HEARTBURN
A number of simple remedies exist for heartburn, a symptom of indigestion experienced as a burning sensation which may rise into the chest, even causing regurgitation of acid from the stomach into the gullet and mouth. All you need do first is to grate a potato as finely as possible, then put this in a cheesecloth and press out the juice. Dilute with warm water, one part juice to two or three parts water. Drink this juice every morning before breakfast, before lunch and at night before retiring. For the best results, prepare fresh each time.
If you still feel some discomfort, take a teaspoon of wood ash mixed in a little warm water after eating. This may produce the desired result. Just pour warm water over the ashes and drink them down. If you have no wood ash, common charcoal, preferably from limewood, can be crushed and mixed with a little water, porridge or other cereal. The charcoal is easier to swallow when prepared in this way and will serve to neutralise the stomach acid.
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