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

Danie'l Twombly tarna at tic1.net
Thu Jul 22 23:08:58 PDT 1999


The one I have is
equal measure of
Fennel
Anise seed
dill seed
camomile
the two part
white hourhound
and thre parts
Peppermint

----- Original Message -----
From: Katherine Blackthorne <kblackthorne at midtown.net>
To: <herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 9:12 PM
Subject: HERB - Cough medecine: was Herbs & Things:Jeanne Rose's Herbal


> 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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