Burdock root tea "may"(**) clean the uric acid out of the blood system. I have heard of relief coming in as soon as 15 minutes. Mike
I read in a Prevention magazine that cherries would relieve gout. A number of men that I worked with had gout and it helped them. Chimes
Headache
My wife puts Vicks Vapor Rub on her eyelids and temples as well as under her nose for a severe headache. Rick Fogle
I have suffered from migraines and arthritis for about 15 years. I finally came accross a "Chi Machine" which I now have a distributorship, and it has been almost a year since I have had any headache or suffer with arthritis. Any problem that I have, I go lay on the Chi Machine for about 10-20 minutes and the pain is gone. This machine is very expensive ($480.00 plus tax) but has paid for itself many times over. Any one interested in this alternative to medicine, please contact me at: chiforlife77@hotmail.com. I promise you it helps. It also helps so many other problems. Thank you. Debi Evans
Sinus Headache? My grandmother that was full blooded Cheerokee Indian use to get mustard seeds, put them on a cloth (long enough to reach around her head) and beat the seeds to a pulp, roll up the cloth and place the mustard seed pulp on her forehead and bring the cloth arround her head and tie the cloth in back. The hot heat she said would ease her head and not knowing what was happening (it opened up her sinuses allowing them to drain) said it would cause her "nose to run". The headache would ease and stop. My mother said she had seen her do this many times. when I was a boy of about ten years old I seen a rag tied around my grandmother's head but did not knonw why. I thought sense she was an indian she "just" liked it. Victor
For headaches; with you thumb and forefinger press the fleshy part between the thumb and forefinger of the other hand.
Do this as long as possible alternating hands. If it hurts to press....that's good. Dora Schwemley
Hiccups
Sugar for hiccups. (Some people do better chasing it down with water,others get better results dry.) Don Ryan
When you have the hiccups, light a match, drop it in a glass of water and drink the water but do not swallow the match.
I still use this cure today and it works great. Judy G.
Infection
On larger, infected sores or wounds my grandmother applied some leftover mashed potatoes and a bandage and the "infection" was sucked right out of one's body. Howard E.Congdon
For any infection: Take a crust of bread, pour sugar over it until covered, and soak it in a little milk. Bind this over a sore of any kind and leave it alone. In no time at all you can feel it 'pulling' at the wound and it will clean it of all infection. I have used this on my husband and it pulled so hard he took it off! Don't ask me why, but it does work. This was passed down from my grandmother. I swear by this one and use it to this day. Jela
Iron for Blood
Black strap molasses: A black, thick slightly sulfurous molasses taken from the bottom of the vat when syrup was made. High iron content (?). Originally given to our sheep when they were having miscarriages from "pregnancy disease". Found to be good when mixed with butter or peanut butter and eaten on fresh bread, biscuit or cornbread. An acquired taste. Dennis Palmer
I recall my grandmother putting large, iron nails in a glass jar of water on the enclosed back porch for months. She called this her "spring tonic." Gary Radcliffe
Someone mentioned nails in water. I always heard back then it was a way to get iron in the
bloodstream. Joanne H. Boswell
It has been said to cook in iron utensils because the iron from them will be absorbed into the blood. My grandmothers used them and all my grandparents lived to be over 85 and most of their children lived past 80. Roy D. Hurley
I had an Iron deficiency as a child and the Doctor told my Grandmother to mince raw ox liver
and silver beet or spinach together with pepper and salt to taste and feed it to me twice a day
as is. I loved it. But, the rest of the family would not sit at the table when I was eating it as it made them feel ill. A cousin told me I would turn into a Vampire. I didn't and was cured. Marlena Zabel
Jellyfish Stings
Use regular household amonia (we use plain amonia so I don't know if the lemon or other flavors work or not) and pour directly over the whelps. It doesn't smell great but it instantly stops
the stinging. Terri
Lice
Pine Tar: Grandma used pine tar on our hair as a lice preventative. Barb
Menstrual
My great great aunt was taking alum to reduce the flow of her periods I guess they were too heavy she died at 16 wonder if that is the cause anyway alum needs to be listed as a remedy for mentrual flow . Love Genia
Mosquitos
A "remedy" to keep mosquitos from biting ~~~ wet down a dryer sheet (like Downey) and
rub it over your skin. Not only does it keep the mosquitos away, but also softens your
skin!!! Jean Partridge
Mouth Sores
Gentian Violet Philip Ingerman
Canker sores (or Mouth Sores) Granny used a Chunk of alum tasted like the dickens but worked Verna
Red Rasberry leaf dryed or fresh rolled and place into the mouth next to the sore "may"(**) stop the discomfort in as little
30 seconds. Mike
Here is one that I use and is almost a guaranteed to work--table salt. No one likes the little mouth sores called "mouth ulcers". A good remedy when one comes to a full sore is to get some "Compound benzoien" found in a drug store. It puts a coating on the sore allowing you to eat, but believe me "IT BURNS LIKE FIRE". But if you feel one in the making, here
is the best thing you can do sprinkle some table salt in the palm of your hand, (it is best to wash your hands before doing this) stick your tongue in the salt that is in the palm of your hand. It does not take much salt. Just cover the tip of your tongue with some salt. Then with the salt on the tip of your tongue place your tongue on the mouth sore and rub the salt into the sore with your tongue. If the sore has just made a little bump and has not turned white (open up), it will stop it from opening up and within 24 hours it will be completely gone! But if you do not catch the sore before it turns white (opens up) it will burn
like down below and take longer to heal. It W O R K S for me and my house. Victor
Mumps
When I had the mumps, my Mom rubbed the oil out of sardines on my throat, honest!! Anne