| Slavic Folk Remedies **I have not used all of these remedies and take no responsibilty for what may happen when they are used. These are however traditional Salvic rememdies from many sources** |
| Colds: Add fresh lemon juice, honey, and a shot of jezynowka into a cup of hot tea. Sip the tea. Jezynowka is a Polish cherry brandy and it's recomended that one should have no more than two cups of this. Congestion: Mash several cloves of garlic and put them into a pot of boiling water. Stand over the pot and breathe through your nose for five minutes. Coughs: Add honey to a grated radish and eat this along with any of the juices of the radish. Another rememdy is to have a glass of hot beer before bed. Fevers: Before going to bed, stand naked, wearing only a woolen hat, with your feet up to the ankles in hot water and drink a large mug of tea with jam, honey, and at least 100g of vodka. (100g is about 2 and a half shots.) OR rub vodka on you feet and chest, put some mustard powder in a pair of woolen socks and wear them. Then drink a mixture of baking soda, milk, honey, and vodka and go to sleep. Hemmorhoids: In a large covered clay pot put four large onions and two liters of milk and slowly heat in oven. Then remove the pot from the oven, and replace the cover with a toilet seat cover or similar object. Now sit on it and steam yourself for awhile. When you are finished rub the afflicted area with vaseline. Hiccups: Rub a mixture of mustard and vinegar on your tounge and hold for two minutes. After the two minutes, rinse. Sore Throat: Make a juice of water and a mashed onion. Then, gargle with this juice. Another mixture is one cup oil, the juice of one lemon, and one cup vodka. With this mixture, gargle, and then drink. Ulcer: Mix a shot of vodka with two raw eggs and drink this twenty minutes before breakfast. Upset Stomach: To two shots of vodka add salt and pepper and drink. |