Have you ever lived with constant pain? I’m talking about the kind of pain that may have a dip here and there, because of some drug (over the counter or otherwise) that you may take, but it never really leaves. In my case, it was kicking my ass. Sleep was fitful and basically another exercise in tenacity until everyone else woke.
My waking hours were consumed by migranes and quite honestly, there were many times I thought it would have been better to just die, than to keep enduring this incessant pain.

I started looking for an alternative that would keep me from becoming codependent on the medical industry and the side-effects that accompany every marriage to the pharmaceutical industry.

I found it. Oh, the FDA said it was a “dangerous plant” and that it shouldn’t be taken internally. (I haven’t seen any studies that address using it externally) And yet, the benefits of lobelia inflata can include:

  • antispasmodic properties
  • It is reported that lobelia can stop a grand mal seizure in it’s tracks immediately,
  • It is reported that lobelia can stop asthma attacks,
  • It is reported that lobelia can release muscle tension and stop muscle spasms
  • It is reported that lobelia is a relaxant

Lobelia Inflata

I did a study on the risks, who should not (allegedly) use it, and quite honestly, I fell into one of the categories of people who are advised to avoid the use of lobelia internally. And yet, I wanted to avoid becoming dependent on drugs and/or the medical/pharmaceutical industries.

So I took the only course of action for someone who wanted to live outside of the societal labels and remedies. I made a lobelia tincture for my own use.

Lobelia has been dubbed “pukeweed” because too much of it causes nausea and/or vomiting. Hmmmm. Seems like the body knows when to reject it…

So, here I was , at one of the most stressful points of my life, running on high adrenaline, and I couldn’t seem to shake the migranes that were muscle spasm induced. My neck and back were feeling like someone welded them in a twist, and I was  constantly drained because the pain consumed massive amounts of mental and physical energy to deal with.

And when my tincture was ready to harvest (about 2 weeks of letting it sit and infuse into vodka) I filtered it out, and started with 12 drops. It took the edge off, and I was amazed. I was frustrated enough to try more, however, and I ended up taking 24 drops of lobelia tincture the first time, and it TOTALLY ELIMINATED MY SPASMS AND TENSION.

So, I continued in this course, dealing with muscle spasm pain, incorporating chiropractic care, and dipping into the lobelia tincture about once or twice a month greatly diminished my pain to a non-consequential level. (I could function in a manner I considered efficient and/or exceptional.

And then I decided to formulate this herb into a salve. I had ordered a kit from Learning Herbs earlier, and made salve with it, so I just incorporated the rules and formulas into this salve, using this herb. I did this during a time when my back/neck were very much in spasm (about a 9 on a scale of 1-10), and I was in the midst of a migrane from this tension.

WITHIN FIVE SECONDS of putting the salve on my neck and back, the tension dropped totally out of my body. THAT FAST. I was astounded. I was overjoyed, and I was definitely in a place of control that I had never experienced before. I felt so restful and peaceful that I was just taking all of this in.

I have to tell someone about this!!! I picked up the phone and called a few people, and they said “Send me some!” So I did, with the “Use at your own risk” and disclaimers out the wazoo. The next day, one of them called me and told me that someone they worked with had muscle pain and spasms so bad that they had to use crutches to get around.  They rubbed the salve on their body, and the tension immediately (within a minute) released, and this individual stopped using the crutches and walked out of the office with a spring in their step!

I gave some to another friend to try, and this friend was in a work accident and had been on disability for 11 years. Here’s some excerpts of what he had to say:

“Since 2001 I have had chronic lower back pain due to an accident I was in while working for the Postal Service. I wake up at night due to the pain.  Even getting myself dressed causes me pain.

I’ve been to numerous doctors; In most all cases I was told that I had a degenerative disk problem in my lower back.  I was prescribed a controlled substance (Vicodin), given several epidural shots and steroid shots.  All seemed to work but only for short periods of time.  The worst thing was taking the Vicodin everyday – without fail.  I was told to have back surgery but I could not bring myself to do that because of all the horror stories I’ve heard.

There comes a point when you finally get tired of the pain and are ready to accept it for what it is.  Luck is friends of my wife and I, and he told her about some kind of a salve that he had used to eliminate his muscle tension and spasms.  Naturally being the skeptic, I said ‘sure!’ (rolling my eyes…)  He gave me and my wife a sample of some of it. I let it sit and did nothing with it.  The next night I got the urge to try it without telling my wife. I applied the salve topically to the muscles that had continually caused me pain for 11 years.

After 30 minutes to an hour I felt the pain subsiding and lo and behold, I slept the entire night!  When I woke up the next morning I had no pain in my back and got out of bed, dressed, used the bathroom and went the whole day pain free.  I began thinking, can this really be doing this?  I no longer have to take pills for my back and actually look forward to a new day pain free.

I don’t really know how the salve works, but I do know what it has done for me.  There’s no reason why anyone should have to endure back pain the way I was enduring it every day. This is one skeptic that is no more.”

Another friend, who has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome had this to say:

“I’m sitting on my loveseat, on my laptop, like I usually do very early in the morning. the difference? well, usually when I get up on a high pain day it starts with my neck where my head rests on it and when I tip my head from side to side it feels like the top of my spine is a barb spike and i’m dragging it around. Right now? It’s a dull ache. No crunching. 

Last night? I came home from work in tears, cried most of the morning. Picked up this salve stuff from my friend Luck Fawyers and went home to sleep so I’d have the energy to ignore the pain long enough to make dinner for my kids.

I rubbed a thin smear of the stuff on my bicep. I suffer from a trigger point pain disorder called FMS/MPS, so in that moment it felt like there’s a hot coal of pain in the center of my bicep and it radiates out… so bad. like a 6 – 9 and it lasts sometimes for hours. I currently had both biceps flaring and my forearm whining. The pain is so great at this point that I drop things. I put the smear on and layed down to sleep. Ten minutes later I feel really relaxed… And my brain starts thinking about fun things because it’s not busy avoiding thoughts of how bad it hurts!  

Five minutes later I’m up (I was going to sleep for 45 mins, which I can do because lucky me has narcolepsy too lol). I felt pretty good. I could lift my arm and I was able to go and make dinner without crying! I couldn’t believe it. Each thin smear lasted about an hour for me. An hour where I could breathe and use my brain for something other than forgetting about my pain. I’m still kind of tripping on this salve. 20 years i’ve suffered. I’ve tried a lot of stuff. Tiger Balm typically helped for a bit but it burns and stinks. I was soooooo skeptical. and now, I’m soooooo grateful to you for thinking of me, wanting to help me and actually doing it. You’re a good person and I’m glad we’re friends ♥”

Then she wrote me back and said this:

Your salve has changed my life already. I almost don’t know what to do with myself. A huge part of my identity was ‘pain wrangler.’ You have to be friends with your pain or it will own you. Well now I’m having huge chunks of time where I’m not doing that… I’m actually thinking about other things and just relaxing. 

I was just about to go on Lyrica too (drug). Talked to my neurologist and he said my upcoming sleep meds would help so I should wait. Talk about crushed expectations. I’ve been in literal agony for a month (my bf and “massager” lol had to go out of town for business). You saved me from that loneliness and longing too (well for the massage anyway lol im still longing for him)… I cannot thank you enough. *love*…

I also am sleeping better, and have mental clarity. I usually wake up at 1:30 and then every hour or so. I woke up at 230 and that’s it until my normal wake up time. I’ve been keeping an eye out for side effects but haven’t found any.”

One friend who tried this told me that I should name this salve “THE SHIT” because, he says, “That’s what it is!”
There have been a couple people who tried this, that didn’t notice the difference in their situation that they wanted. I honestly don’t know the difference between those who proclaim this is a miracle for them and those who say that it didn’t give them a marked difference. It must be their bodies ability to absorb the herbal substance through the skin. I just know it works for me, and several others. My response back has been about seven out of ten people notice an exponential improvement in their muscle tension and pain.

I’m not presenting this as a cure-all, or even a cure. I just wanted to tell you about it. I’ve sent sample with the disclaimer of USE AT YOUR OWN RISK, blah blah blah, but I believe that people know within themselves whether or not they have the right and the will do take their health into their own hands.

I did, and I’m happy that I did. I’m also glad that my friends have experienced this. :)

Rosemary and Lobelia Infused Almond and Coconut Oil

 

 

Introduction of beeswax to solidify the mix into a salve

 

Salve finished and sealed

 

If you’d like more info, drop me a line at luckfawyers (at) yahoo dot com.