Home Remedies

Some home remedies I've learned over the years:

To treat a boil: Mash a regular aspirin in a small dab of petroleum jelly. Cover the boil with mixture and a guaze pad, change bandage each day for three days. Boil should subside after third day.

To ease an upset stomach: Cut a nickel sized piece of ginger off the root, peel, and drop in a a cup of water. Microwave for 2 minutes and then sip until gone. If you have GERD and do this twice daily, you may find after a few months the symptoms will completely disappear. Ginger heals all the way down.

Congested sinuses: 1 menthol/eucalyptus cough drop or a spoonful of vapor rub, 1 teaspoon sage, and 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice. Fill a pan with water and dump ingredients in. Bring to a boil. Once it's boiling, remove from burner, wait one minute, then place on a hot pad on the table. Pull up a chair, put a large towel over your head and the pan, and inhale for 20 minutes. Don't get too close to the pan, the steam will burn your nasal passages.

Swimmer's ear: equal parts of vinegar and alcohol. Put 3-6 drops in each affected ear until the ear feels better.

I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV or the internet. Just had an old country doctor as a child and he believed in herbal and holistic remedies.

I want to spend more time delving into herbal remedies. I am working on building an herbal medicine cabinet with the intent to grow more of my own herbs and make my own medicine.

Is there a substitute for turmeric? It makes both my sister and myself nauseous, even in small doses (and even when we didn't realize turmeric was in the food).

Some home made remedies for the spring allergies:

https://draxe.com/health/8-natural-allergy-relief-remedies/-

The past two weeks the plantain started growing like mad.

I've made two batches of salve. 1-2 cups fresh cut up plantain leaves, 2 tablespoons calendula, 2 tablespoons comfrey (roots, leaves, or both), 2 cups olive or avocado oil, 2 cups coconut oil. Bring to a gentle boil and then simmer for 2 hours. Strain the leaves out and return the liquid to the pan. Heat through just enough to melt 4 tablespoons grated beeswax, and stir until dissolved. Pour into sterilized jars and cap.

Good for insect stings/bites, itching, and some neuropathy pain. at least that's what everyone around here is using it for.