Summary
Found 15 remedies including Camphor, Flax, Henbane, Bay, Elder. documented in historical texts from 1835-1922. (8 confirmed in multiple sources).
Arnica
Medium
For: Cough
Demeures
judges that this drug is to dry cough what arnica is to bruised and_ strained
muscles
Found in 2 sources
Demeures
judges that this drug is to dry cough what arnica is to bruised and_ strained
muscles
American Medicinal Plants Vol 2 (1887)
Page 45
1887
Demeures
judges that this drug is to dry cough what arnica is to bruised and_ strained
muscles
American Medicinal Plants Vol 2
Page 45
1887
Boneset
Medium
For: Cold, Cough
Ingredients: Tea
—Promote a
free perspiration, by taking every night warm hoarhound or
boneset tea, which may be drank cold during the day; if the
cough is troublesome, take a tea made of slippery-elm bark, or
flaxseed
Found in 2 sources
—Promote a
free perspiration, by taking every night warm hoarhound or
boneset tea, which may be drank cold during the day; if the
cough is troublesome...
The Cottage Physician (1892)
Page 129
1892
hoarhound or
—
boneset tea, which may be drank cold during the day; if the
cough is troublesome, take a tea made of slippery-elm bark, or
fl,axseed
The Cottage Physician 1892
1892
Dropsy
Medium
For: Asthma, Cough, Dropsy
Ingredients: Extract, Dose
The Eclectic Dispensatory recommends its use in a fluid
extract, dose from 10 drops to a fluidrachm; in amenorrhaa, dropsy, retention of
urine, asthma, dyspepsia, cough, dyspnaza, ete
Found in 2 sources
The Eclectic Dispensatory recommends its use in a fluid
extract, dose from 10 drops to a fluidrachm; in amenorrhaa, dropsy, retention of
urine, asthma...
American Medicinal Plants Vol 2 (1887)
Page 150
1887
The Eclectic Dispensatory recommends its use in a fluid
extract, dose from 10 drops to a fluidrachm; in amenorrhaa, dropsy, retention of
urine, asthma...
American Medicinal Plants Vol 2
Page 150
1887
Dropsy
Medium
For: Cold, Cough, Dropsy
They recommend it in
dyspepsia, dropsy, habitual constipation, coughs, colds,
&c
Found in 2 sources
They recommend it in
dyspepsia, dropsy, habitual constipation, coughs, colds,
&c
Potter'S Cyclopaedia Of Botanical Drugs And Preparations 1915
Page 185
1915
They recommend it in
dyspepsia, dropsy, habitual constipation, coughs, colds,
&c
Potters Cyclopaedia Of Botanic
Elder
Medium
For: Cough
Murrell, of London, claims it to be
excellent in winter coughs of elderly persons
Found in 2 sources
Murrell, of London, claims it to be
excellent in winter coughs of elderly persons
Potter'S Cyclopaedia Of Botanical Drugs And Preparations 1915
Page 108
1915
excellent in winter coughs of elderly persons
Potters Cyclopaedia Of Botanic
Flax
Medium
For: Cough
Ingredients: Tea
~
For the cough give flax seed, or slippery elm tea
Found in 2 sources
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For the cough give flax seed, or slippery elm tea
Our Family Physician (1885)
Page 33
1885
For the cough give flax seed, or slippery elm tea
Our Family Physician
1885
Henbane
Medium
For: Cough
Ingredients: Extract, Pill
For coughs which
are more particularly troublesome by night it is best to give
the opium, henbane, or hemlock, as the case may be, at bed-
time, in the shape of a pill; of the extracts of either of the
latter $ grain may be given; of the first, one or two grains
of the gum, or one-quarter of a grain
Found in 2 sources
For coughs which
are more particularly troublesome by night it is best to give
the opium, henbane, or hemlock, as the case may be, at bed-
time, in th...
The Cottage Physician (1892)
Page 149
1892
For coughs which
are more particularly troublesome by night it is best to give
the opium, henbane, or hemlock, as the case may be, at bedtime, in the ...
The Cottage Physician 1892
1892
Horehound
Medium
For: Cough
This is one of the
most popular of cough remedies, and is,generally given
in conjunction with one or two other herbs possessing
pectoral qualities, such as Horehound, Marshmallow,
Ground Ivy, &c
Found in 2 sources
This is one of the
most popular of cough remedies, and is,generally given
in conjunction with one or two other herbs possessing
pectoral qualities, su...
Potter'S Cyclopaedia Of Botanical Drugs And Preparations 1915
Page 119
1915
HOREHOUND
"
Syrup made from the greene fresh leaves of horehound
and sugar is a most singular remedy against the cough and
wheezing of the lungs
A Garden of Herbs
1922
Lemon Cough Syrup
Found
For: Cough, chest congestion
Ingredients: Yolk of two fresh eggs, quarter pound moist sugar, white-wine vinegar, juice of two large lemons
Beat egg yolks with sugar. Mix wine vinegar with lemon juice in separate vessel. Combine all ingredients, mix well, bottle and cork.
Found in 1 source
For cough, add a little lemon-juice, and sweeten. Take the yolk of two fresh eggs; beat them up well in a basin; then add quarter pound of moist sugar...
The Cottage Physician (1892)
Page 156
1892
Historical Remedy
Found
For: Dooping-cough
preventive of scarlet fever and as a cure for Dooping-cough. BUaiiEWEED. WATER HOREHOUND. The whole herb is used. It is a mild nar
cotic, sedative, sub-astringent, and styptic. It is a valusble remedy...
Found in 1 source
preventive of scarlet fever and as a cure for Dooping-cough. BUaiiEWEED. WATER HOREHOUND. The whole herb is used. It is a mild nar
cotic, sedative, su...
The Cottage Physician (1892)
1892
Historical Remedy
Found
For: cough during or following measles is very often a magic remedy, especially if there is occa
sional nausea
01846
surd
omphsh
and sore, with constant desire to swallow. Great aversion to light and noise. Bryonia
Eruption slow to appear, or if it disappears prematurely with pain in head and chest, especially...
Found in 1 source
01846
surd
omphsh
and sore, with constant desire to swallow. Great aversion to light and noise. Bryonia
Eruption slow to appear, or if it disappears p...
A Practical Guide to Homeopathic Treatment
Historical Remedy
Found
For: middle and latter stages, when cough becomes loose, with rattling of phlegm
other pale ; zvorse at night. , when cough becomes loose, with rattling of phlegm. Con-
]23 DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY ORGANS siderable sweat, especially after each paroxysm of cough. Very sensitive to...
Found in 1 source
other pale ; zvorse at night. , when cough becomes loose, with rattling of phlegm. Con-
]23 DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY ORGANS siderable sweat, especial...
A Practical Guide to Homeopathic Treatment
Aloe
Found
For: Cough
— Among the common causes of abortion may be men-
tioned, blows, even very slight ones on the abdomen; violent
concussions; falls; straining; lifting heavy weights, running up
and down stairs; riding on horseback, or in a carriage over a rough
road; severe coughing; anger; joy; fear; dancing; excess
Found in 1 source
— Among the common causes of abortion may be men-
tioned, blows, even very slight ones on the abdomen; violent
concussions; falls; straining; lifting ...
Our Family Physician (1885)
Page 397
1885
Anise
Found
For: Cough, Boil
Ingredients: Juice, Powder
The juice of the Elder berries mired with one third part
in weight of the genuine powder of liquorice, witn a
few drops of oil of aniseeds, and boiled to a proper consistence, is a far better remedy on account of its acidity,
for cutting the phlegm, and taking off the irritation to
cough, than the j
Found in 1 source
The juice of the Elder berries mired with one third part
in weight of the genuine powder of liquorice, witn a
few drops of oil of aniseeds, and boiled...
Culpeper's Complete Herbal
1880
Barberry
Found
For: Cancer, Cough, Liver, Cancer
Ingredients: Syrup, Conserve, Ointment, Plaster, Powder
Seed
almony Nerve Ointment
Barberry Nerve Powder
Butter Nut Syrup Pond Lily
Cancer Plaster Poplar Bark, coarse and fine
Clivers Prickly Ash
Composition Raspberry Leaves
Conserve of Hollyhock
Slippery Elm
Cough Powder
Woman’s Friend or Females’
Ginger Bitters
Golden Seal Unicorn Root
Gum Myrrh W
Found in 1 source
Seed
almony Nerve Ointment
Barberry Nerve Powder
Butter Nut Syrup Pond Lily
Cancer Plaster Poplar Bark, coarse and fine
Clivers Prickly Ash
Compositi...
Thomsonian Manual, Or, Advocate Of The Principles Volume 1 1835
Page 22
1835
Bay
Found
For: Cough
Ingredients: Electuary, Powder
If
made up with a little powder of gentian and oil of bays, into
a pessary, with some cotton wool, it will bring down the
ooarses ; the same mixed with an electuary will help an inTeterate cough ; mixed with honey it helps quiusey
Found in 1 source
If
made up with a little powder of gentian and oil of bays, into
a pessary, with some cotton wool, it will bring down the
ooarses ; the same mixed wit...
Culpeper's Complete Herbal
1880
Boneset
Found
For: Cough, Fever, Inflammation
Ingredients: Decoction, Syrup
A syrup made of its decoction is useful for coughs; anda poul-
tice, made by thickening the decoction with slippery elm, is useful in all kinds
of inflammation,
Boneset, Thoroughwort, Feverwort, or Indian Sage
Found in 1 source
A syrup made of its decoction is useful for coughs; anda poul-
tice, made by thickening the decoction with slippery elm, is useful in all kinds
of inf...
The Cottage Physician (1892)
Page 447
1892
Camphor
Found
For: Cough
Ingredients: Syrup
Violent, Troublesome Cough—bDilute hydrocyanic acid, twenty drops;
syrup of wild cherry and camphor-water, each one oz, Mix
Found in 1 source
Violent, Troublesome Cough—bDilute hydrocyanic acid, twenty drops;
syrup of wild cherry and camphor-water, each one oz, Mix
The Cottage Physician (1892)
Page 463
1892
Cinnamon
Found
For: Cough
Ingredients: Essence, Mixture
To relieve the cough, the following
mixture will be found effective: Ipecacuanha, 10 grains; bicar-
bonate of potash, 1 dram; liquor of acetate of ammonia, 2 ounces;
essence of cinnamon, 8 drops; water, 6} ounces
Found in 1 source
To relieve the cough, the following
mixture will be found effective: Ipecacuanha, 10 grains; bicar-
bonate of potash, 1 dram; liquor of acetate of amm...
The Cottage Physician (1892)
Page 345
1892
Comfrey
Found
For: Cough
For the cough, use
the following
Hoarhound,
Comfrey,
Spikenard,
Water,
Found in 1 source
For the cough, use
the following
Hoarhound,
Comfrey,
Spikenard,
Water,
Our Family Physician
1885