Looking for a quick fix for your cold without going to the doctor? Home remedies are extremely popular—however some of them might actually do more harm then good! Join Stefan Chin for a new episode of SciShow that disproves a few home remedies you might have even tried yourself!
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Sources:
Honey for allergies
https://www.honey.com/faq
https://www.annallergy.org/article/S1081-1206(10)61996-5/pdf
https://acaai.org/allergies/treatment/allergy-shots-immunotherapy
https://acaai.org/resources/connect/ask-allergist/will-honey-relieve-my-seasonal-allergies
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kimmo_Saarinen/publication/49719792_Birch_Pollen_Honey_for_Birch_Pollen_Allergy_-_A_Randomized_Controlled_Pilot_Study/links/00b495264d41f09d6d000000.pdf
Butter for burns
http://www.woundsaustralia.com.au/journal/1801_01.pdf
https://www.burnsjournal.com/#http://www.burnsjournal.com/article/S0305-4179(06)00740-6/fulltext
https://www.burnsjournal.com/article/0305-4179(93)90070-O/fulltext
https://uamshealth.com/healthlibrary2/medicalmyths/butterforburns/
https://www.burnsjournal.com/article/S0305-4179(08)00352-5/fulltext
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Tiong/publication/269701993_On_Scene_First_Aid_and_Emergency_Care_for_Burn_Victims/links/5493b6ed0cf22d7925da33a9/On-Scene-First-Aid-and-Emergency-Care-for-Burn-Victims.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Tiong/publication/269701993_On_Scene_First_Aid_and_Emergency_Care_for_Burn_Victims/links/5493b6ed0cf22d7925da33a9/On-Scene-First-Aid-and-Emergency-Care-for-Burn-Victims.pdf
https://xu.uic.edu/files/2014/08/Burn.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25820085
http://bebc.xjtu.edu.cn/paperfile/36.pdf
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00325481.1995.11945998?journalCode=ipgm20
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305417906000611
Vinegar for lice
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418981/
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007s40257-014-0094-4.pdf#page12
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0882596304001393
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418981/#b7-0580839
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fda-approves-new-treatment-for-head-lice-201101191170
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/126/2/392.full
Ipecac syrup
https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(05)00112-6/fulltext
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1081/CLT-46735?scroll=top&needAccess=true
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/15563659709162567
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11557913
Head back for nosebleeds
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/health/29real.html
http://www.jnsmonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-627X;year=2018;volume=1;issue=1;spage=22;epage=27;aulast=Saleem
https://pmj.bmj.com/content/postgradmedj/74/868/113.full.pdf
Tea bags for pink eye
https://nei.nih.gov/health/pinkeye/pink_facts
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21042790
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18236016
https://academic.oup.com/femspd/article/51/3/443/631090
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Images:
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/good-things-come-to-those-who-wait-gm860089106-142087901
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/honey-and-honeycomb-gm810340892-131108297
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/mother-and-daughter-with-cold-or-flu-gm173545657-25471999
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/toast-with-honey-for-breakfast-gm675227764-124371929
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/bees-on-honeycomb-gm853088856-140272109
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/a-red-first-aid-box-with-supplies-for-dressings-in-front-gm473170132-63832735
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/stick-of-butter-gm181151588-25717631
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/stick-of-butter-gm675971696-124892439
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/physiotherapy-patient-with-hand-in-ice-bath-gm470224943-35118798
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