Long before modern medicines became so widely available, families treated everyday illnesses with home-made remedies. Reused and refined year after year, they were handed down through the generations then lovingly copied into personal 'receipt' books. Grandma's Remedies brings together a beguiling collection of them, gathered from dusty medicine chests found in attics, recalled from childhoods long past, or discovered in family archives and libraries. Many of them are surprisingly effective. Did you know, for example, that drinking two cups of strong black coffee will alleviate an asthma attack? Or that chewing toasted fennel seeds will help combat indigestion? Or that rosehip syrup is a terrific source of vitamin C? But Grandma’s Remedies is more than a guide to these traditional treatments, it also paints a vivid portrait of the world of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It shows how inventive and resourceful they were with the materials near to hand, how they made the most of everything in the store-cupboard, from bread through to vinegar, and how it was the women of the household who, despite being barred from the medical profession, were relied on to safeguard family health. In these days of antibiotics and painkillers, it’s easy to forget how people survived when all they had to rely on was a garden, a larder and a healthy dose of common sense.
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A beautifully illustrated guide to the recipes and treatments that have preserved family health for generations
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Long before modern medicines became so widely available, families treated everyday illnesses with home-made remedies. Reused and refined year after year, they were handed down through the generations then lovingly copied into personal 'receipt' books. Grandma's Remedies brings together a beguiling collection of them, gathered from dusty medicine chests found in attics, recalled from childhoods long past, or discovered in family archives and libraries. Many of them are surprisingly effective. Did you know, for example, that drinking two cups of strong black coffee will alleviate an asthma attack? Or that chewing toasted fennel seeds will help combat indigestion? Or that rosehip syrup is a terrific source of vitamin C? But Grandma’s Remedies is more than a guide to these traditional treatments, it also paints a vivid portrait of the world of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It shows how inventive and resourceful they were with the materials near to hand, how they made the most of everything in the store-cupboard, from bread through to vinegar, and how it was the women of the household who, despite being barred from the medical profession, were relied on to safeguard family health. In these days of antibiotics and painkillers, it’s easy to forget how people survived when all they had to rely on was a garden, a larder and a healthy dose of common sense.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By N. Evans
Format:Hardcover
Grandma's Remedies is a fascinating look at the natural remedies which we've turned to over the years before we all reached for a pill in a blister pack, packed with interesting first hand accounts of how to use foods, herbs and other items from the natural world that'll help to cure everything from Headaches to Anxiety and from Bee Stings to Bronchitis.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Lilly Jee
Format:Hardcover
All those things you heard muttered when you were young about natural remedies, some as batty as your ol' granny, but all relied upon through the ages and even now modern science has to admit there was something in some of them, others remain a mystery..... Jolly good read!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By D. Nash
Format:Hardcover
Grandma's Remedies is a great book, I read it this weekend from cover to cover and found out a lot about family healthcare through the ages and there's certainly a few remedies I'll try myself. I also loved reading about the 'Bee sting' remedy for arthritis; though I doubt anyone will try this, it's still a fantastic example of how different remedies were used in an age when universal healthcare did not exist.
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Grandma's Remedies
There are some interesting facts and stories of 'wise women' in this book and I enjoyed reading it. However, the author isn't a herbalist herself and has just collected remedies... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Millsite
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grandma knew
A great book. Some of the remedies I knew but Rose Hip syrup has proved a great benefit for aches and pains.
Published 17 months ago by I. Asquith
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A Great Book
This is very well-written with a wide range of information ranging from the invaluable to the entertaining. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2011 by Charley 316
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Great little book
This is a great book with lots of interesting stories and remedies. It's easy to read and a good reference book to keep on the shelf.
Published on 30 Mar 2010 by annekiely
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Grandmas remedies.
I enjoyed the book very much and found some of the articles nostalgic. I leave the book on the coffee table in the lounge and I am amazed at the number of people who pick it up and... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2010 by Mrs. Jennifer Warden
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Highly recommended
I highly recommend this book. Full of remedies and recipes I remember my Grandmother using when I was a child. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2010 by Deborah Mcleod
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Ancient
I did not find this book particularly interesting as it contains very little useful information. Perhaps because I am elderly I have used many ancient remedies which were passed... Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2009 by Eve D'Omville
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book first, piils last!
I have been waiting for such a book! I have been waiting through knee and muscle pains, headaches and stiff necks, twisted ankles and back pains. And stress. YES! Read more
Published on 18 April 2009 by Andreas Augustin
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Grandma's Remedies by Cherry Chappell
I found this book very informative and even remember my late mother using some of the treatments and remedies on us children, there were five of us. Read more
Published on 17 April 2009 by Mrs. Patricia A. Kerswill
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One to keep
This useful little book is packed with generations of tried and true remedies. Many will be remembered from childhood but only vaguely - how wonderful the have the recipes to hand... Read more
Published on 1 April 2009 by Pathfollow
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