Re: cough/congestion cross post

September 30, 2006

,

A friend of mine who is an RN gave me this remedy for coughs. She said it was

her grandfather's favorite... and he was an old country doctor (who made

housecalls!) back in the early part of the 20th century.

Mix 1/4 tsp powdered ginger (the kind you bake with) and two Tablespoons of

honey... stir well. You can keep this in a little jar (make a larger batch if

you want to, just double or triple the quantities). The dose is 1/2 tsp for a

young child... 1 tsp or more for an older child. You can give it every couple of

hours. Just let them take it right off the spoon... or you can mix it into some

warm water, sort of like a " tea " .

This really works better than any OTC cough syrup, and is totally SCD legal.

It's especially good for really tight " croupy " coughs.

Hope it helps....

Patti

cough/congestion cross post

My son, who is on SCD (3 mos.) and taking LDN (1 mo.) has developed

congestion and a cough that is sounding increasingly deeper. I seem to

recall people mentioning respiratory issues with SCD at around this point

and also some moms mentioning coughs while on LDN. What can I do to make

sure it doesn't turn into anything serious? I don't know whether we're

dealing with viruses or allergies at this point. We have all been having

congestion & drainage, but Jordan was the first with symptoms, so his has

had more time to progress. He has not been running fever. He has had

increased allergic reaction (pimply cheeks, red ears, sore/red above lip,

and behavioral problems) and always seems to do VERY poorly behaviorally

when he has these symptoms of congestion & coughing. I do NOT want to give

antibiotics if it can be helped at all, but my husband is not feeling

comfortable with letting this go on much more. He applied Vick's to his

chest tonight and also gave him some nasty OTC cough/congestion medicine

with some AWFUL ingredients. If I can get a handle on it myself, I would

like to.

Any thoughts?

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