Ailment: Chicken pox

Remedy: Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)

Baking soda / sodium bicarbonate. How to use it as a home remedy, why it works, and warnings on its use.

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Remedy (new) posted by David Niven Miller of Perth, WA, Australia on 26 April 2010 at 18:24       102

Put two tablespoons of sodium bicarbonate in a lukewarm daily bath. This will relieve itching. You can also make a dilute sodium bicarb solution to dab on the blisters during the day