Old time remedies and cures.

[timber tramp]

I'm a firm believer in garlic and hot peppers for what ails you.

   Homemade salsa or chinese mustard have healing qualities also. ;)        TT

[Bro. Noble]

Lee,  It's probably good to have some garlic around now that you've quit the snuff----maybe it will help keep the girls from trying to kiss you all the time :D :D :D   Well,  when I quit snuff,  it turned out that it wasn't a big problem after all :(

Tom,  it's heartwarming to know there's a literary out there ;D

[jwoods]

As a kid I had warts cut out of my big toe 2 times by the doctor, only for them to return.

The third time, my uncle gave me an apple, had me cut it in half and rub both halves on the warts.

Step 2 was to put the halves back together and bury it...and never tell anyone where I buried it.  When the apple rotted, my warts went away...and they never came back.

I did the same thing with my 5-year old this last summer.  My wife thought I cracked, but she's now a believer too, as the warts are gone.

The big caveat is that someone has to "give" you the apple.

Joe

[WildDog]

Not sure what countries stinging nettles grow but down here where you find nettles there is usually dock plants, when stung by the nettle screw up the stem of a dock plant and rub the fluid/gel on the sting for an instant relief...works a treat

[timberjack240]

when i get stung by a bees i squeeze that baby till the blood runs they dont get so itchy that way. for pioson witch hazel helps stop the itch that and band aid barnd clear lookin gel and rubbin alchohol works wonders . feel the burn  ;D . theres an old sawmiller that lives near by that has arthristis in his hands he says if you rub wd-40 into you joints when it hurts it helps . theres more i jsut have to think or em

[saltydog]

i was raised by my grandparents they were the only mom and dad i knew  my dad used to fix a sore throught by putting a finger full of vicks in the back of his mouth. ive used that one it works well on a coonhound that has lost his voice treeing all night too. ive removed a tooth or two with my leatherman one at the demand of my 80 year old mother she said just give it a jerk i did tooth came out real easy and i socked her in the nose(on accident of course) talk about feelin foolish .stitched a few things up with balsum pitch and fishline.got to do it quick before you can feel it my uncle used moonshine to cure all kinds of things seem to me as i get older, he must have had lots of pains as he used it quite regular . still do keep a little around for emergencys like weddings or  funerals or to stop weddings . chew on willow branch to help toothache or let me pull it    duck tape works great for slivers or glass you cant get out. put on change it when you have too leave it for a week or more whatevers in there will be pulled right to the top you can usually dig er out

[Carries-Mom]

Here's something that I thought would never work. When your baby is gettin' ready to cut teeth, grab an egg. Don't crack it open. Write the childs name all over the egg with a permanent marker. Put the egg in one of the baby's socks and hang it over their doorway to their room. Never had a problem with Carrie and still not sure how that worked. Also super glue works well to keep cuts on your hands closed! ;D

[LeeB]

Super glue actually was originally designed for just that, to close wounds,

[Shotgun]

Here's another version of the origin of super glue.

  .supergluecorp.com/history.html

History Of Super Glue

Since its heralded beginning, the powerful adhesive known as Super Glue has enjoyed a rich history - including an imaginative element of mythology! Though urban legend describes the glue as an accidental solution to battle wounds during World War II, its actual evolution is a little different.

The original cyanoacrylates (the chemical name for the glue) were discovered in 1942 in a search for materials to make clear plastic gun sights for the war, and scientists stumbled upon a formulation that stuck to everything that it came in contact with. However, cyanoacrylates were quickly rejected by American researchers precisely because they stuck to everything! In 1951, cyanoacrylates were rediscovered by Eastman Kodak researchers Harry Coover and Fred Joyner, who recognized its true commercial potential, and it was first sold as a commercial product in 1958.

Norm

[LeeB]

Ok, I'll buy that story.

[ohsoloco]

Not so much a remedy or cure (well, maybe for greasy hands  ;) ), but I'll never buy Gojo or Fast Orange hand cleaner again.  The best thing I've found for really dirty, oily, greasy hands is just a little bit of Dawn dish detergent and a sprinkle of borax powder...works like a charm 

[Tom]

One Noon, I yelled at Grandmomma, who was in the Kitchen cooking Dinner (lunch) for Granddaddy and Momma.  They hadn't gotten home yet.

The first thing I knew, I had been picked up by my shirt collar and marched to the front bedroom, my toes barely touching the floor.  The door was locked and Granddad took off his belt and began to wear me out.  Grandmom was knocking on the door and saying "Flem!, he's had enough."

In the meantime, Momma came home for her Dinner break and I could hear Grandmomma telling her what had happened.  Then they were both hitting the door and yelling, "Daddy!, he's had enough!"

Finally Granddaddy got enough, I guess, and he quit, put his belt back on and left the room.

I had been all around the room, in the closet, on the bed, behind the bed, under the bed and most anywhere I could think of to try to get away.  The bedroom was in quite a disarray.

It worked real good though.  I never Yelled at Grandmomma again. As a matter of fact, I walk real softly when I visit their graves every Valentines Day.

[Chuck White]

Eb - Hey Zeb ya got a cure for chapped lips?

Zeb - Yup!

Eb - Well, what is it?

Zeb - Well ya take a little fertilizer (cow manure) on your fingertip and rub it on your lips, usually clears right up! 

Eb - You mean it really cures chapped lips?  :

Zeb - No, not really, but it keeps you from licking your lips! 

[Bibbyman]

Anyone use Hawthorn to help reduce blood pressure?

The other day the truck driver for the logging outfit and I were talking and he told me he takes Hawthorn to lower his blood pressure.  He even had a bottle with him.  Said he got it at Wal-Mart.

I did some research on the internet and the claims are that it will lower your blood pressure by 10%.   

We looked in Wal-Mart and they didn't have any.  A lady there said they re-did everything and quit stocking some items.  Went to Walgreens and they didn't stock it.  We don't have a GNC in town.  Have to go to the big city to find one or order on-line I guess.

[Patty]

Just be careful about mixing your home remedies with the prescription drugs you are taking. You cannot regulate the home remedies easily, and the mixture may just be too much.
Perhaps you would want to go off the prescription drug before taking the home remedy.
I am not saying don't try the home remedies, just be careful.

[Left Coast Chris]

Here is a cure for hickups:  Fill a glass with water.  put your lips on the far edge and bend over and take a few drinks.   

We call it the upside down glass of water.  I have never had it fail.   Good for a few laughs also.

[Husky Scot]

Hot toddy, thank the lord for us JOCKS!!! whisky is the cure in scotland for everything other than where surgery is required, flu and colds are treated here with
1 measure neat blended 10 year old whisky
1 measure of heather fed honey
1 part hot water
1 tea spoon of sugar
1 squeeze of lemon (optional, as not a native fruit of scotland)
Sip slowly allowing time for maximum absorption.

Take just before bed, rap a pair of ladies nylons around neck and throat for warmth, sleep, minimum 8 hours.

Enjoy 8)

[Gary_C]

Take just before bed, rap a pair of ladies nylons around neck and throat for warmth, sleep, minimum 8 hours.

Enjoy 8)

The hardest part is going to be finding those nylons and getting them off.  ;D ;D

[Mooseherder]

The whiskey may help. :D

[WH_Conley]

Just give it to her first. ;)

[ohsoloco]

Does anyone have a good remedy for stinging nettle?  I was puttering around outside last week, and when I came inside I kept feeling a weird sensation on my wrist.  Looked at it in just the right light and saw a 50-cent-piece patch of nettles  :(  Pulled out what I could, but it's been bugging me for a week now.  Every once in a while it will just itch like crazy.  I don't like to take Benadryl during the day b/c of how drowsy it makes me.

I saw online that if you rub baking soda on it RIGHT after you get stung, it will counteract the acid that's in the stingers, but by then it was too late  :-\

[Bro. Noble]

I'm  not sure if your stinging nettle is the same as ours,  but there are two common remedies here.  One is milk and the other is the juice from a plant.   This plant grows in the same places as the nettles so is usually real handy.  I don't rmember the name of the plant, but it's stem looks kinda like wax begonia.  It has a yellow bloom. 

[SwampDonkey]

Cider vinegar, rubbed on varicose veins to bring the swelling down. My uncle has used it and says it works.

[SwampDonkey]

I'm  not sure if your stinging nettle is the same as ours,  but there are two common remedies here.  One is milk and the other is the juice from a plant.   This plant grows in the same places as the nettles so is usually real handy.  I don't rmember the name of the plant, but it's stem looks kinda like wax begonia.  It has a yellow bloom. 

Spotted touch-me-not, or jewel weed and it works.

[zopi]

Tension headache....massage the web between index finger and thumb of the hand opposite the side it hurts worse on...

Tiger balm is great stuff...for a bad headache where the above won't do...a little on each temple...stay away from the eyes..vicks vaporub will do if you do not have tiger balm.