Share some old time home remedies..

[homemaker66]

I would love to hear some old time remedies that has been past down to your family. Some of mine are: ALUM spice for a cold sore, Onion pack(cooked) placed on the chest to take a bad chest cold away, warm wet socks on the kids feet when they have a high temp. or how about ???... What can you share with us. Lets get a good response back on this one because everyone can use this information for their families.

[cheappearls]

The only one I've heard in my family is apricot brandy for teething babies. haha. Oh and "college makes you lose all common sense so don't go" from my grandpa.

I'll have to think about this for a bit and I might think of another one.

[brenda67]

The one I remember is if one of us kids had an ear infection my mom would put oil of cloves in our ears and a piece of cotton...in no time at all the pain would be gone..

My Aunt told me that her mom would put a whole peeled onion in her socks at night when running a high fever..the next morning the fever was gone and the onion was shriveled sp? up..

[baxjul]

If a baby is constipated, mix some karo syrup in the bottle with the formula. I did this all the time for my dd, and it works!

[geckoace]

my Nan makes "spring tonic" she boils a cut up onion with sugar into a liquid then drink so everyday apparently it's "good for what ails ya"

[brenda67]

another one is when you feel sick to your stomach take a tablespoon of Coke A Cola syrup..

[FrugalWitch]

Oil of cloves is also good for toothaches.

Every year my Ninny would cook up a huge mess of poke salad as a blood purifier and general tonic. I still do this, I just love poke salad.

Red oak bark tea for stomach complaints.
Catnip tea is good for colic and to relax.

I'm sure I'll think of more.

[Hoosier Momma]

If a baby is constipated, mix some karo syrup in the bottle with the formula. I did this all the time for my dd, and it works!

I did this with my ds, and it worked like a charm...wish I had known that with my first child!

[Hollyhandi]

My mother always used sweet oil for my earaches ( warmed slightly ) then cotton in the ear to keep it from draining back out.
Ginger tea for a cold ( then go to bed and do not uncover as you'll sweat like crazy but the cold was usually gone the next day.)

[FrugalWitch]

Just thought of a couple more.

For good complexion, twice a week pat some buttermilk over face, let dry then rinse off thoroughly.

Another remedy for freckles or oily skin was to wipe your face with half a lemon. (I did this as a teenager and would squeeze the rest of the juice over my hair to give it highlights)

Milk of Magnesia is also good for oily skin. Once or twice a week, coat face very lightly with MoM, let dry, rinse completely.

For tired, sluggish blood eat lots of greens (dark leafy, not iceberg lettuce), sweet taters often, and liver once a week.

Hot water, lemon and honey for stuffy nose and/or sore throats.

[AheeK]

About the biggest home remedy in my family is salt water. If you have a sore throat or a throat infection, gargle with 1/2 tsp. salt in tepid water every hour. Also gargle to get rid of canker sores. For a sinus infection, you can flush your nasal passages with a weak salt solution. Apparently very few bacteria and viruses can survive saline conditions, so it really works.

The only other thing I can think of is when you just begin to feel a cold coming on, take a large dose of Vitamin C (1000-2000mg) and don't, under ANY circumstances, touch or rub your eyes or nose with your fingers. Also wash your hands at every opportunity.

[GMA21]

My grandma told me to rub whiskey on my DD's gums when she was teething because she would get 2-3 teeth in at a time & it worked.

Hot totties for a cold {tea with honey & whiskey}

Cinnamon toast for an upset stomach {a friend told me her & her son eat this everytime they have an upset stomach & they feel better}

[starsapphire]

Peppermint tea calms a queasy tummy. Ginger capsules or even ginger candy helps prevent motion sickness.

[Dexter]

Mentholatum any time someone has a cough or is congested. I smear that stuff on their chest.

Heated rice bags for all kinds of aches and pains, including ear aches.

Ummm, I know there is more but I can't think of it.

[kabin63]

I use ginger root for upset stomach. It works pretty well for me and DD.

This would be a great topic for Sara to sticky...:-)