Comments on: A folk remedy I believe in

By: Camille

Camille — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:25:08 +0000

Gargle with salt, rinse well, then sip honeyed rum with lemon juice. (That last I would do when perfectly healthy. Mmmmm.)

By: caitlin

caitlin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:18:33 +0000

Marko’s cure always works for me. Also, cola for headaches, stuffed head and ginger for the gollywoggles.

By: Lizabelle

Lizabelle — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:18:01 +0000

Lavender essential oil (diluted in some sort of carrier oil – jojoba or olive, for example) is a wonder at soothing sunburn.

By: NotAnotherExit

NotAnotherExit — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:54:14 +0000

For the clear head issue, try some orange and ginger essences. Either as a rub-on oil or above a tealite. Should work wonders to clear your brain. If you’re feeling particularly addled, add a dash of spruce. At least, that’s what we do here.

If it’s a case of the grumps, a frog in the mouth is the cure.

By: Leahr

Leahr — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:38:50 +0000

Sorry- that was less clear than I realized. It has occured to me before that you are Australian, of course. I meant that the idea of steam and eucalyptus oil as a remedy would never have occured to me.
This sort of thing is what happens when I try to type when I’m tired. Do you have a folk remedy that will make me a little more clear-headed?

By: Leahr

Leahr — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:37:12 +0000

You’re so…Australian. That’s a good thing, and entirely expected. But that would never have occured to me.
I like Patrick’s comment above- he’s quite right!

By: Kate Egan

Kate Egan — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:20:22 +0000

Hot jasmine green tea always does it for me. Tiredness, headache, congestion– even though it’s usually temporary. Green tea actually has antibacterial and immune system boosting properties to it.
White has it more-so, but I prefer green when it comes to taste.

Tea in general is a lifesaver.

By: Nicholas Waller

Nicholas Waller — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:13:38 +0000

I saw on TV once that Romans used olive oil as part of their bathing/cleaning process – the oil, sweat and dirt gunge would be scraped off with a special tool.

My mother, I seem to recall, applied olive oil to us as kids when we had been sunburnt. But I could be wrong.

By: eek

eek — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:10:35 +0000

I think brownies, slightly under-cooked, can cure most anything that ails you. My advice beyond that is to rub some dirt on it – hey, it’s football season. :}

By: Serafina Zane

Serafina Zane — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:07:30 +0000

My dad has an obsession with olive oil for everything, including cleaning motor oil off your skin (but not, you know, clothes, because olive oil stains are forever).

My grandmother knows some pretty wierd remedies, but she’s also got a science degree and doesn’t seem to use them much.

By: Amber

Amber — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:32:55 +0000

Rub it with a brick!

My grandma’s cure for all ills (including ebola).

Can’t personally guarantee its efficacy. Worth a shot, though.

By: Natalie Hatch

Natalie Hatch — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:10:11 +0000

Gargling salt water, the salt acts as an antiseptic and cleans out your throat which speeds up your recovery. Don’t swallow though, that’ll just make you gag. For headaches and everything else associated with it I use LemSip, that stuff works, tastes disgusting, but works.

By: Merrie Haskell

Merrie Haskell — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:28:34 +0000

For breathing problems, right? Or common cold sorts of symptoms, anyway–sinuses, etc. Because for ebola, not so much.

I’m a big fan of a roasted onion on the ear for earaches, and mustard seed footbaths for colds.

By: The Scarlet Tree

The Scarlet Tree — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:45:18 +0000

My father swears by freshly juiced cabbage and garlic juice. Hell, that would scare anything away. But I prefer hot lemon and honey tea.

By: Marko

Marko — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:44:11 +0000

Bourbon and ginger ale.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:30:50 +0000

I tried that, but it doesn’t seem to help with election propaganda.

By: Ju

Ju — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:25:29 +0000

Fresh lavender for the onset of migraines. Handful, in pillow case, dark room and sleep. Helps with the getting to sleep too. Actually I also believe in eucalyptus oil and steam.