Do you use any home remedies?

[msc545]

Common, scientifically supported home remedies include using honey for coughs, ginger for nausea, and saltwater gargles for sore throats. Other effective, low-cost treatments for minor ailments include ice packs for swelling, hot baths for muscle pain, and, in some cases, [[]]probiotics for digestion. These remedies are often used to manage symptoms, but they should not replace professional medical advice for severe conditions.

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2 mo

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My personal favorite is cannabis edibles. Where I live here in California, cannabis is legal. It's legal to buy and it's also legal to grow certain amounts of it. I definitely will buy it, although it's kinda pricey. And I'm thinking about growing it, although I'm not entirely sure I know how to do that. I'm going to buy a book that maybe will tell me how to do it. I would urge you to read up on it before you use it if you're planning to do this, and to not use it any place where it's not legal.

[RandomGirl42]

We grow and use many of our own herbs for home remedies. https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/9960

But yeah, as @Agape93 mentioned, one of the most common in these parts is hot toddies! Sometimes I drink them just to make sure I dont get a cold! 😊

[ohsheeT]

Every medicine that big Pharma has first it came from a plant or many plants


Old school remedies

But then the breakdown of those plants into chemicals from Big Pharma because they don't want you cured if they cure you they do not make money

Have you ever once heard of anybody being cured by big pharma's medicines no you have not they will work for a moment but then you will have another side effect that will need another pill and so on and so on and so on it's rather disgusting but this is greed and it's been going on for thousands of years

I have faith that we will make it as humans on this planet I have faith that big Pharma will go out of business it might take some time but I know the truth always wins and one day all evil will be gone from this planet if you read this please repeat that evil will be gone from this planet just put it in the air that's all I ask and mean it with your heart thank you

[Sevenpointfive]

i eat an acid neutralizer like rolaids to cure my hiccups. i've never heard of anyone else doing that.

[msc545]

I've done that a number of times too, since for me, when I start hiccupping, it causes regurgitation of acid, which burns my throat. If I want it to stop, I'm going to be eating some acid neutralizers very quickly.

[Sevenpointfive]

i wonder why it's not common knowledge? i mean hiccups aren't a serious problem unless you're hiding from a murderer in a closet, but they should know that it helps. instead they are standing upside down drinking water SMH

[msc545]

I guess for people who don't experience the burning of the throat and the esophagus, it doesn't occur to them to do what we're talking about.

[Sevenpointfive]

i don't have other symptoms other than a hiccup. i don't really have acid reflux, but i did used to vomit a lot. so i would try to take it as well for nausea if i could even swallow at the time. i need to go buy some alka seltzer. that was good stuff!

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

So the only one I know of that i saw once and tried with 100% success is how to cure my hiccups. I tried drinking water and holding my breath but nothing worked until...

I swallowed a spoonful of sugar.

I have no idea why it works but like I said, 100% it stops them instantly. My daughter tried it but it didn't work for her, she just wanted the sugar lmao

Anyway, not a healthy way to do it, but in the times I do get hiccups, it helps.

[MisterWack]

Chicken soup ig.
I don’t think that counts.

[msc545]

It's probably the oldest and best remedy of all.

[7Phoenix7]

Honey for coughs is a good one. Another one that works well for me is chamomile tea to relax when im sick or stressed. I usually add in honey, ginger, and lemon.

[goaded]

My favourite is sleep. Honey is good for sore throats, for sure, and I like to eat crisps (chips) to scratch it, too.

[888theGreat]

Just flood my body , so I piss like crazy to get all the bad out as quickly as possible. It must work. I wash my hands a lot and piss a lot and have not had a cold in 30 years.

[loveyouoak]

Yes, we have a home remedy. We boil water with dried mint, lemon, and chili flakes. It helps with cold and flu symptoms.

[purplepoppy]

If you get a cut wiggle it in a spiders Web (a clean one) and the webbing gives your blood something to grip to and clot faster.

[ProbablyClueless]

I’m a big cannabis guy! Turmeric for anti inflammation. Ginger for upset stomach. Capsaicin if you need to open up your nasal passages.

[Anonymous]

Haha yes I do.. not that I know but what my parents tell us. Hopefully I get to know all of them before they pass away

[KimmySchmit]

Nettle soup.

[msc545]

Seriously?

[goaded]

It's a thing, I don't know what it's a remedy for, other than perhaps scurvy.

[KimmySchmit]

@goaded well it is supposed to be full of vitamins. Also for arthritis, IBS, hay-fever.
Probably the Irish were dependent on potatoes and buttermilk and needed to supplement their diet as a mono diet of potatoes and buttermilk would probably make you anaemic in need of iron.
You ever look at old irish cottage and wonder why the doors are so small its because the irish were so short back then.

[msc545]

Have you ever actually made or tasted nettle soup?

[goaded]

Me? No, but I've heard it's not unlike spinach, and you should use young leaves.

[KimmySchmit]

I haven't made it but I have eaten it. Kinda spinachy.

[slatyb]

I use a plunger.

[Agape93]

Yeap

[msc545]

What do you use and what works for you? What do you recommend for others?

[Agape93]

If you feel a cold coming on, mix ground black pepper, cream honey, diced onions, diced garlic and turmeric all together. Eat 2 spoonfuls in the morning and at night. It kicks colds pretty quick, but it's fucking gross lol. Otherwise, hot toddy. Hot water, honey and lemon juice

[Agape93]

One I know because, well, alcoholic lol also 80 or 90 proof whiskey to the toddy. But the other I learned from a buddy in WV

[MannMitAntworten]

Yup. Sleep.