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Aloe Vera Mask

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When I was younger my firends and i used this plan for skin care many times, and ...

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1/2 lemon on a spot

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My husband reports that when he had a huge painful spot on his leg which he couldn’t ...

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Ginger and mint/menthol for sinus pain and congestion

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I found this remedy by accident when suffering badly with sinus pain and had no olbas oil,pain ...

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Ease a Fever with Vinegar Socks

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This was used by my mother-in-law in Switzerland to help towards bringing my wife’s childhood high temperatures ...

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Valarian Sleep Blend

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Valarian, hops and rose sleep blend, add to water and place in a diffuser, however as it ...

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Re: Treating coughs

I found this remedy in Nicholas Culpeper's herbal remedy book published in1653. Bake an onion in it's ...

contributed by magpie

Re: Ease a Fever with Vinegar Socks

As a child in Glasgow in the 1950's, my mother would stand me in a bowl of ...

contributed by magpie

Re: Bread Poultice

I let all of my splinters fester out ie leave them until a blister forms around it. ...

contributed by travelbab

Re: Use dock for sunburn or nettle stings

I learnt this as a child in the 1950's whilst out walking in the country with my ...

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Re: Sore throats

I have found that if I have a sore or dry throat a tiny drop of whisky ...

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