Old Fashiond Cures
Lip Moisturing Balm
1/3 cup sesame oil
1/3 cup grated beeswax
1 tsp. honey
5 drops peppermint
essential oil
Melt sesame oil,
grated beeswax
and honey over
gentle heat in
double boiler.
When melted, add
peppermint oil
and remove from
heat. Stir until
thickened and
pour into small,
sterilized containers.
Let cool.
For some old
fashioned quick
easy remedy for
wounds, pour powdered
cayenne straight
into the wound
to stop profuse
bleeding. I've
done it and it
works. My husband
fell off the roof
when building
and hit head on
rock. Don't forget
to clean would
out later or infection
will set in. Diana
of Dewberry Hill
Natural Help
for Dandruff
Soak your hair
with warm natural
apple cider vinegar
and cover it with
a towel for one
hour before your
shampoo.
Poison Ivy, Oak,
Sumac
If you know you
have touched poison
ivy, oak or sumac.
Wash the area
with soapy water.
If you cannot
use soap at that
time, rinse thoroughly
with water. You
want to remove
the oil that causes
the rash. If you
have the rash,
use the juice
of touch me not
(also known as
jewelweed and
snapdragon). I
have not tried
this one, but
try rubbing watermelon
rind, lemons,
banana skins or
oranges to the
rash. It is supposed
to give you relief.
Natural Deodorant
Dab cider vinegar
under your arms
either full strength
or diluted.
Upset Stomach
Put ½ teaspoon
baking soda in
a cup of warm
water. Drink.
Farewell to Fleas
by Frances Gavin
- Canine Natural
Cures
Are you worried
about the effects
of chemicals on
your dog? Why
not make your
own safe, non
toxic flea repellents?
CITRUS REPELLENT:
Cut a lemon into
quarters and place
in a pint jug.
Cover the lemon
with boiling water
and let it steep
overnight. Next
day you have a
flea repellent
that you can use
in a spray bottle.
Spray all over
your dog remembering
especially behind
the ears and around
the head generally
(careful of eyes),
around the base
of the tail (once
again keep away
from delicate
bits) and under
your dog’s
‘armpits’.
Aromatherapy repellent.
Using 10 ml. of
sweet almond carrier
oil as your base,
add 10 drops of
lavender oil and
5 drops of cedarwood
oil. Shake well
and use 1 or 2
drops [of this
mixture] spread
over the skin
at least twice
a week to keep
the fleas away.
A flea collar
can be made by
rubbing a few
drops of one of
the following
into an ordinary
webbing or rope
collar or even
a doggy bandana:
eucalyptus oil,
tea tree oil,
citronella oil,
lavender oil or
geranium. Don’t
forget to do this
weekly.
YOUR HOME: Fleas
spend most of
their time in
your furnishings
and only hop onto
your dog or you
for their next
meal. Make sure
you wash your
dog’s bedding
regularly because
no flea ever survived
a hot wash cycle.
If you add eucalyptus
oil to the final
rinse it will
also kill 99%
of house dust
mites according
to research from
the University
of Sydney, Australia.
Vacuum your home
very thoroughly
and sprinkle a
fine layer of
ordinary table
salt over your
upholstery and
carpets and leave
overnight before
vacuuming again
to evict your
unwelcome guests
safely but don’t
forget to empty
your vacuum bag.
BATHING: A badly
infested dog really
needs to be bathed
so use your favorite
dog shampoo. Rinse
the dog off very
thoroughly and
in the final rinse
add a couple of
drops of tea tree
oil or lavender
oil. An alternative
is to make your
own herbal flea
dip which will
also work on ticks.
Steep two cups
of fresh rosemary
in two pints of
boiling water
for 30 minutes.
Strain the liquid,
discard the leaves
and make it up
to one gallon
( 8 pints) with
warm water. Pour
this mixture over
the dog until
it’s saturated.
Do not rinse off
and allow the
dog to dry naturally
so this is a remedy
to use on hot
summer days.
INTERNAL FLEA
REPELLENTS: Garlic
may not be your
favorite cologne
and it’s
not the flea’s
favorite smell
either. When your
dog eats garlic,
the smell is excreted
through the dog’s
skin making your
dog less likely
to be the flea’s
next meal. In
case you think
you might need
to give your dog
a breath freshener
along with the
garlic, my dogs,
Mack and Josh,
eat a garlic clove
every day and
I don’t
find their breath
smells from it
at all. Brewer’s
yeast tablets
will also help
to make your dog
less attractive
to fleas because
once again the
smell is excreted
through the skin.
Adding a dessertspoon
of natural apple
cider vinegar
to the water bowl
will make the
skin more acidic
and unpleasant
to fleas and ticks.
If your dogs don’t
fancy apple cider
vinegar in the
water bowl, dilute
it 50/50 with
water and use
in a spray bottle
instead of the
citrus repellent.
[Or, you can use
natural apple
cider vinegar
tablets.]
Note: Care should
be taken when
using rosemary
if you are pregnant
(wear gloves and
avoid breathing
the vapors - or
have someone else
apply this rinse.)
More Homemade
Remedies
Tried and True
Remedies [Editor
note: Please think
twice before using
these remedies
as a few of the
ingredients are
now known to be
poisonous.]
HEAL SORES OR
CRACKS IN THE
SKIN OF MAN OR
BEAST: Use pine
tar to Coat the
sore area well
to keep off insects
and promote healing.
SLACKED LIME:
dust on animal
cuts to seal injured
area and promote
healing.
FOREIGN OBJECT
IN THE EYE: Drop
a flax seed into
the eye. The particle
in the eye will
stick to the flax
seed and the flax
seed is easy to
see and remove.
COUGH REMEDY:
2-3 drops of kerosene
on a tsp of sugar.
COUGH REMEDY:
Equal parts of
oil of peppermint,
friars balsam
and tincture of
red lavender.
Mix and use drop
by drop on a tsp.
of sugar to alleviate
the condition.
COUGH SYRUP:
1 tsp Honey
1 tsp glycerin
juice of 1 lemon
Mix well and use
when needed.
CANKER AND COLD
SORES: Collect
the berries from
wild rose bushes
and make a tea
from them. (These
berries may be
picked and dried
for winter use.)
Drink a little
of this when you
feel a canker
or cold sore coming
and it should
clear up. (This
is nothing more
than vitamin C.)
A little pot ash
daubed on a cold
sore will also
clear it away.
SUNBURN AND STEAM
BURNS: Sprinkle
area with vinegar.
DYSENTERY AND
DIARRHEA:
Take a liberal
amount of black
pepper on a tsp
and cover this
with thick cream
and take this
to relieve the
situation.
Toast bread until
almost burned
pour boiling water
over this. Drink
the brown water
for diarrhea.
PIONEER LINIMENT:
Beat one egg slightly
and measure the
beaten egg. Add
to the egg the
exact amount of
turpentine as
egg and the exact
amount of apple
cider vinegar
as the egg. Mix
altogether well
and store in a
covered jar. This
is very good for
Arthritic and
Rheumatic pain.
HONEY:
Honey has been
used through the
years to cure
many things. Taken
internally, it
has been known
to relieve arthritis.
Externally it
is good first
aid for wounds
and burns. Bacteria
will not live
in honey. [Editor
Note: This was
before we learned
about honey being
able to harbor
botulism.]
[Editor note:
Watch out for
those recipes
with turpentine
in them!]
Burn Salve
This recipe has
been passed down
through the Hovey,
Clark, and Hardy
families since
the 1860's. This
salve is reported
to be very effective
in healing of
burns. [Editor
note: I've heard
personal testimonials
from the old timers
about how well
this recipe works
- bad burns -
no scars!]
1 tea cupful
lard
1 tea cupful mutton
tallow
1 tea cupful olive
oil
beeswax the size
of an egg
resin the size
of an egg
2 tsp carbolic
acid Dissolve
all ingredients
on the stove except
the olive oil
and carbolic acid,
which you add
upon removing
from the heat.
Mix well and store
in covered jar.
Flu Ointment
An early Lethbridge
druggist, J.D.
Higgenbotham,
made this ointment
for the flu epidemic
of 1918.
2 large jars white
Vaseline
2 oz. turpentine
1/4 oz. menthol
crystals
2 cakes of camphor
gum
1/3 oz. oil of
peppermint
1/4 oz. eucalyptus
1/4 oz. oil of
wintergreen Melt
and mix well over
low heat and store
in
covered jars.
Black Currant
Tea
(An infallible
remedy for a sore
throat)
1 Tbsp black currant
jam or jelly
juice of half
a lemon
1 pint boiling
water
sugar to taste
Simmer altogether
for 15 min. the
hotter you are
able to drink
the tea the better.
Mustard Plaster
[Editor Note:
You have to be
careful with mustard
plasters. A woman
E-mailed me several
months ago after
trying a different
mustard plaster
recipe at this
web site http://waltonfeed.com/grain/cookin/mstrdptr.html
saying it gave
her a very bad
burn. This is
powerful stuff!]
Good for chest
colds
Use the white
of an egg instead
of water with
the dry mustard.
The egg will prevent
blistering of
the skin. Mix
egg white with
half dry mustard
half flour, cover
the mustard mix
on a cloth or
paper. Cover the
plaster with gauze
or soft cloth
and hold in place
on chest with
tape.
Uses for Onions?
Slice an onion
and put it out
in a dish in a
room where a sick
person is. It
is supposed to
draw the virus
into it so no
one else gets
sick.
For an ear infection,
put a couple drops
of onion juice
into the ear until
the infection
clears up. Should
only take two
or three applications.
Old Fashion Homemade
Remedies 2
Drinking two
glasses of Gatorade
can relieve headache
pain almost immediately
without the unpleasant
side effects caused
by traditional
pain relievers.
Did you know
that Colgate toothpaste
makes an excellent
salve for burns.
Before you head
to he drugstore
for a high-priced
inhaler filled
with mysterious
chemicals, try
chewing on a couple
of curiously strong
Altoids peppermints.
They'll clear
up your stuffed
nose. As a chronic
bronchial asthmatic
I rely on Fisherman’s
Friends. But in
a pinch the Altoids
will work also.
Achy muscles
from a bout of
the flu? Mix 1
Tablespoon of
horseradish in
1/2 cup of olive
oil. Let the mixture
sit for 30 minutes,
then apply it
as a massage oil,
for instant relief
for aching muscles.
Sore Throat??
Just mix 1/4 cup
of vinegar with
1/4 cup of honey
and take 1 Tablespoon
six times a day.
The vinegar kills
the bacteria.
It does not mention
whether you swallow
or gargle. But
I suppose it can
not hurt you.
I usually use
2 tsps of salt
in ½ glass
of warm water.
Gargle for 30
seconds 15 minutes
apart for about
2 hrs. and your
sore throat will
be gone.
Cure urinary
tract infections
with alka-seltzer.
Just dissolve
two tablets in
a glass of water
and drink it at
the onset of the
symptoms. Alka-Seltzer
begins eliminating
urinary tract
infections almost
instantly-even
though the product
was never been
advertised for
this use.
Eliminate puffiness
under your eyes.....All
you need is a
dab of preparation
H, carefully rubbed
into the skin,
avoiding the eyes.
The hemorrhoid
ointment acts
as a vasoconstrictor,
relieving the
swelling instantly.
Honey remedy
for Skin Blemishes......Cover
the blemish with
a dab of honey
and place a Band-Aid
over it. Honey
kills the bacteria,
keeps the skin
sterile, and speeds
healing. Works
overnight.
Listerine therapy
for toenail fungus....Get
rid of unsightly
toenail fungus
by soaking your
toes in Listerine
mouthwash. The
powerful antiseptic
leaves your toenails
looking healthy
again.
Easy eyeglass
protection....To
prevent the screws
in eyeglasses
from loosening,
apply a small
drop of Maybelline
Crystal Clear
nail polish to
the threads of
the screws before
tightening them.
Coca-Cola cure
for rust...Forget
those expensive
rust removers.
Just saturate
an abrasive sponge
with Coca Cola
and scrub the
rust stain. The
phosphoric acid
in the coke is
what gets the
job done.
Cleaning liquid
that doubles as
bug killer....If
menacing bees,
wasps, hornets,
or yellow jackets
get in your home
and you can't
find the insecticide,
try a spray of
Formula 409. Insects
drop to the ground
instantly.
Smart splinter
remover.....just
pour a drop of
Elmers Glue-all
over the splinter,
let dry, and peel
the dried glue
off the skin.
The splinter sticks
to the dried glue.
Hunt's tomato
paste boil cure....Cover
the boil with
Hunt's tomato
paste as a compress.
The acids from
the tomatoes soothe
the pain and bring
the boil to a
head.
Balm for broken
blisters.....To
disinfect a broken
blister, dab on
a few drops of
Listerine....a
powerful antiseptic.
Heinz vinegar
to heal bruises...Soak
a cotton ball
in white vinegar
and apply it to
the bruise for
1 hour. The vinegar
reduces the blueness
and speeds up
the healing process.
Kills fleas instantly.
Dawn dishwashing
liquid does the
trick. Add a few
drops to your
dog's bath and
shampoo the animal
thoroughly. Rinse
well to avoid
skin irritations.
Good-bye fleas
Rainy day cure
for dog odor....Next
time your dog
comes in from
the rain, simply
wipe down the
animal with Bounce
or any dryer sheet,
instantly making
your dog smell
springtime fresh.
Eliminate ear
mites....All it
takes is a few
drops of Wesson
corn oil in your
cat's ear. Massage
it in, then clean
with a cotton
ball. Repeat daily
for 3 days. The
oil soothes the
cat's skin, smothers
the mites, and
accelerates healing.
Vaseline cure
for hairballs.....To
prevent troublesome
hairballs, apply
a dollop of Vaseline
petroleum jelly
to your cat's
nose. The cat
will lick off
the jelly, lubricating
any hair in its
stomach so it
can pass easily
through the digestive
system.
Quaker Oats for
fast pain relief....It's
not for breakfast
anymore! Mix 2
cups of Quaker
Oats and 1 cup
of water in a
bowl and warm
in the microwave
for 1 minute,
cool slightly,
and apply the
mixture to your
hands for soothing
relief from arthritis
pain.
Credit: Arlene
Correll of Home
Farm Herbery
