Margaret Felder - photo by Nigel A JAMES
Arnica
Once upon a
time, Arnica used to be the most important mainstay in everyone's
first aid box. There was no ailment, however minor or serious, that
this miraculous liquid wonder was unable to tackle. It was an
indispensable component of everyone's everyday life. But, that was
then!
Now, there
are very few people who either know it or use it! But, one of the
few is a lady I had tea with last week.
Margaret
Felder grew up before the last war in Poland, and, because of the
ways of those times, she saw very much of her grandmother. And her
grandmother was in medicine. And, in those days there was no
difference between homeopathy and mainstream medicine, and, so it was
that Margaret understood and experienced the healing powers of
Arnica.
Arnica was
not only the perfect remedy for the scratches and scrapes of everyday
childhood life, but also the internal sore throats and stomach aches
of adult excess! It was good for everything, and, when rubbed in,
was an instant relief for all sorts of assorted aches and nasty
complaints!
So, where is
it now? The good news is that it hasn't completely passed into the
past! It is still widely available, and Margaret Felder and her
children are amongst those who wouldn't be without it! So what about
you? Why not check it out? This flora based marvel could, too,
become part of your first aid box!
