Home
remedies
pass from mouth to mouth, we all resort to one to get by, on the recommendation of a grandmother or aunt.
Simply consume or apply an item, food, herb or essence, or mix a pair together to
alleviate symptoms
.
Thus, a
headache, cough, flu, nausea, ear infections, warts
and many other conditions can find a solution, although at this point the questionable question is always why it works.
However, in recent times, scientists around the world have tried to answer this question in the laboratory and thus confirmed its effect for those skeptics.
Beyond what always comes
first when visiting the doctor
, here are
6 home remedies backed by science
from research.
honey for cough
One of the most proven classics is the intake of honey for coughs.
In fact, the
World Health Organization
recommends it in children.
In fact, there were multiple studies carried out in 2012 that followed 300 children who had become ill to confirm its effectiveness.
Cough honey, a classic.
Photo Shutterstock.
Thus they concluded that the consumption of 10 grams of honey before sleeping registered
less cough and better sleep
than those who had taken a placebo.
Vinegar and alcohol for otitis
Otitis or ear odor, with vinegar and alcohol.
Mixing
white vinegar with alcohol in equal parts
is a combination that applied in drops prevents otitis in less severe cases.
So much so, that even the renowned Mayo Clinic recommends this remedy that was passed from generation to generation and ended up being imposed in popular culture.
It also stops the appearance of fungi and bacteria that cause external otitis.
ginger for nausea
During the months of pregnancy, nausea is common in women.
The
University of Exeter, in England (United Kingdom)
was able to compare the symptoms years ago between volunteers who took
ginger
and those who ingested placebo.
Ginger water also works for nausea.
In this way, they determined that consuming
a gram of ginger root helps to relieve nausea
, but not only in pregnant women but also those caused by the
effect of chemotherapy in cancer patients.
Gargling with water for colds or flu
In
Kyoto, Japan, the School of Public Health
gathered 400 participants back in 2003, who were then re-evaluated a year later.
Home medicine for colds and flu.
The study showed that those who
gargled with tap water
every day were less likely to contract respiratory tract infections such as
colds or flu.
ice for headache
Headache
, perhaps one of the
most frequently suffered ailments, finds an improvement in the application of
ice on the head or the neck
, even temporarily.
This was precisely demonstrated by a study carried out in 2013 that observed and analyzed a group of 50 people with migraines.
A trader with a headache ices himself while working at the New York Stock Exchange.
Photo: EFE
Ice
for 30 minutes
, they claimed, significantly reduced pain.
And if they removed it, the discomfort returned.
Freeze or duct tape for warts
The medical and therefore reliable method indicated that freezing the wart made it disappear.
Cryogenization, however, only achieves 60% effectiveness.
For warts, there are also so-called grandmother's recipes.
In 2002, a study was carried out that determined that 85% of those treated with adhesive tape -preferably the one used for sanitary purposes- got rid of the annoying formations on the skin.
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