ear-nose-throat results
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Salt water for sore throat
30 out of 39 people have heard of this.
My mum remembers gargling with salted water to cure sore throats.
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Eucalyptus tree vapours
3 out of 3 people have heard of this.
My grandma used to say that nothing better to treat a blocked nose than inhaling vapours produced by boiling eucalyptus tree leaves.
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Orange tree leaves for colds
23 out of 37 people have heard of this.
Tea made with orange tree leaves was popular with older generations as a way of treating colds.
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Curing earache
15 out of 17 people have heard of this.
When I was younger and had earache my grandma warmed some olive oil and then dipped a bit of cotton wool in it. I then had to lay on my side all... More ...
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sore throat
3 out of 5 people have heard of this.
To cure sore throat one heated up salt in a frying pan, poured it into a sock. Then wrapped it around one’s neck.
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Menthol and Eucalyptus
15 out of 18 people have heard of this.
A fantastic pharmacist once recommended ‘menthol and eucalyptus suspension’ instead of my usual branded mentholly inhalation when I ... More ...
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Hot stuff
My step-dad’s father grew up in Whitechapel in the East End. He ended up with a scar round his neck from childhood til the day he died ... More ...
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Common Cold
2 out of 4 people have heard of this.
For about ten years now I’ve been using this infusion as a cure for a cold.
Pinch of paprika, 3cm chopped up ginger, sliced garlic ... More ...
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Echinacea - fact or fiction?
7 out of 11 people have heard of this.
My flatmate swears by echincaea to prevent colds when she’s feeling like one is coming on, but I have heard that echinacea was proven in t... More ...
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Fight the sore throat
5 out of 6 people have heard of this.
I was struggling with a really sore throat, and a chinese friend took pity on me and insisted I drank hot water with fresh ginger cut up in it.... More ...
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Ears and Onions
5 out of 9 people have heard of this.
My mummy comes from a family where traditional medicine has always been used. She is one of 10 siblings born and reared in a small Irish village... More ...
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Red Biddy - Herb beer
0 out of 2 people have heard of this.
I went to see a play the night before last at the Riverside, Hammersmith called ‘Brendan at the Chelsea’ about the last days of the... More ...
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Acupuncture or other for neuralgia?
3 out of 3 people have heard of this.
Hi there,
Wondered if anyone else had had acupuncture for trigeminal neuralgia or have tried any other alternate treatment and what they ... More ...
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Olive oil for ear aches
94 out of 103 people have heard of this.
When we were children and had ear ache, my grandmother used to treat them by placing a few drops of warm olive oil in the ear, and then a bit of... More ...
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cough mixture
12 out of 15 people have heard of this.
melt together either in the microwave or in a cup standing in a pan of boiling water,
Kob of butter
teaspoon sugar
2 teaspo... More ...
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cough
2 out of 3 people have heard of this.
I was told to rub vicks on the sole of your feet to relieve chronic cough, I have not tried it yet but hope it works
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Heat for ear aches
4 out of 4 people have heard of this.
When I was a little girl and had an ear ache, my mother used to put a heating pad on it, or blow it with a hairdryer on the hot setting for a fe... More ...
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Blackberry tea
3 out of 5 people have heard of this.
The blackberries are abundant on the bushes running down the side of our garden fence right now. I read recently that tea made from blackberry l... More ...
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sore throat and tiger balm
3 out of 6 people have heard of this.
In the poor parts of thailand, they use a lot of natural stuff to cure illnesses. The one i will tell you about is, whenever you have a sore thr... More ...
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Congestion when you have a cold
9 out of 9 people have heard of this.
Friars Balsom – available from good chemists. The instructions are usually on the bottle – put a few drops in a jug or bowl -that yo... More ...
