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Sleep through the night, even if someone has a cough.

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During the winter, someone inevitably develops a cough, which tends to keep them and others up during the night. We generally take a spoonful of honey to help sleep through the night but some coughs prove stronger than our honey remedy. Several years ago, I heard about a crazy remedy that really works. The magical remedy is – GARLIC OIL rubbed on the soles of the feet. Yes, you heard me right. And, it is so simple, you have to try it next time you or someone has a cough.

 

Our little jar of garlic oil

Cough Remedy Recipe

  • Chop up several large cloves of garlic
  • Add garlic and olive oil to a small clean jar and cover
  • Let sit for at least an hour, the longer the better
  • Rub some garlic oil on the soles of the cougher’s feet (use about the size of a nickel); perhaps focus some attention on the areas just below the toes as it is connected to the lungs. Garlic enters your system and heads straight for the lungs. To prove the connection – simply take a piece of garlic out of the jar and place it between your toes, sleep, and you will wake up with garlic breathe – crazy but true. Please do not put garlic straight onto a little one’s foot as their skin is much more sensitive and the garlic may burn them, garlic oil is okay though.
  • Put on socks to protect the linens
  • Sleep soundly

 

Reflexology Chart of the foot

Garlic oil is a safe remedy that I have used on myself and family members. One night, Mathew was sleeping through his coughs but keeping everyone else up, so I actually applied the oil and put socks on him while he was sleeping and voila! Peace and quiet.

Many people eat garlic for its antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, immune boosting, blood pressure and cholesterol lowering properties. Garlic is a great soldier in fighting all bronchial infections. It is also known to kill antibiotic resistant bacteria. Garlic really is fantastic. And most of all, it tastes really good in most dishes.

What do you use to fight coughs and respiratory infections? Please share and I will continue to share.

 All information is shared for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition.

 

 

 

Cough syrup for Mathew

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mathew with coldWhen Mathew came down with his first common cold recently he let me try some new remedies on him. One recipe I concocted was an elecampane (Inula helenium) cough syrup. I normally put fresh elecampane root in honey as a cough remedy since elecampane is rather nasty tasting and honey makes it more palatable along with having its own medicinal properties. Elecampane is one of the best herbs to treat all chronic and acute upper respiratory infections, whether it is viral, bacterial or fungal (even TB). It also is a tonic for the respiratory tract. Honey is an antibiotic, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, an expectorant, anti-allergenic, therefore, great for respiratory ailments. Elecampane and honey are a winning combination. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any fresh elecampane in the house. I did have dry elecampane root and honey though. I decided to make a decoction with the elecampane root and then add it to the honey. Decoctions are made from the tougher parts of the plants such as roots and bark. Their medicinal properties are tougher to extract and need a slow simmer. I simply put a handful of elecampane root in a quart of cold water and simmered uncovered for about an hour. When the liquid was reduced in half, I strained it. I combined 3 parts honey and 1 part elecampane decoction to make the syrup. I gently heated and blended the decoction with honey for 10 minutes. It is important not to heat the honey higher than 110°as it could lose some of its medicinal properties.

I asked Mathew to try it and he gave me the thumbs up. He had a rather bad cough, so I decided to give him a teaspoon 3 times a day. Before bed, I gave him a teaspoon of elecampane syrup as well as put garlic oil on his feet. He slept through the night and I only heard one cough throughout the night. This was a vast improvement. The majority of his cough was abated within three days, which gave way to a lot of mucus flowing from his nose. Which led to an earache, thank goodness we had garlic oil in the house. Please see my previous blog to see how we handled his earache.

What do you do to relieve symptoms for the common cold? Please share and I will continue to share.

All information is shared for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition.