Home remedies- do they work?

I trust in MY OWN home remedies than I do modern medicine. I once was in bed for 3 days with the fever and taking all the fancy pills from my doctor to help...on the morning of the third day I got up, said I was tired of being sick, mixed some lemon juice and peppermint oil with a bit of salt and drank it...1 hour later I was right as rain, it totally cut the fever.

I have tried several of home remedies particularly suggestd by my mother and grand mother. They know several of them. For example, if you have cold they will give a drink consisting of pepper and other spices. Although cold will not vanish, you will get some relief. For indigestion you need to drink butter milk with salt and ginger. If you have a wound, you need to apply turmeric paste. several books have been written that describe various home remedies. Different ingredients used for preparing food can be used for several problems such as cold cough and body ache. For example, oil that we use for preparatin of food can be applied on body parts to give relief. At the same time, they may not give permanent relief from a disease but you can use them for temporary relief.

I have tried the chicken soup routine for getting rid of a cold, and it does work. I also tried the honey, lemon, cayenne pepper, and ginger in hot water and it worked as well. I have not tried the vinegar one yet, but I suppose since I add all the supposed to be good ingredients to the hot water and lemon, I would try that as well. I have not tried the Vicks except to get rid of a chest cold and I do not get fungus, so I do not know if it will work. I have tried yogurt for a fungus infection, but so far it has been unsuccessful and I would rather eat it than put it in down there.. NOw I just clean with a non-allergic soap in that area. However, I have put vinegar on a mosquito or bee sting and that works. I have heard that apple cider vinegar is good, but so far have not tried it.

I use Garlc for infections, like for abscessed teeth and other things, it is also good for the heart. My husband makes a ginger tea for colds and fevers and it does work. He loves the stuff, I dont so much, but it works for us. We hardly ever take medicine it is always herbs or something natural.

Some do, some don't. The one most Trinidadians have for the cough is lime juice and sugar on the tip of your tongue and then swallow. They also recommend a good drink of lime with puncheon rum. This rum is a particularily strong brew made in Trinidad or Guyana. They do work - sometimes.

even i believe in home remedies as it works for me n hence use it whenever i feel that i m not well or so. when i have cold i use a home remedy of steaming for two days which reduces my cold n relives me. when i have any body pain i use some ayurvedic oils to cure it. there r several methods which we can use it for several problems we comeacross in our daily life. but there r people who dont believe in home remedies n not even try it but i think home remedies r much better as they dont cause u any side effects like how medicines causes n its everytime better to try home emedies first n then consult a doctor if ur problem is not comming down or getting cured.

Yes i have seen people overcome diseases like diabities and gout by simple home remedies. I got encouraged by this and am personall having warm water with lemon and honey daily in the morning to cut down on some extra fat i have put up. I would be able to tell the results in a months time. By the kind of results i have seen among those who have actually followed this i am very positive on this.

I totally believe in home remedies, they almost always work for me for any ailment I have. I have a friend who is a homeopathic therapists and another who is a B.E.S.T. (Bio Engergetic Synchronization Technique)therapists. Between the two of them they can always cure me whether it is asthma and allergies or back pain. They both have a wide range of home remedies that they suggest. In the case that doesn't work I use the B.E.S.T. and that works on everything the home remedies don't and it still isn't taking medicine! The great thing about home remedies and the B.E.S.T. is that even if it doesn't work it won't hurt you. With medicine it may not work and you are risking adverse reactions.

Yes you are right vicks vapo is very much useful to cure cough. I use to use honey in milk for warmness a cure from the cold. There are so many Home remedies which I can name in my own language.Take care and in petty problems use home remedies.

hi carolscash.. nice to meet you here.. well i believe in home remedies.. i use pepper milk and ginger tea for my cold and throat infections and lime juice for digestion and etc it does work.. keep posting.. take care and have fun..

Hi friend ,I believe in home remedies only to some extent.bcoz cure is very slow and not like having medicines,there is an immediate relief after taking medicines only.I suffer from acidity if I dont exercise,so I tried all home remedies for immediate relief,but no use.so I take medicines for immediate relief.I feel home remedies are good for health but immediate relief is only when you take medicines.thanks for sharing,happy mylotting.

i think home remedies are sometimes even better that the proper medicine, for they have no side effects its said that an indian kitchen can cure you of most ailments like turmeric is antiseptic as well as a pain killer rub it on a cut n u need no antiseptic boil it in milk n drink it hot (add sugar) n it'll take away ur pain

You also try a hot "salabat", you boil a peeled ginger then drink it. It is also good when you put some sugar or honey in it. You also try any bug of tea for under nail fungus. You soak it with warm water with your feet in there. It feels cool and odor free. Also a baking soda for feet and under arm odor, it really works. try it.

yes i use vick vapor rub on my kids too when there sick it help them out so they dont feel so bad they think it works so i dont mess with what works.

I've had a few positive experiences with home remedies and they do work. When i was a kid I used a smell an onion whenever i had a nosebleed. It worked very well and would stop the nosebleed in a matter of minutes.

I was told that also and tried it on my son and it worked alright. He was able to have several good nights sleep before the coughing started up again the next morning. His cough eventually eased off.

yes i do belieave they do work,alot of the time they are better than what you get fronm the doctor.

Yes, I beleive in home remedies. I used to mix: honey,lemon juice,peppermint candy,and a little whiskey together, You bring it to a boil, and after the peppermint desolves, then sip on it, and you feel like a new person the next day.

Have you heard the saying a "A hit dog will holla" Yes I believe in home remedies, I use them a lot and some of them are pretty good. Most home remedies are made from natural things. I have a site I go to for home remedies. Some I use were taught to me by my grandmother.