Monia

  I was once called to a mans house who had been in bed for weeks coughing and wheezing. The physicians had classified it walking pneumonia. I scratched my head about that, because the only ones that had been doing any walking were the physicians, not this man.   We made the following formula and gave him a cup of the resulting tea to sip, sweetened with honey; the rest we turned into cough syrup. Equal parts by weight: Wild Cherry Bark, Elcampane Root, Comfrey Root, Horehound. To make cough syrup, place 4 oz. of this herbal mixture into 2 quarts cold water. Place a tight lid on the pot (do not use aluminum). Bring to a boil, then turn down to a low simmer for 20 minutes. Strain. Add water if needed to make 1 quart of tea. Add 1 cup honey (raw, unfiltered, unpasteurized). Stir very well. Add cup apple cider, or raspberry vinegar (raw, unfiltered, unpasteurized). If you use the vinegar, this formula will store for months in your cupboard, but I prefer and would suggest that you keep it