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I learned a new trick today, I've been struggling with eye mucus now for over a week. Yesterday it got really annoying, causing my eye's vision to blur when blinking and the mucus from behind the eye lid would deposit over my eye lens. And, my eye's felt like they were weepy. So, some type of infection.
So, lastnite I decided to try something completely outside the box. I mixed up castor oil with eucalyptus oil.
Here is the formula:
- 4-5 drops castor oil
- 1 drop eucalyptus essential oil
- small bowl to mix in
I applied it over my eye lids (with eyes closed) as close to my eye lids as I could get both upper and lower eye lids. Did this before bed so my eyes were closed while I'm asleep. I woke up this morning with no eye mucus, no weeping eyes. Huh…?!
Give it a try, you will be surprised.
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My one year old grandson had pinkeye last week. My daughter used chamomile tea for it. (Make a cup of chamomile tea. When cool, use a cotton ball to wipe the infected eye. Put the tea in the fridge and use the tea on the eye multiple times a day. She also used coconut oil on the eye once or twice a day.)
it took a few days but healed up nicely.
A few days later, my daughter texted. Now her daughter had pinkeye and was to be a flower girl in a wedding the next day. She wondered what would treat it fastest. I suggested keeping up with the chamomile and the coconut oil and adding internal turmeric to the routine.
She did that. She gave her 1/4 teaspoon turmeric mixed in yogurt several times that day. By the time of the wedding the next day the eye looked great.
Turmeric is a wonderful natural antibiotic.
i notice that if my teens take it for any type of sickness their faces clear up of acne. Turmeric is a favorite of mine!
~Mama to Many~
Boric Acid
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I made up a batch of the drops and used them a couple of times before my son went to bed. His eyes are already looking better. I'm grateful to have this remedy on hand.
Boric Acid
How to Make a Boric Acid Eye Wash
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Bottled Water Boiled
- 1/8 to 1 teaspoon of Boric Acid Powder
Note:
- 1/8 is a weaker solution
- one teaspoon is a stronger solution
Directions:
Use sterilized containers to make this solution. My Grandma would boil the water on the stove, turn the heat off and then add the 1/8 teaspoon Boric acid and stir until the Boric acid was completely incorporated into the water. She would cool it completely and keep it in a sterilized jelly jar.
She would pour it in our eyes with a eyedropper when we were kids and she thought we had an infection. I like to keep it in a bottle and soak a cotton ball to put against my eye. It always worked. Boric acid is an antiseptic, antibacterial and anti-fungal. It reduces inflammation and itchiness. My Grandmother also used this on the dogs and I have as well with wonderful results.
Lemon Juice
Citric Acid, the acid of lemon and lime juice is made in large quantities from these and other fruit juices, as well as from grape-sugar. It crystallizes in colorless prisms of an agreeable, acid taste. It is very soluble in water and alcohol. It's uses in diseases of the eye are quite limited.
Although citric acid is rarely employed as a topical remedy, lemon juice, substantially a dilute form of the acid, has been recommeded in several pathological eye conditions. For example, de Schweinitz (Text-book on Diseases of the Eye) mentions it as one of the local applications to the exudate in diphtheria of the conjunctiva. In this and similar affections the fresh juice is said to be preferable to dilute solutions of the acid or of the citrates.
Simi, of Florence, has advised the instillation of a strong (50 to 75 per cent.) solution of this drug as an absorbent in nebula and leucomata cornea. He claims that, dropped into the sac daily for a number of months, it will accomplish the purpose in the majority of cases. I have had no experience with the remedy.
Colloidal Silver
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Castor Oil
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Sea Salt
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I concur with the below "salt" posters. By the end of the second day of dipping a clean facecloth in a cup of salt mixed in water and then gently dabbing the corner of my eye 3-4 times a day, the redness, gooey secretion, and itching was 90% gone. Gone completely by the end of the third day.
I was afraid to use salt in my eye, so I started with a 1/2 teaspoon in 1 cup of water and worked my way up to 1 or 1 1/2 teaspoon. I used fine pink Himalayan salt with no iodine. (I'm not sure if using iodine in the salt is okay, too. It probably is okay, but you might want to dab injust a little the first couple of times you try it.)
*I didn't have distilled water on hand, so I used bottled water and boiled it first, then waited until it cooled down somewhat before using.
Lemon Juice with Salt
Dr. William Apt, a leading eye specialist in the mid-1900s, who recommended the Lemon Juice Eye Bath. Apparently, he stumbled upon this secret from a 105 year old man, who told Dr. Apt to “put three or four drops of lemon juice in an eye cup with purified water and wash the eyes with it daily for about 20-30 seconds with each eye.” I started doing the lemon juice eye bath. Lemon juice contain many nutrients, including rich vitamin C that is key important to eyes. Taking lemon eye bath can also help cure cataracts & early stages of pinguecula. Besides, if you suffer dry eyes and eye strain, you can ask help from lemon juice. Besides, taking more vitamin C can also treat macular degeneration etc.
How to use: put three or four drops of lemon juice in an eye cup with purified water and wash the eyes with it daily for about 20-30 seconds with each eye.
Some people claim that lemon juice has helped their pink eye symptoms. Lemon helps prevent the growth and multiplication of pathogenic bacteria that cause infections and diseases. The antibacterial and antiseptic properties of lemon are well known, and widely accessible. Dilute half a teaspoon of lemon juice with a teaspoon of water. Mix well and soak a cotton pad in it. Place the cotton pads over closed eyelids and leave them on for about 20 minutes. Remove the cotton pads and rinse your eyes with plain water. You must do this at least once daily.
Romanian Folklore Remedy:
Lemon Juice Eyewash
1 drop lemon juice, 1 ounce warm water
Mix 1 drop of lemon juice in 1 ounce of warm water and use it as an eyewash. It's particularly effective when your eyes have been exposed to dust, cigarette smoke, harsh lights and chemical compounds in the air.
Alleviation and prevention of severe allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis following long-term lemon juice use: a case report https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769484/
Lemon Juice with Salt
Lemon Juice with Salt
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Almost always conjunctivitis starts first by sticky eyelids, which then progresses to painful eyes & then you have full blown eye infection. several years back, I used to have this problem repeatedly every year because we live in Ahmedabad, India which has a very humid climate along with pollution for several months resulting in eye infections, especially for those who drive two wheelers without eye protection or without helmet front glass.
First I tried washing eyes with warm water, helped to clean, but no help to remove the infection. I tried 1/4th lemon juice in water, it helped but was not perfect. then I added salt (abt 1/4th tsp) to this and it works like magic. Your pain subsides & lemon juice starts to heal the eye internally. repeating this after a few hours once or twice may be enough to stop conjunctivitis completely.
Such a simple remedy. completely safe and a much healthier option, because this does not compromise yr immunity like antibiotic drop or steroid drops would do. On the contrary, it enhances your immunity to further infections.
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Colloidal Silver
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Colloidal Silver
so good to hear the CS worked for your eye. I am thinking of getting CS for list of protocal I see for virus. I woke up couple days with terrible headache and coughing like crazy…raw /scratchy throat today. but I see folks saying take the CS to fight virus. I am scared as its METAL that I will be drinking and its going to be in my body. I didnt think our bodies is to take in foreign METal. Reason why I never had any kinds of Flu shots…I learned flu shots has mercury in it!!!! why would I want that in me. lol. So this Colloidal Silver….that is metal…..isnt that bad for us to put in our body.
thank you
Colloidal Silver
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Boric Acid
Neosporin
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Just be sure you are not allergic to neosporin or it will make your situation worse.
Lemon Juice
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Victorian era women believed diluted lemon juice eye drops kept their eyes clean and bright and clear of infection.
This has helped a lot in a very short time.
* Put 5 - 10 drops of fresh lemon juice (start with 5 drops - adjust to tolerance) and ½ oz distilled saline water or boiled water that is cooled.
* Mix them well.
* Make use of an eye-dropper and put several drops into your eyes. Repeat several times daily. Make a new batch daily.
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Anyway, I've tried the Apple cider vinegar, which usually works on most maladies. But it took longer than the iodine remedy did, so I've been using the Povidone iodine. About 20 drops in 2 oz of distilled water. Wet cotton ball with the solution and wipe over eyes so that it gets into the eyes and at the root of the lashes. It doesn't hurt. It may feel odd for a few minutes. But I use it every 3 hrs for 2 days and it completely clears up the infection.
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I am using homemade eye drops. I use Lugol's 2% Iodine (some recipes use 5%) and mix in 4 drops in a 1 oz dropper bottle with filtered distilled water and sea salt (filtered spring water can also work). I use these drops every morning and my eyes feel great. They feel a little weird for about 10 minutes after doing the drops but that goes away. This remedy is also good for dry eyes, weepy eyes, eye infections, and allergies that affect your eyes. If you are going to start making your own, start with 2 drops Lugol's dilution ratio and work up to 4 drops dilution ratio.
Iodine is by far the best antibiotic, antiviral and antiseptic of all time - Dr. David Derry
Iodine kills bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and even spores of bacteria and fungi, including anthra spores. Iodine was used successfully against influenza, herpes, small pox, and chicken pox viruses. Kills parasites, bacteria, mold, yeast, protozoa, viruses--essentially all pathogens including malaria, E. coli, and Staphylococcus. When iodine was suspended in a solution, viral inactivation occurred at dilutions of 1/1,000,000. (Gershenfeld, L.: Iodine. In Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation. Edited by S. S. Block. Philadelphia, Les & Febiger, 1977, pp.196-218.)
Urine
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Lemon Juice With Salt
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Often conjunctivitis flares up in humid weather and when you move outdoors, your eyes start getting sticky which is indication of infection trying to latch in. start rinsing eyes with a glassful of water with some lemon juice added. add more if infection is more. if eyes have started to pain, add salt to the water. you will find immediate relief. repeat it every few hours. absolutely no harm to the eyes. the infection is completely cured in a day or two.
I have been successful in keeping myself free from conjuntivitis for several years now, just by following the above method. it also makes sense to wash eyes, once in a while with lemon solution to keep them clean, even with no conjunctivitis.
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I made a tea with dry loose-leaf Holy Basil tea (Tulsi tea) and dripped it into my eyes. It stung at first, but it did bring quick relief after the initial sting. But it did not heal my eyes.
I then began to take 1000mg doses of powdered Vitamin C with vitamins and minerals added. By the 2nd day, I knew the C was healing my eyes and the blinking had almost completely discontinued. My eyesight has cleared up as well. I will continue the vit C for a few more days, maybe 5. I'm thankful that God guided me to using the Vitamin C because the only other thing that has helped this in the past has been a trip to my homeopathic dr and taking their remedies. This has saved me about $150.
ACV, Green Tea Bags, Honey
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Colloidal Silver
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Colloidal Silver
Colloidal Silver
Coconut Oil
I tried coconut oil for dry eyes and for me it caused more irritation than the dry eye condition. I had better luck with oral black currant seed oil and borage oil.
Studies confirm that Hyaluronic Acid in the form of drops is also effective for dry eyes.
Castor oil is helpful also, but it tended to blur my vision a little when first applied, as did coconut oil.
As far as microbes, colloidal silver is frequently mentioned on EC and the web as being useful for that, but I have never tried it for that purpose. I would think if I was going to go for a moisturizer effect with an antimicrobial effect, I might consider colloidal silver with hyaluronic acid for myself, but I like to experiment!
Art
Coconut Oil
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Coconut Oil
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I contacted pink eye/conjunctivitis in both eyes. I bought pure organic coconut oil and used my finger to put as much as I could from end to end in both my eyes, every 3-4 hours. The coconut oil takes away any itch and discomfort and soothes the eyes. The infection drained quickly. Every time I felt itching, I added more coconut oil to my eyes. Within 48 hours the infection completely cleared in both eyes, and my eyes returned to their normal size. I kept adding coconut oil every 8 hours the third day to make sure all is gone. Works well with dogs too. Wishing the best of health to everyone.
