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woody with a view
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baja folk remedies
i've been meaning to ask this question for some time now. i believe i saw here someone wrote that when you are battling a case of indegestion, a 1/2
lemon squeezed into a glass of water is an immediate cure (i can vouch for the accuracy).
anyone have any other panaceas, old wives tales or brujo recipes???
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jrbaja
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Hundreds
but not at 50 pesos per hour!
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yankeeirishman
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For sunburn sting..........cut a onion in half, rub on burnt parts of body, Takes the pain out instantly. No kidding.
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David K
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Thanks Yankee... my mom's old treatment was vinegar and mine is tea tree oil followed up with aloe vera gel. Sounds like all three sunburn treatments
smell bad (onion, vinegar, tea tree oil)!
Actually tea tree oil smells a lot like eucalyptus, so it may not be bad for everyone's nose...
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Ken Bondy
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Adolph's Meat Tenderizer
on jellyfish stings. Works wonders. Also peeing on the sting works also but is not as elegant. I'm not sure either of those was invented in Baja.
++Ken++
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Natalie Ann
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Milk of Magnesia - dab it on skin with cotton, renew as needed; takes pain out of sunburn. Hardly a Baja cure, but was recommended by the old town
doc Illinois.
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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Diver
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I can't believe you guys haven't gotten to the obvious.......let's talk tequila;
1 shot for ? anything
2 shots for a cold/flu
3 shots for a sprain
4 shots for broken bone
5 shots for tooth pulling
6 shots for a broken heart
7 shots for non-fatal STD's (why not ?)
8 shots for minor surgery
9 shots for bullet wounds
10 shots major surgery
11 shots for aids
12 shots for liver disease (to get it)
13 shots to listen to JR (haha)
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yankeeirishman
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Why not another one....
For major tooth ache: oil of clove. Dab it on a Q-Tip onto the tooth. Totally wipes out the pain instantly for hours. Just dont swallow this stuff.
Your throat will not enjoy the numbness effect! Supermarket with drug counter will have this oil.
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JESSE
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Mom used to mix lime juice and honey and warm it, drink slowly spoon at a time, works great for sore troats.
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woody with a view
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also for sore throat - take a leaf of aloe vera and peel/squeeze the slimey meat into a pot o' water and boil. add honey or lemon or some other
flavor to sweeten the tea and drink.
keep them coming, please!
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bajapablo
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Pepermint Oil
mixed with olive oil and rubbed on my kids chest/throat and bottom of feet when coughing, stops it almost immediately. I don't dilute it when I put
it on my chest/throat. Just don't rub your eye, scratch your nose or itch parts down under.
\"changes it lattitudes, changes in attitudes\"
J.Buffet
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Natalie Ann
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Oil of Clove
Another great use for oil of clove is to dilute it with water - one part oil to 3 parts water - and gently apply to soles of feet or armpits. Cures a
cold or cough pretty good. (Don't use it for weeks on end and don't put it in your eye, silly.)
A similar mixture is sold as homeopathic medicine called "Thieves". Apparently this treatment came from the time when plague was prevelant.
Apparently a lot of people were robbed by flea-ridden theives who spread the plague. Oil of clove was thought to help travelers in the prevention of
catching the disease.
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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Natalie Ann
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ginger
And of course we all know that ginger in most any form helps cure a tummy ache.
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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calacowboy
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love potion
Ah....., I know a few people that could use that "potion"(Not me of course) could you point me in the right direction?
Quite the picture, is there a story to that?
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Theraflu with tequila....a hot margarita cures your cold, sore throat, flu...or maybe you just don't notice you still have it!
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Natalie Ann
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Actual Baja Remedy
The crushed leaves of this plant, when applied to bottoms of feet/toes and worn inside shoes, are said to cure athletes foot. I don't know the
plant's name - anyone?
[Edited on 3-10-2005 by Natalie Ann]
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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Natalie Ann
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Another Baja Remedy
I believe but am not sure that the plant shown in the next 2 images is a fig.... the milky substance inside the stem can be applied to cuts as an
antiseptic. It also dries over the skin to seal cut and keep dirt out.... like nature's bandaid.
This is the juice of the plant.
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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Natalie Ann
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And this is the stem with leaves of same plant. Is this a fig?
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
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Sallysouth
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For babies..
Steep a handful of Hierba Buena ( a member of the mint family) and strain in to a bottle with formula added for severe Colick. I imagine it would work
for adults too(without the formula).
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Braulio
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Seems to me there's another medicinal use of hierba buena but I can't quite remember what it is.
I think it involves a pipe - but I'm not sure.
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