Ancient Remedies That Work
Since I grew up in the Appalachians, I have had reason to develop an interest in remedies from the past. Many of them can make me laugh uncontrollably, quite a few are extremely disgusting, but a few actually work. These are some of the more interesting.
Spider Webs: These actually have two uses, one of which has been studied. The most common one is as a pain killer. Wad up about an aspirin sized ball of the webs, and if you can handle swallowing it, the salicin in it could ease the pain. Salicin is the active principle in aspirin products.
The second use kind of makes sense, but is equally hard to handle. Place a spider web over a wound and something in it could help coagulate the blood. While this hasn’t been clinically tested, those who promote this use point out that insects caught in the web can’t get out, so why wouldn’t it help stanch the flow of blood?
Vapor Rub: If you read the ingredients in that small jar of rub, there are several plant oils in it. Camphor, menthol, oil of thyme and oil of rosemary can usually be found in the bottle. Most of us know to use it for chest congestion, sore throats and other minor complaints, but did you know it can kill nail fungus?
Most insurance plans don’t cover prescription medications that kill toe fungus, so those who want to get rid of the unsightly yellowing have a problem. However, the oil of thyme and oil of rosemary can handle this difficulty, and most vapor rubs are inexpensive, especially compared to specially made fungus creams.
Cayenne: Many people are aware that the active principle in cayenne can be used as a topical pain killer, but it can do something else. Granting, this isn’t to heal the body, it does help rid the house of ants. The ants cannot handle crossing a line of cayenne powder.
I have to share one other odd remedy, which is not one I’d ever try. It is so gross it is almost amusing. It’s called “Ye Horse Dung Water.” How this idea came about, I do not know, but someone actually went to all the trouble to distill horse dung, then mixed it with a bunch of other stuff, most of which is equally gross. It was to be given to women who were suffering from malaise and other equally vague diagnosis.
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