What was the old cure for seasickness?

In the old days, seamen used to treat seasickness with strychnine, chinine, cocaine or nitroglycerine. It´s also said that a mixture of fleabane, warmouth and onions was used to fight the “vacuum” in the stomach – none of these rather poisonous cures have endured until our days.



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Better choices include breads, cereals, grains, milk, water, apple juice, apples, or bananas. Do not skip eating but also do not overeat. Drink plenty of water and drink it often.

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Salty Snacks
  • Beef Jerky.
  • Individually Wrapped Sandwiches.
  • Pretzels.
  • Veggie Straws.
  • Chex Mix.
  • Crackers.
  • Pringles.
  • Goldfish.


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Dramamine® helps prevent and treat all four symptoms associated with motion sickness—nausea, dizziness, vomiting and queasiness. Try taking Dramamine® Original Formula 30 minutes to an hour before boarding the ship and then as needed and as directed on the packaging.

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Most have a sedative effect which works to 'still' the body and reduce inner ear disturbance. These same pills usually also include a stimulant like caffeine to counteract the sedative effect. Some medications have all the above combined to bombard sea sickness with all cannons firing.

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Mechanical stimulation of the mastoid and diverting attention to pleasant stimuli-like odors or music have been found to ameliorate VIMS. Chewing gum combines both in an easy-to-administer fashion and should thus be an effective countermeasure against VIMS.

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After motion sickness begins, it usually doesn't start getting better until you stop moving. But, most people who are on a boat for a long trip feel better a few days into the trip when they get used to being on the boat, but some people feel seasick for several days.

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While land sickness is milder than the more-serious condition known as mal de debarquement – or MDD (translation being the sickness of disembarkment) – the primary symptom of both is the phantom sensation of motion described as rocking, bobbing or swaying.

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