Home Remedies

[Jude]

Post 'em people!

[silentprotest]

Gunpowder and brandy for a fever.

[OkaCrisis]

Hangover? Bloody Mary.

Smelly/dirty carpet? Vaccuum. Then sprinkle baking soda all over the carpet. Vaccuum again.

As far as home remedies go, I use vodka or baking soda for EVERYTHING.

[Pawn Power]

For illness- stay hydrated

For external pain- ice and keep elevated

[Fawkes]

Hangover: Drink a lot of water, hangovers are caused by dehydration and lack of sleep. If you drink water while drinking alcohol, you won't get hungover.

[Pawn Power]

Whats all these useless remedies for hangovers! What if he got a real ailment.


Don't get sloshed and you won't get a handover. If you do it be ony fo' a day and then your all better!

[Fawkes]

If you get the hiccups, there is a pressure point right under your bottom lip above your chin that calms your diaphram down if you press it.

[Fawkes]

http://homepages.picknowl.com.au/eei/images/reflex_chart.gif
Reflexology chart.

[Jude]

:blink: What do you do with the gunpowder?

[Exovedate]

vinegar to replace household cleaners, can use on sinks, floors, windows, toilets, you name it.
for an ear-ache, soak a piece of cloth in vodka and then hold in ear (haven't tried this one but told it works)
for allergies, make a tea out of dried stinging nettle leaves (only the stem of the plant stings you), its a natural antihistamine
for a cold or just a generally stuffed nose, take a fresh poplar leaf bud and insert into the area between your inner cheek and upper gums. keep it there for a while. if it hits your tongue it will taste hella-foul, but works great to keep nasal passage clear.
for arthritis, sting stiff area with stem of stinging nettle plant to relieve stiffness

[silentprotest]

Originally posted by [email protected] 04, 2007 10:06 pm
:blink: What do you do with the gunpowder?
Mix it with brandy and drink it.

[Fawkes]

Yummy. What the hell would the gunpowder do?

[silentprotest]

Im not entirely sure, its just an old remedy used in the Napoleonic wars.

[Mujer Libre]

When you have a sore throat or cough, grate some ginger into water and let it simmer until it's reduced and is a brownish colour, smelling strongly of ginger. Add some honey and drink while it's as hot as possible. You can also add some turmeric for it's antiseptic properties. Best thing for sore throats- and it doesn't make me burp like menthol.

[Fidel Follower]

Right, I have Flu at the moment, that sounds like a nice tastey remedy, so I'm going to try it and report back to you!
Thanks! :D

Jesus, I never knew we had so much ginger in the house.... :huh:

[DM.]

Hemorrhoids => Pick some Stinging Nettle and make thee of it

[Jude]

Put Listerine on blisters, and Alka-Seltzer cures UTIs

[Red October]

Originally posted by [email protected] 04, 2007 05:05 pm
http://homepages.picknowl.com.au/eei/images/reflex_chart.gif
Reflexology chart.
isnt that bullshit? looks like it.

[Fawkes]

From my own personal experience it works really well.

[Jude]

Could you explain the use of this chart?

[Fawkes]

Massage the area on your foot that corresponds with the area of your body that is experiencing discomfort.

[Jude]

I had heard about something similar with the ears, but this is wierd as hell... Anyone know how either of these things work?

[Fawkes]

Do you mean how does it work in the body, or how well does it work? I'm definitely not an expert on reflexology, but, from what I know, the nerves in one area of the body have a certain area in the body that they also correspond to, or something like that.

[Mujer Libre]

Originally posted by Foxhole [email protected] 20, 2007 11:32 pm
I had heard about something similar with the ears, but this is wierd as hell... Anyone know how either of these things work?
I thik they work in a similar way to acupuncture- by stimulating nerves/pressure points. This means that they can relieve pain (possibly for reflexology, for sure for acupuncture) but aren't curative.

[Jude]

Thanks... I still don't understand it, but oh well, I'll do some research.