Home Remedy Encyclopedia

Acne: Use banana, honey, and cornmeal mix
Shayna R.
Bronx, New York

Put Neosporin on your acne and it will go away really quick, like over night.
Brittany P.
Whitley Co., Ky

Baby Acne: use baby urine on face.
Kimbri J.
Waco, TX

For a nasty zit, put a “dap” of toothpaste on it, to make it go away.
Brittany M.
Louisville, KY

Pimples:

The immediate cause of pimples is usually an exess of fatty matter in the skin and general hygenic measures are recommended. A warm face bath with a heaping tea-spoon of borax mixed in will be helpful.

Or: Mix three teaspoons honey and eight ounces of apple cider. Use several times daily to rid your face of unsightly pimples. - Ozark Remedies by: Fern Angus

Asthma:

Eat plenty of carrots if you suffer from asthma. -Ozark Remedies By: Fern Angus, pg.3

Body Odor:

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Excessive Body Odor:

Bathing in tomato sauce or vinegar stops body odors.
Brittany G.
Birmingham, AL

Bad Breath:

Brush teeth with lemon and salt.
Tunde O.
Berea, KY

Bug Irritation:

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Bee sting:

Put wet tobacco on a bee sting.
Tiffani M.
Pine Knot, KY

Mosquito Bite:

Put bleach on a mosquito bite to take out the itch.

Burns:

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If burnt by something, rub mustard on it. It will keep it from blistering.
Danielle F.
Monticello, KY

If you get burned, you can soak the burned area in milk.
Monica F.
Monticello, KY

Chickenpox:

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Taking a bath in oatmeal can help cure chicken pox.
Mary Fornoff
Tompkinsville, KY

Constipation:

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Eat prunes and drink lots of water.
Brittany W.
Birmingham, Al

Dental Issues:

Soda will whiten the teeth. Let dentures stand overnight in a strong solution of soda water.

Salt is very good for cleaning the teeth. It preserves and whitens the teeth and hardens the gums. Either use salt water, or moisten the brush and dip in salt. - Ozark Remedies by: Fern Angus

Diarrea:

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Eat green vegetables for constipation.
Amanda
McCreary, KY

Digestion:

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Eat a clove or garlic tablet before eating.
-Or drink water with lemon while eating.
Dominika D.
Canada

Dizziness:

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Burn a candle near your ear while using something to keep the wax from melting into the ear. This will take care of dizziness.
Travis H.
East Bernstudt, KY

Earache:

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For earaches and/or dirty ears, put cold cooking oil in your ear slowly. Put a piece of cotton into ear to hold oil. Keep head tilted to side for awhile, or lie down with that ear up.
Will Z.
Cincinnati, OH

Blow cigarette smoke in the ear.
Brandy S.
Mt. Vernon, KY

Flu:

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"Hot Toddy" (Whiskey, tea, honey, cough syrup, multivitamins, cinnamon and brown sugar)
Bobby N.
London, KY

Hair:

Use eggs (out of the shell and mixed together) or a dab of mayonnaise, for your hair. It will make it look more healthy and shiny. Rub into hair, making sure roots are saturated.
Chantel M.
Nashville, TN

Rosemary may be used as a hair tonic. - Ozark Remedies by: Fern Angus pg.4

Warm vinegar applied to the scalp will help prevent dandruff- Ozark Remedies by: Fern Angus

Take one or two teaspoons of honey. Mix in a glass of apple cider. Drink each morning to encourage healthy hair growth - Ozark Remedies by: Fern Angus

Headache:

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Put a banana peel on forehead for headache.
B.J. G.
Berea, KY

Hiccups:

Take a few drinks of water while leaning your head over, like you’re drinking upside down.
Krystal C.
Albany, KY

Hickeys:

Apply a cold metal spoon to the hickey and hold in place for 5 minutes. You can also use a piece of ice, applied to the hickey for 5 minutes.
Whitney S.
London, KY

Insomnia:

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Drink a glass of warm milk for insomnia.
Chessa P.
Whitley County, KY

Jelly Fish Sting:

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Pee on the wound, if stung by a jellyfish or better yet, have someone you know to pee on the wound.
Holly B.
Stearns, Ky

Kidney Problems:

Drink a beer for kidney infections. Make sure you are of age, though.
Precious P.
Laurel, KY

Pain:

Pain while weaning:

Put warm, cooked cabbage on breast you decide not to breastfeed and will give the baby a bottle instead. The warmth takes the milk away.
Stacy M.
Corbin, KY

Numbing Pain:

Rub a small amount of liquor on a baby’s gums while teething to take some pain away. Do not give the baby any to drink, just rub it on the gums.
Josh B.
Rockcastle, KY

Skin Irritation/Injury:

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Cold Sore or Fever Blister:

For a cold sore or fever blister, put a used tea bag on it for about 30 minutes. The sore/blister should be gone within 24 hrs.
Theresa M
Berea, KY

Cuts and scrapes:

Aloe vera plant can be used for cuts and scrapes. Break open a leave and rub the oil onto the cut. The oil from this plant can also be used to get rid of warts, if used daily for at least a week.
Hans B.
Srugers Glen, Virginia

Put lemon juice on bug bites.
Jennifer T.
Elizabethtown, KY

Put vinegar on open cuts, wounds or bad chemical burns.
Shane
Somerset, KY

Poison Ivy:

Put shoe polish on poison ivy. (at point of irritation)
Brittany Z.
Floyd County, KY

Sun Burn:

Putting pickle juice on sun burn can help heal it.
Bethany B.
Berea, KY

To remove freckles:

Grate fresh radish root very fine, cover with buttermilk, and let stand over night. Strain through cheese cloth and wash the face morning and night with the resulting liquor. - Ozark Remedies by: Fern Angus pg.5

Sprain:

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Sprain: wrap ankle with strips of brown paper bag soaked with vinegar.
Jeri G.
Carlisle, KY

Stuffy Nose:

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Take a hot shower, standing in the steam for awhile, and it will go away.
Frances D.
California

Throat Problems:

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Sore/Hoarse Throat:

Gargle with salt water daily while sick, and drink 3 cups of chicken broth a day to soothe throat.
Tanika W.
Somerset, KY

Warts:

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Wrap a thread around the wart and tie it in a knot. Cut off the ends of the string and bury those ends under the front porch. When the thread has rotted, the wart should be gone.

Use the oil from a aloe vera leave and place daily onto warts til gone.

Drink hot tea and honey to heal horse throat.
Sarah W.
Berea, KY

Wrinkles:

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Take ten grains of camphor and add two ounces of prepared lard. Add one dram of rectified sprirts of wine. Apply a little of this prepared ointment at night, after thoroughly washing the face. Strengthen the body by means of exercise and a nourishing diet.

Bath the body parts where the wrinkles appear with alum and water. This will tighten the skin. Or use fresh butter, two drams, and mastic.

To restore natural acidity to the skin, rub several times a day with vinegar. Apply baby oil and leave on over night. - Ozark Remedies by: Fern Angus