What are some of your home remedies?

@Modestah (11177)
United States
March 10, 2007 12:44am CST
Homeopathic medicine has become quite popular again - but all the different products and names and their uses are so unfamiliar to me I get faint trying to recall them - plus we do not have a source for all the various herbs and oils. What are your favorite home remedies that use things one would normally have in the house? I've not tried this one but know it was sworn by for many years: for an ear infection, blow smoke into the ear canal. I think the smoke is supposed to dry up moisture inside the ear?
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sasklily
@sasklily (240)
• Canada
12 Mar 07
I've been lucky enough to have not needed too many remedies; but one I can think of is putting ground cloves on a tooth if it's aching. Another is for an earache putting a drop of warm olive oil in the ear.
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maclinda
@maclinda (91)
• United States
12 Mar 07
Ginger is very good for nausea and intestinal cramping. The simplest way to keep and use it is to get some dried, powdered ginger (in the spice area of the grocery store). You put about 1/4 tsp in a cup of hot water and stir. A drop of honey can help, too, if you want to add it. Sip slowly.
Modestah
@Modestah (11177)
• United States
12 Mar 07
thank you for this tip. We have always used flat gingerale for the children, I will use this method now.