I come from a line of healers. Mom says that we’ve only seen the inside of the doctor’s office for few vaccinations and one or two injuries (such as me falling head first onto a sharp rock from about 5-foot height). All of our maladies were taken care of at home with herbs and other random home remedies.
Chris will jokingly say that my “untreated” high fevers killed many a brain cell and I can’t find any evidence to refute him. What are going to do…
The thing is, my parents still swear by their methods. Here are some of them:
High Fever
- Mom would soak a pair of thick socks in vinegar and put them on our feet. She would then cover the wet ones with a pair of thick Bosnian handmade wool slippers-socks. Tucked in.
Cough
- Parchment or newspaper thickly coated with lard, laid on our chests. Tucked in.
- Primrose tisane
Crying baby
- Chamomile tea, sometimes with milk.
Flu
- Raw garlic. Lots of it.
Worms (yes, this we did have)
- Grind pumpkin seeds, raw garlic, corriander seed. Ingest.
Minor cuts
- Apply propolis tincture — a bee product my dad still swears by
Constipation
- Yogurt or
- Raw, cold milk
Ear infection
- Few drops of expressed juice of a succulent plant Common Houseleek, into the ear or
- A drop of olive oil
Diaper rash
- Fish oil pomade
Stomach pain
- Few drops of propolis tincture in warm water