This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce in Selma, Ala., this 10th day of February, 1923, in accordance with request made by self - Mrs. [286].

Present: Edgar Cayce; (?), Conductor; (?), Steno.

TEXT

1. EC: Yes, we have the body here. We have had this before, you see. There are many conditions in this body that are better than when we had them before.
2. There are some specific conditions at the present time that bring distress to some of the functioning organs, and many of the different tissues and ligaments are involved throughout the body.
3. These are the conditions as we find them at the present time in this body - Miss [286], we are speaking of:
4. In the blood supply we find there is at present an overtaxation to the spore, and white blood cellular forces, and the lymphatic glands in various portions of the system are involved with this overtaxation, giving distress to the nerve centers that are involved, producing pains to the head, joints and various portions of the body that are involved with the lymphatic centers. This, we see, is about the joints, the nasal cavity and chest; and the liver is involved in that it does not make the proper elimination over the system.
5. The body, first, has allowed the condition through the hepatic circulation to so cut off the eliminating centers through the emunctories, through the hepatic circulation, as to cause congestion, and when the leucocytes are attacked by this spore or bacilli it finds its readiness to multiply in the system in these special portions of the body.
6. Through the nerve forces the tension is brought to bear on the centers about the fifth cervical and third and fourth dorsal and the ninth and tenth dorsal. The heaviness to the extremities and the pains and deadness about the lower limbs come from reflex conditions of the solar plexus centers rather than direct.
7. The condition of the functioning organs themselves, we find: The congestion is thrown off through some of the mucous of the bronchials, causing the overtaxation at these glands by the engorging or enlarging, by overstimulus, by attempting to create that which will bring the balance in the system.
8. The digestive tract is laggard in assimilation. The liver and kidneys and hepatic circulation allow congestion through improper elimination in the blood supply, causing overstimulation, and producing slight temperature in the body at the present time, though a sub-normal in the hepatics, the heart action being stimulated by the nerve condition in the upper dorsal region at present.
9. To give immediate relief for the condition we would take in system that that will cause the system to produce that which will combat with the condition in the blood forces at the present time.
10. We would take this: (This we would find would be in each capsule, and there should be three):

    Senna......................2 grains,
Licorice Compound..........1 grain,
Podophyllin..............1/2 grain,
Leptandrin...............1/2 grain.

11. These should be preferably taken, one immediately, another late in the evening, and another about ten to eleven tomorrow.
12. For the stimulus of the condition in the body, we would take:

    Aspirin....................5 grains,
Asaphoetida................3 grains.

13. And use hot teas to give the respiratory glands the incentive for their elimination, and bathe the feet and lower limbs with hot mustard water. Do that and we will relieve the specific condition. There should be at least two to three doses of the aspirin and asaphoetida, and have the intestinal tract thoroughly cleansed with this.
14. Would be well for high and warm enemas to be given to relieve the condition at the present time existing, and before the medicinal properties are taken into the system.
15. After this is taken - some days after - for the general condition in the system, to tone and to give correct incentives to assist the general condition throughout the body, we would take this:

    Wild Cherry Bark...........4 ounces,
Dogwood Bark...............2 ounces,
Prickly Ash Bark...........2 ounces,
Calisaya Bark..............1 ounce,
Buchu Leaves..............15 grains.

16. This all would be placed in one gallon of distilled water and reduced by simmering to one quart. Strain. While warm, add: 4 ounces grain alcohol, with 2 drams Balsam of Tolu dissolved in it.
17. The dose would be two teaspoonsful, night and morning, just after meals. Do that.

BACKGROUND

1. See 286-1 on 2/28/22, for cold, congestion, nervous tension.
2. 2/10/23 She sought advice for "flu in its worst stages."

REPORTS

1. 1/27/26 Mother obtained 286-3 for her.
2. 8/06/40 Ltr. under 286-7, Par. R3 indicates that 286-2 was for 'flu' during its worse stage.

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