Amazingly Potato

Potato humble
Cupboard items and their alternative uses

1. Heal injuries
A raw potato compress with help to reduce the swelling around cuts and bruises. “place grated potato under abandage on the skin,” says kolbjorn Borseth of Aromatic Natural Skincare(aromantic.uk). “Wrap in cling film for the best effect.”

2. Soothe Eczema(Skin disease)
“A warm potato poultice can relieve inflammation,” say Cathy Wong, author of The Inside Out Diet. Cube the potato, lightly boil, the fold into thick gauze (a kind of fabric) and apply.

3. Fight Heartburn - (a form of indigestion felt as a burning sensation in the chest)
Raw potato juice can soothe the pain of recurrent heartburn. Pop a white potato through a juicer and drink half a cup after dinner for best result.

4. Rescue recipes –salt problem
What happens when have too much salt in your meal? Drop a raw potato into your sauce for 10minutes and simmer (lacucina.caldesi.com) “the salt will bind to the tuber (potato) and restore your meal to something edible. ATTENTION: don forget to take it out before serving.

5. Windscreen waterproof
Make your car windscreen waterproof base by rubbing a potato over, it give a super-slick surface, making water beads run off much faster. (britishpotatoes.co.uk)