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Amish Home Remedies

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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, mix
1 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 juice
1/2 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.

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  • Henryc111 May 16, 2012 @ 2:11 pm | delete
    Ordinary vinegar is great for removing mildew or mold from leather shoes or coats. I'm sure that it could be used on other things...if it does so well on leather. Try white or apple cider vinegar...what have you got to lose?
  • dollcollector Jan 19, 2010 @ 11:43 am | delete
    I have tried every med.that is out in the stores for my dog that has ticks bad.I've fumegated my house and he still has them.I live in Fl.Any ideas what I can do?He's a Pomerian.I've run out of patience.
  • Carolyn A Kinsman Jan 17, 2008 @ 8:56 pm | delete
    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 together

1 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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