The remedy shelf
What the traditions say
One shelf, seven traditions. Pick a remedy and read what each guide knows about it, in the words their tradition uses. Then ask the guide, or ask the whole network.
This is the old knowledge, not health advice. Check everything yourself before you use it.
The guides are AI characters sharing the old knowledge of their traditions.
Food40
- Garlic6 guides
- Onion6 guides
- Honey7 guides
- Lemon or lime7 guides
- Green and Chinese tea1 guide
- Barley tea2 guides
- Bitter greens4 guides
- Vegetables7 guides
- Fresh fruit8 guides
- Apple cider vinegar2 guides
- Broth or soup8 guides
- Bone broth1 guide
- Miso2 guides
- Fermented food8 guides
- Oily fish (omega-3)6 guides
- Nuts and seeds6 guides
- Oats6 guides
- Rice8 guides
- Sweet potato4 guides
- Seaweed2 guides
- Mushrooms4 guides
- Olive oil2 guides
- Protein (eggs, beans, fish)8 guides
- Salt and electrolytes9 guides
- Warm water and warm drinks7 guides
- Water (hydration)9 guides
- Buttermilk1 guide
- Prunes and dried fruit3 guides
- Rusk and dry toast2 guides
- Grated apple1 guide
- Warm milk2 guides
- Fibre3 guides
- Umeboshi (pickled plum)1 guide
- Kuzu2 guides
- Beetroot2 guides
- Goji berries1 guide
- Pear (steamed, with rock sugar)3 guides
- Chinese yam (shan yao)2 guides
- Barley and Job's tears4 guides
- Warm, cooked food5 guides
Herbs44
- Ginger5 guides
- Turmeric3 guides
- Cinnamon5 guides
- Thyme3 guides
- Mint6 guides
- Chamomile3 guides
- Elderberry7 guides
- Licorice root5 guides
- Ephedra3 guides
- Moringa1 guide
- Soursop leaf1 guide
- Cerasee (bitter melon)2 guides
- Lemongrass (fever grass)1 guide
- Hibiscus (sorrel)1 guide
- Nettle2 guides
- Sage5 guides
- Fennel2 guides
- Clove5 guides
- Cayenne (chili)2 guides
- Eucalyptus1 guide
- Ginseng2 guides
- Ashwagandha1 guide
- Valerian2 guides
- Lavender1 guide
- Aloe vera4 guides
- Jujube (red date)2 guides
- Dandelion3 guides
- Linden flower tea2 guides
- Yarrow2 guides
- St John's wort3 guides
- Marigold (calendula)1 guide
- Walnut leaf2 guides
- Plantain leaf3 guides
- Wormwood3 guides
- Anise3 guides
- Rosemary1 guide
- Astragalus (huang qi)4 guides
- Dang gui1 guide
- Danshen1 guide
- Chrysanthemum tea1 guide
- Schisandra (wu wei zi)2 guides
- Hawthorn (shan zha)2 guides
- Honeysuckle (jin yin hua)1 guide
- Tangerine peel (chen pi)2 guides
Practices36
- Less sugar6 guides
- Less alcohol7 guides
- Less caffeine8 guides
- Eat less or fast5 guides
- Rest8 guides
- Sleep9 guides
- Warm bath8 guides
- Steam5 guides
- Salt-water gargle2 guides
- Movement (a walk)9 guides
- Sunlight and fresh air8 guides
- Breathing9 guides
- Keep warm9 guides
- Cold compress6 guides
- Warm compress9 guides
- Massage8 guides
- Stretching6 guides
- Fascia work1 guide
- Lymph flow2 guides
- Cold exposure6 guides
- Grounding3 guides
- Acupressure and acupuncture3 guides
- Warm feet and wool socks3 guides
- Mustard plaster1 guide
- Camphor or menthol rub1 guide
- Vinegar cloth or cool compress2 guides
- Head raised in bed1 guide
- Sauna2 guides
- Screens off3 guides
- Cupping3 guides
- Castor oil pack2 guides
- Posture4 guides
- Eat slowly, chew well1 guide
- Raw potato slices1 guide
- Moxibustion3 guides
- Gua sha1 guide

