{"id":70247,"date":"2024-03-12T16:22:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T09:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternatech.net\/?p=70247"},"modified":"2024-03-12T16:23:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T09:23:43","slug":"garlic-olive-oil-remedy-for-ear-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/garlic-olive-oil-remedy-for-ear-infections\/","title":{"rendered":"Garlic Olive Oil Remedy for Ear Infections&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to powerhouse herbs and natural remedies for illness, garlic tops the list. It is naturally antimicrobial, antiviral, and antibacterial, making it beneficial for helping the body fight many types of infections.\n</p><p><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-70252 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/alternatech.net%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/03%5C/Screen-Shot-2024-03-12-at-16.15.45.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"606\"' height='\"507\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-12-at-16.15.45.png' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Garlic is a powerful herbal remedy owing to its antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. Olive oil is soothing and safe to use as a base for healing salves and lotions because it contains potent polyphenols which reduce inflammation. Together, garlic and olive oil can help ease the pain of ear infection and reduce healing time.\n</p><h3>Why it Works:\n</h3><p>Garlic is powerful on its own and olive oil is soothing to infection as well. Olive oil is often used as the base for healing salves and lotions because it contains potent polyphenols which reduce inflammation. Together, garlic and olive oil can help ease the pain of ear infection and reduce healing time.\n</p><h3>Ingredients\n</h3><p>Antibiotics are often prescribed for ear infections, even though the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) has not recommended this as a general practice since 2004. Many ear infections are caused by viruses, which are unaffected by antibiotics.\n</p><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-70254 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/alternatech.net%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/03%5C/429944896_122131179800106027_9135307182879206064_n.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"735\"' height='\"1125\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/429944896_122131179800106027_9135307182879206064_n.jpeg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Additionally, research has shown that most children fight an ear infection on their own within 24-72 hours without the need for antibiotics or other intervention.\n</p><ul>\n<li>1 clove of fresh garlic (organic if possible), minced\n</li><li>2 tablespoons of high quality olive oil or sesame oil\n</li><li>1 tsp mullein flowers\n</li><li>1 tsp St. John&rsquo;s Wort flowers\n</li><li>5 drops of lavender essential oil\n</li><li>Cheesecloth\n</li><li>Glass jar &ndash; boiled clean and dry\n\n<h3>Directions\n</h3><p>Traditional Garlic Olive Oil is a remedy that has been used for dozens, if not hundreds of years for ear infections. Unlike many other conventional remedies, garlic can work with the body and provide relief quickly with long-lasting results.\n</p><ul>\n<li>Combine everything except lavender oil in a small steel, glass or ceramic pot with a lid. Heat to approximately 120 degrees F and simmer at this temp for 1 hour; stir every 15 minutes.\n</li><li>Remove from heat, allow to cool for 30 minutes; using cheesecloth, strain oil into a boiled clean glass bottle. Add lavender oil. Allow to cool to body temp before using. Store at room temp.\n</li><li>To warm before use: place bottle in a small bowl of hot water until it reaches body temp.\n</li><li>To use: put 4-5 drops in the ear as needed.\n\n<h3>Important Note:\n</h3><p>This remedy is very effective, but it is important to make sure that the ear drum has not ruptured before using this or any other remedy in the ear.Typically, pain subsides if the ear drum bursts so the presence of pain can indicate that the ear drum is still intact, but I always like to check.\n</p><p>Garlic has been used as a natural remedy for illness for thousands of years. There are historical records of its use in Ancient Greece and Rome, and it was part of the legendary vinegar of the four thieves tincture that supposedly saved four thieves from death during the bubonic plague.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>When it comes to powerhouse herbs and natural remedies for illness, garlic tops the list. It is naturally antimicrobial, antiviral, and antibacterial, making it beneficial for helping the body fight many types of infections. Garlic is a powerful herbal remedy owing to its antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. Olive oil is soothing and safe to use\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[404,410],"tags":[746],"class_list":{"0":"post-70247","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health-and-fitness","8":"category-life-hacks","9":"tag-hometips-lifehacks-health"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-12-at-16.15.45.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writehorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</p></li></ul></li></ul>