Mucus in cough
Pour 1 cup boiling water over ½ teaspoon each of ginger, ground cloves, and cinnamon. Filter. Sweeten with 1 teaspoon honey and drink
Muscle cramps
Apply clove oil on the affected body parts
Nausea
Boil 1/2 cup of rice in 1 cup of water for about 10-20 minutes. After it is boiled, drain the water into a cup and sip at the rice water until symptoms are gone.
Obesity
Mix lime juice with honey and water. Drink a glass of this every morning.-
Mix 3 teaspoon lime juice, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon honey, and 1 cup water and drink for 3 months.-
Take 1 teaspoon lime juice with 1 cup water in the morning. Eat a tomato before breakfast
Oily skin
For oily skin, mix 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal, 1 egg white, 1 Tablespoon lemon juice, and 1/2 cup mashed apple into a smooth paste. Apply to face and leave on 15 minutes. Rinse.
Overweight
Effective at getting rid of fat, drink up to 3 cups of green tea daily. Regular tea can also be used with a lesser effect.
Pain reliever
Mix 3 large spoonfuls of honey in boiled water and drink. Honey has natural pain-relieving powers.
Smoking habit
Lick a little salt with the tip of your tongue whenever you feel the urge to smoke. This is said to break the habit within one month.
Sore throat
Mix 1 teaspoon lime juice and 1 tablespoon honey.
Swallow tiny amounts slowly 2-3 times a day.-
Use 1 tablespoon vinegar to an 8 ounce glass of warm water for a sore throat. Gargle every hour and swallow after gargling, with two mouthfuls.Mildly salted water makes an effective mouthwash. Use it hot for a sore throat gargle.-
Ease a sore throat by spraying with a mist (use a small plastic squeezy bottle) made up of tepid water and 3 drops of Tea Tree oil.
Stomach ache
A simple cure for a stomachache is to dissolve 4 grams of ground cinnamon in 1 cup of warm water, cover it for 15 minutes, and drink it like tea. This remedy can also ease diarrhea and flatulence.
Stomach acidity
Drink coconut water 3-4 times a day. Have a plateful of watermelon and/or cucumber every hour
Sunburn
Mix 2 teaspoon tomato juice and 4 tablespoon buttermilk. Apply. Wash after ½ hour.-
At bedtime, cover sunburns with a towel soaked in 50/50 water and vinegar and try to persuade the victim to sleep this way.Put vinegar in a spray bottle and spray on sunburn. It soothes for quite a length of time
Toe Nail Fungus
For toe nail fungus you can use one part vinegar to one part warm water and soak your feet
Toothache
Gargling with a salt and water solution will keep the area clean and deter bacteria. (Use about 1/2 litre water with up to one teaspoon of salt)
Toothache & mouth pain
To ease toothache or other mouth pain, make a tea by boiling 5 grams of fresh peppermint in 1 cup water and adding a little salt. Peppermint is an antiseptic and contains menthol, which relieves pain when applied to skin surfaces.
Varicose veins
For varicose veins, take 2-3 teaspoons of black strap molasses daily. This also treats all kinds of circulatory ailments
Vomiting & nausea
Sucking a piece of ice controls vomiting. Eat ½ teaspoon ground cumin seeds. Cinnamon and sliced ginger work by interrupting nausea signals sent from the stomach to the brain. If you are a herbal tea drinker, simply sprinkle cinnamon on the tea and drink. To make ginger tea, simmer a few slices of ginger in hot tea water
Warts
Try taping a slice of garlic to the wart. Be sure to first protect the surrounding skin with petroleum jelly.
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