Are there any home remedies you have tried?

Question

That just didn't work? Is there one that failed miserably even after many good recommendations?

Answer 1

All of my brothers and sisters said that putting bacon on a boil over night will make it come to a head.  never worked for me

Answer 2

As an adolescent, I had many painful ear infections.

I read that heating a pillow with the hair drier and then holding on the

afflicted ear would sooth the pain. I tried it, and at first it seemed to help, but then it actually became worse and the pain was unbearable.  

Probably the only ones that ever worked for me were;

*warm salt water mouth rinse for a toothache

*pinch your lip to relieve a spasm

*massage the top of your head with your fingers, to relieve a tension headache.

and last but not least- rub the side of your leg, just above the knee-

to relieve an upset stomach or motion sickness.  

Answer 3

I tried many over the years and the only one that ever helped was rinsing my mouth with salt and warm water for a toothache.  It could have just been the warm water that made it feel better for a while.  Not sure.

Answer 4

I haven't tried too many home remedies but some of them really do work. Soaking your feet in Listerine for athletes foot and toe nail fungus, Also Listerine on a cotton ball for pimples . And don't get me started on the many uses for vinegar.  

Answer 5

only one i ever tried is my great grand father believe in the health benefits of booze --  any way i have a few every evening and i am never ill!!

Answer 6

My husband convinced me to try to put a cotton thread around his wart, like his grandmother used to do.  I'll never know if it works, because I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes and I could not get the string on.

Answer 7

Only one I ever tried was a honey/lemon mix for a sore throat. Don't remember if it helped.

Answer 8

The old apple twig chewed on the end to make a field toothbrush, wound up with a mouth full of wood,,

Answer 9

I've had lots of home remedies, some work some don't.  My mother had an aunt that I'd guess we would call her an herbalist today, back then it was probably a witch ! ! LOL . . .At one time she even worked for a traveling circus as  their "medicine woman" . . .Good old Aunt Rose ! !  

Answer 10

Well, swallowing a teaspoonful of vinegar cures my hiccups instantly. And my mum used to wring out a washcloth in hot water, enclose it in a woolen sock, and tie it around my neck to ease a nagging cough (it worked pretty well). On the other hand, my grandma burnt my chest with a too-strong mustard plaster, trying to ease my breathing when I had bronchitis.