Crushed onion layered with brown sugar and left overnight: one of the oldest kitchen cough syrups there is. Here’s how the onion, honey, lemon and ginger versions are traditionally made, what the honey research shows, and the one rule every honey syrup carries.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
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Wheatgrass shots and barley-grass powders have been sold as "detox" and "blood-builders" since the 1940s. Here is where the habit came from, what the small human trials found, how people use them, and the raw-sprout, wheat-allergy, coeliac and warfarin cautions.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Heartburn is one of the most common gut complaints, and many of the best-supported fixes are free: meal timing, sleep position and raising the head of the bed. This entry sorts the teas, soothing herbs, kitchen remedies and breathing practices people use for reflux by how well they're backed, and flags when heartburn needs a doctor.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A tropical fruit tree whose leaves have been brewed as a folk tea across the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa for generations. Here's what tradition says, what the research has (and hasn't) shown, and the safety points every user should know first.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A bout of diarrhea usually passes within a week, and the most important remedy is the simplest: fluids and salts. This entry sorts rehydration drinks, bland foods, tannin teas, fibre, zinc and probiotics by how well they're backed, and lists the signs that mean see a doctor.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
One of the oldest spices in the world, cinnamon was traded from Asia to Egypt as far back as 2000 BC. Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and Persian medicine all use it as a warming herb for digestion, circulation and the womb, and modern researchers are studying it for period pain and metabolic health.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A roadside weed with a long, deep root that ended up in Japanese kitchens, Western "blood purifier" teas, Chinese cold remedies and one of the most famous herbal cancer formulas. Here's burdock's full story.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
