Replied by Rob (Kentucky) on 12/27/2022
I like this story… maybe it would help you…
https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/friars-balsam.html#bp_196243
Posted by Sue (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) on 04/10/2022
"I remembered that when I was about 5 years old and my brother was a baby, he used to get croup very badly, so much so that the Dr. wanted to make a hole in his throat.
I am talking about 75 years ago, then that was unheard of. My mother refused and asked my father to go and get her some Friar's Balsam (Tincture of Benzoin), put blankets over the kitchen table, and put a little saucepan with water on the primus stove (pressurized-burner kerosene (paraffin) stove, developed in 1892) under the table for her in which she had added some Friar's Balsam to a pot of water.
There my mother sat with my little brother for as long as I can remember, until he could breathe normally again. It happened a few times more, until he was about 4 years old, then he seemed to outgrow it.
Well to cut a long story short, I asked my children to buy me some at the chemist and that is what I did. It worked wonders, and when my daughter got Covid19 last year, she did the same. I was not at home at the time visiting my eldest daughter. My youngest, that was ill said that it saved her life, because her sister in law that is the same age, as he 46years died a week after she was admitted with Covid19 from heart failure, although she had never had heart problems before.
I also said to my children, God forbid, but if I should get ill again they must not take me to hospital. In the mean time I have been diagnosed with COPD. needless to say, the Friar's Balsam is been used in a steamer daily, which helps with the breathing."
Replied by mmsg (somewhere, europe ) on 12/27/2022
Eb, if you are nursing, consume lemon juice, a tablespoon or two a day, divided up through the day.Replied by Mama to Many (TN) on 12/27/2022
Dear EB, For a nursing baby it may help if mom gives up dairy products. It can take 2 weeks to notice improvement.
For a formula fed baby, it may be necessary to change formulas.
A humidifier may be helpful.
~Mama to Many~
Replied by Mama to Many (TN) on 12/27/2022
Dear EB,
For a nursing baby it may help if mom gives up dairy products. It can take 2 weeks to notice improvement.
For a formula fed baby, it may be necessary to change formulas.
A humidifier may be helpful.
~Mama to Many~
