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All of our forebears used home remedies for a variety of ailments and problems. For most of us these are lost lore. However, in the Amish community, home remedies are alive and well. Here you will find a growing list of them. Remember that no one is making a medical claim about any of these things, they are just the traditional home remedies that people used for years, especially if they didn't have access to, or money for, medical care.
Flea Remedy for Pets
For Dogs and Cats
Mix 1 tsp of bone meal powder in their milk every day.Thor, my dog in the picture, takes his with his coffee!
Got Skunked?
Remedy for you and your pets
mix 1 bottle peroxide with 1/4 c baking soda and 2 tsp dish soap. Spray it on your pet, rub in with soft cloth. Works quickly. You can use this on yourself.Tomato juice takes away skunk smell. Use a lot of it.
Wart remedies
home treating warts
Make a sun tea of mullein blossoms, by filling a jar with the whole blossoms, adding water, putting the lid on securely and letting it sit in the sun for two weeks. Strain with cheesecloth over the top. Use the tincture 2 or 3 times a day until the wart is gone.
Old Amish Floor Finish
If you want your floor stained, do that first. Once the stain is completely dry, mix1 part raw linseed oil
1 part white vinegar
1 part turpentine.
apply to floor. This finish lasts years and can be freshened by using more of the same mixture.
Furniture Polish
Home made
Use 1 part white vinegar to 3 parts virgin olive oil. Mix well. Apply with a soft, clean cloth.
Fungus and Ringworm
Treatment for animals or people
Make a tincture (strong tea) of either Black Walnut hulls, or of the inner bark. Wash the affected area twice a day for 2 weeks.
Mold or Mildew
For bathrooms, basements, moldy areas
1 cup lemon juice1/2 cup bleach
2 qt. water
Mix well. Put in a spray bottle or soak your cleaning cloth. Soak the area well and leave overnight. Should remove it all, but if not, do it again.
Home Remedies to Share?
If you've tried some Amish Home Remedies, Share them here!
Do these home remedies work? We don't know until we try them. If you have some home remedies, share them here. If you have had success with them, or found they didn't work, let us know!
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- Carolyn A Kinsman Carolyn A Kinsman Jan 17, 2008 @ 8:56 pm
- I am an old fashioned lady that ended up a single Mother. I ended up raising my youngest some while driving a semi-truck for several years. I believe in home remidies. I found "Amish Home Remidies" along the way and love it.
I burnt my arm just above the elbow on the underside of my arm. I touched it on the exhaust pipe of the truck. I could not see it, it did hurt, but, I was in a hurry and brushed it off as a minor incident.
The next day I discovered that the burn was worse than I thought. It had already blistered and the skin broke. It was weeping and leaking. I looked in the book and found that beets may help. I got some beets and it did help. The last few days of healing I did find an antiseptic to put on it. But the beet was what got me through. Not only did it help to heal but it seemed to take the sting out and it was cooling.
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Drying Flowers
Mix together1 c dry sand
2 c borax
Pour around flowers CAREFULLY.
Put in a dry place. Flowers will be completely dried in about 2 weeks.
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