influ-
ence of the mind upon the body, and of the body upon the
mind, and the laws by which they are governed.
“We cannot be too often reminded that health does
not depend on chance. It is a result of obedience to law.
. It is not mimic battles in which we are engaged. We
are waging a warfare upon which hang eternal results.
We have unseen enemies to meet. Evil angels are striving
for the dominion of every human being. Whatever injures
the health, not only lessens physical vigor, but tends
to weaken the mental and moral powers. Indulgence in
any unhealthful practice makes it more difficult for one to
discriminate between right and wrong, and hence more
difficult to resist evil. It increases the danger of failure and
defeat.”
—Ministry of Healing, 125-128
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LARGEST COVERAGE OF DISEASES—You
have in your hands thousands of easy-to-use solutions
to over 730 diseases and physical problems, far more
than any comparable health book on the market. For
the cost of what you would pay for one or two prescrip-
tions at the drugstore, it is now yours—helping your
family for a lifetime.
ARRANGED THE BEST WAY—Instead of being
in alphabetical order like most books, the 25 Disease
Sections (276-700) are arranged topically, just like ma-
jor medical books written for physicians—because that
is the way doctors who treat diseases all the time want
them arranged. Similar diseases and disorders are
grouped together on nearby pages. In this way, you
can easily compare symptoms, causes, treatments,
and prevention. You will find sections on breast-feeding
difficulties, infant problems, skin rashes, and dozens
more. In most books, “Urinary Problems” is right after
“Ulcer,” just before “Urticaria” (a skin rash). A confus-
ing way to arrange things. But in this Encyclopedia,
all the urinary diseases are next to the kidney and
bladder disorders. This outstanding feature is a great
help when you are searching for the information you
urgently need—when you need it.
TWO WAYS TO FIND WHAT YOU WANT—If
you have trouble in the chest, turn to the complete
Disease Table of Contents in front of the book. There
you will find all the chest problems listed together
under “Respiratory.” If you want to find a specific
disease (“Bronchitis,” for example), you will find
it fast in the complete Disease Index at the back of
the book. Black edge tabs quickly help you locate the
Table of Contents, the Index, and the section you are
looking for. In addition, we have added thousands of
cross-references to pages all through the book. The
Find It Fast pages in the front of the book also help you
get quick results.
EASY TO READ, EASY TO USE—This
outstanding book is simply written, nothing com-
plicated, and in a very readable print size. Many
natural remedies are given for each disease. Simple
home remedies never go out of date. They are always
low-cost or free. They are not toxic and appeal to
common sense. Here you will find the best natural
remedies of earlier generations combined with the latest
nutritional facts. These are simple home remedies you
can immediately use to help your family. This durable
Encyclopedia comes to you in a washable, casebound
edition. It will help your family for a lifetime. And it will
bring you assurance every time you see it on the shelf,
ready when you need it.
HERBS AND WATER TREATMENTS—This
Encyclopedia includes two complete chapters on herbal
remedies (129-205) and hydrotherapy treatments
(206-275): The 126 most important herbs and how
to use them to treat dozens of diseases. How to use
over 100 water treatments in caring for the sick.
This information is of highest value. You will not find
this much on these two subjects, as given in those two
chapters, in any other full-size natural remedies book
dealing with hundreds of diseases. The skillful use of
herbs and water therapy is invaluable in the recovery
from sickness.
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH—But there
is more: You not only want to know how to deal with
sickness, you want to know how to rebuild health
and maintain it in the future. The first four chapters
in this Encyclopedia (27-128) are filled with invaluable
information: Basic health principles (27-41), The
Eight Laws of Health (42-92), Dietetic Principles (93-
98), Vitamins, Minerals (99-128), and much more.
SEVEN SPECIAL SECTIONS FOR WOMEN—
Nearly 100 pages of special help: Diseases of repro-
ductive organs (677-700), Pregnancy and Breast-feeding
(701-754), Infant and Childhood Problems (722-753),
Women’s Herbs (754-758), Pregnancy Herbs (760-764),
How to Deliver a Baby (765-773), and Nine Months
(774-779).
PLUS MUCH MORE—Terrorist and New Diseases
(811-818), Disasters and Emergency Care (973-989),
How to Quit Smoking and Drinking (819-823), Hard
Drug Warning Signals (824-827), Herb and Seed Sourc-
es (1075-1076), Healthful Cookbooks (1076-1078).
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FIND IT QUICK ! —
THE LARGE TABLE OF CONTENTS IN FRONT
AND THE FULL-SIZE INDEX IN THE BACK
First, there are HUNDREDS OF REMEDIES and how to use them - which are care-
fully explained in the first part of this Encyclopedia.
—A complete topical listing of remedies is on pp. 4-9.
Second, there are the HUNDREDS OF DISEASES and the simple home remedies
needed for them - which are carefully detailed in the second part of this Ency-
clopedia.
—A complete topical listing of diseases begins on p. 10.
Third, there is the WOMEN’S SECTION, with hundreds of WOMEN’S , CHILDREN’S
and PREGNANCY HELPS described in the third part of this Encyclopedia.
—A complete table of contents begins on p. 10-26.
Fourth, there is a special section on BITES, POISONS, ACCIDENTS, FIRST AID,
and other helps.
—Bites and poisons begins on p. 22 / FIRST AID on p. 25.
Fifth, there are TWO COMPLETE INDEXES to help you find what you are looking for.
—The DISEASE INDEX begins on p. 1211.
—The GENERAL INDEX begins on p. 1222.
GOD NEEDS US - AND WE NEED HIM—All around us are the sick and
the suffering. They need the help we are able to give them. God wants
us to learn how to minister to their needs!
In order to do this, we need to draw closer to God, study and obey His
Word, the Bible—and also study this book. Continually referring to The
Family Health Guide, each one of us can become qualified to become
efficient helpers to many others.
And it is urgent that this be done; for terrible crises are ahead of us.
More occur every week! We are nearing the end, and Christ is soon to
return for His own. We want to be among those who will be ready for
His coming. There is information in this book which can help you draw
closer to God. This is something that each of us needs.
You will meet with many perplexities as you seek to help others and
live more like Jesus; but as you pray earnestly for guidance, God will
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