I have always thought Guai helped with sinus congestion although it is said it only works for lung congestion. I too order from Fludan. I will have to try your salve. It sounds wonderfully simple. I think the CS will help as a preservative too.
Do you have a good source of Emu Oil BTW? Thanks for the tips! Garnet On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 11:54, Rowena Evans wrote: > Hope this helps someone; it is a note I am sending to the Fibromyalgia list > http://www.psha-inc.com/guai-support/ > > I happened to see a Dr's recommendation on sinusitis and the benefit of > guaifenesin for it. Ah, thought I sadly, but not for me, as I don't take it > orally. No, I then answered myself, you have it ready mixed to apply > anywhere, so apply it to your sinus areas. I did, and by some strange > coincidence, the sinuses were much clearer next day. Fluke, of course. > Except that they kept improving, as I kept applying it. I am now of the > opinion that topical guai is helpful for sinusitis. > I remember one of our Guai list friends musing whether topical guai, self > mixed, would really work. Well, I tended to think so. But of course, my > memory got so bad on guai that I forgot what it was like to wake with stiff > hands, toss and turn and wake in pain many times throughout the night. But > I got a demonstration recently. I needed to take a course of treatment > which meant taking salicylate rich ingredients, and although I did intend to > keep taking the guai, my > experiment with extra ingredients to my topical guai alarmed me when I found > red streaks through it. Later I realised that rather than mold, one > particular ingredient did turn red when it got wet, so it was probably all > right. But I had thrown it out, and didn't get around to making any more > for some weeks. > My pains increased and my FM symptoms all popped up again to say hello. > When I started waking with stiff hands, I knew enough was enough, and mixed > up another batch, whereupon my symptoms started fading again. I tend to the > view that topical guai is effective, particularly the way I make it! > I make it thus: take the desired quantity of guai powder (I am using > Fludan from Canada) and put in an ointment jar. Add emu oil to a thick > paste. Thin > with a mix of colloidal silver and DMSO to a creamy consistency. Done. > Why this, why that? Originally the emu oil was to aid penetration. Even > though I now use DMSO, I still use the oil because it makes it nice and > creamy, and I think it counteracts any drying effect of any other > ingredients. The colloidal silver started because I felt the need of > something wet to dissolve any granules that left a gritty feel in the > original paste. I felt I might as well use something that kills germs. > When I found out about DMSO, I used the CS to dilute it. > The DMSO turns it into something like an injection without needles, in > that it apparently carries it not only to the skin but the tissues. Some > commercial pain creams are now using it in their formulation. > So now when it's time for my dose you may see me dip my fingers in the jar > and slather the goo on my nose - a sort of hooter goo - er, guai. > > Good wishes > Rowena > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> >
