Archive for September, 2008

Bees are our best friends: a knowledge that comes with the dawn of civilization. The interest and love for the bees mainly derives from the cult for honey that is not considered only a food but a panacea for many ailments, a real natural antibiotic. Honey is, in fact, a mining and quarrying, trace elements and vitamins. But as we all make the most of his virtues to combat ailments of the season.

honey Honey against colds, cough and sore throatHoney better against the ailments of the respiratory tract is the eucalyptus honey for its antiseptic, expectorant, sedative cough. A teaspoon of honey can always add two or three drops of tincture of propolis to enhance the antibacterial effects. The fir tree honey is equally effective for the respiratory system but it must be said that as more liquid is often better appreciated. Because of lower density, the fir tree honey is well adapted to the preparation of two well-known remedies grandmother: the so-called “chicken milk and honey with cloves.

Against cold and fever mixed a tablespoon of honey and an egg yolk and then pour the mixture into a cup of hot milk.

Add five cloves - power by the anesthetic! - In a small jar of honey and let in the refrigerator for a whole night and the morning after removing the “intruders”, we will have a wonder cure for sore throats - to be stored in a refrigerator - to be drawn on during the day.

But why wait until they become ill to enjoy the flavors and thousand virtues of honey?

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toothache-remedies Natural remedies for toothache on holidayIt will be for panettone, the pandoro, the nougat, the liters of sparkling wine, who knows … but many of us are suffering the pains of hell because of toothache. No remedy can ever be better than a dental visit. But if our dentist is out of trust or because we or he is on holiday and if the male does not give us respite, try to peek in the kitchen…

- With a chopped onion to the sore disinfiammare - even in cases of gingivitis. For abscesses is preferable to the cooked onion, pending course of the antibiotic prescription!

- With the cloves can anesthetize the sore, freshening breath and fighting even nausea.

- Chewing fresh parsley we certainly try to the relief.

-By infused basil (three to four teaspoons in a cup of tea) can do schiacqui is very effective for toothache and for the after.

Pesto-one or more of cabbage leaves and applying them - remembering to change them-often with a bandage on the area affected by an abscess, we see a significant reduction of swelling.

Surely someone has other suggestions that might come in useful at all … go ahead!

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