1801 Home Remedies

You don’t have to run to the doctor for every bruise, backache, cut, or cold. Chances are, the solution you need is right at hand. From bee stings to bunions, heat rash to hiccups, warts to wrinkles, here are doctor-approved treatments for more than 100 health complaints—remedies that are easy, safe, clever, and effective. Learn how to use:

Peanut butter to halt the hiccups

Acupressure to ease a toothache

Crushed aspirin tablets to soften a corn

A hardboiled egg to steam a sty

A mustard footbath to ease a headache

Ginger to reduce arthritis pain

Tennis balls to stop snoring

A hair dryer to help with diaper rash and athlete’s foot

Dandelion to flush out kidney stones

Zinc to clear your complexion

Plus discover the 20 Top Household Healers, from aloe vera to baking soda to witch hazel to zinc.

Long before the age of high-tech medicine—and health insurance companies—people healed themselves at home using timetested techniques, many of which are still valuable today.

With the help of our board of medical advisors and modernday scientific research, we’ve selected the very best herbs, foods, and household healers to help you feel better fast, without expensive drugs and with fewer side effects. This is a book no home should be without.