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Re: Natural remedies question

KateHC — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:37:41 GMT

My gramma's cold remedy was peppermint tea, with lemon juice and honey. The peppermint settled your stomach, the lemon juice stripped the guck out of your throat, and the honey soothed a cough.

It helps a LOT....I still do that today.

Re: Natural remedies question

Virginia Needlewoman — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:30:08 GMT

I like to drink hot tea with honey and lemon and a splash of bourbon when I'm sick. It helps me to sleep. Of course, I can't drive after I've made this for medicinal purposes.

I have seen horehound candy drops for sale at Cracker Barrel. I've heard it is good for coughs.

Re: Natural remedies question

ebunni — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:46:08 GMT

Joyous, glad the lemonade worked for you...I've told everybody about it, but nobody seems to beleive me...they rather swallow some drugs I guess...not only does it help ones throat but it also helps you all over, cause it has all that Vitamin C in it...

I have no idea how long I've been using it....I guess somewhere along the line I musta stumbled across something on it...Just seems, I been using it forever...

Re: Natural remedies question

kb999999 — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:27:19 GMT

Hi ... I brew tea often, but believe that the original recipe was using thyme that was freshly grown, then dried on the stalk and stored in this fashion. When the recipe referred to "one cup of the dried thyme herb", it was referring to one cup of dry herb that was on the stalk (like fresh/dried rosemary and sage). Fresh herbs would make a better product, but good quality dry herbs would work well, too. Hope that helps ...

Re: Horehound cough drops recipe and tutorial

Pat — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:15:24 GMT

I planted horehound one year with the intention of making cough drops from it, but never did. It seemed too "iffy" at the time but I only had instructions from a book and no pictures!

Horehound cough drops recipe and tutorial

Joyous — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:55:29 GMT

I've found lots of recipes and information online about using horehound for coughs. Here is a step-by-step photo tutorial demonstrating how to make your ownc coughdrop with horehound. There are a few too many pictures - I mean, I know how to measure water and don't need a picture to show me how - but I am a visual learner and this was a really clear tutorial, if anyone was interested in it. I printed it out and put it in my household binder for later reference. http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/horehoundcoughdrops.htm

Re: Natural remedies question

babs — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:38:27 GMT

Check at a food co op for the thyme. Babs

Re: Natural remedies question

Joyous — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:18:31 GMT

Lynnea Berr:
a cough suppressant similar but not identical to a cough syrup with these herbs. Note the instructions say to take only one teaspoon every hour as needed.

Lynnea, I think you must be right. I was thrown because the author calls it a "tea" in the first sentence, but it must be more like a cough syrup. I'm still baffled at finding a CUP of thyme. Thyme, as far as I know, is only sold powdered here. It would be very difficult, if not impossible, to strain it out. The oregano might be possible. I have large amounts of leaf oregano.

Re: Natural remedies question

Joyous — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:48:40 GMT

ebunni, it's so funny you mentioned the lemonade. Last night I boiled a cup of hot water, squirted about 6 TB of lemon juice into it, and a generous spoonful of honey. It was delicious even though it was still pretty tart, and I think it soothed my throat beautifully. I had another cup when I woke up this morning, and a third since arriving at work. I didn't even think of it as "lemonade!"

Re: Natural remedies question

Pat — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:48:17 GMT

ebunni:
I do have some lemon balm planted here, I wonder if I could use those leaves??

They sell lemon balm tea, so I don't know why not.

Re: Natural remedies question

ebunni — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:46:13 GMT

one time while coughing quite abit a fellow told me, he'd bring me some ginger, he did, and yes it stopped the coughing...it ws just lil tea bags from the health food store, but it sure did the trick...

and my favorite of course is lemonade...soon as I feel my throat getting sore, I'm grabbing for the lemonade...in winter, its hot water and honey, in summer its cold water and sugar...I do have some lemon balm planted here, I wonder if I could use those leaves???? hmmm, something to consider....

Re: Natural remedies question

Pat — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:42:35 GMT

Joyous:
Pat:
I did NOT mean that this thread (or any thread here) was narrow or boring!

Too funny for words! I understood you the first time.

Oh, I'm glad. I knew as soon as I hit "Post" I'd said it wrong.

Re: Natural remedies question

Joyous — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:36:08 GMT

Pat:
I did NOT mean that this thread (or any thread here) was narrow or boring!

Too funny for words! I understood you the first time.

Re: Natural remedies question

Pat — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:28:33 GMT

slk2042:
I am just thinking about my last veggie garden...it started off great, picture-perfect. Then my morning sickness kicked in and everything went downhill from there. It was so neglected and sorry...If I had to get outside to harvest herbs during that time, too--well, let's not imagine that picture...At least with herbs, they'll come back next year. You'll just have to break out that lawn mower!

I always get carried away when planning the gardens, and then don't have enough energy or time to carry through on every thing. You're right; if I can get herbs planted this year I won't have to worry about planting that area again. I don't think I'll make a border, but let them spread... hm.

Maybe I won't even need a mower in a few years! (To be honest, I don't do the mowing, I have to hire it done. I just don't have the ability to do it any more.)

Re: Natural remedies question

slk2042 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:13:01 GMT

Pat:
But I'm trying to avoid mowing!

You're too funny, Pat! I am just thinking about my last veggie garden...it started off great, picture-perfect. Then my morning sickness kicked in and everything went downhill from there. It was so neglected and sorry...If I had to get outside to harvest herbs during that time, too--well, let's not imagine that picture...At least with herbs, they'll come back next year. You'll just have to break out that lawn mower!

I detest mint for the very reason you still have it in your yard today. I tell ya, that plant is like some demon that keeps resurrecting itself!! It makes great tea, but I won't grow it. Even in a pot.