So yesterday my partner came home with hives all over his body. We treated the situation herbally without a trip to the ER or synthetic drugs. I wanted to share what we did, and more information on Hives.
Hives, also known as Urticaria, are batches of raised, red or white itchy welts (although not always itchy) of various sizes that appear and disappear. While most cases of hives go away within a few weeks or less, for some people they are a long-term problem. Chronic hives are defined as hives that last more than six weeks or hives that go away, but recur frequently. 
Looks crazy huh? Imagine it all over everything! I mean EVERYTHING!
These are some words my partner used to describe his experience: Hot, inflamed, over heating sensation, kinda itchy but not really, swollen, painful, achy, anxious, and feverish. We noticed that the areas most inflamed (where his skin was raised the most) was where his lymph nodes were such as the armpit area, and inguinal area. This made sense to me since the lymph nodes can swell up when there is infection in the body. Not to mention his genitalia and buttocks were swollen and painful.
I immediately ran a cold (not too cold) bath for him with essential oils and told him to sit in there while focusing on his breath. I told him to do this to avoid stressing out anymore, and to keep his mind off of it. ( Stress is the number one reason for hives apart from allergic reactions) While he was soaking I did some research and found that too much sun, or restrictive clothing and sweating can also cause hives which would explain the buttock/genitalia area. He works outside in the sun all day in the dirt, sweating.
However, I wasn’t convinced that this was the only thing causing this reaction. I made him some tea with herbs to purify his blood (Burdock, Red Clover, Sarsaparilla, Sassafras) , and added some calming herbs (Chamomile) as well. I let the herbs sit for an hour while I mixed some clay and witch hazel to form a paste which I applied to the areas. This helped he said. Then while he had the clay all over, I made him write me a list of everything he had eaten that day. Everything he had eaten seemed normal, he did have some Jamaican food at a new place and we still aren’t sure if that might have been the cause. But other than that, the food he had eaten was food he has had before. Also he did not complain of asphyxiation which seems to be related with food allergies. He did think that maybe it was a spice used in the Jamaican food that could have caused this reaction. He said he felt like poison was leaving his body, which put more of a positive spin on it.
After that, he rinsed off the clay and I applied my First Aid Spray which is an old recipe that is often used for poison ivy. It contains goldenseal, myrrh, and echinacea among other things. I figured this would help. I gave him doses of my Echinacea tincture to support his immune system and a dose of Bach Flower Essence Stress Remedy. Then I instructed him to drink the tea I had made, and go to bed.
I couldn’t believe it, but this morning he awoke hive free!!!!! I was amazed! His skin looked as if the hives were never there!
The best thing I learned to do when treating skin problems is to treat it externally and internally. In this case rest was essential. We also discovered that he has been under an immense amount of emotional stress. All in all, we aren’t sure what exactly caused the hive outbreak, but we think it was probably a number of things.
Products that I have that you could use in this case would be:
Immune Support Tincture
Blood Purification Tincture
Bad Skin Be Gone Tincture
First Aid Spray
A plethora of tea blends
Plus more that I haven’t made but am thinking of making…..
I wanted to share what we did in this situation in case you ever find yourself covered in hives.
