What can aid in drawing out infection if you have no choice but to wait until you see your doctor? Alternative medicine doctors say some vegetables are very good at drawing impurities and infections from the body. This used to be considered an old wives tale, until many people on the popular social media platform, TikTok, began to test this out for themselves, and with various reliable, valid experiments I might add. If someone has a fever or is feeling unwell without clear reasons why, they should put sliced potatoes on the soles of their feet, pop socks on and go to bed as normal. One TikTok creator (@ ) tested this out on her daughter who was unwell. She did as instructed and low and behold, the next morning her daughter was much better and the colouring of the potato was near to black, ew. However, sceptical, she thought that perhaps the potato just dried out and that's why it turned out looking kind of gross after that night. So, on another occasion when her daughter fell ill, she tried the same technique again, but also had some slices left out on the kitchen counter and then some in her own socks also. The slices of potato on the kitchen counter, was slightly dried but no colour differentiation, and her own potato from her socks weren't much changed, but again, her daughters was heavily darkened and she was feeling healthier again. So, do these old wives know hat they are talking about after all?
Another vegetable to do a similar technique is onion. Now, I think we all know the feels of how onion does seem to reach and draw on moisture, and especially, eye juices when we are cooking dinner, but Barbara O'Neil, alternative medicine doctor, suggests it is very effective for common ear infections. Ear infections seem to be more common these days, and those who suffer with them know that some people are particularly unfortunate to get them frequently. Since doctors have had to restrain the amount of antibiotic rounds a person can receive, due to the build up of intolerance, they are reluctant to give it out at times. Barbara tells a story how her child had several round of antibiotic because the ear infection returned after every round. Again, she asked her neighbour for the old wives tales, who recommended the onions. In between cloth, place steamed onion next to the ear and leave it there for several hours or overnight. Her child who would sleep for more than a few hours at a time due to the severe pain that comes with ear infections, finally had a full peaceful sleep and her infection finally went away.
So, maybe we should revive the old wife tales and take another look, ey?
Give it a go yourself if you find yourself in a bind and unable to get to a doctor, of course, do so with caution and not as a replacement for medical assistance.
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