what is the best old wifes tale that you have heard and actually work ?

Answer 1

Rubbing a gold ring on a stye on the eyelid.
It really works.
Vinegar or lemon juice on bee stings
Bicarb on wasp stings
Witch hazel for grazes and cuts.
Witch hazel for soothing sore eyes
Yoghurt on sun burn
Turmeric for sore throats
Lavender for good sleep

Answer 2

my gran swore by putting a dolop (ok a bit then) of butter from the fridge on any black eyes or bangs to the head. It worked too!! alas mainly becuase it was cold that the swelling stopped. Some times it was worth the ridicule from freinds and neighbours. Yes I was often sent...sent I say ouot to play with....aye ok with a dolop o` butter on ma nogin. It was the same in winter (I cant stand the snow ) but the door would go an` my mum would wrap me up like the mitchelin man and send me out in the freezing cold snow. And when I got home soaking freezing and disgusted as to how my mum could do this. "did you have a good time?" I had hypothermia for goodness sake...... were oh were is this going? well my grandad used to give us small drink of mead before going to bed, he said it would give us a good nights sleep.......of course we did,we were a little, just a scansen of a smidgeon tipsy :)

Answer 3

Actually most old wifes tales are blatantly false, except the maggot one and not sure that is a "old wifes tale".

For example, wet feet or cold will give you a cold. Another good false one is that reading or looking at a screen in the dark will strain your eyes.

Answer 4

An old wife's tale or country woman. For anyone that has bad headaches..stick pins in the scalp and the pain disappeared. Of course that idea now is called acupuncture and that works.

Answer 5

A spoonful of horseradish to clear a cold. I've been through the teargas chamber in the military, and I still believe that the horseradish treatment is worse. It works though, cleans your sinuses right out. It's kinda gross, but everything that is plugging up your head evacuates in a hurry. :)

Answer 6

I heard the heartburn/hair/boy factor and that i did, in reality, have the two a lot of heartburn and a boy with a lot of hair. there replaced into additionally various communicate of how i replaced into having a boy because of the fact i replaced into "all front." And somebody I artwork with who's especially stupid and stressful did some extraordinary factor with my hand and then advised me i replaced into having a boy. I just about needed to have a female just to spite him ;)

Answer 7

Me and my co workers are testing one now....the number of times there is fog in the morning in Aug. Is supposed to be indicative of the number of snow falls throughout the winter.

We shall see this winter.
But Jewel weed does cure poison ivy and oak.

Answer 8

Using a gold ring to get rid of a stye. Works every time for me.

Answer 9

Colloidal silver as a natural antibiotic.

Garlic to ward off infectious illness.

Sulfur, molasses, lemon juice and a spoonful of whiskey for head colds.

Answer 10

Bi Carb of Soda warmed with water into a paste and applied to Horse Fly bites to suck out poison.