Whooping cough, remedies

Coltsfoot leaves are used in a decoction of 1 ounce to 1 1/2 pints of water, simmered down to 1 pint, which is taken in teacupful doses. Its expectorant and demulcent action is of great help in cough remedies when in conjunction with pectorals such as Horehound. The leaves also form a useful constituent of asthma and whooping-cough medicines, and are smoked as a relief against asthma, bronchitis and catarrh. 

Cure for Whooping Cough. Puro carbonate of potassa, 1 scruplo cochineal, 1 grain dissolve in 6 ounces of water sweetened with sugar, Hoso for a child four years old, 1 toa-spoonful 3 times a day, to be token before meals. This is an exceUont remedy. 

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Horehound has been used as an herbal remedy for the treatment of respiratory disorders, including asthma, bronchitis, whooping cough, and tuberculosis, but not atherosclerosis. 

This oil is popularly supposed to be a remedy for whooping-cough, but its efficacy in this respect can scarcely be said to be soundly established. The oils have the following characters —... 

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