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Essential Oils
Posted by Jackie (Belfast, Northern Ireland) on 07/10/2010
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My daughter gets occasional asthma and on some of these occasions the coughing is quite troublesome at night. It not only disrupts her sleep but mine too. However, I have found that mixing 2 or 3 drops of each of the following essential oils (frankincense, cypress and lavender) has soothed the cough, allowing everyone to get a good night's sleep. I have used this for years and I can truthfully say that in her case it has worked everytime.
I would "not" recommend using an oil burner with a candle for night time use. It is safer to use an electric oil burner. Or if you do not have one, just try putting the oils on the pyjamas/pillow/tissue etc. Or maybe even in a bowl of water or place on a damp cloth over a low heat radiator. Just so long as the oils are being inhaled.
Garlic, Honey, Lime
Posted by Marcela (Malge Mountain, Utah, Usa) on 12/22/2008
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My son 7 years old and he had a bad cough the kind that would not let anyone sleep..i heard about the garlic honey and lime..i blended 6 cloves of garlic 2 tablespoons of 100% bee honey and 2 big limes..this will last a few days..i gave my son 1 small tablespoon and right away calmed his coughing..he did not cough at all and when i heard him cough i gave hime another dosage..for three days i gave him this remedy and now he doesn't cough at all..
Garlic, Honey, Lime
Posted by Kara (Chatham, Ma) on 11/11/2010
★★★★★
My husband is from the moutains in Jamaica. When I was pregnant and could not have cough syrup, I learned this remedy from him. It works! You can make a thick syrup or tea. Something about the three ingredients together soothes the cough for hours.
Vicks
Posted by Angie (Mount Juliet, Tn, Usa) on 09/17/2010
★★★★★
This is the second night I've put Vick's on my 6 month old's feet for her cough. Works like a charm. I was skeptical, but she's sleeping like a baby, literally.
Elderberry
Posted by Jae (Baltimore, Md) on 11/17/2009
★★★★★
My son had a bad cough and wheezing and we used elderberry syrup and it went away quickly.
Vicks
Posted by Domesticruby (Prague, Czech Republic) on 09/05/2009
★★★★★
Yes!! Vicks worked on my 6 year old and almost instantly!!
Vicks
Posted by Jackie (Flint, Michigan) on 11/21/2007
★★★★★
I had heard about Vics for coughs through a friend and within a short time, my grand-daughter came down with a bad cough (every couple of minutes). We used the vapor rub on her feet and put socks on her. Her coughing stopped within 15 minutes and lasted all day! Sooo much better than giving all those over the counter medications.
Vicks
Posted by Eve (NJ) on 11/12/2023
★★★★☆
This does work. Last year my daughter, then 2.5 years old, was coughing a lot at night. Moms at our homeschool co-op told me about it, and as they had several children, I decided to try it. To my surprise, vicks rubbed on the bottom of her feet, then applying socks, did indeed stop the coughing for many hours. I tried it again this year and it's worked several times. I also tried it on my 7 year old and it helped, and even tried it on myself, with success once or twice. I don't think it works on every cough every time, but it CAN work. Try it, you've got nothing to lose. For the record, we had to go purchase vicks for this. I don't have any over the counter stuff in my house. But we needed sleep so we tried it and it worked.
Coconut Oil
Posted by Cheryl (Vallejo Ca) on 11/05/2017
Hi, can you tell me what I should use on my 18 month old daughter for wheezing and a bad cough? I can hear it horrible in her chest, no other symptoms and I have tried tea w honey, steam a vaporizer and humidifier it's been almost a month and no sign of letting up. She also has an inhaler that's doing her no good.
