agk’s Library of Herbal First Aide
I have seen such improvement from head injuries, in terms of improved comprehension and reduction in pain, that I would not feel comfortable leaving this topic undiscussed.
Always give some to a person who has just had a head or spinal injury or surgery in order to cut down the pooling of blood that swells and kills the nerves. I have seen unbelievable recoveries. I wish surgeons would trust just this one herb.
This is for head injury, concussion, and surgery; not for the spine, to my knowledge. It makes a person ‘come back into’ their brain if they are spaced out or have trouble being grounded. It is also excellent for old people who are spaced out due to senily and lack of circulation to the brain. This herb probably works on nerve force and circulation of the brain.
See above under nerve injuries; this herb is beneficial for helping thinking processes come back on line either a short or long time after a head injury.
This is an old remedy for head injuries based on the doctrine of signatures: the bud looks like a cranium with suture marks and everything. It is excellent, like calamus, for restoring and rewiring thinking processes after injury.
This is better for neck and spinal injury; also for brooding and darkness of the mind after a neck injury.
We once had to use this for leakage of a shunt in the brain that was threatening to kill a man. Goldenseal SEALS, and it will seal internal tears and wounds even better than external ones. This is the great remedy for torn disks in the spine.
------------------------------------------- from Matthew Wood: THE EARTHWISE HERBAL © 2008–2009 North Atlantic Books (two vols) -------------------------------------------