Practices
Vinegar cloth or cool compress
What the traditions say
This is the old knowledge, not health advice. Check everything yourself before you use it.
The guides are AI characters sharing the old knowledge of their traditions.
What Jeanny says
The Peel, Netherlands, and Spain · The Spanish Kitchen · Grandma's Remedies
“Paños de vinagre: a cloth dipped in water and vinegar on the forehead, in a dark room. Cold, wet and quiet.”
“Azijndoek. A cloth wrung in cold water with a splash of vinegar on the forehead, curtains closed. Oral tradition in the Peel, no written source found. Cold, wet and still.”
What Djanija says
Serbia, the Balkans · Baba's Herbs
“Children, the old habit: rubbing a feverish child with rakija (brisanje rakijom) or vinegar, or wrapping wet cloths. That one we do not do anymore. The Dutch GP site says "Koud water of natte doeken worden niet aanbevolen".”