Concoctions
and Home Remedies
Here is a list of great remedies that are made from items that are natural
or readily available.
Natural
Cures
Arthritis Relief
Make a tea made out of Alfalfa--either the leaves or seeds.
Athlete's Foot Cure
4 oz. red clover
1 quart boiling water
Pour boiling water over clover and let steep. When cool, soak feet for
30 minutes. Dry feet in the sun when possible.
Cold Prevention
Sassafrass root
4 cups water
Add root to boiling water and allow to steep several minutes. The longer
it steeps, the stronger the flavor. (I like mine strong. I let it simmer for
about 15 minutes or longer.)Strain and drink daily in the spring of the year.
Cold Remedy
Juice of 1 lemon
2 T. honey
1 shot rum
Pour lemon juice,honey,and rum in an 8 oz. glass and fill with boiling
water. Stir with a cinnamon stick and sip.
Cough syrup
Make a syrup of honey and vinegar. Take by the teaspoonful every couple
of hours.
Eye Strain Relief
dandilion
camomile
cloves
Make a tea from one or more of the ingredients above. Soak a cloth in
the tea and lay it on your forehead for a few minutes.
Headache Cure
Ginseng
Violet
Peppermint
Orange Peel
Dandelion
Using one of the ingredients above, make a compress for your head, or
sniff for headache relief.
Memory Aid
1 tsp. Rosemary
1 tsp. sage
2 cups boiling water
Make a tea of the above ingredients. Steep for 5 minutes, strain, and
drink daily.
Poison Oak and Ivy Relief
Sassafrass root
1 cup boiling water
Make a good strong cup of sassafrass tea and allow to cool. Apply tea to
affected areas several times a day.
Sore Throat Relief No.1
Gargle with a mixture of honey and vinegar.
Sore Throat Relief No.2
Gargle with salty water
Sore Throat Relief No.3
2 T. vinegar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup hot water
Mix the above ingredients and gargle.
Stomachache Remedy
Drink peppermint tea or blackberry juice.
Toothache Relief
Drop some vanilla extract on the sore tooth
Worm Cure
For worms in the intestines, eat a head of garlic every day until they
are gone.
For ringworm,take the green hull of a walnut and crush
it. Apply the juice to the affected area.
Homemade
Beauty Aids
Corn and Wart Removal
Make a juice from the stem, head and leaves of a dandelion. Apply
several time daily to the corn or wart.
Powder No.1
1/2 C. Corn Starch
1/2 C. Baking Soda
1/4 t. essential oil
Mix together and apply with a powder puff.
Powder No.2
1/4 C. cornstarch
1/2 t. alum
Mix and apply with a powder puff or from a shaker top.
Face Cleanser
Fill a small, white, cloth bag with oatmeal and wet with water. Scrub
face with the wet bag. Rinse face with fresh water.
Toothpaste
2 T. Baking Soda
1 tsp. salt
Mix with water to form a paste.
Hair Conditioner No.1
After shampooing hair, massage an egg yolk into hair. Rinse well.
Hair Conditioner No. 2
After shampooing hair, massage 1 T. mayonnaise into hair. Rinse well.
Hair Rinse No. 1
1 T. Apple Cider Vinegar
1 pint water
Mix together. After shampooing hair, pour over hair. Do not rinse out.
Hair Rinse No.2 for
lightening hair over time
Juice of 1 lemon
1 pint water
After shampooing hair, pour mixture over hair. Do not rinse out.
Hair rinse No. 3for darkening hair
over time
1 pint tea
after shampooing hair, pour tea on hair. Do not rinse out.
Hot Oil Treatment for Hair
2 T. Warm Olive oil
Massage oil into hair before shampooing and allow to penetrate for
several minutes. Shampoo as usual.
Facial Mask
1 egg white
Whip the egg white and apply to face. Lie down and allow egg white to
harden. Wash off.
Hand Lotion
1/2 C. water
2 vitamin E pills
2 T. baby oil
essential oil to scent
Break open the vitamin E tablets and add to water. Add baby and
essential oil and stir. Store in capped bottle.
Homemade
Household Cleaners
Wallpaper Cleaner
1 cup flour
1 T. salt
1 tsp. kerosene
2 tsp. ammonia
2 tsp. vinegar
1/2 cup warm water
Mix and boil for 2 or 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool, knead and
form into balls. Rub over paper,discarding the balls as they become soiled.
Floor Cleaner
1/2 c. white vinegar
1 c. warm water
Mix and use on vinyl floors.
Drain Opener
1/2 c. baking soda
1/2 c. vinegar
Pour baking soda and then vinegar down the drain. Seal for 10-15 minutes
then rinse with boiling water. Repeat if necessary.
Glass Cleaner
1/4 c. white vinegar
1 quart water
Pour into a spray bottle and spray on windows. Wipe dry with a crumpled
newspaper.
Dishwasher Detergent
Sprinkle dirty dishes with baking soda and start machine. During the
wash cycle, add a small amount of bleach to sanitize your dishes.
Scouring Powder for Sinks
Use Baking soda to scrub grime. Vinegar will loosen lime deposits, and a
bit of bleach will disinfect.
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