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24 de oct. de 2023 · These 25 old wives' tales are some of the most commonly believed ones around the world, so check them in preparation for your next cultural adventure. Black Crows Are Bad Luck. Where it originated: International. Why this old wives' tale is strange: Black cats have been considered
14 Old Wives' Tales That Are Completely True. Carly Carano. 351.5K views14 items. Everyone knows at least one old wives' tale (or 75). These superstitions are both doubted and depended on, but because there is a decent amount of skepticism surrounding old wives' tales as a whole, it's worth a closer look into which are true, right? Right.
An " old wives' tale " is a colloquial expression referring to spurious or superstitious claims. They can be said sometimes to be a type of urban legend, said to be passed down by older women to a younger generation. Such tales are considered superstition, folklore or unverified claims with exaggerated and/or inaccurate details.
- Bee Stings and Bug Bites
- Splinters
- Lice
- Old Wives Tales About Treating Colds and Flus
- Old Wives Tales to Get Rid of Warts
- Old Wives Tales to Treat Acne
- Purifying The Blood
- Old Wives Tales to Treat Burns
- Treating Arthritis
- Sprains and Bruises
Mud, jewel weed, raw honey, tobacco, plantain, dandelion or mullein, a paste of baking soda and water were all used to treat bee stings or bug bites. You can make a little packet of baking soda and...Apply honey for a bee sting, Vinegar for a wasp.Create a soap and mustard poultice with bread in it. Applied as hot as possible to “draw” everything out.Apply a damp tea bag to the bite or sting. The theory behind this one is that the tannins in the tea dry the skin out and draw out any inflammation or poison.Apply a poultice made from soap and sugar. Leave overnight.Apply a poultice made from Epsom salt.Soaking the area in warm soapy water will soften the skin and make the splinter swell.Place a small piece of bacon over the splinter overnight. It should be easier to remove in the morning.Mayonnaise hair mask to suffocate lice and then comb them and the eggs out.A vinegar wash and hot hair drier will supposedly kill lice.Mix together a hot toddy or 1 Tbsp of honey, 1 Tbsp lemon and 1 Tbsp whiskey to treat a cold or flu. (At the very least there’s vitamin C in lemon juice!)Another version of the hot toddy calls for a teaspoon, 1 Tbsp of honey and about 4-6 drops of eucalyptus in warm water.Drink the juice of one raw onion.Slice an onion and cover with a bit of honey. repeat until jar is full. Cover and let set for 24 hours. Strain and toss the onion for cough syrup or to treat a sore throat.Wake up early and wash your hands in the morning dew.Break the stem of a dandelion in half and apply the milk to your warts.A continued application of iodine is supposed to get rid of warts.Rub a dried bean on the wart and bury it in the ground. By the time it rots, the wart is gone.Catch the morning pee of a pregnant cow and dab it on face and anywhere else needed. Leave dry for 15 minutes and rinse. Repeat every morning until it’s gone.Rub a urine-soaked baby diaper on your face.Dandelion wine is supposed to help purify the blood. Check out my post on How to Make Dandelion Wineto try it for yourself!The story goes that slaves would take medicinal doses of 100% pure gum spirits of turpentine to stay healthy, and that, in the past, school children would line up to take a spoonful of turpentine w...Not necessarily “purifying the blood” but in the olden days in Appalachia, people would take a spoonful of caster oil every Spring for an intestinal “Spring Cleaning”.Applying any type of vinegar should take away the pain from a burn or sunburn. Soak a washcloth in vinegar and let it sit on the affected area for 3 minutes.Create a medicinal oil made from St. John’s Wart, harvested on St. John’s day – left in the sun for a few days.Liberally apply the gel from an aloe vera plant (my Grandmother used this every summer on me).Press a white potato, cut side down, on the burn.Eating raisins soaked in gin is supposed to help with the pain from arthritis.Poke berry wine or a salad made from the leaves of the poke berry bush.Apply witch hazel topically to any muscle pain.Apply a poultice of epsom salt and leave it on until it dries.Rub butter on any bumps and bruisesKeep a bottle of rubbing alcohol with mint and aspirin in it for sore muscles.14 de mar. de 2023 · I’m talking about actual old wives’ tales: women offering counsel based on their encounters with sex and birth and bodily ailments. It’s necessary to our survival that we tell each other ...
- Hillary Brenhouse
During the pioneer years of our nation, old wives’ tales were abundant as women passed down detailed theories on how to keep their families healthy. Some of these bits of 19th-century wisdom are backed by science and are honored today. Others merely stand as intriguing glimpses into the past.
26 de jun. de 2019 · Jun 26, 2019, 11:54 AM PDT. A common old wives' tale is that you shouldn't eat an hour before you go swimming. Shutterstock. Most of us know a few old wives' tales that sound a bit...
