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Post by Fairscup on Jun 6, 2011 19:01:22 GMT 1
Always remember as a youngster my mother putting a dab of butter (or was it margarine) on bumps and bruises. Can't remember if it helped at all.
Then there was rubbing dockleaves on nettle stings. Think that actually soothed the burning sensation.
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Post by Roma on Jun 6, 2011 19:06:00 GMT 1
We got goose grease rubbed on our chest's in winter, hated it as it smelt horrid  |
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Post by geordie on Jun 6, 2011 19:43:41 GMT 1
butter still works. I rubbed it on my granddaughters forhead and it stopped the swelling this morning, dont know why
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Post by geordie on Jun 6, 2011 19:44:19 GMT 1
can you still get kaolin potice? that seemed to work
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Post by Shadow on Jun 6, 2011 20:33:59 GMT 1
Kaolin potice-I'm afraid Ive never even heard of it until now let alone seen it on sale anywhere  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2011 20:54:24 GMT 1
can you still get kaolin potice? that seemed to work You can still get these............. Just for info Shads Kaolin Poultice offers a highly effective alternative to more intrusive treatments for a whole range of muscular strains, infected sores and wounds. That said I know them more from people that have horses. CWL  |
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Post by Shadow on Jun 6, 2011 20:58:30 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2011 21:21:16 GMT 1
Lets hope Geordie doesn't suffer from Polly syndrome................one is bad enough, with two I may need medical assistance.  CWL  |
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Post by Jazz on Jun 6, 2011 22:01:46 GMT 1
I used to get a dessert spoonful of cod liver oil every morning before my shredded wheat as a kid. Still use the same spoon now for my cereal and soup and, well anything that needs a spoon to shovel stuff in my mouth.....apart from stirring tea, coffee of course! ;D The cod liver oil was horrible, by the way....no wonder they put it into capsules now!  |
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Post by Roma on Jun 6, 2011 22:11:53 GMT 1
I give the dog god liver oil capsules Jazz ;D |
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Post by Jazz on Jun 6, 2011 22:16:55 GMT 1
"God's Liver", Roma.....thats blasphemy, isn't it?! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Shadow on Jun 6, 2011 22:18:46 GMT 1
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Post by geordie on Jun 6, 2011 22:48:21 GMT 1
excuse my spelling I meant poultice but had washed my fingers and like washing hair, cant do a thing with them afterwards
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Post by Shadow on Jun 6, 2011 23:13:50 GMT 1
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Post by Ann1 on Jun 6, 2011 23:35:07 GMT 1
My mam use to give me asefeteda(sp) (she used to call it assyfeta) god knows what it was for  It tasted foul  Fairs, I still use dock leaves if I'm stung by nettles, works a treat, and you'll always find dock leaves growing by nettles  Natures not daft mind!!
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I've seen Newcastle United win silverware!
Natures not daft mind!! 