Well I can answer by what we all like to use almost everyday. It's not exclusively herbals though.... I firmly believe that if the alimentary canal is cared for the outside will take care of itself in most cases... We use slippery elm as a base for my capsules that hold 160,000 HU of cayenne, and clay. I usually add a fourth component but vary this with each batch we make up. Once I added barley green but this time I'm going to add some powdered prairie mimosa we wildharvested last year. It's plenty green with cholophyl. We often use tea tree oil and a product from Rawlieghs called Antiseptic Salve. The company stopped producing here in the states in the early ninties because the FDA or one of those agencies banned the use of many of it's ingredients. You still have to buy it through a dealer but it's made in Autralia or somewhere like that now. But I had a stubborn boil that just wouldn't completely go away, I used this stuff and it went away. I was amazed. It's phenol and terpentine in a petrolatum base, like vasoline. Great stuff. It rids the skin of rashes like nobodies business. And I would not be without my homemade aspercream using willow bark. Rub that on aches and pains and you feel better. I wouldn't be without my cayenne tincture either. It's the best stomach remedy that ever was. No more ulcers. I haven't had ulcers in years since I learned about cayenne powder and tinctures. And B3/ Niacin... It gives you a flush like no bodies business. It helps to oxygenate the tiniest capilaries in the body. I can't leave off mentioning the use of fresh lemon juice with some of the raw honey from my beehives. It cuts a sore throat in minutes and eliminates colds and flus practically over night if combined with a good homemade flu remedy that has golden seal mixed in a steamy cup of herbal tea. And sunshine. LOL

Alicia, we (I mean DH) built our own MC in the last house, and will do so again with this remodel. No particular trick to it (easy for me to say). Basically a box with holes drilled in the sides to support glass shelves. Have to frame around studs- cuz I assume your MC will be wider than 16". Now I do know the electrical box has to be attached to the side of a stud for support, so am assuming they need to be located near an edge- either side or bottom or top. Obviously, everything has to be wired to a GFI (ground fault interrupter). My DH is an electrical engineer and fully qualified to do complicated wiring etc. If you need to ask how to build a medicine cabinet- maybe it would be best to buy one if you want the electrical outlet inside? Here is a link that might be useful: Robern installation instructions- electrical page 7

I just love your medicine cabinet. Thanks for sharing. I just also have to add that we have splurged twice now for Robern medicine cabinets, and for our small space and requirements we feel they are well worth the money.

I'm not sure if your bathroom is configured this way, but this is what we did. (The walls aren't done yet, even though they look painted in the picture.)We didn't have a medicine cabinet for 30 years and I couldn't wait to get one. This is "The Concealed Cabinet" the previous poster talked about. I love it! (And I have no association with that company what-so-ever). I will say it's a bit pricey and if you're handy (which we are) and have the time (which we didn't) you could probably build one yourself. In fact, I remember someone on this forum recently did just that. I don't know how I ever got along without a medicine cabinet, so if your only alternative is to put one on a wall behind you, DO IT! You won't be sorry