Weird or Old Home Remedies

[Sir Birdaholic]

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I got a great visual of grand-dad playing a tune!

Wrap raw bacon around your throat to draw out soreness. Granny used to do this when she had a sore throat.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

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Yup! It works!!

 

[debilorrah]

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Yup! It works!!

Anyone who has been stung by one will do ANYTHING to make it stop.

 

[MandyH]

Soaking your feet in Listerine will clear athletes foot.

 

[JulieNKC]

Garlic oil or sweet oil for ear aches.

 

[heathersboers]

Sugar vinegar mix for rain rot on animals....it works
finger nail Polish on ringworm...I used clear.Also works...
For weak goat kids....molasses and strong coffee mixture...perks them up.
Believe it or not.....brake parts cleaner or carburetor cleaner on poison ivy...I had a lady come in to buy some...she came back 3 days later....poison ivy was gone! !!!

 

[tay_boe]

1. Cover warts with duct tape fow a few days and they will disappear.
2. Vicks on toenails will kill fungus.
3. I've also heard rubbing vicks on your feet then socks before bedtime will clear up a cold.

 

[Deweydoodledo]

Hot mustard rub/poultice on your chest for colds! My mom used to do this to us, and I just remember having a hot red chest.

Milk- Toast when you had the flu. Cinnamon Sugar toast cut & put into a hot bowl of milk to calm tummy.

Raw Buckwheat Honey for chest tightness... I give this to my kids, taste like molasses and reduces swelling in bronchial tubes. A Pediatrician told us this works better than over the counter meds, and it's true.

Whisky or an asprin on a toothache for relief. I usually just have to drink the whisky

Chewing on spearmint leaf for tummy aches, my dad always had it growing in the garden.

Scotch tape over mosquito bites, help it stop spreading and not itch so much. Toothpaste too.

Bag Balm, we used it on everything, kind of like Windex in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding movie.

I know I have a ton more, my mom would come up with the craziest stuff. Sorry if any are repeats.

What a fun thread.

 

[redhen]

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[Chickens_in_a_nutshell]

To remedy headaches, mix a tablespoon of cinnamon with a tiny amount of water to form a paste. Then rub it on your forehead.

Cinnamon paste: apply directly to forehead, cinnamon paste: apply directly to forehead, cinnamon paste: apply directly to forehead.

Oh, warning: it may burn a little, so don't apply a lot.