17 home remedies for bites, aches and burns

• Infuse the tea in 2 cups boiling water, and for every cup, stir in 2 teaspoons soothing and sweet raw honey. Sip throughout the day until your throat settles down.
  
  
• The expert: Paul S. Anderson, N.D.

Dandruff

• Douse it with a cup of antioxidant-packed green tea, which will naturally exfoliate dry flakes without dehydrating skin. Steep two bags of green tea in 1 cup hot water for 20 minutes to overnight. Once it has cooled, massage the strong tea into your scalp.
  
  
• The expert: Letha Hadady, D.Ac.

Pimples

• Treat them with tea-tree oil and witch hazel, both of which have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. As soon as you feel a pimple forming, dot either tonic on the area twice a day for 2 or 3 days.

• Never use rubbing alcohol because that only dries out and irritates skin without having any effect on the bacteria that cause acne.
  
  
• The expert: Doris Day, M.D.
  

Sunburn

• Take a lukewarm bath with 1 cup added ground oatmeal (grind it with a mortar and pestle; instant oatmeal works fine), 1 cup whole milk, 2 tablespoons honey, and 2 tablespoons aloe vera gel. Oatmeal is anti-inflammatory, honey is antiseptic, milk’s proteins and fats soothe skin, and aloe numbs pain.
  
  
• Afterward, moisturize with a cream containing hydrating shea butter and aloe.
  
  
• The expert: Doris Day, M.D.
  

Diarrhea

• Drink a cup of chamomile tea. The herb has an antispasmodic effect that stops contractions in the lower intestine.
  
  
• The expert: Evangeline Lausier, M.D., assistant clinical professor in medicine at Duke Integrative Medicine in Durham, N.C.
  
  

Flatulence

• Sip 1 cup hot water steeped with 1 teaspoon caraway seeds, which stifle the enzymatic action that causes gas.
  
  
• The expert: Evangeline Lausier, M.D.

Warts

• Clean the area, then cut a piece of duct tape to a size slightly bigger than the wart. Apply the duct tape to the site and rub into place. Every 3 days, remove the tape and file down dead skin with a pumice stone or nail file. Repeat until the wart disappears.
  
  
• Chemicals in the tape suffocate and kill the wart. Studies show this method works as well as other treatments.

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