Description
Got a cough you can’t cure? An insatiable craving for a candy bar? A hangover you can’t shake? This is the book for anyone who wants quick, simple, time-proven cures for anything that ails you. Collected from over 250 country doctors, herbalists, nurses, midwives, dentists, and other medical professionals, here are more than 1,400 drug-free, country-tested remedies for warding off a backache, curing a cough with licorice, relieving neck pain with a hot-pepper cream, cooking a breakfast that will ward off a headache, curing a dizzy spell with potato chips, and much more. These “house-call cures” are tried and true and should be available in every home.
Includes index: 500 pages
Afternoon slump — Altitude sickness — Anemia — Animal scratches — Ankle sprain — Arthritis — Asthma — Athlete’s foot — Backache — Bad breath — Bags under the eyes — Barbed wire cuts — Bed-wetting — Bee and other insect stings — Belching — Birthing pains — Black eye — Blemishes — Blisters — Bloodshot eyes — Body odor — Boils — Breast aches — Breastfeeding problems — Brittle nails — Broken bones — Bronchitis — Bunions — Burns — Bursitis — Cabin fever — Calluses and corns — Cavities — Chafing — Chapped hands — Chapped lips — Charley horse — Chickenpox — Cold hands and feet — Colic — Common cold — Conception problems — Constipation — Coughing — Cradle cap — Cramping — Crossed eyes — Croup — Cuts and scrapes — Dandruff — Dark circles under the eyes — Dehydration — Denture problems — Dermatitis — Diabetes — Diaper rash — Diarrhea — Dizziness — Drowsiness — Dry eyes — Dyspepsia — Earache — Ear noses — Earwax — Eyestrain — Fainting — Fatigue — Fever — Fingernail infections — Fishhook caught in skin — Flat feet — Flatulence — Flu — Food cravings — Food sensitivities — Foot and heel problems — Foot odor — Foot stepped on by cow or horse — Foreign object in eye — Forgetfulness — Frostbite — Gallstones — Genital irritation — Gout — Graying hair — Gum pain — Hair loss — Hair problems in general — Hair tangles — Hammered thumb — Hammertoe — Hangnails — Hangover — Hay fever — Haying or lawn-mowing discomfort — Headaches — Head lice — Hearing loss — Heartburn — Heart palpitations — Heat exhaustion — Heat rash — Hemorrhoids — Hiccups — High blood pressure — High cholesterol — Hip pain — Hives — Hoarseness — Hot flashes — Hyperactivity — Hyperventilation — Impotence — Incontinence — Indigestion — Ingrown hairs — Ingrown toenails — Insect bites — Insomnia — Jaw clicking — Joint pain — Kidney stones — Knee pain — Low sexual desire — Lyme disease — Menopause — Menstrual cramps — Migraines — Morning sickness — Motion sickness — Mouth sores — Nail biting — Nausea — Neck pain — Nervousness — Night blindness — Nightmares — Nosebleed — Overexertion — Overweight — Phlebitis — Pinkeye — Poison ivy and oak — Poor circulation — Postnasal drip — Premenstrual syndrome — Puffy eyes — Puncture wounds — Rashes — Receding gums — Repetitive motion in injury — Restless legs — Scarring — Shingles — Shin splints — Shoulder pain — Side stitches — Sinus problems — Skin fungus — Sleepwalking — Snakebite — Sneezing — Snoring — Snow blindness — Sore muscles — Sore throat — Splinters — Stomachache — Stress –Stuttering — Sty — Sunburn — Swimmer’s ear — Swollen glands — Teeth grinding — Tendinitis — Thumb sucking — Ticks — Toenail fungus — Tongue and cheek bites — Tongue on frozen metal — Tooth stains — Ulcers — Urinary tract infections — Vaginal problems — Varicose veins — Vomiting — Warts — Windburn — Winter depression — Winter itch — Worms
