Comments on: Grandma’s Home Remedies: The Good, The Benign, And The Dangerous

By: Bart

Bart — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:26:10 +0000

Thanks so much for the informative (and entertaining) tips and home remedies!

By: shimon

shimon — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:12:45 +0000

Nobody likes to talk about this, but it's a rare family that hasn't had them at least once. Thanks for the tips on how to do it without using nasty chemicals!

By: texasgirl

texasgirl — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:47:39 +0000

To get a boil to head put the lining of an egg on it (under gauze so it stays put). I didn't think this would work, but I had a boil that I had had for about three months, and then I tried the egg thing and the next morning it had popped and drained (a lot). The way I got the lining out was to take the fresh egg, crack and empty the contents, rinse it out lightly and then start to break off a little piece and then gently pull on it. The lining stays with the little piece that you break.

By: Ryan Liao

Ryan Liao — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:00:21 +0000

Your grandma make fuss for you to poop? For me it was my grandpa.

The one on putting onions(makes me cry) on boils sounds cool. I’m gotta try it !

Honey definitely works WONDER for sore throat.

By: Need A Nap2

Need A Nap2 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:57:08 +0000

For mosquito bites (I don’t know if this works for other bugs) – make an X with the end of a fingernail on the bite. I think it helps to break up the enzyme (or whatever the previous poster was talking about). I used to do this and it seemed to help, then I read that it does help!

By: Stephen Tvedten

Stephen Tvedten — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:47:28 +0000

You can safely and effectively kill lice with salt water or a sauna – learn how to kill lice without killing yourself or the earth……

Pediculicide POISONS do not remove nits and are dangerous. Among the reactions to poison shampoo or lice “treatments” are seizures, mental retardation, many different allergies and respiratory problems, strange tingling, burning, itching, attention deficit disorders, brain tumors, leukemia, cancer and death.

I have used a sauna and/or salt water to safely and effectiely kill lice (but the nits remain).

I have also used ½ oz. of Safe Solutions, Inc. Lice R Gone® Enzyme Shampoo and/or their Enzyme Cleaner with Peppermint per shampoo-type application to safely remove both lice and nits.

Read how to safely control all pests at http://www.thebestcontrol2.com

By: mom, again

mom, again — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:36:53 +0000

my grandma also used salt water. Warm as a gargle for sore throats, congestion, mouth ulcers or wounds from brace wires. Rinse well after. Status: works for me. (My brothers doctor recently had him irrigate his sinuses with a prescription that was essentially fancy salt water. Not a pleasant task daily for two weeks, but it worked.)

As a soak for just about anything else. Cold salt water soaks for burns (assuming blisters, if any, haven’t burst!), and wounds. For sprains and strains. Warm for athlete’s foot or just about any other skin condition. Status: variable.

By: JayMonster

JayMonster — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:13:53 +0000

Here is one that has been going back and forth.

Grandma used to say (and it was marketed for it): Noxema for a sunburn.

Later, it was said that Noxema “held in” the heat and was actually NOT good for a sunburn.

But in looking this up again now, it seems that Noxema has joined the “beneficial” list again. So I Can’t actually say at this point if it works or not.

By: Yvie

Yvie — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:18:45 +0000

For sore throat, I either take calamundin with with warm water or ginger ale.

Both of them works for me. But I still take medicine prescribed by my doctor.

By: Mom of three

Mom of three — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:40:43 +0000

My dad’s was gargling with salt water. Yuck.

Now wouldn’t you know it. My children’s dentist and ortho both suggest that as the first line of defense after dental work. Dad knew best.

For mosquitoes. Cover with clear nail polish. Works perfectly. Don’t use color, you’ll look stupid.