Bump : ice.
Yes, but. Do not put ice directly on the skin, but in a plastic bag. It is radical against pain (cold numbness) and to reduce edema (it contracts small vessels).

Acne pimples : lemon juice or cider vinegar.
Yes, but. Antiseptic and astringent, lemon juice is useful against dilated pores and blackheads. Apple cider vinegar is just astringent and its smell, not very pleasant. If they improve the condition of oily skin, these remedies are insufficient in case of acne.

Benign burn : butter, toothpaste or sweet potato.
No. Once removed the heat source, the only remedy is to cool with cold water for 5 min. We do not put anything else and especially not toothpaste (which contains abrasives), non-sterile butter (which exposes to superinfections), or sweet potato (its root is used against gout, which has nothing to have).

Cold : a grog.
Yes, but. If it's a beverage made from cinnamon bark that has macerated for months, which is an immune booster, why not? Lemon juice provides vitamin C useful for the functioning of white blood cells. The problem is that the alcohol causes a dilation of the vessels, thus a cooling. Garlic syrup, a notorious antiseptic (boil 50 g of garlic in a glass of water, which is filtered and to which one adds 50 g of sugar or honey), is less attractive, but more effective!

Diarrhea : rice-carrot diet.
Yes, but. Rice cooking water and carrot soups once saved babies from dehydration, but rehydration solutes sold in pharmacies are much more effective. If you have nothing on hand, a little Coca Cola will do.

Dental pains: Chew a clove .
Yes. The clove's floral bud contains eugenol, a powerful antiseptic. In addition, it numbs a little mouth. If you still have nails, prick them in an orange: it keeps mosquitoes away!

Hay fever : salt water in the nose.
Yes. To clear pollen from the nasal cavity of allergic people. Useful also: marine serums enriched in copper (anti-inflammatory) and in sulfur (immunoprotective).

Poisoning : milk.
No. It's dangerous. The fats of the milk favor the dissolution of the toxic substances, therefore their dissemination. Do not give anything to drink or eat and do not try to induce vomiting, but contact emergency help immediately (15, 18 or 112).

Difficult digestion : fennel .
Yes. It is a digestive stimulant. One or two seeds can be eaten at the end of the meal or used to make an herbal tea (pour 150 ml of boiling water over 1 tbsp of crushed seeds, let infuse 10 minutes).

Hangover : a raw egg.
Yes, but. The cholesterol in the egg stimulates the secretion of bile salts, but this is not enough to break down the alcohol faster.

Backache : a wooden board under the mattress.
No. It was valid for the soft beds of our ancestors, today, a good mattress respects the curvatures of the column.

Pains of the rules : an infusion of parsley.
Yes. There is in the parsley an oily aromatic substance (apiol) which relieves the pains which precede the menses, but provided to take 100 g of fresh juice during the 2-3 days preceding the menses.

Aphtha : a bag of wet black tea .
Yes. Its anti-inflammatory action calms the local pain, provided to cool the bag. Or chew raw leaves of basil!

Manual...
"It's fun to try an old remedy , especially if you read the list of ingredients used by some labs, we are sometimes surprised to find a flagship product of our grandmothers , such as vinegar for hair! We must limit ourselves to recipes using non-toxic basic products, preferably for external use and daily ailments that are neither emergency nor a major health problem, "advises Josette Rousselet-Blanc.