[Bitsy]

I started out looking for an old remedy my mom used to use when I was small. She would dust my jean cuffs with sulphur to keep chiggers and ticks off me when I played in the woods. I looked it up and many websites said it worked. So, here is a website I found that is very cool and I thought I would share it with you. Does anyone have a special home remedy from the past that works? http://www.myhomeremedies.com/topic.cgi?topicid=232&page=3 I hope I have done this right. I don't post often.

[cripplecreek]

Diatomaceous earth for intestinal parasites in dogs (and presumably people). Its also good for controlling soft bodied insects, slugs, snails etc in the garden.

Its non toxic and can be bought in food grade

[1raider1]

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. An onion a day keeps everyone away.

[Jack of all Trades]

A balanced diet with plenty of lean protein, fresh veggies, and healthy fats, drop the sugary snacks, 30-60 minutes of vigorous exercise every day, adequate sleep, plenty of water, and good hygiene habits make most remedies unnecessary. Trouble is best dealt with before it arises.

[hope]

For earaches my mom use to get a product called “sweet oil”. I found some at Walgreens...I believe it's actually olive oil. Warming it slightly and putting a few drops in the ear with a cotton ball works wonders.

[Salvey]

It’s “chegroes”, not chiggers.

[sunny48]

D-Mannose for urinary track infections.

[bunster]

For light constipation before you reach for any OTC drug - Heated Prune Juice with a slice of lemon in a coffee cup before you go to bed — should see some “action” the next morning. If not — another cup and you might want to stay close to home.

[momtothree]

I tried a home remedy from a friend who grew up in Eastern Europe. If you have a BAD cough, first get a hot shower or bath. As hot as you can stand it. Wrap yourself up in warm jammies, robe etc and then take one or two shots of frozen vodka. I actually tried this remedy with my teen son after trying every over the counter cough syrup made. The pediatrician wanted to prescribe him codeine cough syrup but my son refused. I couldn’t believe the results. The coughing stopped in about fifteen minutes, he slept completely overnight and felt fine the next day. Before anyone admonishes me about giving vodka to a teen, I felt is was less damaging than codeine syrup or tons of OTC cough syrup. It works and now I always keep a bottle of vodka in the freezer.

[CottShop]

We’ve goen from an average of 35 years old death rate to over 70 now- and we are NOT eatign any better than we did back i nthe day- infact I surmise we’re eatign much worse- but alas, enjoying the taste instead of gagging ourselves eating ‘healthy crap’ . I’m now over 35 years old, so any day longer I live is alreadfy a good enough gift for me and I’m goign to celebrate by eating ho ho’s, twizzlers, ice cream and cookies galore-

Activate3d charcoal reduces gas and odor- jjust don’;t tke with medicines as it itnereferes with absorption, and turns stool black

[TexasRepublic]

.45 Long Colt load: 250gr lead, 8.0 gr Unique powder, velocity 850 fps.

A good general purpose load that stops most urban pests with one application. Mom swears by it.

[SuziQ]

When I was little, we each used to chew a big yellow tablet every day in the summer, at our Fishing Camp. We called them ‘sulfur/cream of tarter’ tablets, but I don’t know if that is the correct name. I think the Doc told Mama to have us chew them so that mosquito bites wouldn’t get infected, but I truly don’t know what they were for. Maybe to keep us from getting malaria? Who knows?