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A Facebook post claims to give advice on how to get “thicker hair” and “cure baldness”. It claims that “onions are rich sources of sulfur, which is a building block of keratin. Hence, onions not only help prevent hair fall and breakage but also make your hair stronger and healthie...

“Got a dm from a woman who was going through it with her genital herpes outbreak,” begins a message on Instagram. It then gives a cure: St John’s wort and alcohol. “St. John’s wort is a herb with antiviral properties that would provide support for those dealing with herpes,” it rea...

A graphic on Facebook says you can treat cuts and scrapes at home with a simple kitchen ingredient. “Putting sugar in a wound will reduce pain and speed up the healing process,” it reads. It shows an illustration of white sugar being poured on a wound and another showing it healed. B...

“Did you know mullein leaf helps to detox the lungs from tar, mucus and phlegm?” asks text on a graphic posted on Facebook. “It opens up airways, fights asthma and lung issues.” The graphic is headed “LUNG CLEANSE”. Mullein, a plant with the species name Verbascum thapsus, is nativ...