HERB - colds and flu

[Christina Bean]

Flu was touted as a new disease when there was an epidemic during Charles
the II time. There were variants on the theme before then but nothing that
was specifically considered flu.
Colds are a different matter and were usually lumped under phlegmatic
personality and such. They resemble hayfever very closely and so almost
anything that had catarrh or nasal symptoms associated with it could have
been a cold.
I have a cold and flu recipe that I use on occasion. It worked very well at
Rowany festival last year for people who had trouble with wood smoke, as
well as for those who had colds.

I just used a handful of Horehound and a handful of Mullein and made them up
as a syrup. 1 Litre of water, 1Kg of sugar. Heat them together, simmer for
30min strain use like a cordial. Use it three to four times a day.
If you mix to many herbs together you can get the sort of problems you get
with drugs. They start to interact and it can get to the stage where nothing
is making you better. It is often best to stick to no more than three to
five herbs per mix.
Caristiona
Lochac

-----Original Message-----
From: sunshinegirl <sunshinegirl at steward-net.com>
To: herbalist at ansteorra.org <herbalist at ansteorra.org>
Date: Wednesday, 24 January 2001 4:02
Subject: Re: HERB - colds and flu


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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sue Rogers <wjwakefield at juno.com>
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>>I make one remedy for "coughs, colds, influenza, pleurisy, consumption,
>>and the like...", on the theory that if I include everything, it will
>>keep any problems from progressing.
>>
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>Anyone want to share some exact recipies??
>
>Melandra
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