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• chesty coughs

  15 out of 23 people have heard of this.

  In our family when we had a chesty cough an onion was cut into quarters and put in dish by our pillow.

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• Common plantain, plantain

  Common plantain is a common weed in many parts of the world. In the United Kingdom, the leaves and seeds have been put to many uses in folk reme... More ...

• Elder, black elder, European elder

  Elder has been used for herbal remedies in the United Kingdom for centuries. Today, it is the fruit which are mostly used to make jam, jelly and... More ...

• Mallow, common mallow

  Mallow is a herb indigenous to southern Europe, now naturalised worldwide. The leaves are hairy and the purple flowers attract bees to pollinate... More ...

• Thyme

  Thyme is a popular culinary herb, and was once also used widely in household remedies. The small grey-green and aromatic leaves are used to flav... More ...

• Coltsfoot

  Coltsfoot is a creeping perennial plant with heart-shaped leaves that are cottony on the under surface. The yellow flowers bloom early in spring... More ...

• vaporub

  15 out of 16 people have heard of this.

  Vicks Vapo rub was used for every ailment. Coughs, colds, flu, insomnia, aching joints, asthma, malaria……
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• cough mixture

  13 out of 16 people have heard of this.

  melt together either in the microwave or in a cup standing in a pan of boiling water,

  Kob of butter

  teaspoon sugar

  2 teaspo... More ...

• cough mixture

  13 out of 16 people have heard of this.

  melt together either in the microwave or in a cup standing in a pan of boiling water,

  Kob of butter

  teaspoon sugar

  2 teaspo... More ...

• colds and sore throats

  12 out of 16 people have heard of this.

  Onions can be used to treat colds and coughs. This treatment use to be used by our family to treat sore throats. An onion was cut up and sprinkl... More ...

• Menthol for allergies & coughs

  15 out of 17 people have heard of this.

  When I was growing up, my mother and I both suffered from allergies (hay fever). Whenever we would have a flare-up and had trouble breathing due... More ...

• Coughs and colds

  2 out of 6 people have heard of this.

  In our family lemons were used to treat coughs and colds. The lemon fruit was boiled with fresh ginger in water until it is quite strong in tast... More ...

• cough

  2 out of 3 people have heard of this.

  I was told to rub vicks on the sole of your feet to relieve chronic cough, I have not tried it yet but hope it works

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• Blackberry tea

  3 out of 5 people have heard of this.

  The blackberries are abundant on the bushes running down the side of our garden fence right now. I read recently that tea made from blackberry l... More ...

• Best way to relieve a cold

  4 out of 4 people have heard of this.

  I’ve just found in the depths of my coat pockets an article I tore out of the paper back before Christmas. It was reporting some research ... More ...

• Best way to relieve a cold

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• Onion and Thyme Syrup

  8 out of 11 people have heard of this.

  This is a good remedy for chesty coughs and it is ideal for children because it tastes great.

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• Fenugreek seeds for clearing a chesty cough

  5 out of 13 people have heard of this.

  Just a small number of dried fenugreek seeds should be chewed to release the oils and then slowly swallowed to help disclodge a chesty cough.  I... More ...

• Wrap for sore throat

  4 out of 11 people have heard of this.

  My mother always used to do this whenever any of us had sore throat.

  You will need:

  - vodka or spirit-

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