By Dr. Mandill E. Kim
Modern medicine still doesn't have all the answers. For thousands of years, people have been treating illness and disease with traditional remedies. Here are a few.
*** Many people are aware of the slightly unsavory folk remedy of urinating on a jellyfish sting to relieve the pain and inflammation. Note: This same treatment works equally well on people suffering from depression.
*** Applying a simple mixture of lemon juice and household bleach to a poison ivy rash produces hours of fast-paced fun.
*** For generations, the people of eastern Kentucky have retained their youthful appearance late into life. One of their secrets: A local stew made from pine nuts, ginger root, and salesmen.
*** Rubbing a stroke patient with aged garlic is a pleasant diversion for everybody involved.
*** Hanging up strips of copper scented with milkweed will repel most household pests. Don't have any copper? A toddler works just as well.
