Coughs

[WVsnowflake]

The antispasmodic and expectorant properties of Helichrysum oil is
said to help relieve congestions, loosen mucus and soothe coughs.
Blend three drops each of Helichrysum, Eucalyptus an Frankincense
oils in two tablespoons of sweet-almond oil. Massage the blend onto
the entire chest area.

Dragon Juice
(Cajun Cough Syrup)

2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp cayenne pepper
½ cup honey
½ cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup warm water

Mix and shake just before taking

[Sunny]

Does anyone have an old timey recipe for a cough medicine made from carmalized onions? At least I THINK that's what was done to the onions...it was something my mother used to make up when I was a little kid and had a lot of bronchial trouble. She got the recipe from her mother, but I've never heard of it since then.

(One of those things I forgot to 'collect' before she died...and so far, I haven't found it in her cookbooks ~sigh~)

[WVsnowflake]

I'll look in my herb book but I think there is something about onions. I'll let you know.
We always make Ginger flavored brandy & honey. Mix half & half and take a tablespoon for coughs. works good

[Sunny]

Ginger Brandy is great for chills and for gettin' to sleep on frosty evenings. My ex's Lithuanian grandparents are the only ones I've known who swore by your remedy, too. Cool!

I seem to recall vinegar being in the onion cough syrup, but that may have just been the onion flavor itself...it WAS many MANY years ago and I'm just going on 'taste/smell' memory...kind of strong, but sweet and sour.

Hmmm, I'd probably serve the same thing on grilled tenderloin steaks today! ;D

It was PROBABLY laced with that brandy! haha No wonder I liked it ~grin~

(I've scoured my herbals over the years and never did see anything like it. My grandma was originally from an Iowa farm. Maybe that's where she learned it: using what was at hand...)

[Sunny]

Ooooo....next time I'm coughing, I might try onions, brown sugar, a dash of vinegar...and BOURBON! Bet THAT'd do it! lol

[olhillbilly]

Least we wouldnt havta worry bout no one catching Yer cough. hehehe

Pee Ewww!

[Sunny]

Prolly why nobody else in the house got sick!

[SpyderLady]

maybe you will have the dry heaves from it and puke all that mucus out.....wowie! onions and vinegar would do that to me I think! I have had dry heaves two times in my life..and I thought I was going to heave up some internal organs for sure!

[Sunny]

Dry heaves...had 'em LOTS of time (maybe becaue I don't usually have too much food in my belly) The worst is when the bile starts comin' up. ICK, takes forever to get the taste outta your mouth! (It does feel like the liver and rest of the innards aren't far behind, lol...leave yer gut bruised for a few days, too)

Hmmm...I'd have to pour it down my windpipe to get the mucous out, hahaha...I think I'd drown! But maybe inhaling the fumes would help (the doc told me I've probably got allergies...well ~duh~ it's obviously Nevada, haha)

[olhillbilly]

I think every teenager orta get the dry heaves, least twice. Meybe theyd think about drinkin alil more.

I had em twice. Once I was held up by a rail fence and had to crawl back to my truck.

It put my eating jalopeno peppers on hold for a while.

Howd we get from coughin to pukin?

Just take some castor oil for yer cough. ;D

[SpyderLady]

AHAHAHA, HB, you ain't old enough to have had that remedy are you? Oh boy, we learned fast not to complain about a belly ache. Mama would get that spoon of sugar out and we would run! Now how did we get from coughs to pukin' to crapin'? ;D

[Sunny]

Whew. Never EVER was 'exposed' to castor oil. (pronounced ohll, raht?)

I was given lobelia for a cough last year...hahaha, I made sure I didn't cough around him anymore. Ewwwww...wicked stuff! (but yep, it worked)

[olhillbilly]

SpyderLady said:

AHAHAHA, HB, you ain't old enough to have had that remedy are you? Oh boy, we learned fast not to complain about a belly ache. Mama would get that spoon of sugar out and we would run! Now how did we get from coughs to pukin' to crapin'? ;D

I grew up inna old family, with old family beliefs.

And I speck i was just makin sure we covered all the orfices.


Ow raht chew ar, Sunshine! ;D

[SpyderLady]

"And I speck i was just makin sure we covered all the orfices."


Bless yur heart HB, I really did laugh out loud! Thanks babe.

[GRANDMA COW]

the oldest of moms 8 kids takes a pint or quart fruit jar and packs it full of Rock candy and then pours Old Grand dad whiskey to cover it, let it sit awhile and then if you feel a cold or cough coming you get you a big ol drink of that and it will either Cure or Kill ya one of the two. But we are all still a live so guess it worked

[Owl]

MY FAMILY USED JACK DANIELS ( BLACK LABEL) AND MIXED IT WITH A LITTLE SUGAR AND LEMON JUICE IT WORKED FOR COUGHS REAL GOOD AND WHEN I WORKED AT THE NURSING HOME WE GAVE THE OLD FOLKS PEPSI FOR EXCESS MUCOUS AND IT REALLY WORKED THEY COUGHED THAT STUFF UP AND WHEN THEY HAD UPSET STOMACHS WE USED FLAT COKE TO SETTLE THEM I USED THAT ON MY KIDS WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE IT WAS ALOT CHEAPER THAN TAKING THEM TO THE DOCTOR AND THEY DIDN'T MIND THE TASTE EITHER