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home remedy
A simple, traditional remedy for everyday ailments, often based on handed-down knowledge and using ingredients that can be found in the home.
Gegen eine leichte Erkältung ist Hühnersuppe ein bewährtes Hausmittel.
For a mild cold, chicken soup is a tried-and-tested home remedy.
The word 'Hausmittel' (home remedy) consists of 'Haus' (house/home) and 'Mittel' (remedy/means). So it literally describes a remedy or medicine that you typically have at home or can easily make yourself.
Warmer Tee mit Honig ist ein klassisches Hausmittel.
Warm tea with honey is a classic home remedy.
To say what a home remedy works for, you use the preposition 'gegen' (against/for) followed by the ailment in the accusative. For example: 'ein Hausmittel gegen Husten' (a home remedy for a cough).
Kennen Sie ein gutes Hausmittel gegen Halsschmerzen?
Do you know a good home remedy for a sore throat?
Common adjectives used with 'Hausmittel' (home remedy) are 'bewährt' (tried-and-tested), 'alt' (old), or 'einfach' (simple). It is often mentioned in connection with mild ailments such as 'Erkältung' (cold), 'Husten' (cough), or 'Bauchschmerzen' (stomachache).
Wadenwickel sind ein altes Hausmittel gegen Fieber.
Calf wraps are an old home remedy for fever.
medicine
'die Medizin' and 'das Hausmittel' can both help with symptoms or illnesses. Here, 'Medizin' means a medication or drug, that is, something taken to cure or relieve an illness. 'Hausmittel' means a simple, traditional remedy that is often used at home with ordinary ingredients, for example tea or honey. Learners may confuse the words because both are used when someone is ill. When it is about a real medication from the pharmacy, 'Medizin' fits. When it is about a simple everyday remedy, 'Hausmittel' fits.
Bei Halsschmerzen trinkt Mehmet warmen Tee mit Honig als Hausmittel.
For a sore throat, Mehmet drinks warm tea with honey as a home remedy.
Vor der Reise nimmt sie ihre Medizin immer zur gleichen Zeit ein.
Before the trip, she always takes her medicine at the same time.