‘Just a minor cut on the foot, a little torn skin. Such a thing is bound to happen when working in the garden or fields. I’ll let the wound bleed freely and will be able to forget all about it.’ So I thought when I injured my left foot some time ago. Over the years such injuries had often happened and no further trouble had resulted. I naturally thought that it would be the same this time.
Within two days, however, the foot became inflamed and the first signs of blood poisoning could be detected. Two clay poultices made the symptoms disappear; but instead of continuing the treatment as I should have done, I did nothing further, being too busy to look after myself. From time to time, especially at night, I noticed a dull pain which seemed to go deeper and deeper. After about ten days it became so bad one night that I could hardly bear it. Because of neglecting to treat the infection, inflammation of the membrane covering the bone (periostitis) had evidently set in. Clay poultices no longer helped, or to be more specific, I could no longer tolerate the poultices. Soaking the foot in a herbal bath did nothing towards relieving the pain either.
After two terrible nights I decided to apply the Baunscheidt (revulsion) treatment (see pages 438-9) and after about two hours the pain had completely disappeared. The inflammation had been drawn to the surface and the cause of the pain eliminated. How much more simple is such a treatment than the allopathic method involving pain-killing drugs and surgery. Had I undergone allopathic treatment it would have meant weeks or even months in bed. Only someone who has experienced relief from pain through natural and reliable means can appreciate how wonderful it is to draw from nature’s storehouse the wide variety of remedies and treatments available to us.
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