Cooperative Medicine: @mountainjewel's Goldenseal Tincture Review and Product Feature
Howdy y'all! Nate again. It's been a while.
I'm back with a review of one of the many products I've bought through Homesteaders Co-op.
Backstory:
The past few weeks I've been dealing with some respiratory issues that I think are stemming from lack of sleep and exposure to welding fumes at work. These two things have stressed my immune system to the point that, after I've worked to resolve them, I'm left dealing once again with my all-too-familiar upper respiratory problems.
Symptoms:
Low endurance, shortness of breath, productive cough with sweet tasting, foul smelling mucous production, bloody sinus drainage, extremely frequent yawning indicative of inefficient breathing, and light wheezing.
Course of action:
Being keen on avoiding a modern medical systems (i.e. debt and unwholesome solutions), I turned to the greatest and easiest alternative economic model available: Homesteaders Co-op.
I looked over the available medicinal products and discovered @mountainjewel's Goldenseal Tincture:
Internally, it has been used primarily to treat infections of mucus membranes; sinuses, respiratory tract, throat, mouth and urinary tract.
Sounds good! I ordered and consulted Wren of @mountainjewel.
A few other herbs were recommended (Mullein, echinacea, and elecampane), which I will be buying Monday, as I've not had the time to get to the herb store this weekend. We need a medicinal herb vendor (or ten) in the Co-op...
Of course the tincture arrived promptly as always with incredible communication from Wren and Ini. I was planning on checking the tracking information the day after it ended up arriving.
What a beautiful label. I'm told by Ini that the label was all Wren.
Dosage instructions are 10-30 drops daily. Good to go, 30 drops is about 1/2 of the glass part of a dropper. This photo is almost two doses.
I love the beautiful warm color of it. The taste in water is very powerfully green. After four doses, I'm feeling the effects. My cough has lessened, mucous production is down, and I'm yawning less, indicating my breathing is more effective.
As the medicine was recommended in conjunction with the other herbs, I'll be pursuing the complete route as mentioned. I'm looking forward to the complete resolution of my issue without modern antibiotics. As more herbs become available on the Co-op, it will be more possible to not only participate in an alternative to the industrial medical system, but the fiat money system as well, making this a holistic counter-economic endeavour.
In the name of holistic health and the search for a long term treatment of this recurring issue, I've been focusing on getting better sleep by sleeping with ear plugs and an eye covering. I sleep during the day, which is unnatural and sadly unavoidable for me right now. Light and noise from the family are inevitable factors as a result, and these new sleep practices are proving helpful. I've also started using better respiratory safety practices at work and I've been getting back on my gallon a day water consumption. A holistic approach is the best way to deal with health issues.
Of course it would be prudent of me to explain that I'm not a doctor and I'm not fit to give medical advice to anyone else, and am taking my own health in my own hands. That deep of a personal choice is yours to make for yourself.
I hope this review of my second tincture purchase will help someone else in their search for a natural alternative medical treatment. The empowerment of people through this co-operative is growing in leaps and bounds, and I aim to highlight that with every contributory post. This is the kind of social progress that people look for in blockchain. Freedom of money that can lead to freedom in many other parts of life.
Be blessed.
Be fruitful.
Stay relevant.
Nate
P.S. don't forget the huge contest we're having! Buy and review something on the Co-op and link your review in the OFFICIAL POST for a chance to win your share of a thousand SP, fifty Steem Monsters booster packs, and twenty shares of SBI! About two weeks left to enter, hurry up!
@nateonsteemit is a budding permie in North Texas. Family man and welder by trade, his goals inside permaculture are the advancement of Liberty and saving a few bucks. Check his intro to the Co-op here.
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I like the idea of using natural products and an alternative source of expertise is an excellent alternative to our current system. I'm familiarizing myself with Homesteaders Co-Op.
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Great review @nateonsteemit! Wow I am so glad you are getting some relief with the goldenseal tincture! I'd love to send you some echinacea and elecampane seeds if you do not have any yet ;)
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Thanks for sharing natural remedies that are working for you! Good to know!
I use Goldenseal A LOT. I love the stuff and what it can do for the throat, nasal passages, overall health. I buy the Clef des Champs company, that's what we have here in Quebec.I like Clef des Champs, because they have a lot of tinctures and even tincture mixes for various things. My main tinctures I use daily are Goldenseal,Astragalus, and Lemon Balm.
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Appreciate you sharing this. Had never heard of Goldenseal before and will give it a try after selling some items for Steem or SBD to then make my first @homesteaderscoop purchase. After a little research it looks like I'm within the western part of the natural growing area in far northeast Oklahoma. Will be looking for flowers in the spring and do what I can to help it spread in the area around my homestead. Thanks.