Fennel seeds stopped heartburn, successful wart remedy

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Q: I have been bothered with heartburn for 50 years. I got it afterevery meal, but it was immediately relieved with Tums.

I was cleaning out the herbs in my kitchen cupboard and found somefennel seeds. I took a teaspoon after dinner and didn't getheartburn. Now I take fennel after every meal and haven't needed aTums all month.

A: Fennel traditionally has been used to treat indigestion and gas.It has been shown to counteract smooth muscle spasms in thedigestive tract.

Q: My son developed a wart on the bottom of his foot. He didn't takecare of it as I told him to, so it grew and multiplied until itcaused considerable pain when walking.

By then nothing he tried helped. His doctor wouldn't touch it andrecommended a visit to a specialist.

I told him to get some fresh turmeric, but all he could find wasthe powder. I suggested he make a paste with a little oil. Mixingit with a few drops of olive oil and covering it with a bandagetook away the warts and all of the pain in a couple of days! It hasbeen several weeks since treatment, and the warts have notreturned.

A: You are the second person who has reported success with turmericagainst plantar warts (warts on the sole of the foot). Turmericcontains curcumin, which has antiviral activity (Virology, April10, 2008). That might explain your success.

Q: I take lisinopril for high blood pressure and occasionally have acough that cough syrup can't touch. My doctor told me that hispatients have had amazing success with benzonatate to address thisissue. It works for me, too!

A: Thanks for the tip. Benzonatate (Tessalon) is not appropriate foranyone allergic to local anesthetics like procaine (Novocain).

An iron supplement also may help with this kind of cough(Hypertension, August 2001). Switching to another kind ofblood-pressure medication may solve the problem as well.

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