A home remedy is a treatment to cure a disease or ailment that employs certain spices, vegetables, or other common items. Home remedies may or may not have medicinal properties that treat or cure the disease or ailment in question, as they are typically passed along by laypersons (which has been facilitated in recent years by the Internet). Many are merely used as a result of tradition or habit or because they are effective in inducing the placebo effect. A significant number, however, have been demonstrated to effectively treat ailments such as sprains, minor lacerations, headaches, fevers, and even the common cold.
The home remedies that we have collected aren't risky alternative therapies practiced against your doctor's objections. Rather they are safe, practical actions that you can utilize to help treat more than 100 common health problems, ranging from the minor ailments like ingrown hairs and athlete's foot to serious diseases like asthma and diabetes.

Home Remedies : Ear Candling

"Ear wax is a natural lubricant for the ear," says Jennifer Smullen, MD, instructor of otology and laryngology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. "It waterproofs the ear and it has an acidic pH, so it helps in preventing infections."

Given the benefits of earwax to the body, why would you want to remove it?

While it's uncommon, Smullen explains, some people do have a buildup of wax that causes itching and impaired hearing -- and that's where ear candling comes in. It's marketed as an easy at-home solution for people with this problem and involves taking a candle-shaped beeswax cone, placing it in the ear, lighting it, and after the wick burns down, removing the cone -- along with ear wax and other impurities.

Home Remedies: Asthma

If your are having an asthma attack and you are out of your medication, drink two to four cups of strong, black coffee.The caffeine in the coffee may give you some relief until you can get your medication. Jason Chu from San Francisco writes; "You note that caffeine is the active agent to offer some relief. Actually, it is not the caffeine which can actually aggravate someone who is excited, but the theophylline which is also in coffee that causes vasodialation and the relief associated with consuming coffee. The warm water vapor steaming from the cup of coffee also helps." Thanks Jason! Or, try this old time remedy: Roll spider webs in a ball and swallow. Believe it or not, but this remedy is still being researched today!

Home Remedies : Blackheads

Blackheads are follicles that have wider opening than the normal. They are also known as open comedones and are often caused by over active sebaceous glands. Blackheads appear on the face, back, chest and other parts that have sebaceous glands. The blackheads are plugged with sebum and sloughed off cells and undergoes a chemical reaction that results in the oxidation of melanin. The residue formed in the follicle is responsible for providing black colour to the blackheads

Home Remedies : Allergies

The chamomile Tea is considered as natural anti-histamine. This is very popular drink through out the world. Having one or two cups sweetened with honey a day gives you immunity towards the allergens. Mind it, that one should not consume it if allergic towards ragweed.

The garlic is one of best immunity builder against any type of the allergens. Garlic has proven its efficacy as decongestant and hence also used in various types of coughs and colds. Try to have fresh garlic rather than going for powdered or dried or readymade paste. One has to remember that garlic may worsen the case if your have severe acidity.

Home Remedies : remove pimples

Daily morning apply after-shave lotion that contains alcohol and wash it off in the evening. Alcohol can exert the oil inside the skin to outside. In night apply toothpaste that does not contain mint to the face and wash it off in the next morning. Do this treatment for 2 weeks and then you will be pimple free. Applying after-shave lotion daily can also prevent the popping up of new pimples.

Home Remedies for Red Eyes

Red eye remedies are different from puffy eyes remedies as they treat the dryness of the eye as oppose to puffy eyes remedies that try to remove the excess liquid in order to decrease swelling.Home

Reduce the redness by splashing cold water over closed eyes. This soothes the eye and shrinks the blood vessels as in case of an allergic reaction.