Alternative health practitioner Ahnjel Ali points out items from the pantry that can be used as natural remedies.The emphasis is that these remedies are useful in a pinch.
Pantry first-aid treatments:
- If you are out of rubbing alcohol, vanilla extract is a great substitute because it has high alcohol content and would be great for cleaning out cuts.
- Baking soda mixed with water to make a paste is a great antibacterial agent for cuts, scrapes and sunburn pain.
- Meat tenderizer or lemon juice relieves itch from insect bites.
- For bee stings to relieve pain and swelling first apply ice or a cold compress, and then try a moist tea bag, onion slices or a paste made from baking soda or vinegar.
- For poison oak and rashes apply a cool mixture of oatmeal and water.
- For sprains, bruises and painful joints mix cayenne powder with petroleum jelly and rub on the sore area. Any ground up chili pepper will work as well. These peppers contain a substance called capsaisin, which has pain-relieving properties.
- For sore and blistered feet soak in a foot bath filled with an oatmeal mixture.
Guests Jamie McMurray
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Simply Green Landscape Design and Installation
Phone: 310-403-1925
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