Better Homes and Gardens healthy Christmas countdown task today offers a wonderful holiday-related remedy for those who suffer with cold sores. Use the ancient herb myrrh.
Buy a small bottle of myrrh tincture (check your local health food store) and dab a bit of the liquid directly to your cold sore with a cotton swab. Apply 3 to 10 times a day until the cold sore disappears.
I looked up Myrrh at Wikipedia. “Myrrh was one of the gifts of the Magi to the infant Jesus according to Matthew 2:11. Mary would have used it to aide in postpartum healing.”
photo by Dub Scroggin
Apparently, myrrh is one of the most effective of all known disinfectants—something I didn’t know. Although I don’t have any cold sores, I do love the idea of using something that was available during Mary’s time.
Here is the embroidery project I worked on during my Christmas Crafting Party last Saturday. I wanted just a simple redwork tea towel that I could do while sharing stories with my friends.
photo by Dub Scroggin
The tree design is from a set of holiday patterns generously posted on the Turkey Feathers blog in 2005.
I love the scent of myrhh. Thanks for the additional information! Beautiful redwork.
ReplyDeleteYour embroidery turned out great!
ReplyDeleteThis might be one of the prettiest tea towels that I've seen. I love the simplicity of it, June. Vicki is so nice, and it's generous of her to share her patterns that way. I'm determined to do something with the "Goodnight" one.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely tea towel. Very interesting about the myrrh!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that about myrrh! Thank-you for the enrichment of mind ~ and eye ~ for the tea towel is just so simple and pretty. I love it! Inspires me to take up the embroidery needle when the busy season is over!
ReplyDeleteLove all the interesting facts! That is wonderful to now...I will have to tell my british mum who gets such bad cold sores when she is in the sun too much! Poor thing...this really might help! And love your towel!
ReplyDeleteAll images are so pretty. In that "Dub Scroggin" image is awesome. I will be keep visiting your blog.
ReplyDeleteStacey Sharp
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