Wellness Central: Natural Remedies

Wellness Central is part of an effort to promote health and wellness to college students, faculty and staff. This video is about natural remedies, and how they can be used.

California Community College students can access the full Wellness Central portal on their Canvas account. Or, contact our Health Services office! https://www.gocolumbia.edu/health_services/

>> Natural remedies is kind of like in
my family, generation to generation.

I learned what I learned
from my father and mother.

And he learned the old way, using herbs.

>> I've always been skeptical
of a few natural remedies,

but there are natural remedies that I do use.

Tea is something that I've
been really big on recently.

>> I definitely know that natural
remedies work on first hand experience.

I've used -- recently I've started using
natural remedies throughout my daily life.

>> One of the things is like lavender
or hibiscus tea that I've been drinking,

and it does help you kind of
like relax after a long day.

I learned about tea just through sort of
recommendations from the nursing staff here,

but also like doctors and family members.

>> Things like breathing in warm
steam when you're congested.

Teas help clear congestion in the throat.

My mother taught me most of
the natural remedies I know.

>> I like to use peppermint tea.

Lungs. For energy, you know?

Give you that good up feeling.

Good breath.

And parsley is excellent also.

It's a blood purifier.

>> I love aloe vera.

That is my favorite natural remedy.

I just got a huge plant of it.

Whether I use it topical for burns or little
scratches that you don't want to get infected

or clean out or try to calm down the burn,
or I use the aloe vera gel that I drink one

or two tablespoons a day, and that
helps with upset stomach, constipation,

too much spicy food, anything
like that, it really helps.

>> I learned this remedy
from my boyfriend's mom.

She really is about aroma therapy.

She's teaching me all about the essential oils.

>> Red root, or root, you know.

Yes, red root tea.

It's an old Cherokee Indian remedy.

>> I use natural remedies such as tea
to help me sleep, and essential oils

to help me feel better when I have a cold.

>> Whether it's stress, if
you're using essential oils,

or it's lavender to calm you down, or you're
using peppermint to get rid of nausea or how --

just freshen up or brighten your day.

I use them every day.

They're just the best.

>> Health Services has a bunch of
great information on natural remedies.