When someone in our family is sick, my husband and I reach for our favorite natural and herbal remedies. We won’t hesitate to seek medical care if there’s a serious emergency, but for everyday ailments such as headaches, bee stings, fevers, and sore throats, we try natural medicine first.
Natural Medicine Cabinet
We keep all of our natural remedies in an antique pie safe in the kitchen. I previously had things stored in various locations, but moving everything to a central location made it so much easier to keep organized.
What I Keep in Our Natural Medicine Cabinet
Here’s a detailed look at what’s inside our natural medicine cabinet.
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Sore Throat and Cough Relief
- Zarbee’s Naturals Cough + Throat Relief
- Olba’s Pastilles (my favorite cough drops ever)
- Zarbee’s Cough Syrup
- Olba’s Inhaler (another favorite Olba’s product)
Basic First Aid Supplies
- ace bandages, band-aids, gauze rolls, splints, bandage tape, scissors (for tape), and steri-strips
- hot water bottle, heating pad, and rice “sock”
- Epsom salt
- splinter remover
- flannel (for making poultices)
- Redmond First Aid Clay
- Manuka honey (I’ve used this successfully on burns)
- colloidal silver spray
Essential Oils
We use essential oils for so many health-related things. Here are the main ones I use regularly:
Not sure how to use essential oils? This is my favorite essential oil reference book. I keep our main natural health reference books right in the pie safe so they’re easy to find.
Salves and Creams
- various salves (chickweed, calendula, comfrey salve, and )
- TriLight Lympha Rub and Soothing Salve
- B&W Burn Ointment (highly recommended for burns)
Immune Boosters, Teas and Tinctures
- activated charcoal powder
- aloe vera gel (in the refrigerator), and we also have an aloe plant for fresh aloe
- fresh garlic
- ginger powder and fresh ginger (in the freezer)
- medicinal raw honey
- Slippery Elm powder
- arnica tablets
- elderberry syrup
- echinacea tincture
- goldenseal tinture
- colloidal silver
- Vitamin C, in the form of pills, powder, and also Emergen-C
- clove oil
- coconut oil
- cayenne pepper
- zinc lozenges
- astragalus tincture
- Umcka
- chicken bone broth (in the freezer)
- and a large selection of herbal teas, including chamomile, echinacea, cold and flu teas, red raspberry, Throat Coat, etc.
Rheagan says
October 26, 2017 at 10:58 pmSome great ideas here! I love how you organized everything. I keep meaning to get all my stuff in one place. One of these days…
Joy Kincaid says
October 30, 2017 at 6:20 pmThanks, Rheagan!
Virginia says
October 26, 2017 at 6:46 pmThanks for sharing this! I’m just starting out making my own remedies for my family very helpful to see what works for another family!
Joy Kincaid says
October 30, 2017 at 6:19 pmGlad it was helpful! Thanks so much for stopping by, Virginia!
Linda S says
October 26, 2017 at 9:57 amoh, Joy, thank you so much! This is such a wonderful, comprehensive list that is DO-ABLE! I’m pinning this and I’m going to sit down this weekend and write out a plan for re-building my own medicine cabinet. Since moving last year, I’ve let it go and have not taken time to replace and revive things I should. Thanks for the inspiration and motivation!
Joy Kincaid says
October 30, 2017 at 6:17 pmYou’re welcome, Linda! I’m so glad it was helpful! 🙂
Crystal says
October 12, 2017 at 8:00 pmI feel like you just took all the guesswork out of it for me! My collection is a bit of a hodge podge, and although my intentions are good, my knowledge needs bit of help. Thank you!
Joy Kincaid says
October 13, 2017 at 4:51 pmSo glad it was helpful, Crystal! 🙂
Jennifer Dunn says
October 4, 2017 at 9:46 pmIt’s always wonderful to see what other women have created for medical needs. I have many natural things in my cabinet as well. I love to see my family learning and using what is there.
Thank you for sharing!
Joy Kincaid says
October 6, 2017 at 3:43 pmI agree, I always like to see what others use for natural remedies! Thanks for stopping by, Jennifer!
Debra says
October 3, 2017 at 4:06 pmGreat information, Thanks for sharing! Visiting from Teaching whats Good, link up! Pinning! Many Thanks! 8)
Joy Kincaid says
October 3, 2017 at 4:53 pmSo glad you stopped by, Debra!