tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post5798836110915877977..comments2024-03-29T08:31:54.659+00:00Comments on Penniless Parenting: Treating Conjunctivitis- Pink Eye Naturally and Cheaply With Olive Leaf TeaPenniless Parentinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-8268188015806786462021-11-12T00:31:44.962+00:002021-11-12T00:31:44.962+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Facey Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03815092962385856862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-65369936357408470022015-09-05T05:29:19.980+00:002015-09-05T05:29:19.980+00:00Ages ago, I used olive leaf tea for a raging case ...Ages ago, I used olive leaf tea for a raging case of pink eye (caught it from my preschool grandson), and it went away inside a day or two. I did, however, continue to wash my eyes out with the tea for a few more days to make sure, just less often per day. I thought of olive leaf because I had taken the capsules, and I didn't know I could get the leaves for tea back then, so I emptied out Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-53710868128085469572014-11-17T06:56:53.853+00:002014-11-17T06:56:53.853+00:00Do you wash and oven-dry the leaves first? Crush t...Do you wash and oven-dry the leaves first? Crush them? How exactly do you make the tea and store it? Steep or boil? And what are the amounts?Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-29173395965560568252014-01-18T03:42:13.222+00:002014-01-18T03:42:13.222+00:00I have heard of Olive Leaf being highly medicinal ...I have heard of Olive Leaf being highly medicinal in many ways; however, I have not used it for many. For pink eye for my little man, I have used Chamomile Tea similarly to the way you use the Olive Leaf Tea with a similar result :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-87923486364225426592014-01-05T01:36:58.665+00:002014-01-05T01:36:58.665+00:00Thank you so much for this. I never paid much atte...Thank you so much for this. I never paid much attention to trees so I thought there were no olive trees where I lived. What a mistake! I found a ton of them and decided to try out your tea suggestion. At first, I was skeptical cause it didn't taste like anything but boiled water but the cough I've had for years suddenly reduced dramatically with just one cup of tea. I've tried green Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723710595222039099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-14482003367142459042014-01-01T23:06:38.804+00:002014-01-01T23:06:38.804+00:00Just posted about negative effects of herbs, also ...Just posted about negative effects of herbs, also wanted to add this, incredibly sorry for the long comment. I'm bad at short comments. Sorry sorry sorry.<br />Anti-biotics cause resistance because of misuse of the medication. The major cause of the resistant strains are due to people feeling better after a few pills and not finishing their whole course of pills. The first few pills kill the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-8743701210673708782014-01-01T23:04:57.167+00:002014-01-01T23:04:57.167+00:00I'll be sure to remember this if I ever catch ...I'll be sure to remember this if I ever catch pink eye from my cat again. (Yeah, caught it from my cat, gross.)<br />I am a huge fan of using whatever medication/herb/chemical that gets the job done best. But I am also aware that all medications and herbs have negative effects in some people. So I thought I might share my insight, though I'm NOT saying I disagree with u treating her pink Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-10469400683019354572014-01-01T22:09:59.246+00:002014-01-01T22:09:59.246+00:00I have a question- people say drink kombucha and k...I have a question- people say drink kombucha and kefir water, are they not about the same idea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-24801368490354796852014-01-01T20:17:12.118+00:002014-01-01T20:17:12.118+00:00I have used black tea --I steep2 tea bags in a cup...I have used black tea --I steep2 tea bags in a cup of water for 15 mins. remove bags(I save the tea bags for wiping the eye good) then I put 5 drops in 5 times that day reapeat for four days --I read that you can use honey in water for bacterial pink eye.trolycarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08569618508305692624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-85865551697370103742014-01-01T10:52:10.927+00:002014-01-01T10:52:10.927+00:00If conjunctivitis can be caught treated effective...If conjunctivitis can be caught treated effectively early it would save the expense of the doctors visit and the expense of antibiotic drops. One way or another antibiotic treatment is required with bacterial infection. I have an olive tree in the front yard and will be looking into how I can use the leaves. Thank you Penny.<br />JaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-56868408391478950992014-01-01T09:57:16.128+00:002014-01-01T09:57:16.128+00:00I wish I knew this also. Last year I squirted brea...I wish I knew this also. Last year I squirted breast milk directly into baby's eyes all day for 3 days straight and it didn't help! Finally I went to the doctor and those littel drops did the trick. Oh well. Next time.Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-20564838087621383972013-12-30T14:44:07.387+00:002013-12-30T14:44:07.387+00:00This is a great post, very helpful and wish I had ...This is a great post, very helpful and wish I had this information 10 years ago when I suffered from a very severe case of viral pink eye for 2 months, and of course viral means "no antibiotics" this was before my natural health shift too. Anyway, also a great reminder of the many uses of the amazing breast milk too! Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02620518132410496804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-77121674722778501552013-12-30T14:16:01.190+00:002013-12-30T14:16:01.190+00:00I guess I just have a little more faith in nature/...I guess I just have a little more faith in nature/the creator/God or however else you want to call it, that you don't need to control natural things for purity, that it comes in a form that is good for you... Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-24035535291376838552013-12-30T13:58:55.850+00:002013-12-30T13:58:55.850+00:00Anything that kills bacteria is an antibiotic. Pen...Anything that kills bacteria is an antibiotic. Penicillin was once just a by-product of bread mold ;-) <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleuropein (Just an FYI)<br /><br />The active compounds of most natural remedies are far more complicated than what labs can make. This is, I suppose, both a good and a bad thing, from a "natural health" POV--you can't make it in a lab, Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177864294778546164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-15530684196263734752013-12-30T10:35:16.685+00:002013-12-30T10:35:16.685+00:00From a different site. "Olive leaf contains a...From a different site. "Olive leaf contains a substance called oleuropein, which breaks down in the body to another substance called enolinate. On websites that promote olive leaf extracts, it is stated that enolinate kills harmful bacteria, viruses, and fungi in the body, but at the same time nurtures microbes that are good for health."<br /><br />I wouldn't put olive leaf tea in Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-12069150555695476202013-12-30T10:25:50.383+00:002013-12-30T10:25:50.383+00:00Sounds interesting. Don't know if I'd try...Sounds interesting. Don't know if I'd try it, though (can't find olive leaves here, for starters). Happily we don't have a conjunctivitis issue at the moment, but I gotta wonder: what's in olive leaves that kills all that stuff? With most eye medications, you have one active compound, mixed with salt water (basically), at a known percentage. Personally, I'd be a bit Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177864294778546164noreply@blogger.com