Find here the scientific explanation behind great remedies known mother.
Of course, no one denigrates the marvels of modern medicine.
What would we do without a drug like penicillin to cure infections? But home remedies also have secret powers.
Here is the scientific explanation of 8 proven home remedies:
In 2002, a group of doctors compared the effectiveness of duct tape with liquid nitrogen in removing warts.
After wearing the tape daily for 2 months, and using a pumice stone once a week to exfoliate dead skin, 85% of patients' warts were gone.
At the same time, freezing with liquid nitrogen only worked for 60% of cases.
"The outstanding question is whether there is something in the adhesive itself or whether it is the fact that the skin does not breathe that leads to the destruction of the wart", asks the dermatologist Blum who lives in New York, USA.
"The other idea is that the duct tape causes irritation, which stimulates our body's immune cells to attack the wart."
"It really works! Because oats have anti-inflammatory properties," says Dr. Blum.
Whether used as a paste or poured into a bath, most experts recommend choosing finely ground oats and soaking the eczema area in it for at least 15 min.
In addition to reducing inflammation, oats are believed to have an antihistamine effect, says Dr. Blum.
By lowering levels of histamine, which is the trigger for inflammation, oats suppress or reduce redness.
Bad breath comes mainly from the mouth or stomach.
Yogurt contains probiotics that help with stomach problems.
"Yogurt has no effect on the bacteria that live on the tongue because it doesn't stay in the mouth long enough," says Robert Meltzer, a gastroenterologist, based in New York, USA.
But it likely affects the acid between the mouth and stomach, including the back of the throat and esophagus, he explains.
"I think any product that's milk-based or contains live bacteria would have the same effect."
Yogurt helps get rid of bad breath that results from gastric problems, such as acid reflux.
But it has no real effect on bad breath linked to gum, liver or lung problems, explains dentist Mathieu Messina who lives in Ohio in the United States.
In 1971, Edgar Engelman conducted a study to find out if a spoonful of sugar was really an effective cure for hiccups.
He gathered a group of 20 patients with hiccups lasting more than 6 hours, and for 8 of them, having hiccups that lasted between one day to 6 weeks.
Then each patient was given a teaspoon of white sugar to swallow. For 19 of the 20 patients suffering from hiccups, recovery was immediate.
André Dubois, a gastroenterologist in Maryland in the United States, then indicated in Le Livre des Médecins that "the sugar probably acted in the mouth by modifying the nerve impulses. As a result, the muscles of the diaphragm stop contracting and the spasms of the hiccups with."
Did you know that rubbing the nails once or twice a day with VapoRub is an effective treatment for nail fungus?
Searching the Internet, there are many personal testimonials about this remedy for fungal infections.
"I've heard a lot of patients say that VapoRub really helps, but I'm not sure why," admits Dr. Blum.
While some say it's the menthol in the balm that kills yeast infections, others think it's the smothering effect of the thick gel.
Either way, using VapoRub regularly has been shown to not only get rid of nail fungus but also heal an infected toenail that turns black and eventually falls off.
And when the new nail grows back, the fungus has disappeared.
Even though doctors don't know why we do it, clenching our teeth is a side effect of stress.
According to Fred Sheftell, director of the Migraine Center at Stamford in the United States, when we clench our teeth, we strain and strain the muscle that connects the jaw to the temples.
This has the consequence of triggering headaches.
By placing a pencil between the teeth, without squeezing it, we relax our jaw muscles, which eliminates tension and reduces pain.
Be aware that this remedy only works for stress headaches. It has no effect on migraines or headaches caused by congested sinuses.
According to the US National Library of Medicine, one of the symptoms of motion sickness is increased saliva in the mouth.
Salivation is a way to protect the teeth in case of gastric reflux. Vomit is indeed very acidic. The negative point is that this greater salivation increases motion sickness.
The solution:olives that contain tannin. When released in the mouth, this tannin helps reduce excess saliva.
As a result, the motion sickness symptom disappears.
Note:This remedy is only effective during the early stages of nausea, when salivation begins to increase.
When you were a kid and you had a sore throat, maybe your mom used to make you gargle warm salt water.
Well, your mom had a good intuition.
According to Dr. Hoffman, author of The Medical Consumer's Advocate website , a sore throat is an inflammatory reaction.
The remedy:salt, which helps reduce inflammation and the pain it causes in the throat.
It is advisable to put 1 tablespoon of salt in a tall glass. But be aware that it is better to put too much than not enough.
Keep in mind that you are treating the symptoms of sore throat, not the disease.
As Dr. Hoffman notes on his site, "The effects of salt are real, but they're short-lived because gargling doesn't eliminate the cause of the sore throat, just one of the symptoms." /P>
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