Summary per indication (illness)

For each illness, find the home remedy that you will need:

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A

Abscess: clay poultice

Angina : Chadian hot toddy

Anemia (complementary measure!) : nettle soup

Anorexia: wormwood tea, yellow gentian tea, fenugreek tea, centaury tea

Arthritis: horsetail powder, cabbage leaf, tincture of arnica

B

Bad breath: bicarbonate of soda, peppermint tea

Benign hyperplasia of the prostate: hawthorn tea

Bloating: peppermint tea

Breastfeeding: breastfeeding tea, fennel tea

Bronchitis: potato poultice, mustard poultice, mullein tea, remedy for bronchitis

Bruises: marigold compress

Burns to the skin: aloe vera

C

Cardiac problems: hawthorn tea

Chills: milk-based hot toddy, lime-based hot toddy, lime tea, sage tea, elderflower tea, herb tea for chills

Cold: physiological water, inhalation of thyme, inhalation of rosemary

Colitis: peppermint tea

Constipation: magnesium chloride, laxative tea, buckthorn tea, buckthorn decoction, psyllium seeds

Corns: corn remedy

Cough: potato poultice, mustard poultice, mullein syrup, remedy for bronchitis, garlic syrup, pine tree bud syrup, plantain syrup, elderberry syrup, thyme tea, thyme syrup

Cuts: tincture of arnica

Cystitis: cider vinegar, anti-cystitis herbal tea, horsetail tea

D

Depression: St. John’s wort tea

Diarrhea: bramble tea, bilberry tea

Digestive problems: yarrow tea, fennel tea, chamomile decoction, peppermint tea, wormwood tea, milk thistle tea

E

Exposure to the sun: carrot juice (+video)

F

Fatigue: herbal tea for fatigue

Fever: lime tea, lime decoction

Flatulence: cumin tea, lovage tea, star anise decoction, peppermint tea

Flu: elderberry syrup

G

Gastroenteritis: rice water, bilberry tea

H

Hair (blond): chamomile decoction, infusion of onion skins

Hair (loss): wheat germ, nettle-based lotion

Heart (cardiac problems): hawthorn tea

Heartburn : bicarbonate of soda, calamus tea

Hemorrhoids: witch hazel tea

I

Indigestion: peppermint tea

Insect bites: half an onion

Insomnia: lime tea, chamomile tea, valerian tea

Irritable bowel syndrome: peppermint tea

Itching, insect bites: apple cider vinegar, half an onion

L

Lice: oil for lice

M

Menstrual cramps: yarrow tea

Migraine: feverfew tea

N

Nutrition help: dandelion honey

O

Otitis externa: vinegar ear drops

P

Painful periods: lady’s mantle tea

Prostate (benign hyperplasia): hawthorn tea

Psoriasis: sea salt bath, turmeric poultice

R

Rheumatism: turmeric poultice, cabbage leaf, sea salt bath, horsetail powder, blackcurrant tea

S

Shingles: natural remedy for shingles

Sinusitis: inhalation of thyme, onion poultice, physiological water

Skin: inhalation of rosemary

Sore throat: clay poultice, sage tea

Stomach acid: bicarbonate of soda, centaury tea

Stretchmarks: sweet almond oil

Stress: lavender bath, magnesium chloride, sea salt bath

Suntan (preparation for): carrot juice (+video)

Surface wounds (not bleeding): marigold ointment

T

Teeth whitening: bicarbonate of soda

Toothache: cloves, nutmeg

U

Urinary tract infection: cider vinegar, anti-cystitis herbal tea, horsetail tea

V

Vitamin C (lack of): acerola juice

W

Whitlow: compress for whitlow

Wounds: marigold ointment

Scientific and medical interest in home remedies

A. Traditional plant-based drugs

We know that a large proportion of traditional drugs (those which your doctor prescribes for you every day, also called allopathic medicine) come from plants or derivatives.

The most famous example is certainly Aspirin. Indeed, acetylsalicylic acid (the active ingredient in aspirin) was synthesized based on the knowledge of two plants: meadowsweet and willow.

There is also digoxin, an active ingredient indicated for certain cardiac problems, which comes from digitalis (the foxglove plant).

Many other drugs have made it possible to improve our health in recent decades, as is the case of some very effective malaria and cancer drugs.

B. Many home remedies have been scientifically proven

Most home remedies that you will find on this site are scientifically based and come from medicinal plants or mineral substances such as clay or bicarbonate of soda.

Of course, it is possible that certain remedies also enjoy a placebo effect or that the effect has never been verifiably proven (e.g. certain remedies for warts).

However, most of the home remedies suggested have a scientific basis.

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