General practitioner and academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Oksana Drapkina dispelled myths about the effectiveness of traditional medicine in her Telegram channel.
Moreover, some folk remedies can even be dangerous to your health.
For example, Drapkina called the method of getting rid of a cold by sweating in a bathhouse dangerous to health. Having an elevated body temperature, people risk getting heat stroke.
Putting Kalanchoe juice, garlic, onions and other vegetables into your nose will not only not help with a runny nose, but can also lead to a temporary loss of smell or a burn of the nasal mucosa.
Cleansing the liver with oil and lemon juice can also lead to sad consequences. An abundance of the first product can lead to diarrhea at best, and at worst - to biliary colic. An abundance of the second is fraught with exacerbations for people with gastritis and other gastrointestinal disorders.
And you shouldn't abuse soda for heartburn. The relief is short-lived, and then the heartburn attack may return with renewed vigor.
