Insect Bites

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Aug 022010
 

Apple Cider Vinegar

Rubbing apple cider vinegar on insect bites and stings relieves itchiness and pain.  Besides, apple cider vinegar can be applied to:

  • heal burns:  place a soaked gauze to the injured area
  • remove dandruff:  Rinse hair after washing with apple cider vinegar
  • eliminate body odors under the arm
  • cure athletes foot:  soak sore feet daily ina strong solution

Does an Apple Help Heartburn?

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Jun 112009
 

Via: ezinearticles.com

Apples can neutralize stomach acid.

According to some experts, Granny Smith and Braeburn apples are great acid neutralizers and those who prefer natural remedies might want to give them a try. Apples contain malic and tartaric acids which naturally neutralize stomach acids. This reduces stomach pressure, which lessens the likelihood of heartburn. History notes that people have used the natural antacids of apples for many years to relieve discomforts brought about by heartburn. Since apples are natural you can eat as many apples as you’d like without getting any adverse effects.

Apple cider vinegar is another good remedy.

Vinegar is also another popular homemade remedy for heartburn, especially the apple cider vinegar. You can take a couple of teaspoonfuls of this vinegar in a cup of water or in applesauce to experience an immediate healing effect. Vinegar adds to the bulk of the acid in the digestive system and aids in the digestion process.

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Hair Care

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Aug 062008
 

apple cider vinegar, chamomile, onion

  • Apple cider vinegar is a great conditioner. Just rinse your hair with it after washing, using a spray bottle. If you rinse the hair afterwards, you won’t even smell like a pickle until the hair is dry.
  • The following chamomile tea works great as a hair conditioner, especially for blond hair, making is shinier, and easier to comb too. The same tea makes for a wonderful face wash too, so don’t worry if ti runs over your face while you condition your hair with it: Bring a pint of water to a boil, remove from heat. Add 2 tsp of dried chamomile flowers and let steep for about 45 minutes. Strain. Use when luke warm to cold.
  • Another great conditioner is a tea made from onion skin. This tea will also enhance the color of your hair and even soften some of the gray hair if used weekly: Collect the dry outside skin of golden or brown onions (not the moist inner skins) until you have about 2.5 cups of lightly packed skins. Put them in a pan and cover them with 1 quart of boiling water. Cover and let steep for 50 minutes, strain using a sieve. After shampooing your hair and rinsing, towel dry it and then rinse again with the onion tea several times. Finally, rinse again with water.

Gallstones

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Apr 302008
 

apple, chicory, endive, grapefruit

  • To make gall stones pass, drink nothing but apple cider vinegar for a day, 1/2 a cup five times a day. For the next three days, drink a mixture of 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar and 1/4 cup of pure virgin olive oil mixed together, again five times a day. On the 5th day,the stones should pass, never to come back.
  • Eating more apples will prevent cholesterol-induced gall stones from forming in the first place.
  • A tea of chicory root and endive tea helps expelling gallstones very well. Bring 1 quart of water to a boil, add 3 tbsp of chicory root, reduce heat and let simmer for about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, add half a cut of raw and finely cut endive. Cover and let steep for 45 minutes. Drink several cups of the tea twice a day between meal times. Make sure that one of the two times is about 2 hours before retiring for the night.
  • Expelling gall stones and stopping gallbladder pain can be achieved by taking 2 tbsp of olive oil every morning, followed by 1/2 cup of grapefruit juice.

Burns

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Feb 032008
 

apple cider vinegar, banana, carrot, juniper berries

  • Apply gauze soaked in apple cider vinegar to injured areas to relieve pain and heal burns.
  • The inner surface of ripe banana peel applied directly to the skin relieves pain from and heals burns, rash and boils.
  • Dress burned skin in gauze dipped in carrot juice and lightly wrung to reduce swelling and inflammation. Repeat treatment several times a day over two days or as long as needed
  • Juniper berry tea made from 8 tbsp. berries in 1 qt of boiling water steeped for 1 hour may be used to wash burns, scalds, sores and all kings of infected wounds several times a day for relief and healing.