Home Remedies That Work

Daemos

I don't believe in most home remedies, I think they're utter boll0cks. However I'm open to changing my opinion when I see concrete proof. As I did a few years ago.

Specifically, using dandelion juice to get rid of warts. I know it sounds boll0cks, but I saw my gran use it herself. I know she didn't use any medicine; we'd literally stop by the side of the road to pick dandelions for her to use on the wart. And I was amazed to see that it actually worked! Got rid of it for about two years.

Anyone else have any similar stories?

aoshea83

Ya, I use wine and vodka to treat sobriety, apply liberal amounts through ingestion, this always works

gigawatt

the best thing to get rid of a wart is just to cover it with a piece of duct tape for a few weeks, kills it right off.

Sauve

Loads of home remedies work and are proven.
And by loads, I mean thousands.

opinion guy

Daemos wrote: »

I don't believe in most home remedies, I think they're utter boll0cks. However I'm open to changing my opinion when I see concrete proof. As I did a few years ago.

Specifically, using dandelion juice to get rid of warts. I know it sounds boll0cks, but I saw my gran use it herself. I know she didn't use any medicine; we'd literally stop by the side of the road to pick dandelions for her to use on the wart. And I was amazed to see that it actually worked! Got rid of it for about two years.

Anyone else have any similar stories?

It didn't work - warts go away by themselves. The fact that it eventually came back means it was lying latent in your system.

Naomi00

Dock leaves get rid of nettle stings. I think everyone knows that one though


There was a series on BBC last year about making your own medecine and stuff, think it was called 'Grow Your Own Drugs'.

Killer Pigeon

Masturbation cures rejection.

Kinky Slinky

A mothers touch.

galwayrush

Sleep helps with a hangover.....i'm not making that up...:D

Temptamperu

If you get hives, instead of scratching it lick your finger and rub it on the hive. Then blamo hive no longer itches and the bump goes away in about an hour.

Seachmall

Alcohol cures social anxiety.

Alcohol followed by sobriety worsens social anxiety.

FTGFOP

Spoon of honey for a tickly cough.

Apparently there is an enzyme in there that interacts with nerves in your throat to reduce the urge to cough. It needs to be room temperature though, putting it in tea / boiling water will denature the enzyme (cook it).

BahSheep

Crushed asprin and water gets rid of spots. Oh and Lemon and milk left on your leg for a few minutes and then scrubbed off with a potato covered in salt and then with a wet towel, gets tan out of your pores. (the milk goes sour with the lemon though) ..

jackie1974

Olive oil and brown sugar for dry skin,
baking powder to whiten teeth,
a spoon from the freezer to clear bloodshot eyes,
vinegar to clean glass,
a halved onion left by the bed to stop a cough,

BahSheep

Oh.. Dry rice into a clean sock and warm it up for a earache.. I get them chronic..

herosa

Dark chocolate works better for coughs than cough medicine.http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6699-persistent-coughs-melt-away-with-chocolate.html

BahSheep

A bar of soap in the bed to cure foot and leg cramps.

ejmaztec

Self-immolation cures acne.

Raging_Ninja

The trick with using duct tape to remove warts is that every week you need to take a pumice stone or one of those files that are used to remove callouses and wear the wart down. Leave it to air out for about 12 hours, then put the duct tape on for another week. Should get rid of it in a couple of months.

RoyalMarine

anyone have a home cure for the flu? could really use something right now..

Tayla

opinion guy wrote: »

It didn't work - warts go away by themselves. The fact that it eventually came back means it was lying latent in your system.

Apple cider vinegar can make warts disappear in a week, even if they do come back at least they're gone in the meantime!

This isn't really a home remedy but for anyone with kids who gets chewing gum stuck in their hair.....rub mayonaise into the chewing gum and it dissolves, no more cutting the hair off.

amdublin

Bread poultice for drawing out an ingpfection.

Completely gross and a bit painful. But works

BahSheep

RoyalMarine wrote: »

anyone have a home cure for the flu? could really use something right now..

Nope, loads of rest, no stress, a book, lots of tissues, lots of water, try not to have a shower or anything. Stay in the same temperature... Hope you get well soon

RoyalMarine

RoyalMarine wrote: »

anyone have a home cure for the flu? could really use something right now..

Vitamin C (if you don't have supplements, an orange/strawberry smoothie is nice).

WindSock

Vinegar

Daemos

RoyalMarine wrote: »

anyone have a home cure for the flu? could really use something right now..

Brandy and red lemonade

BBDBB

yep, I have a cure for the flu

you need a bottle of whisky and a hat

you go to bed and put the hat on the left hand bedpost at the foot of the bed....then you drink the whisky until it moves over to the right hand bed post of its own accord..........when you wake up....no more flu

wild_cat

RoyalMarine wrote: »

anyone have a home cure for the flu? could really use something right now..

When ever I get the flu I usually make a big veggie broth with a load of spice in it.

I'm talking loads of chilli's here!


You'll get all the good stuff from the veg and you'll sweat everything else out with the heat.

celj

Suck on cloves for a toothache or use clove oil dipped in cotton wool.
Natures anaesthetic!

BahSheep

celj wrote: »

Suck on cloves for a toothache or use clove oil dipped in cotton wool.
Natures anaesthetic!

Definitely agree on the clove oil. I put some on my tooth and it hit off my lip on the way into the back of my mouth and my lip was numb for like a half hour. hahaha

skyhighflyer

A bath with baking soda is good for skin rashes...

Solnskaya

spoonful of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water, drink it down- indigestion and heartburn gone. Also does wonders for skin complaints.

o1s1n

Raging_Ninja wrote: »

The trick with using duct tape to remove warts is that every week you need to take a pumice stone or one of those files that are used to remove callouses and wear the wart down. Leave it to air out for about 12 hours, then put the duct tape on for another week. Should get rid of it in a couple of months.

What do you do though if the wart is on your face? Just pretend to be a silver space man for a couple of months?

Bobby Baccala

kicking yourself in the face while driving a snowmobile cures lepracy

epgc3fyqirnbsx

WindSock wrote: »

Vinegar

For wha?

Ghost Buster

Holding your breasts whistle standing on a worthy frig cures dyslexia.
Soo Im teld

RichieC

To get rid of spiders just throw Conkers at them.

Sonnenblumen

A great cure for sudden cramp - lick some salt placed on the back of your hand.;)

epgc3fyqirnbsx

For thirst drink water

Jess16

Moving out cures nagging mother migraines

Daemos

Daemos wrote: »

And I was amazed to see that it actually worked! Got rid of it for about two years.

Anyone else have any similar stories?

About three years ago, I developed two warts, one on my left hand and one on my right, within a few weeks of each other. The one on the left disappeared completely in about 18 months, and the second within 5-6 months after that.

If I've read your post right, my warts disappeared in about the same timeframe as your gran's, which probably means that the therapy I used (which was not bought from a shop) was equally effective.

The therapy I used was time. I did nothing, and waited to see if the warts would disappear by themselves.

Hope this helps (though if this suggestion was posted already it probably doesn't add anything to what you know).

Ghost Buster

For hiccups take arsenick.
Not recimendid fore dyslexia though

longshanks

A mortgage cures freedom and blurry weekends

Ghost Buster

Children cure sex addiction and narcolepsy

Jimoslimos

true-or-false wrote: »

Vitamin C (if you don't have supplements, an orange/strawberry smoothie is nice).

Old wives tale if you ask me, whose popularity is due to it having been expressed (unfortunately) by one of the greatest scientists and probably the most influential chemist of the 20th century, Linus Pauling. Even the greats have their flaws.

RichieC

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Old wives tale if you ask me, whose popularity is due to it having been expressed (unfortunately) by one of the greatest scientists and probably the most influential chemist of the 20th century, Linus Pauling. Even the greats have their flaws.

it's best practice to keep your Vitimin C levels up during illness anyways so even if it's an old wives tale it's a harmless one.

Lady Chatterton

If you have a persistant cough and it is keeping you awake at night, cut two onions in half and place them on a saucer on your bedside locker. I find that this is really helpful. Make sure to dispose of the onions the following morning.

pebbles21

A slice of liver cut in two,then placed in a jar,saves you getting a sprained wrist!

harrison fraud

Vinegar in a bowl keeps flies out of room

Infact vinegar cures everything,even Cancer

The Quadratic Equation

NOTHING beats a hot whiskey in front of a turf fire when you have a cold or flue.
Great excuse for having one.
Hot water and sugar/honey to taste, with a couple of cloves.
Mmmmmmmmm.

WindSock

Frankie Mysterious Bobsled wrote: »

For wha?

Everything!

Even...chips.