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Home Remedies
Anyone else use alcohol as cough syrup?
So it's three am and I can't stop coughing. My lousy cold that was just a pest earlier has progressed to seismic fits...
Nasty film on my hands after cutting butternut squash
Hi all, I cut up some butternut squash earlier today, and since cutting it my fingers are coated with a yellowish ...
Migraines: Coffee vs. Coke?
A brief discussion I had on another post regarding the efficacy of caffeine as a "treatment" for migraine headaches g...
Help! chili pepper on fingers and have to take out contacts soon
hi, I'm rather stupid and diced a chili without gloves. How can i get the fire off of my fingers so I can take my...
HELP... fingers are burning from cutting jalapenos. Remedies?
Hi! I just chopped some jalapenos today and now my fingertips are burning quite badly. Anybody know of any rem...
Getting rid of the sting of capsaicin
I passed along a recipe for harissa to a friend -- and she just made a big batch of it without wearing gloves. I thou...
Diets for Gout
I recently was diagnosed with gout. I am trying to use diet rather than drugs to help reduce the flares. I have cut o...
Chicken soup for the common cold- remedy or not?
I have one humdinger of a cold.Have you ever cured a common cold with chicken soup? Do you have a favourite chicken...
Hangover Recipes and Cures
All this talk about beer is leading to extensive experimentation. I'm curious as to what concoctions chowhounders ...
Lavender Overdose (I jest -- sort of). Suggestions?
I've recently begun using lavender, or "lavendar," as my nan would've spelt it, very heavily in my cooking. Unfortun...
Stomach Flu--What to Drink? Nibble?
The horrible stomach flu has struck our household. Other than Coca cola (which I remember from my childhood as a stom...
Food to eat while healing a sore throat
I am trying to get over strep. I am tired of wonton soups, store made and canned soups, tea w/honey, hot cider,jello...
Habanero Nightmare
Last night I decided to make a spicy coleslaw - I had some cabbage, a habanero, and some cilantro, so why not? No...
HELP -- My fingers are throbbing from cutting jalapenos!
Okay, so I guess I'm an idiot. I knew I had to chop about a dozen jalapenos and it just never dawned on me to wear g...
What's the best food to eat with a sore throat?
Sick at home today.... I could take medicine, but why would I do that when I could eat? xD Anybody have some sore thr...
Best way to stop spicy burn?
Not sure if this has been answered yet but what is the tried and true best way to stop the burning of a spicy food. ...
