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Preparation method
Bath / soak
A soak used for comfort.
Steps
- Add ingredient to warm water as directed.
- Soak for 10–20 minutes.
- Stop if lightheaded or uncomfortable.
Recipes using this method
-l. Night Sweats: Salt Bath
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APOPLEXY. 1. Mothers' Remedies: Simple yet Effective Remedy
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Bleeding from the Lungs: Herb Tea
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Boil: Vinegar or Camphor
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Bronchitis: Camphorated Oil and Steaming
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CHAPPED HANDS AND FACE. Mothers' Remedies.—1. Chapped Hands: Quince Seed Cream
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Chapped Hands: an Inexpensive Remedy
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Chapped Hands: Soothing Lotion
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Chilblains: Common Glue
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Chilblains: Witch-hazel
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Colds: Lemons and Mustard
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Colds: Valuable Caution and Treatment
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Corns: Onion a Cure
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Corns: Vinegar and Bread
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Croup: Sure Cure
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Dropsy: "Queen of the Meadow"
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Earache: Hot Raisin
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Eczema: Gasoline
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Eczema: Olive Oil and Powder
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Erysipelas: Easy Remedy
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Erysipelas: Soda Wash
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Felon: Hot Application
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Headache: Mustard Excellent
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Hives or Nettle Rash: Baking Soda Wash
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Hives or Nettle Rash: External and Internal Home Medicine
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Kidney Trouble: Flaxseed and Lemons
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La Grippe: Poor Man's Herb Vapor Bath
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Leucorrhea: Slippery Elm
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MOTHER'S REMEDY.—1. Chicken Pox: Catnip Tea and Soda Water
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Palpitation of the Heart: Salt Baths
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Piles: Steaming with Chamomile Tea
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Pneumonia: Home Remedy
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Prickly Heat: Soda Water
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Rheumatism: Camphor and Alcohol
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Rheumatism: Sulphur Good
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Sore Eyes: A Nurse from New York sends the following remedy
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Sore Eyes: Camphor and Breast Milk
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Sores and Ulcers: the Potato Lotion
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Sprains: Quick Relief
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