Pharmacy Daily | Dispensary Corner 09 Oct 14

RUB on soles of feet twice daily. Another one from the unusual remedies archives, once again from our friends at People’s Pharmacy, comes a reader’s tale of rubbing Vicks VapoRub on the soles of her husband’s feet to calm a “horrible deep cough”. Apparently, the remedy worked, but the couple then used it for 12 days before the husband saw a doctor, who promptly diagnosed him with pneumonia and put him on antibiotics and prednisone. The pharmacists’ reply to the letter was pretty spot on: “We are impressed that Vicks VapoRub on the soles of the feet actually helped a serious cough that signalled pneumonia. “We do NOT recommend toughing it out with a home remedy as long as your hubby did.” CANKEROUS jalapenos. Another reader recommended jalapenos peppers to cure canker sores. The pharmacists said this was the first they’d heard of peppers’ protective powers for painful canker sores. CLICK HERE to read more.

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