Potato

Bum, Bruise, Sprain I hope you keep raw potatoes around your house, because they can be very helpful in first aid. Use a raw, peeled, grated potato around an eye bruise or a sprain of any kind, and sometimes to relieve the pain of a minor burn. An old fashioned Viennese physician tells me he prescribes the application of the hot baked potato pulp for tennis elbow or any other joint pain.

Potatoes are alkaline within the body, and, like string beans, parsley, zucchini, squash, and celery, should be part of an alkaline detoxifying diet. Carrots are also alkaline, but should be used separately.