Use this tag for "natural" solutions to common problems such as healthcare conditions, but also everyday nuisances and problems. See also "folk remedies" or "home remedies".
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Does placing onions on one's feet purify the blood and kill bacteria, germs and pathogens?
According to this article:
This is what happens when you put cut up onions in your socks while you sleep
when you sleep with onions on your feet, inside your socks, the following happens:
Purify your blood: Phosphoric acid from the onions as it’s…
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Can this Ayurvedic concoction reduce chances of swine flu?
The Indian Government is openly distributing an Ayurvedic Kadha ( concoction) that claims to reduce the chances of contracting Swine Flu. They're doing this along with the sale of vaccines for Swine Flu.
This concoction has the following…
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Does drinking hot water have positive health effects?
A related question (Does drinking warm or hot water aid in digestion?) asks about the effects of hot water on digestion. I recently came across an article that claimed a much larger set of benefits. Are there any non-digestive effects of drinking…
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Does eating brewer’s yeast increase hair growth?
I heard this idea many times, here for example.
Brewer’s yeast contains many vitamins, minerals and proteins that are indispensable for your hair. The lack of these nutrients, instead, may cause weak, dull and brittle hair fibre, prone to…
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Does flushing the gallbladder have any positive effect on one's health?
Many websites propose cleansing the gallbladder (or the liver) in specific ways (frequently with fruit juice and oil) which they claim causes the gallbladder to expel cholesterol in the form of small balls.
Is there any scientific evidence that it…
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Can Jarzębiak (rowan fruit nalewka) lead to dangerous blood pressure drops?
I've heard some urban legends / 'drink party tales' about that particular liquor:
Jarzębiak is a fruit vodka made from rowan by extracting the fruit through infusion and then mixing the extract with other ingredients - natural caramel, wine…
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Does baking soda remove stains from your teeth?
I've heard this a few times now with people claiming that brushing your teeth with baking soda is a good way to whiten your teeth and generally a better product to use than toothpaste.
Toothpaste manufacturers have obviously heard this too as there…
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Do charcoal bags help removing volatile organic compounds (VOCs)?
I have read some claims that charcoal bags help removing harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Bamboo Charcoal helps improve indoor air quality by absorbing and trapping odors, allergens, and harmful VOCs.
Is this claim scientifically…
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Are green clay cataplasms effective to treat tendinitis?
I have heard and read from various (low quality) sources that green clay cataplasms are effective to treat tendinitis (a.k.a. tendonitis). E.g.:
Argiletz:
Green clay can be used for healing bruises and relieving pain in
children and grown-ups:…
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Does lemon juice help remove warts?
There are many sites on the web that claim that lemon juice is effective in removing warts (see this Google search).
Information varies. Some sites say that application several times a day is enough, and results are fairly rapid. Others suggest…
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Does Impatiens capensis (a.k.a. jewelweed) relieve symptoms caused by poison ivy or other irritants?
As a kid, I was taught during my summer camp that jewelweed, a plant commonly found throughout North America, is an effective treatment for poison ivy and stinging nettle.
Indeed, I've used it myself after touching stinging nettle, and felt…
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Does a hot beverage cool you down in summer?
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Is drinking hot water more beneficial during hot weather?
There are many people who claim that they like to drink hot drinks during warm or hot weather, as it cools them down.
Examples of such claims are here and here.
Is…
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Does Korean ginseng develop brain efficiency and prolong life?
From Proceeding of the Mini Workshop Southeast Asia Germany Alumni Network (SEAG):
"... the Korean ginseng (Panax schinsen) has been well known as a tonic,
treatment for Diabetes Mellitus, effective to develop energy, sex
ability, to cure eyes…
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Does raspberry jam serve as fever reducer?
In USSR when I grew up, it was a common folk remedy (which seemed to work) to use raspberry jam (usually with tea) as fever reducer.
Specifically, it caused you to sweat a lot, not sure if that was supposed to be a side effect or an actual mechanism…
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How antiviral is coconut oil?
Search results for the phrase only produce results from sources akin to Natural News. Can coconut oil seriously kill HIV and other viruses?
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