MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Asthma, Raspberry Tincture for Adults

Categories: Respiratory Diseases

"Take a half
pound of honey, one cup water; let these boil, take off the scum; pour

boiling hot upon one-half ounce lobelia herb and one-half ounce cloves;

mix well, then strain and add one gill of raspberry vinegar. Take from one

teaspoonful to a dessertspoonful four times a day. Pleasant to take." The

above remedy is very effective, as the honey has a soothing effect upon

the inflamed parts, and the lobelia causes the bronc ial tubes to dilate,

relieving the patient. The raspberry tincture makes it more pleasant to

take. In severe cases it will be necessary to give enough of the above

remedy to cause vomiting which relieves the phlegm.



2. Asthma, Simple but Effective Remedy for. "Take pieces of ordinary

blotting paper and saturate it with a strong solution of saltpetre, then

dry the paper. When a paroxysm is felt ignite a piece of the paper and

inhale the smoke. This remedy is very good and acts quickly, doing away

almost entirely with the distressing symptoms and shortens the paroxysm."







3. Asthma, Lobelia Tea for. "There is no medicine that is half so

effective as lobelia in removing the tough, hard ropy phlegm from the

asthmatic persons." This remedy is very good, but care should be taken not

to give it to consumptives, because it is too weakening. To obtain the

best results, enough of the remedy should be given to produce relaxation

of the bronchial tubes. Dose. For adults should be from fifteen to sixty

drops according to the strength of the patient. This will cause a little

sickness of the stomach and vomiting, thus relaxing the muscles and

relieving the asthma.