Grandma’s Home Remedies

Home Remedies for Diaper Rashes

With squirmy movements and the clear sign of discomfort stretched across their faces, babies with diaper rash are no happy campers. The constant irritation they feel makes it hard for them to enjoy the effortless days of infancy by keeping kids twisting and turning in the middle of the night. While the condition is known [...] Click here to read more »

Home Remedies for Cough

Whether you are choking on a piece of food or clearing your throat, coughing is a natural reaction to material blocking your upper airway passages, or affecting your lungs. Since there are numerous ways a cough may erupt, this telling occurrence serves as a beacon regarding the things that threaten our health. Coughing is a [...] Click here to read more »

Home Remedies for Eczema

When a skin rash develops, the itchiness, redness, and dryness can be quite unbearable to deal with. Depending on the severity of your condition, rashes can also become an embarrassing condition that is not always easy to hide. Knowing the causes and home treatments associated with eczema allows individuals to find a way to cope [...] Click here to read more »

Home Remedies for Pimples

As far as skin conditions go, acne is by far the most common disaster to strike the face and body. When pores and oil glands get clogged, the result is a pimple. Depending on the cause of this highly unwanted blemish, there could be pimples popping up everywhere; no one is safe from their unsightly [...] Click here to read more »

Home Remedies for Bladder Infections

When germs invade the urinary bladder, an inflammation develops that creates an assortment of uncomfortable symptoms. A bladder infection causes irritation and pain all across the board, especially when it comes time to relieve yourself. Getting this form of urinary tract infection treated is vital to the healthy balance of your body because once the [...] Click here to read more »

Home Remedies for Canker Sores

Have you ever eaten something and the hardness, crunchiness, saltiness or acidity irritated the inside of your mouth? Many ignore these signs for a while until they finally catch sight of an unattractive, disturbing oral sore while looking in the mirror. Although it looks pretty intimidating, canker sores are not a life-threatening or serious occurrence. [...] Click here to read more »

Home Remedies for Heart Burn

“I would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, instead of at three o’clock in the morning.” John Barrymore Heartburn is a painful burning sensation felt in the chest due to the reflux of acid. Some heartburn is caused by indigestion while some stems from the more serious gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). If [...] Click here to read more »

Home Remedy: Using St. John’s Wort

Do you know why St. John’s wort is called so? This is because this plant traditionally flowers by and is harvested on St John’s day, that is, 24 June. Its other names are Klamath weed and Goat weed (1). This herb had been in use since antiquity for treating a range of diseases and disorders. [...] Click here to read more »

Home Remedy: Using Ginkgo Bilboa

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), also known as the maidenhair tree, is a gymnosperm. It’s considered a living fossil, since the genus Ginkgo has only one species. The name ginkgo means ‘silver apricot’ in Chinese. The tree is known to grow wild only in two small areas in China (1). Its importance lies in its curative capabilities. [...] Click here to read more »

Home Remedy: Using Echinacea

Echinacea is native to North America and has nine flowering species. These herbaceous, perennial plants grow up to a height of 2 meters and bear purple flowers. Although these are ornamental plants, they play an important part in herbal remedies (1). For medicinal purposes, Echinacea purpurea is believed to be the most potent of all [...] Click here to read more »