Oddball ointments, powerful potions & fabulous folk remedies. that’ll cure almost anything that ails ya! : 1,253 remedies

504 Pages·2002·33.82 MB·English

by  Jean Karen Thomas

Jerry Baker Health
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Published by American Master Products, Inc. / Jerry Baker
Kim Adam Gasior, Publisher
A Jerry Baker Health Book and A Blackberry Cottage Production
Editorial Consultant: Ellen Michaud, Blackberry Cottage Productions
Design: Nest Publishing Resources
Editors: Megan Othersen, Laura Wallace, Carol Keough
Writers: Jean Karen Thomas, Laura Wallace
Book Composition: Dan MacBride
Illustrator: Wayne Michaud
Copyeditor: Candace Levy
Medical Advisor and Reviewer: Elizabeth Wotton, N.D.
Printed in the United States of America
Illustrations, copyright © 2002 by Wayne Michaud
Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication
Thomas, Jean Karen.
Jerry Baker’s oddball ointments, powerful potions & fabulous folk remedies
that’ll cure almost anything that ails ya /author, Jean Karen Thomas;
editor, Kim Adam Gasior; illustrator, Wayne Michaud. - 1st ed. p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN: 978-0-922433-44-5
1. Traditional medicine. 2. Self-care, Health—Popular works. I. Baker, Jerry.
II. Gasior, Kim Adam. III. Title. IV. Title: Oddball ointments, powerful
potions &c fabulous folk remedies that’ll cure almost anything that ails ya!
RM122.5.T46 2002 615.8’8
QBI02-200138
22 20 18 16 17 19 21 23 hardcover
CONTENTS
Age Spots: Those Unflattering Freckles i
Sure-Fire Freckle Flatteners
Oddball Ointment: 29$ Spot Remover
Fabulous Folk Remedy: Flower Face Wash
Powerful Potion: Blemish-Banishing Tonic
Allergies: Merely Annoying to Downright Dangerous
How to Dry Up the Drips
Natural Native Medicine: Get Steamy with Herbs
Oddball Ointment: Salve Your Sinuses
Powerful Potion: Ragweed Relief
Anemia: It’s More Than Just Fatigue 16
Worshiping the Great Pumpkin
Powerful Potion: Strawberry Tea
Powerful Potion: Start at the Root
Fabulous Folk Remedy: Blackstrap for Breakfast!
Anxiety: The Stuff Worrywarts Are Made Of 26
Fabulous Folk Remedy: Treat Your Feet
Powerful Potion: Skullcap Soother
Powerful Potion: Gratitude Tea
Oddball Ointment: Lovely Lavender
Arthritis: Preventing the Pain 31
Fabulous Folk Remedy: Wrap It Up!
Oddball Ointment: Herbal Helper
Powerful Potion: Meadow Mixer for Super Circulation
CONTENTS
Asthma: Waiting to Exhale 40
Breathe-Easy Relief
Fabulous Folk Remedy: Super Onion Soup
Oddball Ointment: Take a Deep Breath
Powerful Potion: The Starbucks Special
Athlete’s Foot: Don’t Shrink-Wrap Your Toes
Fabulous Folk Remedy: Pickle Your Toes
Oddball Ointment: Take a Powder
Natural Native Medicine: Thyme to Heal the Problem
Powerful Potion: Terrific Tootsie Tonic
Back Pain: Watch Your Back! 55
Take a Foad Off
Powerful Potion: Hot Herbal Tea Toddy
Oddball Ointment: Apply Arnica, Say Ahhh!
Fabulous Folk Remedy: Soak in Some Salts
Bad Breath: Here’s to the Freshest Mouth in Town! 64
An Apple a Day
Oddball Ointment: Myrrhvalous Mouthwash
Natural Native Medicine: Chew On a Few Feaves
Powerful Potion: Red-Pepper Mouthwash
Bleeding Gums (see Gingivitis)
?vian Blisters: How to Avoid the Friction 68
Practice Safe Socks
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Oddball Ointment: Comfrey Comfort
Fabulous Folk Remedy: Cornstarch and Petroleum Jelly
Powerful Potion: Tan Your Hide
Bloating (see Fluid Retention)