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BREAD

Bread—particularly wholegrain bread—is an excellent source of carbohydrates and B-complex vitamins, which maintain the health of the nervous system and ensure the healthy functioning of body systems. Traditionally, bread was used as a poultice, and applied as a styptic to stop the bleeding of wounds.

USES

 Apply cold bread to closed eyes to reduce the inflammation of conjunctivitis and soothe itching.

 Apply a warm bread poultice to infected cuts to reduce itching and pain.

 Apply fresh bread to shallow wounds to help stop the bleeding.

 Ease the pain, and help to bring out a boil by applying a hot bread poultice.

 Eat wholegrain bread while convalescing and when under stress—it is rich in B vitamins that feed the nervous system and contains three times as much fiber as white bread.

PROPERTIES

 Nutritious

 Anti-inflammatory

 Styptic (stops bleeding)