General Chat

with him being on oxygen regularly, you could see you doc or phone um up and ask um to prescribe something to help him,
like a nasal spray for clear his airways,
also you can get a throat spray called artificial saliva, to help with dry mouths, this should help a lot,

Like Brenda - my mum insisted I wear a camphor bag around my neck.

Used those blue packets for the laundry rinsing on bee stings.

The granny down the road from me had me and her grandson rub pumpkin all over our hands and feet because we had been playing in the tar. I presume it worked - none on me now.

Loved gripewater - love Irish moss and now Gees Linctus - and the smell of wintergreen ointment when massaged on cramped legs.

My dad used to put a soap and sugar and poultice on prickles/splinters etc that had got imbedded in and that used to draw them out.

But the silliest one out was my mother would put butter on wherever you bumped yourself - walked around feeling like a slice of toast.

Persey

I wash all my kids cuts and sores in diluted janola then drop on straight t tree oil I have never had to give or use antibiotics on them yet.
This was used on me as a child in the 60s and works a treat.
Bob I always thought the cure for chilblains was urine LOL is that what yours is

Hi Gwen, I have used flat lemonade or coke in the past for a dodgy tum!
Did you know that grated apple helps an upset tum too, grate it and let it go a little bit brown, about ten minutes and then just eat that and drink water to alleviate symptoms.


Good old Vaseline (petroleum jelly) works for lots of things, got rid of some flaky skin on my face that no other creams would touch.

Lizx

SORRY NOT READ ALL THREAD BUT THISISMY FAVORITE

IF KIDS GET A SICKNESS BUG TRY FLAT LEMONADE

HAS THE MINERALS YOU LOOSE IN

ALSO HEADACHES I FIND FIZZY LEMONADE HELPS

What's Indian Brandy Ronald?

Indian Brandy! Used as the cure all for everything

I remember Kaolin and Morphine for a gippy tummy. I liked the taste.
Collis Brown mixture as well for the tum.

My dad gave me quinine when I had a heavy cold or flu.

Does any of the older generation remember Meggazones or something spelt like that. My nan had them.
SueBx

Just reading about chapped hands from Brenda, I used to be a hairdresser in a past life!! We used UDSEL (for cows udders) on our hands. They used to get so split and sore with the harsh products that myself and colleagues went to bed plastered in it with white cotton gloves on top. Very romantic!!

Just saw Liz's (Purple Sparkly Diamond) comment about erythromycin.

My OH is extremely allergic to it: Just handling a tablet will start her off. She was prescribed it once and it very nearly killed her liver off !

May....You have reminded me of Sandersons throat specific.We always had that in the house,and I remember having to gargle with Glycerine of Thymol.
My father was a carpenter and a keen gardener and he was always using a Melrose block on his hands as they got chapped and it really helped.

I used to put a little milk of magnesia in my babies bottles when they got constipated it worked like magic no more achy tummies

Hi the purple stuff, gentian violet we use to use it in hospital it dried up sores and stuff

I remember Milk of Magnesia.

what about that national health orange juice stuff, I can picture the bottle now.

Lizx

I was given Milpar for constipation as a child on a tablespoon.It still makes me shiver when I think of it .It was disgusting.It came in a deep blue bottle .

Anyone remember Sandersons Throat Specific, that and Fennings Fever Cure were given to OH and I as teenagers by his Father if we as much as sneezed. We were only talking about this yesterday with out Son. My Daughter (52) remembers camphor blocks attached to her liberty bodice and navy blue fleecy lined knickers.

Anyone remember Wrights Vaporisers used for croup? It looked like a little tin can with a tea candle and some coal tar based liquid that would make the house smell for weeks.

Rose

Anyone had Milk of Magnesia as a child? Horrible!!
also
Cod liver oil and malt? Delicious!!

One I know works is a paste of Epsom salts and water applied to a boil will draw it and ease the pain.

Sharron, I remember Owbridges!

Never had gripe water in the house at Mum's but used it for my son, sort of hair of the dog for you as I think it contained alcohol?

Lizx