NATIVE HEALING HERBALS - BALMS & CREAMS
MUSCLE BALM
Ease aching muscles, joints and sports injuries, arthritis
KEYWORDS: muscular pain, sports injuries, arthritis, rheumatism, ligaments, joints, muscles, tendons, massage, pain, bruising, breaks, tears
Combines the benefits of comfrey and tupakihi cream and hypericum and comfrey cream with added extras. may assist with deep sports issues and any similar issues
Ingredients: Hypericum tincture, Comfrey tincture or leaves, Wild picked tupakihi, Arnica tincture, Vege glycerine, Extra virgin, cold pressed olive oil, Essential oils of camphor, frankinscence, peppermint, Beeswax, Manuka oil or T-tree oil
65ml Glass Amber Jar
KAWAKAWA & HINAU BALM
May assist to reduce & soothe skin eruptions or weepy skin,
particularly where skin is broken and compromised.
KEYWORDS: crusty excema, psoriasis, skin wounds, infection, flaky skin,
Kawakawa is traditionally used for excema, psoriasis, wounds, aching joints all skin ailments
Hinau is traditionally used for weepy skin complaints, pus filled wounds, scaly scabby excema, cracks and wounds to cure the severest skin diseases.
A powerful astringent, for skin disorders, rashes and inflammation.
SLEEP BALM
May be helpful with sleeping issues, excellent for babies and children.
KEYWORDS: insomnia, sleep, itching, stings, insect bites, thrush, headaches, calming, stress
Helps clear congestion, useful for itchy skin, may ease tension or pressure in the head & nasal area.
Roman and German camomile have excellent calming properties, Roman camomile is also effective for irritation, impatience and feeling disagreeable. It has great value in treating PMS and other menstrual and menopausal problems, while German camomile again is super effective on the skin, not only to sooth and calm, but to heal and to regenerate tissue.
Lavender oil is a favorite essential oil, as it has wonderful qualities and smells great.
PLANTAIN & COLLIDAL SILVER CREAM
Assists in soothing skin, especially helpful for irritated, crusty dry, hot skin.
KEYWORDS: excema, hot irritations, psoriasis, itching, stings, bites, tattoo aftercare, moisturizer, agitation, skin reactions, wounds
May assist to sooth areas of skin where there is redness, odor or irritation.
It can be used beneficially as a skin moisturizer, especially where skin appears or feels hot
Excellent for tattoo aftercare
Traditionally Plantain is used for soothing the skin from sunburns, stings, insect bites, poison ivy breakouts, rashes, burns, blisters, and cuts.
It has cooling properties so may assist when there is heat in an area of the body.
KAWAKAWA BALM
A general skin tonic, may assist to sooth irritated & itchy skin.
KEYWORDS: Eczema, psoriasis, wounds, aches, pains, infections, itching and irritation of the skin, moisturizer, skin repair, skin strengthen, overall healer, first aid kit in one bottle, tattoo aftercare,
Can be used as a skin moisturiser & excellent for tattoo aftercare.
Kawakawa is traditionally used to ease pain of sore joints, bruises,healing of minor skin diseases, cuts, boils, abscesses, septic infections and old wounds. excellent healer of all skin ailments, particularly eczema, itching skin, wounds of all types. creates a strengthening of skin against damage by the sun, regulates oily and dry skin, useful for acne, excellent skin moisturizer, kawakawa has anti-fungal activity.
CALENDULA BALM
May use on , dry, cracked skin with surface irritation, shallow wounds
KEYWORDS: nappy rash, chapped lips, chaffing, cracked nipples, surfaces scratches
May also assist to sooth nappy irritation in babies and cracked nipples in breastfeeding, and may ease itching caused by insect bites
Do not apply to deep puncture wounds
Topically, Calendula is valuable as a treatment for a wide range of skin conditions. It promotes wound healing and skin regeneration, it has astringent and anti-inflammatory properties, and its anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal activity helps to fight infections.
KUMARAHOU & PATETE BALM
May use where skin is layered and dry, weepy or has an offensive odour, abnormal skin cells
KEYWORDS: skin lesions, sunspots, dry skin, abnormal skin cells, irritated skin cells
Suitable for dry skin irritations and rubbed areas, has traditionally used for other skin issues, an excellent moisturizer for skin, eases teenage facial issues.
Kumarahou is traditionally used as a treatment for skin disorders, applied to wounds as a soothing and healing agent. Its most common use is as a remedy for problems of the respiratory tract, such as asthma and bronchitis. However, it has also been used in the treatment of indigestion and heartburn, diabetes, and kidney problems.
COMFREY & TUPAKIHI CREAM
Traditionally used for intense sporting issues, useful for massage when aching.
KEYWORDS: broken bones, arthritis, rheumatism, deep bone pain, deep muscular pain, injuries, bruising, chest infections, asthma, snoring,
Useful as a chest rub, especially when there are breathing difficulties,
has traditional use for deep set and worrisome aches and pains
Traditionally one of the most common uses of Comfrey extract is as a bone treatment.
One of the old country names for comfrey was ‘knitbone’, a reminder of its traditional use in healing bone fractures.
TANEKAHA & HINAU BALM
May stimulate healing of deep wounds where there is weeping and smells associated with irritated skin
KEYWORDS: bedsores, spider bites, deep wounds, pus, infection, ulcers, boils, abscesses, moles
This balm may draw out debris from skin. may assist to ease skin where there has been continuous pressure in one area creating scabbing and infection,very effective for spider bites (white-tail). stimulates repair to skin.
Externally, Tanekaha was traditionally used as a healing remedy for burns as well as for boils, abscesses and septic infections. tanekaha is a powerful healer, in that it draws out infection as it heals.
WILD YAM CREAM
May be beneficial by balancing hormones associated with PMS & menopause.
KEYWORDS: hormones, balance, female
Wild yam is used for a variety of female problems, including Premenstrual syndrome and menopause-related symptoms. A salve made from wild yam is a good substitute for estrogen creams used externally can help speed the healing of boils and abscesses. Wild yam has anti-inflammatory property used for rheumatoid arthritis.
HYPERICUM & COMFREY CREAM
May assist with painful sports injuries or surgery where the skin has been broken.
May ease the discomfort of nerve damage and pain
KEYWORDS: Broken bones, ligaments, pain, nerve damage, shingles, surgery, tingling, numbing, muscles
Comfrey extract is traditionally used as a bone repair treatment.
One of the old country names for comfrey was ‘knitbone’, a reminder of its traditional use in healing bone fractures. Modern science confirms that comfrey can influence the course of bone ailments.
hypericum is traditionally used for nerve damage and pain
These natural balms and creams are hand made, using New Zealand native plants and other herbs.
The intent of creating these products is to assist the user with a physical form of wellness.
Herbs are picked according to the moon phases.
The traditional use for all the ingredients used are transferred into the remedies, through sacred practices and intention.
Individual herbs are combined to give a very powerful remedy.
Herbs/plants are wild picked and all ingredients are organic where possible
Products are made with the simplest of ingredients, to ensure they are not detrimental to the health of the user.
I use no chemicals, additives, preservatives or any "nasties"
These notes highlight some of the uses for each balm or cream however there are many possible applications.
I recommend that you trust your intuition when choosing a balm, if you are drawn to it, then it will assist your issues
Balm/cream applications are not specific you can't overdose, there are no known side effects of using these products however as with all new products, a skin test is advisable.
If you have an allergy to bees please consider use carefully as all products contain beeswax
Apply as needed. Often it is beneficial to massage the balm into the affected area.
Alternatively apply a hot cloth over the cream and affected area to act as a poultice.
we are not "allowed" according to government policy and pharmaceutical legislation,
to make any claims for the therapeutic and medicinal use for any of our products,
regardless of traditional use and vast amounts of documentation regarding the very successful use of native plants for healing.
certain government bodies "own" certain therapeutic and medicinal words and terms.....
therefore we can no longer "advertise" that our products can be used therapeutically or medicinally
We can however "advertise" them as "cosmetic" and therefore that is what they shall be known as on this website -
simply to avoid any penalisation from governement bodies!
I deeply encourage
you to look at the ingredients page for the list of individual components, plants, oils, herbs used in our blends.
The plants and ingredients we use have been proven over eons of time to have many benefits to the human body.
please feel free to use our products with utmost confidence
as have many, many people over the 15 years we have been manufacturing.
all orders must be paid for before dispatch
if you wish to stock our products please contact us
Testimonials - proven results (not scientifically confirmed)
"your kawakawa balm is way stronger than any i've used before, whats your secret?" customer
"I've been using the Native Healing Balms to massage into my thighs and back it helps heaps..." Sports injury patient, North Island.
"can i order 10 jars of kawakawa to take over seas, its the only thing that stops my partners rash, its a dermatitis sort of thing" rosina
"hi, i gave the jar of kumarahou and patete to my friend who has been affected by agent orange, he had weepy sores and broken skin all over his body, he has been using it for a week and a half and is so stoked, its healed up, he will contact you to get his own supply because nothing else has worked" helen, whangarei
"I need a big container of hypericum and comfrey it's all I use in my massage clinic, it is so good." - Massage Therapist, Northland.
"i rekon i dont get sunburnt anymore since ive been using the kawakawa balm, i mean i dont go out inthe midday sun to fry but my skin just has a better natural barrier" T, northland
"People always ask me why does my skin look so good and I say kawakawa balm morning and night!" 60 year old man
"Im sending some of my patients down to the shop to get some of your balms, you know a lot of them cant get into the bush to pick the plants themselves..." -Local doctor, kaitaia
"my grandmother has had an ulcer on her leg for months and nothing that the doctors were putting on it was helping so I put on some of your kawakawa and within a week it had healed, it was amazing..."- Karen, Kaitaia
"My son has had eczema his whole life and we started using the kawakawa and it's gone for the first time ever..."- Customer at health food shop
"Just wanted you to know that this stuff is amazing…I'm sure you hear it all the time but nothing works on my eczema as soon as I started using the kawakawa it stopped itching and now its actually going away..."-Participant from balm making workshop
"I used the Plantain & Colliodal that Caleb gave me after he did my Taa Moko & it's the best cream I've ever used for Tattoo after care"- Happy client.
"My daughter broke her arm and we used comfrey and tupakihi massaged into the area around the cast and after 4 weeks she took her cast off and it was healed that's pretty amazing!"- Mother of 6 year old
"Where can I buy another jar of the tupakihi and comfrey I've got another broken bone and it healed my rib's primo" - Rugby player Kaitaia
"the tanekaha and hinau is amazing on animals, i use it on my dogs flea rash and my daughter used it on a horse who had cut her face open, the animals are really responsive to it and heal much faster than humans" colleen, kaitaia
"Wow I use the comfrey and tupakihi on my back last week and had the first whole nights sleep since ive been pregnant cause it didn't hurt..."- Pregnant customer.
" Wheres the comfrey and tupakihi!!!!!"- Rugby player Kaitaia
"That wild yam works good on my hormones and im so glad I don't have to take the hormone drugs..." - female customer, North Island.
"My partner was in a car accident and skinned his hands we just use the calendula and literally watched it heal I was amazed..." - Happy customer
"We find the calendula great for our patients with bed ulcers" - Manager old peoples home, whangarei
"the sleepbalm actually does work, i thought it was just coincidence that my kids were sleeping well, then i ran out........ and now i wont go without a pot" no longer sleep deprived, auckland
"the products speak for themselves" seller, auckland
"Where can I get more calendula, my nipples are in pain when I don't use it..." - Breastfeeding mum
"i can feel the energy off your products without even having to use them, they are pretty powerful" healer, whangarei
"I use calendula with every nappy change and bub hasn't had a rash yet..." - Mother of 9month old baby
"I'm buying a big jar of kawakawa and hinau to send down to my rellies there kids are covered in eczema and this stuff is the only thing that gets rid of it..."satisfied customer, North Is
"Im sending some of my patients down to the shop to get some of your balms, you know a lot of them cant get into the bush to pick the plants themselves..." Local doctor
"we will continue to stock whatever products "native healing herbals" offers to us and are confident that they will be good sellers and helpful to our customers. we are now noticing that some of these products are being recommended to people by their doctors, and find this very encouraging as it suggests that natural, once considered "alternative" products are beign accepted by mainstream..." Manager health food store
"Your kawakawa and hinau cleared up my strange rash, I'd had it for weeks…still don't know what it was..."Happy Customer
"yah you have a website i can buy from, i'm the lady that has been emailing you every few months to buy the comfrey and hypericum, so glad i can buy on line now" mother, south Is
"man that muscle balm is tumeke!!" customer used on old injury
" the tanekaha and hinau is just amazing, it healed my oyster cut that fast" jessie, auckland
"my excema was so bad that it was bleeding, i used the kawakawa and hinau on your recommendation and it just helped so much, i have relief for the first time in months" whangarei
"hypericum and comfrey is mean on the old sore joints, keep it up guys" elderly customer