Burnt your tongue? Sprinkle a few grains of sugar on the sore spot to alleviate the tenderness. Eat a banana to dislodge a pill stuck in your throat. The soft bulk of the fruit will move it along. Home made cough remedy; boil a lemon in a cup of water, remove lemon, cut in half an extract juice. To the juice add 1/2 a cup of honey. Take a teaspoon at a time as required. Stir well before each dose. Keep an aloe vera plant in the kitchen to treat minor burns. Simply break off a piece of the fleshy part of the plant and apply to the burn Relieve pain from wasp sting by soaking affected area in ice water to which a couple of drops of Dettol have been added. SAND FLY BITES - Visiting Port Headland or Broome in the near future? Pack a small container of Brown Vinegar when on the red sandy shores to douse skin when the inevitable Sand Fly bites appear. Fast relief from the itching and swelling (if allergic)and CHEAP! |