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Sweetleaf
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Age: 35
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Location: Somewhere in Colorado
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11 Apr 2015, 7:26 pm
I did learn something today after all then 
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Turpentine and petroleum distillates such as coal oil and kerosene have been used medicinally since ancient times, as topical and sometimes internal home remedies. Topically it has been used for abrasions and wounds, as a treatment for lice, and when mixed with animal fat it has been used as a chest rub, or inhaler for nasal and throat ailments. Many modern chest rubs, such as the Vicks variety, still contain turpentine in their formulations.
Taken internally it was used as treatment for intestinal parasites because of its alleged antiseptic and diuretic properties, and a general cure-all[10][11] as in Hamlin's Wizard Oil. Sugar, molasses or honey were sometimes used to mask the taste. Internal administration of these toxic products is no longer common today.
Turpentine was a common medicine among seamen during the Age of Discovery, and one of several products carried aboard Ferdinand Magellan's fleet in his first circumnavigation of the globe.[12]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine ... nal_elixir
Taken internally it was used as treatment for intestinal parasites because of its alleged antiseptic and diuretic properties, and a general cure-all[10][11] as in Hamlin's Wizard Oil. Sugar, molasses or honey were sometimes used to mask the taste. Internal administration of these toxic products is no longer common today.
Turpentine was a common medicine among seamen during the Age of Discovery, and one of several products carried aboard Ferdinand Magellan's fleet in his first circumnavigation of the globe.[12]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine ... nal_elixir
For bumps and knocks I use an amethyst mineral. It works a treat if you hold it on the point of impact within a minute or so. It prevents bruises too.
11 Apr 2015, 7:57 pm
guzzle wrote:
I did learn something today after all then
For bumps and knocks I use an amethyst mineral. It works a treat if you hold it on the point of impact within a minute or so. It prevents bruises too.
Quote:
Turpentine and petroleum distillates such as coal oil and kerosene have been used medicinally since ancient times, as topical and sometimes internal home remedies. Topically it has been used for abrasions and wounds, as a treatment for lice, and when mixed with animal fat it has been used as a chest rub, or inhaler for nasal and throat ailments. Many modern chest rubs, such as the Vicks variety, still contain turpentine in their formulations.
Taken internally it was used as treatment for intestinal parasites because of its alleged antiseptic and diuretic properties, and a general cure-all[10][11] as in Hamlin's Wizard Oil. Sugar, molasses or honey were sometimes used to mask the taste. Internal administration of these toxic products is no longer common today.
Turpentine was a common medicine among seamen during the Age of Discovery, and one of several products carried aboard Ferdinand Magellan's fleet in his first circumnavigation of the globe.[12]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine ... nal_elixir
Taken internally it was used as treatment for intestinal parasites because of its alleged antiseptic and diuretic properties, and a general cure-all[10][11] as in Hamlin's Wizard Oil. Sugar, molasses or honey were sometimes used to mask the taste. Internal administration of these toxic products is no longer common today.
Turpentine was a common medicine among seamen during the Age of Discovery, and one of several products carried aboard Ferdinand Magellan's fleet in his first circumnavigation of the globe.[12]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine ... nal_elixir
For bumps and knocks I use an amethyst mineral. It works a treat if you hold it on the point of impact within a minute or so. It prevents bruises too.
Interesting. That would explain why Vicks bothers me so much.
It literally burns my skin, though that might be one of the other ingredients.
