生活貼士:醋的14種妙用 使醋成爲家庭必備(下)
sh bruises
If you or someone you care about has a nasty fall, you can speed healing and prevent black-and-blue marks by soaking a piece of cotton gauze in white or apple cider vinegar and leaving it on the injured area for one hour
消除擦傷
如果你或者你關心的人嚴重跌倒，用浸透白醋或者棉紗敷於受傷的地方一小時，可以快速治癒，防止淤青。
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Soothe a sore throat
Here are three ways that you can make a sore throat feel better:
* If your throat is left raw by a bad cough, or even a speaking or singing engagement, you'll find fast relief by gargling with 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon salt dissolved in a glass of warm water; use several times a day if needed.
* For sore throats associated with a cold or flu, combine 1/4 cup cider vinegar and 1/4 cup honey and take 1 tablespoon every four hours.
* To soothe both a cough and a sore throat, mix 1/2 cup vinegar, 1/2 cup water, 4 teaspoons honey, and 1 teaspoon hot sauce. Swallow 1 tablespoon four or five times daily, including one before bedtime. Warning: Children under one year old should never be given honey.
緩解喉痛
這裏講三種方法可以緩解喉痛地方法：
*如因唱歌，演講，或者感冒致使喉痛，用溶解了一大湯匙的蘋果醋和一茶匙的鹽的溫水漱口，可以快速緩解疼痛；如需要，一天可多次漱口。
*如喉痛伴隨感冒或者流感，可將四分之一杯的蘋果醋混合四分之一杯的蜂蜜，每四小時服用一大湯匙。
*爲緩解感冒和喉痛，可將二分之一杯的醋，二分之一杯的水，四茶匙的蜂蜜，一茶匙的調味汁調配。每次服用一大湯匙，每天四五次，包括睡前一次。警告：對於一歲以下的兒童，絕不能放蜂蜜。
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Adding 1/4 cup white vinegar to the water in your hot-steam vaporizer can help ease congestion caused by a chest cold or sinus infection. It can also be good for your vaporizer: The vinegar will clear away any mineral deposits in the water tubes resulting from the use of hard water. Note: Check with the manufacturer before adding vinegar to a cool-mist vaporizer.
呼吸順暢
在蒸汽加溼器中，加入四分之一杯的白醋，可以緩解胸腹受涼或者鼻竇感染造成的呼吸堵塞。醋可以消除因長期使用硬水而沉澱在水管裏的水垢。注意：加醋前請檢查加溼器的構造。
t an active cold sore
The only thing worse than a bad cold is a bad cold sore. Fortunately, you can usually dry up a cold sore in short order by dabbing it with a cotton ball saturated in white vinegar three times a day. The vinegar will quickly soothe the pain and swelling.
治療重感冒潰瘡
唯一比重感冒更壞的就是重感冒潰瘡。幸而，可以簡單的用棉球浸透白醋塗抹患處直至晾乾，每天三次，就可以很快緩解疼痛和腫脹。
a poultice for corns and calluses
Here's an old-fashioned, time-proven method to treat corns and calluses: Saturate a piece of white or stale bread with 1/4 cup white vinegar. Let the bread soak in the vinegar for 30 minutes, then break off a piece big enough to completely cover the corn. Keep the poultice in place with gauze or adhesive tape, and leave it on overnight. The next morning, the hard, callused skin will be dissolved, and the corn should be easy to remove. Older, thicker calluses may require several treatments.
製作治療雞眼及老繭的藥膏
這裏告訴你一個古老而實用的治療雞眼及老繭的偏方：將一小片白麪包或者過期麪包在四分之一杯的白醋裏浸泡30分鐘，撕下一片敷在雞眼上，用紗布或者膠帶固定好，放置一晚上。第二天早上，堅硬的老繭已經軟化了，雞眼也可以很容易的去除了。多次這樣的重複，厚厚的老繭也可以去除。
the jump on athlete's foot
A bad case of athlete's foot can drive you hopping mad. But you can often quell the infection, and quickly ease the itching, by rinsing your feet three or four times a day for a few days with undiluted apple cider vinegar. As an added precaution, soak your socks or stockings in a mixture of 1 part vinegar and 4 parts water for 30 minutes before laundering them.
先發治療腳癬
嚴重的腳癬能讓把人逼瘋。每天將腳浸泡在純蘋果醋三四次，連續重複幾天，就可以很快的去除感染，緩解疼痛。洗燙之前，也可以額外預防一下：將醋和水按照一比四的比例融合，將襪子在溶液裏浸泡半小時。
er your skin
Using vinegar as a skin toner dates back to the time of Helen of Troy. And it's just as effective today. After you wash your face, mix 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar with 2 cups water as a finishing rinse to cleanse and tighten your skin. You can also make your own facial treatment by mixing 1/4 cup cider vinegar with 1/4 cup water. Gently apply the solution to your face and let it dry.
軟化外皮角質
剪修指甲之前，浸泡指甲在一個放了純度白醋的碗裏五分鐘，然後可以軟化指甲或者腳趾上的外皮角質。
