Home Remedies from the Country Doctor
by By Yankee Magazine (EDT), Heinrichs, Jay, and Heinrichs, Dorothy Behlen
Category: Health & Fitness , Reference

In their search for the secret home remedies that evey doctor used to know, the editors of Yankee Magazine interviewed hundreds of hometown physicians from all parts of New England. Now, their healing wisdom is at your fingertips: how to rock away a bloated stomach; a doctor-proven remedy to erase arthritis pain; an old-fashioned concoction called switchel that fights fatigue; how to cure yeast infection with a clove of garlic and piece of cotton; the natural, safe antiseptic in a leaf that can stop infection; an herbal tea that halts flatulence; an apple-skin remedy for diarrhea; ways to wink away a headache; how to cure hemorrhoids with broccoli; an herbal antidote for foot pain; a country style cure to help prevent kidney stones; and a Vermont doctor's knitting-needle trick to help anyone stop smoking.Plus, hundreds of "house-call cures" to help infants and toddlers and their childhood ailments - from bee stings, croup, and diaper rash to nightmares, nosebleed, and pinkeye.Drawing on years of experience helping families, saving lives, and easing pain, these Yankee doctors share the methods they've learned to fix whatever ails you. How to prevent afternoon slump, prevent bags under the eyes, and remedy cuts from barbed wire. How to overcome cabin fever, clear up a Charley horse, or get out a fishhook that's caught in your skin. How to recover from a hammered thumb or heat exhaustion. Cures for snakebite, swollen glands, and snow blindness. Relief from tendinitis, toenail fungus, and tongue bites. From altitude sickness and bed-wetting to winter itch and worms, this A-to-Z book of home remedies holds a wealth of practical wisdom and healing magic.