piggy and babs 544 Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 the thing i use for sore throats is raspberry vinigar dave makes it now from his mums old recipe and its nice on yorkshire pudding to my fiend adds a bit more sugar and thickens it a bit more and puts it on ice cream. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 I guess it was Laudanum - Tincture of Opium - pretty potent stuff. Now i know why I always slept so well at grans house LOL! My mum used to make rasberry vinegar, brilliant stuff for a sore throat ! Oil of Cloves for a toothache. Still used today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 not one from back in the day but worth trying next time you get bungled up with cold or flu, make a lemsip, pop a lemon locket sweet into it... blows ya head off but does the trick nicely! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Back in my day (that sounds familiar) if you had a toothache at school, you were sent down to the Domestic Science rooms and you were given a clove and you chewed on that. Soon, toothache gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 SWMBO cracked a tooth in India some years ago. The pharmacist gave her a bottle of Oil of Cloves and it took the pain away very quickly. burnt like hell though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 I recall being given Belladonna plasters for bruising. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Evening Primrose oil was, and still is, a cure for migraine,or a persistent headache.one or two drops in half a glass of water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 I have a tub of evening primrose oil capsules, i never take em and for the past 5-6 weeks iv suffered from headaches and migraines, Next time im goin to take a couple of those! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Radio Malt, Yummy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I was a bit of a sickly kid in early life, so I had malt extract every day for years ! also remember little bottles of "real" orange juice concentrate I used to have. Oh and as mentioned the dreaded cod liver oil. Mind I take super high strength Krill oil nowadays for my arthritis and swear by it ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 You never see a whale with a bad back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Can anyone remember having Virol in the 50's ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I loved it! A tablespoon of malt, teaspoon of cod liver oil and teaspoon of Rose Hip Syrup each day. Plus the 'welfare' orange juice, no wonder I have been plagued with dental problems ever since! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Immersion in the Blacksmiths water trough was supposed to be a a cure for warts. Smelling a hot tar bucket cured the sinuses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 My brother had a huge wart on the back of his hand as a kid, grandma told him to rub a piece of raw meat on the wart and toss the meat over the fence. It worked for some strange reason, the wart went. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 ... and next door's dog was VERY happy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,877 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 What about the chap over the fence that got hit on the head with a pork chop? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 OK, I'll point out that over the other side of the fence was the Amesbury Circus playing fields, and it was a little piece of meat not a pork chop, LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Sorry - images of chunks of meat flying over the fence was a very "Pythonesque" moment! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted December 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 And a very 'Warty' dog.................................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 A piece of string, about a foot long, with 7 knots along the length. Every night, rub each knot between your fingers and say, 'My warts have gone". It worked as well....after several days the warts just disappeared. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Re Virol, was this an early Marmite? or am I thinking of Bovril? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Virol from memory was a mixture of malt and cod liver oil, quite thick bit like treacle, used to have it also as a kid, not a bad taste really as the malt disguised the fish oil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Virol's ingredients are in post #37. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 'Virol' was the same as: 'Cod, Liver Oil and Malt' - as a child, loved this stuff. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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