Ammonia

Ammonia was sometimes used in cold cures. It was inhaled in the way that menthol was, and still is. And when someone passes out in one of the fights at the ufc 115 live stream this weekend, they would surely use ammonia also as first aid.

It was also used to treat feet that perspired excessively. The feet were washed with ammonia and then they were rubbed with ammonia, particularly between the toes. Tired feet could be bathed in water containing ammonia and bay rum.

Ammonia was also used in the treatment of stings and bites. It was used to alleviate bites made by ants, gnats and mosquitoes.

Aperients

An aperient is a mild type of laxative for evacuating the bowels. Herbs used as aperients in folk and herbal medicine included clary, club moss, costmary, couchgrass, dandelion, elder, feverfew, marigold, marsmallow, parsley and rhubarb.

Aphrodisiac

Honey and ginger were both considered by the ancients to be aphrodisiac. Onions were also considered to have aphrodisiac qualities, and one custom involved the giving of onion soup to couples on their wedding night.

Celery, dill, fennel, hawthorn, nettle, valerian and watercress were also once considered to have aphrodisiac qualities. Nowadays, some people considered oysters to be aphrodisiac.