Remedies
Indigestion
- add
a spoonful of Ground Cardamom into a cup of coffee.
Insomnia
- Eat a lettuce sandwich before going to bed.
Car
sickness - Eat
some crystallised ginger.
A
cure for headaches,
without using chemicals. Take a lime, cut it
in half and rub on your forehead. The throbbing
will go away.
Courtesy
of Mark Ward - thanks.
To
get rid of hiccups (or hiccoughs)
take a small sip of apple cider vinegar. That's
it - hiccups have gone (or so I am told).
Thank
you Carol
To
stop mosquito bites itching apply
a tiny dab of haemorrhoidal ointment.
When
I received this one I asked how on earth they found
out this worked and was told that a very young member
of the family had read on the box "stops itching
and irritation" so gave it a go!!!
Courtesy of Jade Wikkerink
Sunburn - Mix equal measures of
Aloe Vera Gel and Honey then apply to the affected
area. The aloe aids in healing the damaged skin
and the honey has a natural analgesic effect.
Users will not really notice the "sticky"
sensation that would be assumed with just plain honey.
This has been received from someone who has served
as a firefighter/paramedic in the United States Air
Force - so who is going to argue.
Thank you Charley Johnson.
Burns - to take the pain out of a small
burn make a paste from baking soda and water and apply
gently to the affected area. Swelling and pain
will disappear.
Contributed by Tasha - thanks.
When you
have a cold to prevent a sore
nose, use cotton based toilet tissue instead
of the regular "Kleenex" type.
Thanks
to "pattyyorkie"
Splinters - If a splinter is too small to extract
with tweezers, put some Elmer's Glue on the spot and
let it dry. Then pull the glue in the opposite
direction to that which the splinter entered.
It works great - no tears, no traumas.
I
must admit I am not familiar with "Elmer's Glue",
but hopefully you all are.
Thank
you "Tinker Dink"
Recently
I was asked if I knew how to
get rid of warts. My daughter is a pharmacist
and she said there were a variety of over the counter
preparations but warts usually disappear of their
own accord, although it can take two to three years.
They often return even after surgery.
I did
further research and came across a couple of 'alternative'
remedies which I thought may be of interest.
I would like to stress, it is important that
the wart is diagnosed as such BEFORE any type of
treatment is tried.
-
Rub
the wart with the inside of a broad bean pod.
-
Lightly
rub the surface of the wart with a pumice stone
in warm water. Place the inside of a banana
skin to the wart and keep in place overnight.
It will probably sting on initial contact.
Repeat this process and it should vanish in a
few days.
Courtesy
of www.hintsandthings.co.uk
