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| REMEDIES NEEDED | ||||||||
| RIBOFLAVIN B2 | ||||||||
| STEAM INHALATION | ||||||||
| TEA WITH LEMON | ||||||||
| TED'S ALKALIZING FORMULA | ||||||||
| THE WITCHES BREW REMEDY | ||||||||
| THYME | ||||||||
| TURMERIC SPICE | ||||||||
| VICKS | ||||||||
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Cough Remedies
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REMEDIES NEEDED
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[QUESTION] 08/25/2009: Julia from Bryson City, NC, USA: "I have really enjoyed your website. It is very informative. I try and use natural remedies first. I had cancer treatments done back in 2004. My husband seems to think they might have burned my lung with radiation and thus I have had a chronic cough since that time. They finally did a chest x-ray which showed some scarring. They claim it was not due to radiation but I still have a cough and was wondering if anyone else on here might have had a similar incident and what did they do? Or do you have any recommendations for me? Thank you in advance. I have referred many people to this website. julia"
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07/17/2009: Teena from Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia: "Hi my name is Teena i have had this continous cough i dont have any mucus in my throat its more like a dry cough i thought it was a nervous cough at first it gets worst when i talk to other people but im not a nervous person i've had it for 5 years now and i'm so over it, then in the last week i had a burning feeling in my esophagus and it feels like theres a lump in my throat and i can't stop burping i have tried all sorts of things, ive seen a specialist and had a camera up my nose, i've had a burrium swollow, i've have a camera down my throat all came up negitive please help.
Teena"
Replies07/18/2009: JC from DuBois, PA replies: "That sounds like acid reflux. You might want to try eliminating fluoride toothpaste if you are using it because fluoride is well known to cause esophogial and gastric problems. Hopefully you don't have fluoridated water, but if you do, you might want to try using distilled water and adding minerals back to the distilled water with mineral drops."
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02/20/2009: Theo from Bourne, MA: "Please, help.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I live in a very contaminated area. Just recently found out the awful smell that is always apparent is sulfur dioxide. They said it was from our dump that takes junk from building sites from entire area of S.E. MASS. Don't know what's it's from really. Don't care either. But it is slowly killig me. We had plans of moving several years ago, but due to sudden shift in our economic situation, we have been forced to stay put.
Two years ago suffered bad (ER) case of pleursey; was completely unable to breathe and my cough lasted months. Last summer was so SOB, but the air conditioner helped.
I am an RN (although changed careers over 25 years ago) but since have used homeopathy very successfully. I plan on ordering sulphuricum acidum. Do you have any other suggestions?
Know of any wealthy stars that are willing to "sponser an American family" and help them move. They just might save a life. (only kidding)
Any sugestions would be greatly appreciated.
I have an ozonator. I have read on your site that it is beneficial in some situations. My sister thinks you should not be in the room when it's running and has made me paranoid about using it."
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RIBOFLAVIN B2
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[YEA] 03/25/2008: Karen from Alpharetta, Georgia: "Riboflavin B2 100mg right before bedtime will take care of sinus drainage.It will work in about 20 minutes. If not,try up to 250mg. I had severe sinus drainage for years.I found it hard to sit through meetings,church etc, without coughing my head off. I would eat and have a reaction to food and start coughing uncontrollably.Sometimes medications worked,sometimes not. Sometimes I would double up on medication. Now I take NOTHING!"
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STEAM INHALATION
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09/21/2010: Annsmeal from Bailey, Colorado: "When anyone in my home, (including guests)have a cough, I get out my largest pot fill it with water Add 1 tablespoon of Oregano and 1 tablespoon of Thyme, turn to a simmer once it comes to a boil. Have a person stand over the steam and breath deep, this will make them cough up anything in the lungs. Breath in the steam until coughing is eased. Leaving the pot on simmer, adding water and more of the herbs if needed. I find that at least two days is the time frame to illuminate a bad cough. This combination takes care of both viral and bacterial causing coughs. Can be used with other remedies. I put this in a crock pot on low in sick rooms if the aroma doesn't reach from the kitchen."
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[YEA] 02/05/2010: Corinna from London, Kent, England: "Sometimes I got rid of a bronchitis with raw garlic but a stubborn dry cough persists. I get rid of that by inhaling water with a simple steam inhaler 3 times a day for 5 - 10 minutes. The dry cough is gone within 4 - 5 days. God bless to all!"
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TEA WITH LEMON
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[YEA] 01/06/2008: Anonymous from San Diego, Ca: "There's a remedy I recently tried to cure my cough that has lasted for more than two weeks and i got the recipe from my mother. You're supposed to get any kind of regular tea then heat it up with water. After that you get a fresh lemon and squeeze the juice into the tea. You can add some sugar to make it taste better."
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TED'S ALKALIZING FORMULA
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[YEA] 01/19/2007: Citrine from Austin, TX: "Dear Earthclinic, I just mixed 2 Tablespoon of ACV with 1/4 Teaspoon baking soda in 8 oz of water as mentioned by Ted. However, the pH strip tested a 5.0 acidity on this mix. I then added another 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and remixed it and tested it again -- this time the solution became neutralized to 7.0. So perhaps the correct mix should be 2 TBS of ACV to 1/2 TSP of baking soda? Just wanted to confirm with you all. By the way, I drank this today and my cold seems to be melting away! My coughing has stopped (after several days of cough attacks) and I am so relieved!!! Thanks so much for such a wonderful site!!! I am learning something new everyday! Regards, Citrine"
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THE WITCHES BREW REMEDY
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[YEA] 12/10/2006: Shane from Manteca, CA: "Wow! I tried the witch's brew (tbsp of butter, sugar and apple cider vinegar)! My cough went away almost immediately! Tastes nasty but it sure worked. Thanks!"
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[YEA] "For a cough that will not stop, make a remedy my brother and I always called Witches Brew. This was from my Great Grandmother.
Mix 1 Tbs Butter
1 Tbs Sugar
1 Tbs Vinegar
Melt it all together, and take while still warm"
EC: You might try substituting Olive Oil for the butter!
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THYME
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[YEA] 03/15/2007: Brenda from San Antonio, Texas: "My 79 year old Mother had an upper respiratory infection. She could not shake the cough. I had recently read an article that said steep 1 teaspoon of your kitchen variety thyme in a cup of hot water, as you would a teabag, and sip. She tried it and it worked. Encouraged, I told my friend who has the start of COPD about it, she tried it and is amazed also. The article stated it relaxes the bronchials. Yet another alternative."
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TURMERIC SPICE
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[YEA] 12/13/2007: Shireen from Khartoum, Sudan: "I am a true believer that every illness has a cure in nature without being tampered with, but I have never heard of turmeric to cure coughs and sinuses.Since I found your website by sheer coincidence, while searching for a natural remedy for my wheezing cough and river-running nose, I thought I'd give turmeric a try( 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp honey with 1 cup of warm milk)VIOLA! I could breathe again. Thank You So Much EC, you're a life saver."
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[YEA] 11/15/2007: Susan from Yuma, AZ: "I started taking turmeric, 1/4 teaspoon once a day in about 1/4 cup of water after my mother told me it quited her cough. I have a cronic cougn especially when my body temperature changes. It is amazing my cough has stopped. However, I have terrible knee pain and sciatic pain but am not sure if I am feeling much relief. I will continue and see what happens."
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[YEA] 05/11/2006: Anna : "1 tsp of turmeric cured my cough. 1 tsp of turmeric, 1 tbsp of honey mixed into a glass of warm milk. drink warm or hot. I am reliving all that I learnt as a child in India after reading material on your site .Thanks!"
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VICKS
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05/04/2012: Anna from Kaneohe, Hawaii: "Take some vicks and rub it on each foot before bed. Put on some socks and wear that through the night for about 4 days and that should help. (when I say four days I mean every night for four nights not four days straight)"
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[YEA] 01/12/2012: Jijipaige from Pittsburgh, Usa: "I am 12 years old and I have had a non-stop dry cough for three days now. Literally nothing had worked. As soon as I had applied Vicks to the soles of my feet I had instant relief. I give that a thumbs up!!!!!!!"
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[YEA] 11/29/2011: Jenny from Perth, Western Australia: "I'm on the back-end of a cold and, as always, have got a tickly cough both night and day that sends me off in coughing fits. Three nights ago I slathered Vicks on the soles of my feet, covered them with socks and went straight to bed. I also elevated my head with a second pillow. Worked brilliantly. I've done it every night since - it lasts around 6-8 hours for me. Last night I removed the pillow as it gave me a headache - same great results! Now to try it during the day... :)"
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08/02/2011: Maria from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada: "whenever I get cough, I put vicks vaporub under my feet and then put on the socks it works wonderfully, and the cough stops."
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[NAY] 08/07/2009: Dat from Waipahu, Hi: "Rubbing Vicks on the soles of the feet appears to work sometimes, if you're so tired that you'd probably pass out anyway. I did this for my son several times. The first time, it worked fine, but it was 3:00 in the morning and he had been coughing all night. He finally fell asleep and stay asleep for several hours before waking with another coughing fit. The next few nights that I tried it, sometimes it helped him sleep a few hours before waking again, sometimes it did nothing at all. I tried it for myself and it didn't help me at all."
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[NAY] 01/10/2009: Janie from Mattoon, Illinois: "Rubbing Vicks all over both of my feet, then covering them with my white socks did NOTHING for my cough. I coughed all night long! Won't try this again. Evidently, I must not have covered that "particular" area that is meant to travel up to the throat that's supposed to quiet my cough. Maybe that treatment is meant for people who are born contortionists who could then be able to reach down, grabbing both their feet and then, fling them up to their nostrils and....sniff for relief? I dunno how I missed it though - I put that messy gook all over the bottoms of my feet and even between my toes,just for safe meassure - hmmmm, that musta been what it was - "The toes knows not where the nose goes"! (Hey - Try saying that five times while holdin' your tongue). Anyways, in all seriousness, to relieve my pesky, irritating cough, I resorted to taking the ACV/Honey and warm water and whallah - No cougha! VICKS - MOVE OVER.... ACV is here! "
RepliesEC: Yep, we're never sure about those Vicks posts (also on the nail fungus page).
[YEA] 09/14/2009: Ranjana from Arlington, Tx Usa replies: "I have had wonderful success with coughs for my child with this. I slather the vicks on his feet, put on socks and the coughing stops immediately for 6 plus hours, so we can all get a good nights sleep. If he wakes up coughing, I repeat this, and the coughing stops again. I have not figured out how to stop the cough in the daytime. Have had some success with honey with a pinch of black pepper."
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[YEA] 01/02/2009: Ken McClelland from Mims, FL / USA: "I'd heard that to get rid of a cough, rub a vigorous amount of Vicks Vapor Rub onto the bottoms of your feet before bedtime, and then cover with a pair of socks. Sounds weird I know, but anything is worth a try if you can't stop coughing. So I passed this on to my email list (I didn't have a cough myself or I'd have tried it), and within a week I heard back from two family members who'd had a constant coughing issue due to colds. The results were 100% in support of its effectiveness. A grandchild who could not get any rest due to coughing slept without a sound after her parents applied the Vicks. And one older relative who had not gotten any rest in days said they slept like a little baby after applying Vicks Vapor Rub to their feet bottoms before bedtime. I'm sold."
Replies[YEA] 09/05/2009: Domesticruby from Prague, Czech Republic replies: "Yes!! It worked on my 6 year old and almost instantly!!"
02/12/2011: Victoria from San Diego, Ca replies: "My 5 year old son has a cough that really flared up today. There were constant hacks the whole day through. I looked here on earth clinic and saw the Vicks remedy, went to the store a couple hours ago and applied it to the bottom of his feet in the car. I put his socks and shoes on and at my young daughters request we stopped at the park where they played for an hour. There was only 2 coughs in the last couple of hours.
Tonight will be the true test when I put him to bed, but so far I must admit it seems to have made a difference for the better."
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[YEA] 11/11/2008: Maryann from Morton, Illinois: "During a lecture on Essential Oils, they told us how the foot soles can absorb oils. Their example: Put garlic on your feet and within 20 minutes you can 'taste' it. Some of us have used Vicks Vaporub for years for everything from chapped lips to sore toes and many body parts in between. But I've never heard of this. And don't laugh, it works 100% of the time, although the scientists who discovered it aren't sure why.
To stop night time coughing in a child (or adult as we found out personally), put Vicks Vaporub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime, then cover with socks. Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will
stop in about 5 minutes and stay stopped for many, many hours of relief. Works 100% of the time and is more effective in children than even very strong prescription cough medicines. In addition it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly."
11/11/2008: Traderjosie from Maricopa, AZ replies: "I have experienced the lingering cough...how about 10 years. So I can help those with it...I felt I should post this. ELDERBERRY SYRUP/CAPS this is definitely what got rid of it for me. I first took elderberry syrup for a week or so....this is important to do before you go to the caps.
Then after a week or so I felt mucous drain out of my head and up out of my lungs and I blew it all out. What a mess. After that I had no more coughing.
Apparently the elderberry causes whatever pathogen I had, to run from elderberry. I am not sure why, but I really don't care. I just know elderberry will work for anyone with this problem...it's tops. Ok so just remember to take more than the normal dose when initially taking the syrup.
Now I just take elderberry caps when I feel myself beginning to cough again and it nips it in the bud.
So there you have it---a great herb.
traderjosie "
03/29/2011: Emilyr from Portland, Or replies: "Wow Vick's on my feet gave me a night of peace after 2 weeks of a nagging, horrible cough - and very little sleep for my husband and myself. I am 36 and pregnant, and want to avoid medications... But had resorted to using Robetussin which did not help one bit. I had high hopes for ACV honey but so far that has not helped. Still looking for a way to deal with the day-time coughing, but at least I have found a way to get much needed rest! Thanks for this tip!"
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[YEA] 07/10/2008: Vicki from Durban, South Africa: "Don't laugh, it really works! Found in an old herbal etc remedy book.
If you have a child or adult that keeps coughing at night, rub the underneath of the feet with the vicks vapour rub, put on socks to avoid messy bedding, and hey presto!...Knowledge is power, deep hunting for it.....regards from South Africa"
Replies[NAY] 07/26/2008: Kristin from Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA replies: "I've tried the Vicks remedy several times on my 6 year old daughter. It has never worked for her."
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[YEA] 03/07/2008: Hope from Sacramento, CA: "Last night I had a bad cough plus sore throat. I had tried the cayenne with water gargle and it worked , but I still had a cough. After seeing the vicks remedy on your site, I tried it and indeed, within 15 minutes , no more cough and ,in addition, I soon fell into a very deep and restful sleep!"
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[YEA] 11/21/2007: Jackie from Flint, Michigan: "I had heard about this remedy for coughs through a friend and within a short time, my grand-daughter came down with a bad cough (every couple of minutes). We used the vapor rub on her feet and put socks on her. Her coughing stopped within 15 minutes and lasted all day! Sooo much better than giving all those over the counter medications."
Replies[YEA] 09/17/2010: Angiefenton from Mount Juliet, Tn, Usa replies: "This is the second night I've put Vick's on my 6 month old's feet for her cough. Works like a charm. I was skeptical, but she's sleeping like a baby, literally."
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