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45. Interesting. I'm going to try to find some comfrey. Chronic left leg pain which has been

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deemed by my doctor to be sciatica. I use CBD oil but just by itself.

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What home remedy did your mother or grandmother use when you were young and sick as a child? Mine was a mustard [View all] debm55 Sunday OP

Chicken soup The Blue Flower Sunday #1

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Awww SuzyandPuffpuff Sunday #2

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Grandma always used... oldsoldierfadingfast Sunday #88

That is very interesting. Thank you for sharing with us, oldsoldierfadingfast. debm55 Sunday #89

My "never allow alcohol in her home"Grandma generally still had something hidden for "Hot Toddies" hlthe2b Sunday #5

Thank you very much for sharing your home remedy for us, hithe2b. debm55 Sunday #6

My mom was from the South Soul_of_Wit Sunday #33

They used to spray our throats with mercurochrome markodochartaigh Sunday #7

Oh my, I hated that stuff. Thank you for sharing, markodochartaigh. That would be terrible. debm55 Sunday #14

Mustard Plaster Shoobee Sunday #8

Yes, I remember when they lifted the cloth off, I had a large red square on my chest. Thank you for sharing, Shoobee. debm55 Sunday #10

Hot toddies were also given to us as kids when we had a cold or flu. 10 Turtle Day Sunday #9

Thank you very much for sharing, 10 Turtle Day. I did the gargling with hot salt water for a sore throat. debm55 Sunday #15

My grandmother... 2naSalit Sunday #11

thank you very much for sharing with us, 2naSalit. If you remember any others give them a post. debm55 Sunday #16

Oops... 2naSalit Sunday #31

That's okay. debm55 Sunday #35

We used flat Pepsi. LoisB Sunday #22

That was a common one also... 2naSalit Sunday #30

Interesting. I'm going to try to find some comfrey. Chronic left leg pain which has been LoisB Sunday #45

There's a warning that goes with comfrey... 2naSalit Sunday #47

Thank you very much, for sharing with us, LoisB. debm55 Sunday #36

I remember coke syrup! Was yummy Freddie 13 hrs ago #105

Sweet spirits of nitre in a spoon with sugar; Geritol for prevention biophile Sunday #12

Thank you very much, biophile, for sharing. I remember the Geritol and an elixir called St. John's syrup. debm55 Sunday #18

When my boys were teething, my Nana told me to dip GPV Sunday #13

Thank you very much, GPV , for sharing with us. I remember that one. My family would rub the brandy on the gums. debm55 Sunday #19

Onion juice and sugar or vinegar and sugar for sore throat. Slice onion into a glass, pour LoisB Sunday #17

Thank you very much, for sharing with us, LoisB. That is a new one for me. debm55 Sunday #20

Sweet oil aka olive oil for earaches berniesandersmittens Sunday #21

Thank you very much for sharing the home remedy. berniesandersmittens. debm55 Sunday #37

A 2-Fer justaprogressive Sunday #23

Thank you very much for sharing that home remedy with us, justaprogressive. debm55 Sunday #39

Daily, in winter, a mixing spoon of Castor Oil or Cod Liver Oil on the way out the door for LoisB Sunday #24

I never had Castor Oil or Cod Liver Oil, Thank you very much for sharing, LoisB debm55 Sunday #40

You were lucky. If anyone ever tries to convince you to get anywhere near either, RUN. LoisB Sunday #46

Tincture of Merthiolate, or Golden Raisin Sunday #25

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you , Golden Raisin. Mine was Vaseline. Used for every booboo on the skin. debm55 Sunday #41

Vicks VapoRub sop Sunday #26

Agree. How about the Vick's thing you put in your nose for nasal stufffiness? Thank you for sharing, sop debm55 Sunday #42

My mother would put Vicks VapoRub up our noses. It's a miracle we survived. sop Sunday #43

Yuk. Thank you sop for sharing. That sounds terrible. debm55 Sunday #53

Hot milk in our ears for earache displacedvermoter Sunday #27

Oh wow. Did it work? Thank you for sharing displacedvermoter. debm55 Sunday #58

Very soothing I recall displacedvermoter Sunday #61

Thank you very much debm55 Sunday #67

Chicken soup Bluestocking Sunday #28

Thank you for sharing, Bluestocking. I had the canned stuff. But it worked like one of the vaporizers. debm55 Sunday #59

I grew up in Michigan JBTaurus83 Sunday #29

Vernors! Soul_of_Wit Sunday #32

Canada Dry here. multigraincracker Sunday #52

When I was (much) younger and went on my first flight JBTaurus83 Sunday #62

HAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you JBTaurus83 debm55 Sunday #57

Yup! buzzycrumbhunger Sunday #91

Flat 7up or sprite for upset tummies. mwmisses4289 Sunday #34

Thank you very much for your home remedies, mwmisses4289. I would have the honey and lemon juice in hot tea. debm55 Sunday #50

Have a cup of tea you will feel better ☕ TommieMommy Sunday #38

HAHAHHAHAH. Thank you very much for sharing with us, TommieMommy. debm55 Sunday #49

Vicks Vapo Rub and Camphophanic. rsdsharp Sunday #44

Thank you very much for the home remedy, rsdsharp debm55 Sunday #48

Rubbing alcohol bottomofthehill Sunday #51

Oh, Thank you so much for sharing with us, bottomofthehill. I have never heard of that remedy before. debm55 Sunday #55

Vicks vapor rub WmChris Sunday #54

Oh my. You swallowed it? You are a brave soul, WmChris. debm55 Sunday #56

Black strap molasses in a cup of milk for your hair. debm55 Sunday #60

Gingerale with the bubbles stirred out. It was special because applegrove Sunday #63

Thank you very much for sharing with us.applegrove. that is interesing about the bubles being stirred out. debm55 Sunday #68

Barley water KT2000 Sunday #64

Thank you very much, for sharing with us, KT2000. That is interesting. debm55 Sunday #69

Never heard of barley water so I found this: Nittersing 15 hrs ago #97

I think I might too. Thank you for looking that up for us. Nittersing. debm55 14 hrs ago #98

Thank you! KT2000 13 hrs ago #99

This wasn't my mom or grandmother, but a friend's cold remedy Jilly_in_VA Sunday #65

HAHAHAHHAHAHAH. That's funny. Thank you Jilly_in_VA. debm55 Sunday #70

Red wine Danascot Sunday #66

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Danascot. debm55 Sunday #71

Canadian Club, lemon juice and honey nuxvomica Sunday #72

Hahahahahhhaha, Thanks for sharing with us, nuxvomica. That's funny. debm55 Sunday #73

Honey and lemon for sore throats Luciferous Sunday #74

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Luciferous. debm55 Sunday #75

my father was an MD pfitz59 Sunday #76

Thank you very much for sharing with us, pfitz59 debm55 Sunday #78

Something called paregoric. MLAA Sunday #77

Paregoric was also used to induce vomiting. When I was very young I remember it in the first aid case . Believe it or debm55 Sunday #81

I was given it for car sickness...it worked in that that after a few mins you didn't care whether or not you were sick! MLAA Sunday #83

Codeine will do that to you. Robitussin-"get a quiet night of sleep" was the one that had codeine in it. Thank you for debm55 Sunday #86

I had a cold and my grandmother put a bowl of chopped onions on the corner of the headboard as I slept. MIButterfly Sunday #79

Oh wow. Thank you for sharing with us. MIButterfly. debm55 Sunday #84

Not my mother, but one of her first cousins. greatauntoftriplets Sunday #80

HAHAHA. I bet you did sleep like a baby that night. Thank you very much, greatauntoftriplets. for sharing. debm55 Sunday #82

Always had prune juice in the fridge. BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #85

HAHAHA. Yes , they do. Thank you for sharing with us. BlueWaveNeverEnd. It is used for constipation debm55 Sunday #87

My mom totally loved a disgusting concoction called milk toast. Her mother... 3catwoman3 Sunday #90

Thank you very much for sharing with us, 3catwoman3. I don't think I had that remedy. It doesn't sound very good. debm55 19 hrs ago #94

And here I ASKED for milk toast lol prudence54 13 hrs ago #107

Hot Tang! FM123 Yesterday #92

Thank you, FM123. that sounds very creative. debm55 19 hrs ago #95

Mercurochrome for cuts; Terpin Hydrate and Codeine for coughs; and Calamine for poison ivy. NBachers Yesterday #93

Thank you , NBachers. The same were used in my house too. debm55 19 hrs ago #96

Head leaning over a steaming pan of water. break congestion in nose and chest. debm55 13 hrs ago #100

Earaches we got warmed "sweet oil" drops in the ear. It was very soothing. Also a heating pad. prudence54 13 hrs ago #101

Thank you very much for sharing all your home remedies with us, prudence. Yes, I forgot about the heating pad for the debm55 8 hrs ago #110

Ginger ale for stomach aches, Vicks Vapo-Rub for colds (hated it!), Ocelot II 13 hrs ago #102

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Ocelot II. I had all your selections except for the milk toast. What was that debm55 8 hrs ago #111

Whiskey with some other ingredients. RandySF 13 hrs ago #103

Thank you very much RandySF for sharing with us. debm55 8 hrs ago #112

Whiskey & honey or BittyJenkins 13 hrs ago #104

Thank you very much for the selections, BittyJenkins. What was the sock for? debm55 8 hrs ago #113

Poultice jgurtlerterp 13 hrs ago #106

My grandmother did something similiar with cloth. But it was made with dried mustard and other things. heated in a pot debm55 8 hrs ago #115

Mom used coal oil wraps for any injury. bmbmd 12 hrs ago #108

Oh my. did it burn? Thank you very much bmbmd. I have never heard of that one before. debm55 8 hrs ago #114

My dad said to me, you're not sick, think Emile 12 hrs ago #109

Thank you very much for your post, Emile. Sometimes positive Thinking can only go so far. debm55 8 hrs ago #116