# Home Remedies **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 3, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedies/719142 "2015-05-03T05:42:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Waymore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedies/719142/1 "2015-05-03T05:42:51Z")
Curious to know what home remedies folks on the board have experimented with. I’ve tried each of the following with varying degrees of success. [ul] [li]The membrane from inside an egg shell to treat ant bites[/li][li]Warm salt water for ear aches.[/li][li]Hot toddies.[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Stealth\_Potato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Stealth\_Potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Potato)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2015, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedies/719142/2 "2015-05-03T06:52:42Z")
> [@Waymore](#): > > Hot toddies. This is one of my favorite wintertime home remedies for the affliction of not being sufficiently tipsy. I can tell you from experience that it works like a charm, though sometimes it takes two or three. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2015, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedies/719142/3 "2015-05-03T11:58:49Z")
Gargling with warm salt water when you have a cold or sore throat, it’s terribly old school, but it works a charm. Ditto inhaling the steam from a mug of boiling water with a little Vick’s or Tiger bomb in it. Instant relief for a clogged sinus! (My BP med precludes me from using most over the counter cold treatments, so these have been a real lifesaver for me!) ---
**Author:** ![Waymore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedies/719142/4 "2015-05-03T23:55:04Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Gargling with warm salt water when you have a cold or sore throat, it’s terribly old school, but it works a charm. > > Ditto inhaling the steam from a mug of boiling water with a little Vick’s or Tiger bomb in it. Instant relief for a clogged sinus! > > (My BP med precludes me from using most over the counter cold treatments, so these have been a real lifesaver for me!) I remember having a very bad head cold in high school. The gym had a diving well which was very deep. I pushed myself to the bottom a few times and was fine. The pressure cleaned me out. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedies/719142/5 "2015-05-04T00:10:06Z")
i’ve had great success with hot totties for colds, flu, hump day or whatever ales you. ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedies/719142/6 "2015-05-04T00:23:15Z")
If you add a tablespoon each of apple cider vinegar and honey to your hot toddy, it makes a very soothing concoction for a sore throat. ---
**Author:** ![Chicago\_Faucet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chicago_faucet/32/13910_2.png) [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedies/719142/7 "2015-05-04T00:46:22Z")
To whiten teeth, swishing with hydrogen peroxide before bed works like a charm. You’ll start to see results in about a week, and it’s easier and cheaper than those new high-faluting specialty products. Baking soda is my go-to for a lot things, but especially for upset stomachs and gas. Just a teaspoon dissolved in some warm water, chug, and you’ll belch a belch that will be the belchiest belch that ever belched a belch. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedies/719142/8 "2015-05-04T02:54:45Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Gargling with warm salt water when you have a cold or sore throat, it’s terribly old school, but it works a charm. That with a teaspoon of Cuban honey in-between gargles as needed.