Using Boluses as an Herbal Treatment

Vaginal and rectal boluses are an alternative way of using herbs internally.  They have some distinct advantages to taking herbs orally for certain purposes.

Vaginal boluses are useful for treating the following conditions.

• Vaginal dryness, infections (including “yeast” infections)
• Cervical dysplasia
• Menstrual discomfort, pain, cramping
• PMS
• Uterine fibroids
• Hormone imbalances
• Cancers—uterine, ovarian, vaginal, cervical, bladder (as a compliment to other forms of treatment)
• Endometriosis
• Genital herpes
• Ovarian cysts

Rectal boluses are useful for treating the following conditions.

• Rectal and colon infection
• Hemorrhoids
• Hormone imbalances
• Prostate swelling, congestion
• Cancers—prostate, colon, bladder (as a compliment to other forms of treatment)

Both types of boluses can be used as alternative herbal treatments, when the person is unable to eat or drink the herbs, or in the case of children who may not be able to swallow capsules or handle the bitter flavor of some herbs.  Inserting a bolus at bedtime allows the herbs to be gradually absorbed into the bloodstream over night.

How to Make Boluses

My favorite base to use for bolus recipes, is natural unrefined Shea butter.  I have seen recipes using Coconut oil as a base, but I am very partial to Shea butter.  When blended with herbs and essential oils, Shea butter melts at body temperature. And it is very nourishing to tissues; it can soothe any reaction to even the most harsh herbs or oils necessary for drawing out cancers or healing internal infections.

Basic Bolus Recipe

• Melt  2 cups of Shea butter over a very low heat. (I suggest that you purchase a 1 or 2 quart pan just for the purpose of melting Shea butter.  The time and energy you will save by simply wiping out the warm pan with a paper towel rather than trying to clean it with detergent and water, will really simplify your life).

• When all of the solid pieces of Shea butter have melted, turn off the heat and let Shea butter sit at room temperature for several hours.  Once the pan has cooled off, you can speed up this process by placing the whole pan and Shea butter in the refrigerator to cool.  Set a timer for 30 minutes, and keep checking it every half hour so you see when it changes color and begins to solidify.

• As soon as the Shea butter begins to change color, take it out of the refrigerator.  Add 4 Tablespoons of French green clay, Moroccan rhassoul clay, or Pascalite and stir well with a large spoon.  Mixture should be very thick, thick enough so that the clay does not separate and sink to the bottom when you stop stirring.  

• Add about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of finely ground or powdered herbs and stir well.  (See the following list of possible herbs and their uses).

• Add about 20 to 30 drops of essential oils and stir well.  (See the following list of possible oils and their uses).

• Place the pan back into the refrigerator for another 4 to 6 hours, or overnight.

• Cut 3 or 4 inch squares of waxed paper, about a dozen.

• Remove the pan from refrigerator.  (Shea butter mixture will feel hard when you try to stir it with a spoon).  Break into the mix with your spoon and scoop a teaspoonful out.  Use your hands to shape the boluses into 2 inch long pieces, about the diameter of your index finger.  They will resemble a small tootsie roll.  Your hands will soften the shea butter and cause it to become very pliable.  If mixture becomes too soft to shape, put it back in refrigerator and wait another 30 minutes or longer.  

• Place the boluses on a plate or flat pan.  Put them back in refrigerator to firm them up again.  

• When they are firm enough to handle, roll the tootsie roll shaped boluses up in the waxed paper squares and twist the ends.

• Place the wrapped boluses in a Zip lock freezer bag, and store in the freezer.  Be sure to label them clearly!  They can easily be mistaken for candies by an unsuspecting guest.

Additives

Herbs that you may want to include in your bolus recipe: (Use herbs in powdered form, or grind whole herbs into a powder in your blender).

• Chaparral leaf—is a very deep blood and tissue cleanser, great in cancer formulas and for infections or inflammation 
• Slippery elm bark or marshmallow root—both are mucilaginous;  emollient to skin and internal tissues.  They are soothing to mucus membranes and dispel dryness.
• Comfrey root—healing to internal tissues, balancing for hormones
• Yellow dock root—blood cleanser, liver cleanser, helps to balance hormones
• Black walnut hull—purifies blood, cleanses internal tissues, strengthens endocrine system
• Goldenseal root—blood and tissue cleanser, stimulates circulation, and purifies infection and parasites; a potent anti-cancer herb, also effective with viral, fungal, and bacterial infections
• Black cohosh—uterine tonic, strengthens ovaries, liver, blood, and hormone balance
• Devil’s club root—cleansing and purifying to blood and tissues
• Blood root—anti-cancer, natural remedy for tumors and inflammation
• Saw palmetto—helps relieve prostate congestion and inflammation; natural remedy for cancers, hormone balancer for men

Essential oils and other additives that you may want to include in your bolus recipe:

• Foraha—antiviral, emollient oil that combines with ravensare ro make natural remedy for herpes infections
• Ravensare essential oil—combines with foraha to make remedy for herpes and genital warts; strong anti-cancer, anti-infectious, and anti-viral 
• Marigold CO2 extract—soothing to tissues, emollient and hydrating, as well as anti-inflammatory
• Mastic essential oil—styptic, stops bleeding and reduces swelling; great for bleeding hemorrhoids, other bleeding conditions
• Cypress essential oil—relieve congestion and sweeping in prostate glands
• Frankincense essential oil—anti-tumoral, anti-cancer and reduces inflammation in tissues
• Thuja essential oil—anti-cancer, natural remedy for viral warts, herpes, and cancer
• Neem CO2 extract—anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, treats cervical dysplasia, fibroid tumors, and vaginal issues
• Turmeric CO2 extract—drying, drawing; draws necrotic tissue out, used for treating tumors, fibroids, prostate and rectal cancer, vaginal cancer and infection
• French green clay—draws toxicity and necrotic tissue out, helps heal internal organs
• Pascalite—draws toxicity and necrotic tissue out of cells;  changes internal environment so it will not support infectious microbes
• Moroccan Rhassoul—draws toxicity and stimulates circulation for healing tissues;  rhassoul is best for cleansing heavy metals or radioactive residue

How to Use Boluses

When you are just about to go to sleep for the night, remove a bolus from the freezer.  Remove the wrapper, and insert the bolus with your finger into vagina or rectum.  It will feel cold, but should not be too uncomfortable.

Wear some old underwear to bed, one that is dedicated to this use.   Boluses and the residual herbs may stain underwear permanently.

Allow boluses to dissolve internally while you sleep.  Some people will have a lot of “leakage” the following morning, and many will have no “leakage” at all.  If you are recovering from a vaginal infection, hemorrhoids, tumors or cancer, you will need to repeat this treatment every night or every other night.  Infections may be gone in a week;  other conditions may take up to 6 months of treatment, especially cancers and fibroid tumor conditions.  

Please remember that dietary and lifestyle changes are a necessary part of the healing regime, for cancers, tumors, and other degenerative diseases and conditions.  For serious conditions, one should also include oral treatment with herbal tonics; acupuncture and/or other energy healing support is also recommended. 

 It is just as important to find the cause of the dis-ease and change it, as it is to follow the healing procedure with foods, remedies, and herbs.  There is always an emotional causal pattern with cancer and degenerative diseases.

How to Make a Vaginal Douche

If you are using vaginal boluses internally for a long period of time, a cleansing douche should be used after every two or three treatments.  Here are several possibilities for cleansing douches:

• Use lavender, rose, chaparral, or melissa hydrosols as a douche.  You may add up to half the amount of water to the hydrosol if you prefer.
• Add 1/4 teaspoon golden seal powder, 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar, 2 Tablespoons plain yogurt with live cultures,  and 1 drop tea tree oil into 1 quart of hot water.  Shake it well, then let is sit for an hour.  When it is warm but no longer hot, strain the liguid.  Fill a douche syringe or bag and use it.