Well here it is, the long awaited list of what Cat and I have in our prepper medicine chest . Not the “family” one but the one that we keep to care for our community. By that I mean not the town of Edgewood NM. But my group, kindred and unit. Remember, we are not physicians.
We CAN NOT PRESCRIBE NOR DIAGNOSE. THIS LISTING IS FOR INFORMATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL USES ONLY. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MISUSE OF THIS INFORMATION.
Here is the Herbal Medicine list
Pain relievers
- White willow bark or meadowsweet flowers- salicin
- Arnica flowers
- Corydalis
- California poppy
- MJ
Antispasmodic/Muscle relaxers
- Lobelia
- Cramp bark
- Black cohosh
Anti-inflammatory
- turmeric
- yerba mansa
- ginger
- arnica
- cayenne
- goldenrod
Anti-anxiety/sedatives
- Valerian
- American skullcap
- chamomile
- lemon balm
- oat tops
- corydalis
- california poppy
- passion flower
Anti-nausea
- peppermint
- ginger
- cardamom
- gentian
- clove
Expectorant/decongestant
- Peppermint
- Spearmint
- Hyssop
- Mullein
- Cayenne
Antibiotic/Antiviral
- Sida
- Bidens
- Artemesia annnua
- Juniper
- Coptis
- Echinacea
- Elder
- Ginger
- Black pepper
- Chinese skullcap
- Licorice
Salves
- Comfrey & Plantain
- St John’s wort, cayenne, and arnica
Burn care
- Aloe gel
- Honey
- Comfrey, St John’s Wort, and plantain salve
Eye wash- make tea bags, and then use tea as an eye wash, tea bags for eye compresses
- calendula & yarrow
Wound wash- make tea bags of herbs, make tea, allow to cool, use liquid as wash
- Yarrow, calendula, oak bark, agrimony
Honey- topical anti-infective, good against boils, burns, sore throats, and pink eye (I use honey in my eye drops formula)
And the modern drug list.
Medical supply list
NOTE: I AM NOT A DOCTOR AND THIS IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE, THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND EDUCATION USE ONLY. PLEASE KNOW ALL ALERGIES AND SENSITIVITIES TO ANY AND ALL MEDICATIONS BEFORE USING
A good many of these medications can be got with a prescription from your local MD, Canadian pharmacies, and yes Amazon
Medication classes to stock
- Pain medication
- Fever reduction
- Anti Diarrheal
- Allergy
- Asthma
- Nausea
- Antibiotics
Pain medication classes, NSAID aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen and acetaminophen
and narcotics, Morphine, Fentanyl Percocett Lortab oxy and hydrocodone
The NSAIDS are the easy ones,
My kit includes 400 tabs of each of the NSAIDS That is put away and not daily use
- NSAIDS
- Ibuprofin 2x 300 count SAMS club bottles
- acetaminophen 2x 300 count SAMS club bottles
- Naproxin 1x 400 count SAMS club bottles
- Aspirin 2x 500 count 325 SAMS club bottles
- Aspirin 1x 730 count 81mg SAMS club bottles
Fever reducing. These are a direct copy of the NSAIDS list
Narcotics. This class of drug is a prescription only. And current laws prohibit the possession with out a valid prescription and it has to be in someones name on the premises. Also the FDA and other agencies are really cracking down on prescription drug abuse and OD’s
That being said and I have a doctor that trusts me not to be selling them and or abusing them:
- Lortab. Hydrocodone Acetaminophen 5mg/325mg 120 tabs (1 tab 4 times a day for 30 days)These will be augmented with NSAIDS NOT ACETAMINOPHEN. Lortabs contain it and you can overdose a patient and damage the liver. Also there are herbal pain medications that can augment either of these drugs
- Oxy or Hyrdo codone. 120 5mg tabs
Again re read the warning on narcotics. They are VERY BAD NEWS if you posses them and do not have a prescription.
Anti Diarrheal/Upset stomach
- loperamide hydrochloride/Imodium Kirkland Amazon.com 1200 caplet pack x1of a large long term group
- Peptol Bismol Sams club, 2x 2 bottle package
- Alka Seltzer Sams club 116 ct package x2
- Kaolin/Pectin. I wasnt supposed to do the natural drugs here but this is invaluable. When mixed its shelf life is pretty short once opened. But the bulk ingredients are dry and last for years if kept dry and cool kaolin 1lb Pectin 1lb
Antibiotics.
Amoxicillin, 500mg Fish Mox 100 cap bottle x2 Illness dependent (common uses):
Strep Throat (adult): 2 PO* daily x 10 days
Ear Infections (adult): 2 PO BID* x 10 days
Sinusitis (adult): 4 PO BID x 10 days
Metronidazole (Flagyl), Illness dependent (common uses):
250mg Fish Zole 100 cap bottle x3 Bacterial Vaginosis (adult): 8 PO ONCE
Lower Bowel Infection, following surgery (adult): 4 PO TID x 1 day
Trichomoniasis (adult): 8 PO ONCE
Giardia, gut infection (adult): 2 PO BID x 10 days
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro), Illness dependent (common uses):
500mg Fish Flox 100 cap bottle x2 Sinusitis (adult): 1 PO BID x 10 days
Bone / Joint Infections (adult): {mild} 1 PO BID for 4-6 weeks
Prostatitis, bacterial (adult): 1 PO BID x 28 days
Infectious Diarrhea (adult): 1 PO BID x 7 days
Intra-Abdominal Infections (adult): 1 PO BID x 7- 14 days
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: {mild} 1 PO BID x 7-14 days
Cephalexin (keflex) Illness dependent (common uses):
250 mg Fish Flex 100 cap bottle x3 Strep Throat (adult): 2 PO* daily x 10 days
Ear Infections (adult): 2 PO BID* x 10 days
Sinusitis (adult): 4 PO BID x 10 days
Pnuemonia Adult 1 PO TID x 10 days
Topical Antibiotic
Neosporin .5 ounce tubes x4
Allergy/Asthma This group is fairly simple and at the same time complex
- Benadryl diphenhydramine 600 ct tablet bottle SAMS Club
- Primatine 60 tab box available on Amazon
- Albuterol inhalers This is a prescription only drug but it is moderately inexpensive from Canada. 3X inhalers
- Burn care
Wound Wash
- Hibicleanse Chlorhexidine 4x 4ounce bottle
- Betadyne 4 x 4 ounce bottle
- Iodine crystals 8 ounce bottle
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByY6n9ClRb6WT1o0a3RDY3FRZ2c/view?usp=sharingEye care
- Eye lubricant .5 ounce tube x4
- Eye Drops 4xEye Antibiotics
- First-line (RX Only)
- Trimethoprim-Polymyxin B (Polytrim) solution
- Erythromycin 0.5% ointment
- Broad-spectrum
- Gentamicin (Gentak) 0.3% ointment or solution
- Tobramycin (Tobrex) 0.3% solution (ointment is not generic and is expensive)
- Ciprofloxacin (Ciloxan) 0.3% ointment or solution
- Ofloxacin (Ocuflox) 0.3% solution
Local Anesthesia
- Lidocaine. 1% 20 ml vials I keep 5 on hand
- Lidocaine 1% with epinepherine I keep 2 30 ml vials
- Lidocaine powder 1 bottle 25 grams,
- Benzocaine powder 1 bottle 100 gramsThe powdered “caines” have a much longer shelf life than the liquids. And are reconstituted with sterile water 1 part reagent to 99 parts water which will give a 1 % solution. Benzocain the average concentration is 20%
Herbal Medicine List
Kevin Buchanan
Thank you Chuck and Cat very informative and appreciated!!
chuck
Thank you for taking time to spend with us on a Sunday
Jessica
I’m an RN, and this is a great list, at least as far as the traditional medications. I can’t speak to anything herbal because they don’t teach it in nursing school unfortunately. Great job. I just wanted to point out that prescriptions for narcotics if they say prn (as needed) are typically only valid for 30 days to 90 days, depending on what state you live in. That doesn’t mean the drug’s effectiveness expires, that’s just how long you’re legally allowed to be using it. This comes as a nasty surprise for people who’ve smashed their thumb, took a couple pain pills, and got randomly drugv tested after the prn status had legally expired. Just keep that in mind!