My Gran and Parents were strong believers in using Condy's Crystals to soak fresh vegetables in, bicarb you mention should do just as well. Lettuce especially is a large carrier where I live well it used to be, I rinse everything in raw salt and will try your method as well. Some folk I know soak in diluted vinegar.
Having had ringworm when I young I took the medication from pharmaceutical company that made me feel like death itself would have been easier. My husbands Gran had it around the same time, sat down with a pocket (15-20 large) oranges, ate them one by one, that cleared her without chemicals....
Finding natural cures is far wiser than taking drugs!
Have to confess I had to consult the search goddesses re Condy's Crystals. Never seen or used in either Europe, Australia or Thailand. But as I read and see it's that purple stuff they use here to treat mange on dogs - I think. Sounds like your gran and parents were way ahead of the curve.
Salt is a good option too, if the concentration is high enough. Totally had to SMILE at your husband's Gran chomping her way steadily through 20 oranges. LOL. A woman after my own heart. Vitamin C in high doses fixes most things.
Thanks so much for the insightful comment and stopping by.
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Gentian violet another purple that is used for skin ailments I still keep it in the cupboard, messy to work with...
Condy crystal I remember being used for leafy vegetables, a few granules in a big tub, over the years my parents used course salt more than the crystals. Perhaps more was found out about the crystals, I have not seen them in many years.
Remember in Grandma's time opioids were taken mixed with alcohol for migraines and the like, who knows what they did not test drive before enforcement arrived 😆
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