What are some home remedies that may work?
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Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:Some home remedies that may work include:
Onion Wrap for Fever Aches and Pains
Method: Peel and slice an onion. Then cut the tops of panty hose and place the slices inside. Wrap around your ankle like a bracelet. Put a sock on over the onion. Wear overnight to reduce your fever.
Verdict: It might work. Onions have anti-inflammatory properties that could reduce a fever, but only when eaten. There is no evidence that this would work through the skin.
A Warm Drink for PMS Symptoms
Method: This homemade warm, spicy drink contains oregano, rosemary, anise seeds, and cloves. Drink before bed to ease the bloating, cramps, and back pain that accompany your monthly period.
Verdict: This is a "maybe!" All the ingredients in this warm drink reduce bloating and gastrointestinal cramps, but there's no research that links those ingredients to PMS symptoms.
Some home remedies that may work include: Onion Wrap for Fever Aches and Pains Method: Peel and slice an onion. Then cut the tops of panty hose and place the slices inside. Wrap around your ankle like a bracelet. Put a sock on over the onion. Wear... More -
Burke Lennihan RN CCH answered:Aloe vera is a great plant to have around for burns. A lot of people keep an aloe plant in their kitchen. When you burn yourself, you just break off a leaf, which oozes a gel that you can apply directly to the burn. Aloe vera gel is also available in a tube from any health food store. Some people like to keep it in the refrigerator when they’re likely to get a sunburn – then it’s both cooling and healing when you apply it.
Calendula is another wonderful remedy for burns, cuts and scrapes. You could make it at home – you could grow calendula plants (they’re a particular type of marigold) and use the petals to make an extract. But it’s easier to get it from a health food store in a lotion or spray which is a gentle way to apply it to a burn.
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Aloe vera is a great plant to have around for burns. A lot of people keep an aloe plant in their kitchen. When you burn yourself, you just break off a leaf, which oozes a gel that you can apply directly to the burn. Aloe vera gel is also available... More
