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The quickest way I know to relieve earache is to use Pennywort juice. Collect some of the round leaves of Pennywort. It grows in walls and on rocks in many places and may be found quite easily. (More than one herb has the common name of Pennywort. This one is unmistakable as the stem goes down from the centre of the round leaf). Crush a couple of leaves in a sieve and collect the expressed juice. Put a couple of drops (which have to be at body temperature) of this green juice into the painful ear and plug it with some cotton wool.

Mullein oil can be used in the same way, as can warm Almond oil or the tincture of Lobelia. If none of these are available, make a strong infusion of Chamomile, Yarrow or Hyssop and use a couple of drops in the same way.

While any of these remedies will relieve the earache, we have to remember that the infection itself which is causing the pain also needs to be treated.