6 Popular Home Remedies That Actually Don't Work

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! Healthcare Triage:    / healthcaretriage   Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe! ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:   / scishow   ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, سلطان الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, Tim Curwick, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook:   / scishow   Twitter:   / scishow   Tumblr:   / scishow   Instagram:   / thescishow   ---------- Sources: Honey for allergies https://www.honey.com/faq https://www.annallergy.org/article/S1... https://acaai.org/allergies/treatment... https://acaai.org/resources/connect/a... https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... Butter for burns http://www.woundsaustralia.com.au/jou... https://www.burnsjournal.com/#http://... https://www.burnsjournal.com/article/... https://uamshealth.com/healthlibrary2... https://www.burnsjournal.com/article/... https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... https://xu.uic.edu/files/2014/08/Burn... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2... http://bebc.xjtu.edu.cn/paper%20file/... https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Vinegar for lice https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://link.springer.com/content/pdf... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/f... http://pediatrics.aappublications.org... Ipecac syrup https://www.jahonline.org/article/S10... https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/... https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1... Head back for nosebleeds https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/he... http://www.jnsmonline.org/article.asp... https://pmj.bmj.com/content/postgradm... Tea bags for pink eye https://nei.nih.gov/health/pinkeye/pi... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1... https://academic.oup.com/femspd/artic... ------ Images: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/goo... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/hon... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/mot... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/toa... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/bee... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/a-r... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/sti... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/sti... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/phy... https://www.flickr.com/photos/9082612... https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/lic... https://tinyurl.com/yamv9hf3 https://tinyurl.com/y73fs7rk https://tinyurl.com/ybogeprm https://tinyurl.com/y8lkpc6f https://tinyurl.com/ybyg5xtd https://tinyurl.com/yd9jqs57 https://tinyurl.com/y9bo587b