HERB - Cough medecine: was Herbs & Things:Jeanne Rose's Herbal

[Katherine Blackthorne]

Nope.  I lost the one from the German tea -- didn't you have it in what you
called your "Witchdoctor Book"?  This was the one I cooked up my first year
in college, and have been tinkering with every since.  I have a jar of the
stuff in my cupboard right now.
I usually tailor it somewhat  based on overall symptoms and what I have on
hand in my cupboard (if I'm out of horehound, no horehound!) but the
general recipe is as follows:

Take (generous) equal portions of
     horehound
     licorice
     marshmallow
     coltsfoot
     chamomile
     rose hips
     comfrey if desired (NOTE: POSSIBLY DANGEROUS HERB!)
     pennyroyal if desired (NOTE:  DANGEROUS HERB!  DO NOT USE IF PREGNANT!
DANGEROUS!)

(These last two should be used internally with caution, however they *are*
specific for coughs, and in extreme cases I have used them.  Pennyroyal, by
the way, seems to make it taste horrid.)

Add smaller ammounts of
      anise
      slippery elm (if available)
      rose petals

If available, add smaller amounts of:
      wintergreen
      birch bark
      sage (again, will strongly alter flavor.  Might wish to incorporate
heavily in food, instead.)


Brew.  Drink with lots of lemon & honey.  (I prefer to put a tablespoon of
honey in the glass *before* I serve it out, then offer more.  Honey is part
of the cure, in this case.)


>I assume that was my foul brew.  By the way I lost the recipe you gave me
>for the tastier yet effective version
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Katherine Blackthorne <kblackthorne at midtown.net>
>To: <herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 7:20 PM
>Subject: Re: HERB - Herbs & Things:Jeanne Rose's Herbal
>
>
>> >With all this talk of htis book it makes me wonder...why have I never
>seen
>> >this book. I have never until now ever hear of it..
>>
>> Many people find her offensive and have chosen not to make their living
>off
>> her.  Personally, I find her both offensive, dangerous, and USEFUL.  A
>> recipe in her book is the basis for the first cough medicine I've ever had
>> that WORKS.  Better than anything the doctor has ever given me, even the
>> stuff with codine.  In fact, my consort -- from another principality --
>> once came down with bronchitis while visiting me.  Trapped at my
>apartment,
>> it was actuall several days before we could get him to a doctor.  (I
>forget
>> why -- this was a couple years back.)  In the meantime, I made him some of
>> my "foul brew" to keep it from settling further in his chest and becoming
>> pneumonia.
>> It worked well enough that he asked for more.  (Coming from Storm, that's
>> impressive.)
>>
>> --Katherine
>>
>> >many one of you that has
>> >a copy send me the reciepe for uspet little childrens??   Thank you very
>> >much.
>> >Tarna Jasmine
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: N.D. Wederstrandt <nweders at mail.utexas.edu>
>> >To: <herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG>
>> >Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 12:14 PM
>> >Subject: RE: HERB - Herbs & Things:Jeanne Rose's Herbal
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> >Aha! I think I own this book. But my copy is tan and green. Some of
>her
>> >> >recipes are very good, there is one for an upset little girl that
>works
>> >> >wonders on my roommates little sisters. But I, as a fat person, find
>her
>> >> >offensive. Another good book is Hildegarde of Bengin.
>> >>   I actually like her.... I just don't read the parts that bother me.
>> >> If I didn't read every book because of the author's viewpoint, I
>wouldnt
>> >be
>> >> very well read. (grin).  When this book first came out the ideal woman
>was
>> >> thin and less health and more body conscious.... She made a revision
>but
>> >> I'm not certain when the last revision took place.  I have an excellent
>> >> herbal that about a third tends to be a tad too religious for my
>viewpoint
>> >> -- for others -- it would fit.... I just don't deal with those parts.
>> >>
>> >> Clare
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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