HERB - Sinus help?

[Walter J. Wakefield]

I don't have any stellar recommendations for the sinus trouble in
general, but I do have a good cough syrup recipe, if you would like to
try it.

Start with equal parts of honey, lemon juice (bottled is fine) and brandy
(or rum or bourbon - whatever is cheap).  To a pint of this mixture I add
about 1 - 2 tablespoons of mixed herbs (see below).  I usually let it
stand a couple of weeks, then filter through a coffee filter folded into
a cone and put in a funnel.  Although a friend made some up in the
blender and used it the next day (she needed it right away) and said it
still worked.

I usually mix the herbs and keep them around for when I need them - they
can also be used to make an infusion ("tea") - sweeten with honey and add
a lemon.  I use hoarhound and licorice root (in equal parts the hoarhound
doesn't make it so bitter).  I usually add some chamomile for flavor, but
it is not essential.  Also echinacea, mullein, coltsfoot, sage
(especially good for sore throat and laryngitis), pleurisy root -
whatever your favorite herbs for coughs and colds are.  Almost everybody,
including children, likes this, and it works really well.  Hope it helps.
Suzanna, herbalist, Barony of the Steppes, Kingdom of Ansteorra (Dallas,
TX)

On Mon, 1 May 2000 12:27:00 -0400 meaduewolf at juno.com writes:
>I have a friend who's boyfriend is driving her up the walls with his
sinuses. Cough especially.
>Is there any help for these wicked things?
>Rhiannon


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