old style homemade medicines/remedies for children

betterlife · 21 March 2009 at 10:54PM

hi, do you remember your mums homemade medicines, thick, treacly yucky stuff, but which actually worked! with more and more restrictions coming in on childrens cough and cold medicines (due to miss use by some parents), rising ages on labels and the fact that they dont seem to work away, i was wondering if anyone has any natural and herbal remedies which are suitable for children of all ages for things like colds, coughs, sore throat, itchy due to maybe rash/allergy, sleep problems, headache, bellyache etc. recipes, dose for age and any feedback would be greatly appreciated, also how long it would keep for thankyou.

Nargleblast · 21 March 2009 at 11:05PM

You can't beat honey and lemon juice in hot water to soothe sore throats. Also a few drops of eucalyptus oil on a hanky or inhaled through steam for congested noses. I have heard that the herb feverfew made into a tea is good for reducing temperatures, but you would have to do some research on that first before trying it. Lavender oil is certainly good for relaxation and promoting sleep. Again, get a good book on aromatherapy or herbal remedies and study it carefully. Beware, some commercial medicines can interact with herbal preparations so do your homework first before trying things out on little guinea pigs!

rach · 22 March 2009 at 12:02AM

My gran used to make blackberry vinegar medicine for coughs etc. It tasted foul but worked! I'll ask her for the recipe if she remembers it!

ETA: guess it was something like this recipe http://www.oldtimeremedies.co.uk/2008/03/blackberry-vinegar.html

foreign_correspondent · 22 March 2009 at 1:52AM

raspberry vinegar works wonders for sore throats and colds!

grey_lady · 22 March 2009 at 2:55AM

Mix a glass of warm water and a teaspoon of salt - gargle to get rid of sore throats.

anguk · 22 March 2009 at 4:13AM

My mother used to give us butter, vinegar and sugar on a spoon for coughs.

I haven't heard of anyone else having this as a child so I googled it and it seems I wasn't alone although it appears you're meant to mix everything together, my mother didn't bother, the butter was put on a spoon, vinegar poured over then sugar sprinkled on top.

While googling I found this Channel4 site that is full of home-made remedies.
http://www.medicinechest.info/

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