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I've been sick for a while with the stomach flu and WOW..it's NO Joke! I was sharing some of my old school remedies with a friend and she recommended that I write a blog. So here we go..lol it's so funny how medicine has changed. Back in the day everyone used old school medicine's first before using modern medicine.
Old school medicine worked just as Good and nine times out of ten you had all the ingredients right in your home. Right!
When my kids had a diaper rash I would use Crisco..YES..you heard me right Crisco..lol I would apply the Crisco grease to there clean buttocks 3x a day... and Boom...it's gone. It still works to this day I use it now on my grand kids!LOL
I love me some Vick's.... there's so much to do with Vick's. Like using Vick's on the bottom of your feet and adding socks to them will help to break up the cold. I still rub my kids down with Vick's and still uses it in the shower too.
Remember the Hot Tidy...man it works really well and the after effects are just Awesome..lol lol this one is for Adults ONLY..lol you add a shot of whisky ,a lemon,a little honey,tea and mix it altogether giving you a warm sensation resulting in feeling much better...Woohoo..lol need one of those right now myself...lol lol breaks up the cold.
I love to use salt warm water, it will helps ease the pain of a mouth soar or a canker-soar....Holy Molly it hurts for a moment but man you'll be ready to eat any and everything ...lol
You could also use warm salt water to help with soar throats and tooth aches....it helps a lot! But honey and lemon juice works well with little kids for soar throats.
Years ago we use to use a product called 666 which is another cold remedy....it taste like crap but it works well with colds, flu symptoms...yeah I still use it when I can find it.
Other old school remedy's are:
Chamomile Tea for Colic is good for babies: 1-2 ounces in a bottle.
Baking Soda for bites is a good mix: baking soda, water makes a paste apply to itching area.
Cayenne Pepper : is good for Nosebleeds...didn't know that ha!
A Bandanna for Headaches: wrap cloth with many ice cubes using a bandanna to help hold cloth in place will help to ease a headache.
(Never apply ice directly to skin...it will burn)!
Guess what....Gray Duck Tape is good for warts....it inhibit the growth.
Last but not least.....Always check with your Physician....this is just my old school nursing remedies!
Come-on... share what old school remedies you have up your mom sleeve?
Tx A Caringmom wishing you well :0)
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Isn't it something that all the remedies our parents & grandparents used are back in fashion, again? Holistic cures are all the rage and seriously, a lot of them work. Maybe because the body will eventually heal from certain ailments w/ or w/out the aide of modern medicine.
So comfort foods ala chicken soup & vicks really do no harm.
I used to work at a womens' prison and they were very fond of a spoonful of vicks in a hot cup of water...using it like a hot mist vaporizer to clear their nasal passages and soothe their throats..w/out drinking it, of course:)
I've heard that a bar of ivory soap under the sheets, at the foot of the bed, can cure leg pains. I haven't tried it, but have it in memory, just in case;)
Visiting from the SITS rollcall & hope that you are feeling mucho better!!
P.S. I don't have the flu, you can take the mask off....LOL.
I love Vicks when I am sick. Its the only thing that helps me breathe again. And so soothing!
Thanks for stopping by my blog!
My dad loved his home remedies. The worst was when I had some sort of rash as a child and he had me put vinegar on it. I jumped in the shower clothes and all.
Ugh! I hope you feel better! I have also found that Vicks is an awesome headache/migrane reliver. Simply smear on the area of your head that hurts and take your normal headache drug of choice. The Vicks works as a pain reliever on the nerves that feel like they are on the surface of your skin and then by the time that wears off your normal meds have kicked in!
BTW - thanks for stopping by! :)
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