Hacker News Reader

What about eucalyptus oil candy? It instantly unblocks my nose whenever I take it, I don't think I'm imagining that.

And if you have sore throat and / or cough, boil a cup of milk with a quarter teaspoon of turmeric powder, pour it into a cup, add half a teaspoon of pepper powder, stir and let it cool down. You can also add honey or sugar to improve the taste. Drink it warm / hot before you sleep and when you wake up, and be amazed at the quick relief you will feel.

Great idea! Turmeric is a good anti-inflammatory drug.

If you burn yourself, you can put yellow mustard the burn and let it sit for a minute or so. Pain will nearly disappear and healing will be notably accelerated. Supposedly it’s due to the turmeric used as color (brown mustard won’t work).

Wouldn’t’ve believed it if I hadn’t tried it myself. Works like a hot damn.

True about Turmeric but for sore throat / coughs it's the Black pepper that really gives the quick relief.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com