Tag: Home remedies

The 9 Most Dangerous Plants in the World

Some posts may contain affiliate links. The 9 Most Dangerous Plants in the World These plants are scary to say the least! The featured article actually shows a Australian host “testing” to see if the rumored pain caused by the Gympie plant is as bad as he had been told. Please, Please, don’t repeat his error and …

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Home Remedies Recipes for Kidney Stones

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Home Remedies Recipes for Kidney Stones I have been blessed to never have had a kidney stone. I am told they are extraordinarily painful. I have witnessed others suffer and that got me thinking about dealing with this medical issue without costly medical expenses (if it isn’t so bad …

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MIY Neosporin

Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Neosporin                Photo: simplyme This particular salve is great for minor cuts, scrapes, minor burns, diaper rash, dry skin, and eczema just like the store bought Neosporin. Only with this, you know what you are actually putting on your skin. I don’t like putting things on my own …

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A Pictorial Guide to 13 Herbs

Some posts may contain affiliate links. A Pictorial Guide to 13 Herbs For all of us visual learners this can be a great tool for learning which herbs are which in their fresh or wild form! It can even be printed out for foraging expeditions done for enjoyment or out of necessity. I am much more …

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Home Remedies for Earaches & Ear Infections

Home Remedies for Earaches & Ear Infections Earaches are the worst! Painful, distracting, causing sleepless nights and if the one suffering from the earache is a child their sleeplessness leads to your not sleeping either!  First and foremost, you want the pain to stop and any infection to be dealt with before it gets worse. …

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MIY Four Thieves Oil

MIY Four Thieves Oil Four thieves oil is an extremely powerful disinfectant/antibacterial which is believed to stop illnesses like the plague from spreading! There are other recipes for this mixture that are meant to be taken orally, I did not include them because they are too risky to ingest. Some of the ingredients are well …

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20 Unconventional Uses for VapoRub

20 Unconventional Uses for VapoRub As a child the aroma of vaporub used to waft through our home late fall to early spring. Someone in the household during those months always was suffering from congestion and mom had the humidifier going with the vaporub filling the top container.It was then and still is now in …

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Identifying Little Hogweed & its Benefits From Giant Hogweed & its Dangers

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Identifying Little Hogweed & its Benefits From Giant Hogweed & its Dangers     Then I came across this article touting the benefits of Little Hogweed for human consumption including recipes! Obviously the difference between the two plants is more than just size. I sounds to me like Little …

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Fire Cider Recipe and Use

Fire Cider Recipe and Use My first reaction to this recipe was “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger!” The all most powerful of the healing foods are within this one concoction. With the exceptions of the horseradish and the jalapeno peppers I actually like all the individual ingredients. I admit that I however, cringe at …

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Making Amish Black Salve

Making Amish Black Salve Many of us are following the lead of the Amish when it comes to making our own products particularly preppers who are concerned for a day when those products will be unavailable store bought and homesteaders who often live very simply do it yourself lifestyles. The Amish black salve is known …

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