
Top Ten Herbs for Medical Emergencies
by Dr. Richard Schulze

I recommend we have some of these herbs premade and stored for emergency use 
before and after the PS.  I think the following herbs should defiantly be on the 
seed teams save list so we can continue to use them well after the PS.  I 
recommend purchasing the tape and listening to it to get the full story.

Edited from a Video Cassette tape with the subject: Top Ten Herbs for Medical 
Emergencies, Lecture by Dr. Richard Schulze. Published by the University of 
Natural Healing, Inc. 355 West Rio Road, Suite 201, Charlottesville, Virginia 
22902 (804) 973-0262. (c1998)

1) Cayenne (stimulant and circulation stimulant): Best is Habanero, African 
Bird, Serrano, Jalapeno, Cayenne.

Uses: Stops bleeding (internal or external), heart attack, stroke, or shock.

Use tincture liberally a wound to stop blood loss in seconds.  The tincture is 
best for flushing a wound (the alcohol is a disinfectant), but the powder works 
also. Just pack it in.  For hemorrhage after childbirth, squirt 15-20 
dropperfuls (a dropperful is approximately 30 drops) into the vagina. The 
bleeding will stop in seconds.  Use several drops of strong cayenne tincture 
diluted half and half with water on newborn babies tongues to save their lives 
when going into respiratory failure.  Heart attacks (1-10 dropperfuls): start at 
5 dropperfuls.  For Severe congestive heart failure, use 1 heaping tablespoon 
(powder) in glass of warm water every hour.  

For Gangrene:  Fill a large tub with hot water, add 4 ounces of cayenne pepper, 
4 ounces of ginger root powder, and 4 ounces of mustard seed powder. Put these 
herbs in a dish towel, tie it closed, and put it in the bath like a big tea bag. 
You will see the water turn Orange.  Then, fill a large bucket with cold water 
plus 10 pounds or more of ice in it. Plastic garbage bins and wastebaskets work 
well for this. Put the leg, or whatever, into the very hot bath for 5 to 10 
minutes and then immediately into the cold for at least 2 minutes, but 5 to 8 
minutes is much better. Do at least 5 repletions of this.  

2) Lobelia: Best is "Lobelia inflata" a weed that has inflated seed pods.

Uses: seizures, fits, convulsions, spasms, asthma, bronchial dilator, cramps, 
nervousness, restlessness.  In large dosages it is a whole body cathartic, 
diaphoretic, diuretic, and emetic. 

Emergency Internal Dosage for Tincture: 1 to 5 Dropperfuls. "I had a man who was 
dying of asthma and supposed to be dead by morning. I gave him a tablespoon 
every ten minutes. When that didn't work, I gave him an entire 2 oz. Bottle at 
once. Within a few minutes, his eyes got wide, he leaned over and vomited (the 
desired result of this process) multi-colored puss and blood clots from his 
lungs. Fourteen years later, he is still alive."

Maintenance: Start with 5 drops in water or juice 3 times daily.

When in doubt as to what herb to use, alternate Cayenne and Lobelia with one-
half hour in between.  Lobelia contains 14 different high-powered chemicals 
called alkaloids.  Try lobelia when up against a wall, even if it doesn't seem 
to fit the case. 

3) Raw Garlic and Echinacea Roots: Best is Echinacea Angustfolia root for immune 
system functions and organically-grown Garlic any type for anti-bacterial, anti-
viral, antifungal. Do Not use elephant garlic, it is a weakened hybrid.  Can use 
Echinacea Purpurea or Echinacea Pallida but this is not as strong. 

Uses: All Infections, all acute and chronic disease from cancer to AIDs. Can be 
used for colds, flu, fevers, insect bites and stings, allergic reactions, hives.

To get results in severe cases, you must use in large quantities.  Schulze's 
tincture blend has 75% Echinacea Angustifolia root, 20% Echinacea Purpurea seed, 
1%-5% Garlic bulb and 1%-5% Habanero juice.  Emergency internal tincture dosage 
of 2 to 4 dropperfuls per hour.  Maintenance dose of 2 to 4 dropperfuls 3 times 
daily for 1 to 3 weeks. Then take a week or two off. 

Garlic for Infections:  Start with 6 whole cloves a day and work up.  Garlic oil 
can be made by filling a shallow bowel or soup dish with finely chopped raw 
Garlic cloves.  Pour organic extra virgin olive oil over the garlic just enough 
to cover it. Cover with cloth to keep the dust out.  Let sit 3 to 4 days if not 
2 weeks. Strain by squeezing through clean cloth and bottle.  You now have a 
wonderful, mild garlic oil that you can use internally or externally to destroy 
anything that is bothering you from athlete's foot to ear infections and 
everything in between. 

Eat raw garlic for maintenance and prevention.  Start with 1/2 to 1 clove, 2 to 
3 times a day. Take your time to become a garlic eater.

4) Bowel cleansers - Bitter Aloes, Senna and Cascara Sagrada.  Best is dried 
leaf gel for Cape Aloes/leaves and pods for Senna/aged bark for Cascara Sagrada.

Uses: Constipation, the biggest destroyer of health that exists and the hidden 
cause behind 80% of all disease and illness. Appendicitis, Liver and Gall 
Bladder congestion. 

Emergency internal dosage of 5 to 10 capsules, (single 0) or more. For 
maintenance use one capsule with or just after dinner. Increase by only one 
capsule per day until you achieve a soft easy bowel movement 15 to 30 minutes 
after each major meal. 

These herbs must be mixed with herbs that relive and move gas, such as Ginger 
root, Peppermint leaf and Fennel seed. Schulze's formula 1: By volume, Cape Aloe 
1 part, Curacoa Aloe 1 part, Cascara Sagrada bark 2 parts, Senna leaf 1 part, 
Senna pod 1 part, Oregon Grape root 1 part, Jamaican Ginger root 1 part, Garlic 
Bulb 1 part and Habanero cayenne pepper 1 part.  

Adjusting the formula for the case: If there is stuck liver/gall bladder, add 
more Oregon Grape root.  If there is gripping, cramping or indigestion, add more 
Jamaican Ginger root. If there is intestinal infection, add more garlic bulb, 
and if there is any stomach, or intestinal bleeding, add more Habanero pepper. 

For Poisoning: Use activated charcoal, which absorbs up to 2,000 different 
poisons. Take one to six rounded tablespoons in a glass of water.  Use Lobelia 
to vomit it up when indicated. 

5) Digestive Herbs, Ginger, Peppermint and Fennel.  Latin name and genus: 
Zingiber officinallis, Mentha piperita, and Foeniculium vulgare.  Use the root 
for ginger, the leaf for peppermint, and the seed for fennel.

Uses: Relive gas, digestive cramps, colic, heartburn, nausea, and vomiting. They 
are also a wonderful aid to digestion.  This is where the idea of "after dinner 
mint" came from. 

Few people may think that digestive herbs would not make the top ten, but 
digestive distress is one of the most common reasons people go to hospital 
emergency rooms.  It can lead to diseases such as stomach ulcers, colitis, 
intestinal bleeding and cause severe lack of nutrient assimilation, which causes 
all disease. It can also KILL. 

Emergency internal dosage: For tincture and tea blend use 33% ginger root, 33% 
peppermint leaf, and 33% fennel seed, although you can use the herbs 
individually by themselves. For tincture use 1 to 5 dropperfuls mixed with 
water.

Maintenance dose: 1 dropperful mixed with 2 ounces of water 3 times daily.

Tea: To 16 ounces of water add one of the following herbs or mix. If used by 
themselves, then use the following amounts: Ginger root, 1 tablespoon fresh or 1 
teaspoon dried root and simmer 15 minutes. Fennel seed, 1 tablespoon of seed and 
simmer 15 minutes.  Peppermint leaf, 1 heaping tablespoon of dried leaf or 2 
tablespoons of fresh leaf.

6) The Heart Herb: Fresh Hawthorne Berries. Latin name and genus is crategeous 
oxycantha. Use the berry, flower and leaf.  Many species exist, find the one 
that grows closest to you.  My experience tells me tells me the berry is best, 
but the flower and leaf also have great healing properties.  Berries should be 
harvested at peak of ripeness, by picking them off the tree. 

Uses: With the number one killer in America being heart attack and heart 
disease, I can't think of a better herb to have around and use daily. Hawthorne 
contains phytochemicals that have been proven in medical research worldwide to 
protect and heal the heart.

Emergency Dosage: For patients in danger, take ten cups of strong Hawthorne tea 
a day, along with several teaspoons per day of strong cayenne powder.

Maintenance Dosage: For tincture use 1 dropperful 3 to 4 times daily; double if 
there is heart damage. For tea pour 16 ounces of boiling water over 1 tablespoon 
of crushed berries. Let steep 15 minutes.

For nervous or racing heart, Lobelia can be used along with Hawthorne.

7) Liver and Gall Bladder Herbs: Milk Thistle and Barberry.  Use seed of Milk 
Thistle and the bark of root or root for Barberry.  Latin name and genus is 
Silybum marianum and Berberis vulgarus. 

Uses: Protects you from liver damage, hepatitis, liver inflammation, liver 
disease and liver degeneration.  I have had patients that were scheduled for 
liver transplants and did not have them because of this great healing herb. The 
late Dr. John Christopher always said that whenever you have cancer anywhere in 
the body, you have a toxic liver that isn't doing its job. 

Bitter herbs stimulate the digestion, stimulate the liver, and promote the 
secretion of bile, thus flushing the gall bladder. Although I only mentioned 
barbarry, its next-of-kin, Oregon Grape root, can be used in place of it.  Other 
favorites of mine are Chaparral, Wormwood leaf, Dandelion leaf and root, 
Artichoke leaf (not flower), Gentian root.

Emergency liver formula: Mix 50% milk thistle, and 50% bitter Aloes. Make a tea 
with one tablespoon each herb per 16 ounces of water, and take 2 cups. Do a 
liver flush or add 2-3 cloves raw garlic if not immediately doing a liver flush.  
Otherwise, use milk thistle tea with garlic and the emergency herb bitter aloes 
as given above.  Emergency liver problems are usually gall balder attacks, 
colic, or cramping. 

For severe gallbladder attacks, do immediate liver/gallbladder flush as follows: 
2-3 tablespoons olive oil blended with 2-3 cloves of garlic and a big chunk of 
ginger. Swallow. 

Fifteen minutes later, take 2 cups of DeTox Tea (formula to follow) or use 
grated ginger root tea or mint tea. If no results, repeat in an hour from first 
olive oil dose. Your can repeat this every hour until the pain subsides.  Dr. 
Schulze has never had a patient do this more than twice for total pain relief, 
even when patients were doubled over in tears. No patient ever needed emergency 
surgery after doing this. 

Right after flush, you can put an ice bag on the liver, just below right rib 
cage. Do this for ten minutes on, then hot water bottle for ten minutes, then do 
ice bag again.  If person hasn't pooped recently, give an enema to relive any 
pressure from the colon.

Repeat liver flush next morning. Then repeat every morning for a week to heal 
the liver.

In a gall bladder attack, remember to work the bottom of the feet HARD, for it 
will help spasms to let go. Dig in and search for painful points. Work the 
entire bottom of the foot, as much as the person can tolerate.

Also, in a liver emergency, a person can always add a castor oil pack. Soak a 
piece of wool or cotton flannel in warm castor oil and place over the liver. 
Cover with plastic to keep in the castor oil, and place a heating pad over the 
castor oil to drive the castor oil into the body through the skin. The castor 
oil acts like a transdermal patch to purify the liver. 

Daily castor oil packs along with milk thistle tea (6 to 10 cups/day) can also 
help drive down dangerously-high cholesterol, since the liver is where 
cholesterol is processed. 

Dr. Schulze's Complete Liver/Gall Bladder Tonic: Milk Thistle seed 40%, Oregon 
Grape root, 10%, Dandelion root 10%, Gentian root 5%, Wormwood leaf 10%, 
Chaparral leaf 5%, Black Walnut inner hulls 5%, Ginger root 5%, Garlic bulb 5% 
and Fennel seed 5%.

Emergency Dosage for Complete Liver tonic:  Do Liver/Gall Bladder flush. Take 5 
to 10 Dropperfuls of the Liver/Gall Bladder Tonic (formula below). Fifteen 
minutes later drink 2 cups of DeTox Tea.  If you don't have any DeTox formula 
already made-up, use what you have, such as grated fresh ginger, or crushed mint 
leaves. One tablespoon per 16 ounces water. 

Dr. Schulze's DeTox Blend (by volume): Dandelion root 2 parts and equal parts of 
all the rest: Burdock root, Cardamom seed, Ginger root, Pau d' Arco inner bark, 
Cinnamon bark, Clove bud, Fennel seed, Licorice root, Juniper berry, Black 
peppercorns, Uva Ursi leaf, Horsetail herb, Parsley leaf and root and Orange 
Peel. If missing an ingredient, do your best. This is always the rule in 
emergencies: use what you have. It is better than standing by and doing nothing.

Whenever the Liver or Gall Bladder is sick, you must adhere to vegan vegetarian 
diet at least until you recover. If there is serious liver disease present, do a 
vegan vegetarian diet for at least three months.

8) The Kidney and Bladder Herb: Juniper berries.  Latin name-genus is Juniperus 
communis.  Use the fruit, berry. Whatever the species, the berries should be 
blue to purple in color, and when chewed or squashed it should smell like gin. 
Many berries sold are brown, dried-up and "dead" and will not be either diuretic 
or disinfectant.   Other favorites include Uva Ursi leaf (Latin name is 
Arctostayphlos uva ursi), Corn silk (Latin name is Zea mays.)

Uses: Diuretic (makes you pee) and Urinary Disinfectant. These herbs increase 
the flow of urine and destroy bacteria in the kidneys and bladder. To dissolve 
stones, see the formula which follows at the end of this section.

Dosage internal: Take one tablespoon of juniper berries for every 20 ounces 
water. Crush the berries, and simmer for 15 minutes, and you end up with 16 
ounces of tea. Take 3-4 times per day in an emergency. 

Also, when there are kidney stones, or difficulty urinating, or a blocked gall 
bladder, use foot reflexology. Work the bottom of the feet real hard. Work the 
entire bottom of the foot. This promotes the flow of downward energy and can 
unblock whatever is blocked in the elimination channels.

I remember on case my teacher Dr. Christopher had where the man could not 
urinate due to a large kidney stone. The stone dissolving program given latter 
did not work. So, Dr. Christopher worked on the man's foot, digging in so hard 
the man's screams could be heard down a long hall. Immediately afterward, the 
stone passed.

Dr. Schulze's Kidney/Bladder tonic formula: Uva Ursi leaf 20%, Juniper berry 
40%, Corn silk 20%, Horsetail herb 5%, Burdock root and seed 10%, Goldenrod 
flowers 5%. 

Emergency Internal Dosage for Tincture: 5 to 10 dropperfuls of the 
Kidney/bladder Tonic, or make strong juniper berry tea.  Do the Kidney and 
Bladder Flush, then 5 minutes later drink two cups of Kidney/Bladder Tea.

The Kidney Bladder flush: Juice of one lemon and one lime, 16 to 32 ounces of 
distilled water, A pinch of cayenne pepper, and maple syrup to taste (optional).

Dr. Schulze's Kidney and Bladder Tea, plus stone dissolving herbs (for those who 
need them):  60% by volume an equal blend of Juniper berry, Uva Ursi leaf, 
Parsley root and leaf, Corn silk, Horsetail herb, Dandelion leaf and Marshmellow 
root. Then, add 20% by volume of Hydrangea root and 20% by volume Gravel root. 
These are stone dissolving herbs. 

Soak 4 ounces in 2 quarts of fresh apple juice for 2 days, then bring up to a 
simmer. Let cool and drink 4 ounces an hour all day long. Also, drink an 
additional 32 ounces of distilled water.

I had patients with kidneys full of stones who dissolved them with this formula. 
If the stones are real large, it may take 3-4 times of using this program to get 
them to pass.  If the stones are small like gravel, they may depart immediately. 

9) The Miracle Healer: Aloe Vera.  Latin name-genus is Aloe vera.  Use the fresh 
gel inside of the leaf.   All the miracles I've witnessed have been with the 
fresh plant only.   Best species is Aloe vera, but I have seen other species in 
Spain, India, Costa Rica, Mexico.  I have used them all and they all work in the 
same miraculous way.  I believe that the healing chemicals in Aloe, especially 
allantoin, are more concentrated, thus more effective, in the older plants. In a 
pinch, use any plant you can get. Aloe plants 7 years old and older are the most 
healing.

Therapeutic Benefits: Miracle healer, repairs tissue inside and outside the 
body, even in third degree burns, Aloe vera is indeed a miracle plant. I have 
seen it heal tissue that was dead and gone, right in front of my eyes. Tissue 
that the doctors would say is dead, gone, and cut it away, Aloe can bring back 
to life. 

I have seen Aloe when put immediately on a severe burn or wound, create miracles 
on tissue that is severely damaged, or so damaged, it was gray and dead. 

I have never in hundreds of cases seen Aloe cause infection when packed into the 
most serious burns.  I have never seen antibiotics be necessary. I burned my own 
hand right to the bone in a laboratory fire, and doctors warned me that the 
infection would kill me. I was terrified. But I never used antibiotics, and 
neither did any of my patients.

There must be something in Aloe that kill infection. I also believe that the 
infection doctors see is coming from the inside of the patient.  It is the 
internal filth that is finally expressing itself through an open wound. that is 
why it is so important to cleanse the colon thoroughly.

When a patient is severely burned, they should stop all solid food and go to 
juices immediately.  This is mandatory.  The patient cannot afford to waste 
energy digesting food.  Juices are like a natural healing transfusion.

Dosage, Internal: Pick a fresh leaf of Aloe vera. This is done by just slicing 
the leaf of near the base of the plant with a sharp paring knife. The oldest 
leaves are at the base. These are the strongest. Take the leaf into the house 
and place on a cutting board. Trim off the leaf edges and then filet off the top 
and bottom skin until you are left only with a slab of clear gel. Place the slab 
of gel into a blender. You may add flax seeds, slippery elm inner bark, and 
other mucilaginous herbs, and a little water or fresh juice. Blend and drink.  
Or insert into the rectum or vagina as needed. 

Dosage, external: Place a slab of the gel, at least 1/4 inch thick and not more 
than 1/2 inch thick, directly over the wound and hold it in place with cotton 
gauze.  Aloe can also be mixed with the herb slippery elm and it will stick to 
any body part. Change the 1 or 2 times during the day and put on a fresh piece 
before bed. For burns, do this only for at least 2 if not 3 days before 
considering any other treatment.  For wounds with debris in them, they should 
first be flushed with an anti-infection herbal tincture (see body glue under 
#10).

For first and second degree burns, young Aloe may be okay.  But for third and 
forth degree burns you are better off with old Aloe plants, 7 years old or more. 

for severe burns, dress with slabs of Aloe gel cut from an Aloe leaf, then cover 
with gauze.  You can mix in slippery elm into gel you mash up, but it is not 
necessary.

Leave the Aloe on all night so the patient can sleep, and change the dressing 
perhaps 2 to 3 times during the day with additional fresh slabs of Aloe. It will 
just soak into the wound.

If there is a gig hole or deep wound, not just a burn, slippery elm is an 
additional accelerator in regrowing the lost tissue.  See the section on the 
emergency herb slippery elm.

Note: Dr. John Christopher got similar results to Aloe and slippery elm with 
Comfery leaf and root.

10) The Unknown Emergency Herb: Slippery Elm Bark.  Latin name-genus is Ulmus 
fulva.  Use the inner bark. 

Therapeutic Benefits:  Slippery Elm bark is one of the most versatile herbs you 
can have. Every home should have some of this amazing plant.

Slippery Elm inner bark powder can be used to reduce inflammation, smooth 
irritated mucous membranes and absorb poisons in the intestinal tract. It is a 
grate friend to the stomach, small intestine and colon. A blessing for ulcers, 
especially if used with the digestive herbs.

I returned from one of my trips to India in the early 1980's with severe 
dysentery. I was having up to 30 watery bowel evacuations a day. I used every 
herb to help, the power herbs, Garlic, Echinacea, Goldenseal, Liver Herbs, Colon 
Herbs, Digestive Herbs. I even used Charcoal and Bentonite Clay, and still was 
pooping 30 times a day. 

One day, in complete exhaustion and dehydration, I made myself a cup of Slippery 
Elm Tea. That was it, my dysentery stopped immediately. What is my point?  Never 
underestimate the power of this herb. 

Emergency Internal Dosage for Powder:

Strong: Pour 8 ounces of boiling water over 2, 3, 4 or more tablespoons of the 
powdered bark. It will make a glop, a slimy brown substance that may not seem 
very appealing, but once you get it down, you will have a smile on your face. 

Medium: Pour 8 ounces of boiling water over 1 tablespoon of powdered bark.

Mild: Pour 8 ounces of boiling water over 1 teaspoon of powdered bark.

Inability to keep anything down: When a person can't keep anything down, they 
often tolerate a teaspoon of slippery elm gruel at a time. Mix slippery elm into 
water, stirring to eliminate lumps and mix into a soft, jelly-like mixture. This 
can nourish someone too sick to eat. 

Dosage External: Slippery Elm inner bark powder is the best kept herbal secret 
for making an herbal poultice (applying herbs to the surface of the body). Make 
1/3 of your poultice mixture Slippery Elm inner bark, then blend all the herbs 
by hand or in a blender. Add enough hot water to make a gummy, gluey consistency 
and apply to the body. Besides being a glue, Slippery Elm will draw out poisons, 
soothe the skin, and reduce inflammation.

Slippery Elm inner bark works so well that once it dries, it will take a lot of 
effort to remove it. Other herbs to add: Goldenseal root to disinfect, a little 
garlic can go a long way. Lots of Cayenne to stop bleeding, Plantain and 
Echinacea for bites, stings and blood poisoning, Aloe vera gel to promote 
healing. 

There is no end to the herbs you can put in to handle the healing task at hand. 
If you are covering a deep wound or cut, expect this poultice to stay for a few 
days, 3 or 4 is okay.  Adding a layer or tow of cotton gauze over the poultice 
and pressing it in will make a cast even an orthopedic surgeon will admire. 

Always flush open wounds first with an Anti-infection tincture. This formula is 
so strong at healing wounds, I call it body glue.  If you do not have some of 
the ingredients, use what you have.  It will be far better than nothing. A home 
formula for this tincture is equal parts of garlic; goldenseal; echinacea; tea 
tree oil; kelp (high in iodine); black walnut inner hulls (the inner goo just 
inside the outer shell); myrthh gum or any tree sap (more on this in a moment.)

Mix with Baccardi's 151 Rum. You will need alcohol this strong to dissolve the 
tree sap. It will not dissolve unless you have 75% alcohol.

The tree sap in the formula seals the wound, just like it seals a tree.  Us the 
sap from any tree.  get it from any injured tree where the sap is flowing. Or 
cut a tree, unless it is winter or late fall, and collect some sap. Even dried 
and crystallized sap will work, because it will dissolve into the Baccardi's 151 
Rum, and soften again. 

A good idea: collect sap for emergencies. Get in the spring or summer, and let 
it get hard, but have it on hand. The tree sap is part of the tree's immune 
system. When the tree is cut, the tree uses the sap to seal the wound and kill 
bacteria.  It works the same when you use it.

A nurse in England who worked with Dr. Schulze said this formula was better for 
wounds than anything she had seen in 30 years of being an emergency room nurse 
in Northern Ireland.  If you tape shut the wound for 12 hours, it totally seals 
the wound better than stitches and you won't need anything for infection. 

