Yes, I am yet another victim of the whatever that's going around. Cough, cough, cough. It's getting tedious. I bought some cough syrup, but it isn't helping. Gah, I need relief!
I searched the internet for homemade cough remedies, and most seem to employ honey and/or lemon juice and/or garlic/ginger/freshly ground peppercorns. I have an old Ukranian remedy that calls for vodka, honey, lemon juice and vast quantities of garlic. I don't know if it really helps or not. It tastes delicious, even when I can't taste much else. It also causes a distinct garlicky odour problem after a few doses, right through the skin, and I really don't want to offend anyone.
A nurse told me to put Vick's Vapor rub on my feet every night (covering with socks to prevent staining of the sheets). It definitely helps when rubbed on the part of my chest not covered by mammary glands, and it helps keep the sinuses clear when rubbed on one's nose. I don't know about putting it on my feet. I tried it, and all I noticed was that my feet, and hence the rest of me, were very warm.
When I was a kid, Dad would give my brother and I a little tiny ball of eucalyptus ointment each to swallow when we had a cough. It was nasty, nasty stuff, kind of like eating really thick Buckley's. Well, I guess what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Right now, I'm sipping on hot lemonade with honey. I took an antihistamine and some acetaminophen - that's my "generic" version of Neocitran. All I need to figure out now is something to loosen the congestion. Suggestions anyone?
