You could be suffering from third-degree burns and doggone it if Granny doesn't tell you to, "put some Vaseline on it." From chapped lips to bee sting and everything in
Okay, we don't know what they put in Robitussin, but it was strong enough to put hair on your chest, we know that! For cough medicine it was quite efficient
take some Tussin--not to be confused with Robitussin--and "lay down." We don't know why or how Tussin became the remedy for almost every ailment, but it was. And we didn't
Got dry scalp? Use Sulfur 8, which is what it is for. But Granny took the use of the medicated scalp treatment too far ....like putting it under your nose
when you are congested or rubbing it on those dry patches of skin that are not housed on our scalps. Lawd. That was what most people used Vicks Vapor Rub
Plus, that dry ashy skin you were always battling would soak it right up. You kill two birds with one stone with this trick of Granny's. Just had to be
Aspirin helps ease many pains but if you busted your head and got a slight concussion, welp, we're just gonna say Granny wasn't taking you to nobody's doctor. Nobody had
money for that....bless her heart. Chances are you needed more than a few white pills. But Granny told you to "take some aspirin and lay down"...again. You came out alright.
Vinegar is known to be a powerful cleaning agent and you can even eat it on your food for extra flavoring, but as for headaches, only Granny knows its power.
Okay this one we heard from an 89-year-old granny of 10. For toothaches, specifically when babies are teething, you're supposed to put an egg in a bag and place it
Before we had modern medicine, we had Granny! Her "cures" may not have made much sense from a medical perspective, but just following her directions made life a little bit better when we were not feeling 100%. We don't know how Granny did it, but she did.
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