TRADITiONAL VILLAGE REMEDIES

FLU

Mix 1 tablespoon honey, fresh lemon juice, brandy and 2 tablespoons boiling water and drink immediately.
FEVER
Juice of 1/2 lemon in 1/2 glass of warm water + honey. Take every 3 hours until fever goes down.
COLD
Bring to boil 1/2 cup of red wine with 3 teaspoons honey and drink. PROSTATE/UNINARY TRACT INFECTION
In a pot put 2 litres of boiled water, 2 kilos of parsley and 10 seeds from pod of a Plane Tree (Πλατανος). Boil until liquid has reduced to half. Drink 1 glass in the morning and 1 glass in the evening.
TOOTHACHE
Place crushed head of a whole clove on the sore tooth.
TOOTHACHE
Soak sore tooth with a little Ouzo using a cotton ball.

Boil camomile in water. When cool soak cotton ball and wipe from inner corner to outer corner of eye. Do not use same cotton ball twice.

Apply vinegar.

BOILS
Take a kilo of small onions (pickling size) and bake in a tray until soft to touch. Cut onion in half and place cut end on boil, repeat process with each onion until all have been used. Onions must be hot enough to bare on the skin. The heat will soften and open pores of skin, drawing agent in onion will draw infection to surface. (Also for infected ingrown toenails).
SCOLD/FLU PREVENTION
Place two whole garlic cloves, skin on in a 250 gr jar of honey. Let stand for 24 hours. Take one teaspoonful every two hours.
HEAD COLD
For heavy head due to cold/flu. Slice 1/2 onion, place onto a plate. Place on night- stand next to patient. In the morning, room will be smelly but head will be clear.