DIY Dried Herbs for Infusions/Fomentations

These wonderful bags are prepared with combinations of dried herbs that you can infuse and use for fomentations!  
 
INFUSION/FOMENTATION HOW TO
Place 1 teaspoon of dried herb per cup of water into a heatproof bowl or pot. Pour boiling water over the herbs and cover with a lid or plate. Let the infusion steep for 10 to 15 minutes. Strain out the herbs.
Once your herbs have been strained from the infusion/decoction, the remaining infusion may need to be rewarmed as it should be quite hot (use extreme caution when working with and applying anything made with hot liquid).
Dip a cloth or small towel (such as a hand towel) into the hot infusion and leave to soak for 5 minutes. Squeeze out the excess water and apply the fomentation to affected area.
Keep the fomentation hot by laying another towel over the top and adding a hot water bottle or heating pad.
If you don’t have access to a hot water bottle or heating pad, use two cloths; keep one cloth soaking, warm, and ready to use as soon as the first one begins to cool off. Switch between them every few minutes.
If applying a fomentation to an arm or leg, it is helpful to wrap the wet compress in plastic wrap after it has been applied. This will help keep the heat in and protect clothing from discoloration. After applying plastic wrap, follow with a bandage to keep everything in place.
You can alternate with a cold ice compress if desired. (7-10min. hot/3-4 min. cold)