10 Home Remedy Cures for Those Everyday Little Discomforts

There are many, many different minor situations we encounter in our daily lives that result in some type of discomfort. Insect bites, burns, the common cold, diarrhea, constipation...The list of these daily discomforts alone is almost endless and can be an article all by itself. Knowledge of home remedy cures for the most common types of these daily situations can make the difference as to whether you suffer from the discomfort for a brief period or longer.

Here is are some of the home remedies my Mom and Grandmother used for everyday ailments;

The remedy for head pounding headaches was not two aspirins. My Grandma would heat up a pot of water and add mustard powder to it. My Grandpa would soak his feet in it. Next she would tie a bandana tightly around his head at the forehead level and give him a cup of ginger tea to drink.

For stuffy noses from head colds and allergies there were multiple home remedies to select from. The one I disliked most was to inhale a pinch of ground pepper. There is also the adding of one-quarter of a cup of vinegar to the vaporizer. Or, peel and halve a clove of garlic and hold it on your tongue and inhale as long as you can take the fumes into the throat and lungs. Believe me...each of these stuffy nose home remedies work.

The home remedy cure for ugly cold sores is to tab them with yogurt or vinegar throughout the day. This causes them to dry up really fast.

You just burned your tongue with the hot filling on a piece of Grandma's hot apple pie, to cure this discomfort quickly, sprinkle a pinch or two of sugar on the burned tongue area to ease the pain.

For non-serious skin cuts, a peeled and bruised half clove of garlic secured with a bandage over the injured area for 10 minutes or so halted the bleeding.

To reduce the discoloration which occurs whenever you bang one of your arms or legs, the home cure remedy was to place a slice of onion over the bruised area for 15 minutes or so.

There are many other home remedies and cures my Mom and Grandma used, including having us eat peanut butter to get rid of hiccups, eating a puree lemon mixed with salt to get rid of diarrhea, and standing on a cold floor to get rid of a cramped leg muscle. Something to due with the coldness reduced the blood flow and relaxes the cramped area.

I never truly understood the why's behind the various home remedy cures my Mom and Grandma used to make me feel better...but I do recall they always worked. These are a few of the ones I still use as necessary. I trust they will also serve you in a time of need. Home remedy cures have withstood the test of time because they work. Knowing why is not always necessary when you know how. For instance, why would blowing the warm air from a hair dryer in your face and breathing in this air halt a cold from taking root? Another home remedy cure you can try.

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Resource: Personal Experience (things my grandma and mother use to do to me)