Medieval Remedies That Still Work Today

Home Remedies - Facts or Quacks?hiccups. No doubt you immediately thought of
In a previous article we looked at several possiblescaring the victim, holding your breath while
definitions of a home remedy, and patcheddrinking a glass of water, and breathing through a
together a definition that met our mental imagepaper bag. I'm sure some of you even thought of
of such a remedy. If you missed it, here's theothers.
definition we derived.At some time, these procedures must have
A home remedy is an experience-based or evenworked well enough to stop hiccups that others
accidental remedy or cure prepared from herbs,began using them. I'm sure you've already noticed
plants, or other available ingredients by commonthat each cure mentioned above changes the
folk when modern medical help was unavailable (orvictim's breathing rhythm, which may be why
hadn't been devised yet).they sometimes stop annoying hiccups.
But Home Remedies Are From The Dark Ages,Look Past The Obvious
Right?The hiccup example demonstrates the assertion
Not so fast! Countless myths, legends, andthat home cures and folk remedies have at least
superstitions have survived for centuries, so whya grain of truth in them. Think about that the
not home remedies too? Think about it: we blessnext time you rub aloe vera juice on a burn,
someone after sneezing to ward off evil spirits,starve a cold (or feed a fever), or hear of a
throw a pinch of spilled salt over the shoulder tomother who puts her child with chicken pox
prevent bad luck, say that breaking a mirrortogether with her healthy children so they all
brings bad luck, and we knock on wood or findcatch it now rather than later.
four-leaf clovers to bring luck.Are home remedies things of the past? I don't
How Many Times Have You Used These Folkthink so!
Remedies?Thank you for reading. Learn more about free
Home remedies from The Dark Ages are allhome remedies by using the resources displayed
around us. Quick: name three ways to curebelow.