Home Remedies To Use When Ailing

By Armando Rodriguez


The use of specific spices, vegetables or well known items to treat an ailment is what is referred to as home remedies. Some may not have medicinal value, but are used as a result of being passed down from one generation to another. Others have however being proven to treat simple ailments such as head aches, sprains, or fevers. Each home remedy could help treat different ailments.

You can rub a scented solution of peppermint oil onto your temples to cure a burning headache. If you rub it for about thirty minutes, the headache disappears. The natural oil helps to cool the nerves and the results are almost immediate. Most people prefer this because it has a sweet smell and is not expensive.

To deal with bloating, a deficiency caused by fatty meals in the abdomen, you can try taking a cup of dandelion tea every day. The main symptom of the disease is the general swelling of the abdominal area. The retained water in the body is reduced when the tea triggers the production of bile juice from the liver.

Massaging, peppermint oil menthol and ice are a good cure for back pains or aches if you are affected by them. You can apply peppermint ice massage. This involves first mixing a cup of water with about two drops of peppermint oil and freezing it. After freezing, remove the cup, empty the contents into an ice bag and have a friend apply it on your back smoothly.

For sore throats and persistent coughs, make quick syrup to help reduce the coughs. This simple remedy is made by mixing cayenne pepper (1/4 teaspoon), water (2 tablespoons), apple cider vinegar (one teaspoon), and honey (one tablespoon). It has been proved that a little of this helps to reduce the coughs and sore throats.

When the roof of your mouth is touched by something cold on a very hot day, a brain freeze is prone to occur. If this happens, you can try sticking your thumb on the roof of your mouth, and apply pressure on it for about thirty to sixty seconds, thereby calming the nerves and reducing the pain. This is done by the heat generated from your tongue.

If you suffer from insomnia, try this for a change. Instead of your regular midnight snack, take a dose of tart cherry juice before going to sleep. The melatonin contained in the tart cherry has been tested and proved to help very much in providing a good night sleep.

To treat muscle aches and pulls, apply blue cherry on the shins or affected area. The blue cherry reduces the pain by cooling the nerves. Thus it acts as a cold muscle therapy. Rubbing an ice pack for some thirty minutes on a swollen or bruised injury can also help reduce the pain and any inflammation.




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