Guest guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 Hey all, As my cold works its way thru my system, I now have some kind of buildup in my chest. No cough, no trouble breathing (surprisingly!) but my voice is awfully low and raspy. This is bad, since I love to sing. Yogi Tea used to make a GREAT Breathe Deep Tea that contained ephedra (and ephedrine alkaloids) but even before the proposed ephedrine ban, they took all ephedra components out. Does anyone know of anything good that can CUT right thru whatever buildup (I think it's mucus) in my chest? (I LOVE tinctures > but unfortunately I don't have time yet to make my own, at least in this case ) Thanks y'all --Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 Steam it out Jen. Take an old pot and boil some water on the stove. Add to the pot some eucalyptus essential oil. Close your eyes, hang your head over the pot with a towel draped over you to hold in the steam and breath deep. If it is still stubborn after about 10 - 15 minutes of deep breathing, get a bud to beat on the left and right side of your back just where the rib cage is. (Never let anyone beat your back above the kidneys.) You'll cough that junk out in no time (try to spit it out when you cough it up instead of swollowing it.) Have fun expectorating! - dolly herbal remedies , " supervixen08 " <supervixen08> wrote: > Hey all, > As my cold works its way thru my system, I now have some kind of > buildup in my chest. No cough, no trouble breathing (surprisingly!) > but my voice is awfully low and raspy. This is bad, since I love to > sing. Yogi Tea used to make a GREAT Breathe Deep Tea that contained > ephedra (and ephedrine alkaloids) but even before the proposed > ephedrine ban, they took all ephedra components out. Does anyone know > of anything good that can CUT right thru whatever buildup (I think > it's mucus) in my chest? (I LOVE tinctures > but unfortunately I > don't have time yet to make my own, at least in this case ) > > Thanks y'all > --Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 Thanks, Dolly! Sounds great! Will do Love, --Jen herbal remedies , " peacefulglow " <peacefulglow@h...> wrote: > Steam it out Jen. Take an old pot and boil some water on the stove. > Add to the pot some eucalyptus essential oil. Close your eyes, hang > your head over the pot with a towel draped over you to hold in the > steam and breath deep. If it is still stubborn after about 10 - 15 > minutes of deep breathing, get a bud to beat on the left and right > side of your back just where the rib cage is. (Never let anyone beat > your back above the kidneys.) You'll cough that junk out in no time > (try to spit it out when you cough it up instead of swollowing it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 If you have some tiger balm, apply a small amount to your chest. You can also make an onion poultice (cut up some onion and fry it in a pan, then put it between two sheets of breathable cloth, or one sheet folded over)... you can also drink ginger tea, apply a linament made from vinegar and a pinch of cayenne on your chest, drink peppermint, sage, thyme or rosemary tea (or a blend of all three), or consume something with horseradish. Steam is also good and you can put that tea blend ) in a bowl of water and breathe in the steam. herbal remedies , " supervixen08 " <supervixen08> wrote: > Hey all, > As my cold works its way thru my system, I now have some kind of > buildup in my chest. No cough, no trouble breathing (surprisingly!) > but my voice is awfully low and raspy. This is bad, since I love to > sing. Yogi Tea used to make a GREAT Breathe Deep Tea that contained > ephedra (and ephedrine alkaloids) but even before the proposed > ephedrine ban, they took all ephedra components out. Does anyone know > of anything good that can CUT right thru whatever buildup (I think > it's mucus) in my chest? (I LOVE tinctures > but unfortunately I > don't have time yet to make my own, at least in this case ) > > Thanks y'all > --Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Thank you thank you (and thanks to all who have previously offered suggestions here as well)!! Lots of excellent options here, too. Breathable cloth--is cheesecloth an example of that or am I off base? Thank you --Jeni Laura herbal remedies , " k_huether77 " <k_huether77> wrote: > If you have some tiger balm, apply a small amount to your chest. You > can also make an onion poultice (cut up some onion and fry it in a > pan, then put it between two sheets of breathable cloth, or one sheet > folded over)... you can also drink ginger tea, apply a linament made > from vinegar and a pinch of cayenne on your chest, drink peppermint, > sage, thyme or rosemary tea (or a blend of all three), or consume > something with horseradish. Steam is also good and you can put that > tea blend ) in a bowl of water and breathe in the steam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Hi Jen, If you can breathe through it then it is breathable cloth. LOL For poultice use people normally use muslin. Just make sure whatever cloth you use is 100% cotton, or wool, or juniper fibers or hemp or any of the other who knows how many organic fibrous materials exist in nature that man has yet to exploit. Don Quai - supervixen08 herbal remedies Sunday, January 04, 2004 5:13 PM [herbal remedies] Re: hardened mucus in chest? Thank you thank you (and thanks to all who have previously offered suggestions here as well)!! Lots of excellent options here, too.Breathable cloth--is cheesecloth an example of that or am I off base? :)Thank you --Jeni Laura ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Ain't no bugs here!Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.557 / Virus Database: 349 - Release 12/30/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Cheesecloth works! So does cotton. and, you are welcome! herbal remedies , " supervixen08 " <supervixen08> wrote: > Thank you thank you (and thanks to all who have previously offered > suggestions here as well)!! Lots of excellent options here, too. > > Breathable cloth--is cheesecloth an example of that or am I off > base? > > Thank you > --Jeni Laura > > herbal remedies , " k_huether77 " > <k_huether77> wrote: > > If you have some tiger balm, apply a small amount to your chest. > You > > can also make an onion poultice (cut up some onion and fry it in a > > pan, then put it between two sheets of breathable cloth, or one > sheet > > folded over)... you can also drink ginger tea, apply a linament > made > > from vinegar and a pinch of cayenne on your chest, drink > peppermint, > > sage, thyme or rosemary tea (or a blend of all three), or consume > > something with horseradish. Steam is also good and you can put that > > tea blend ) in a bowl of water and breathe in the steam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Muchas gracias! PS: (Now I suffer from Spanish Liveritis lol) herbal remedies , " k_huether77 " <k_huether77> wrote: > Cheesecloth works! So does cotton. > and, you are welcome! > > > herbal remedies , " supervixen08 " > <supervixen08> wrote: > > Thank you thank you (and thanks to all who have previously offered > > suggestions here as well)!! Lots of excellent options here, too. > > > > Breathable cloth--is cheesecloth an example of that or am I off > > base? > > > > Thank you > > --Jeni Laura > > > > herbal remedies , " k_huether77 " > > <k_huether77> wrote: > > > If you have some tiger balm, apply a small amount to your chest. > > You > > > can also make an onion poultice (cut up some onion and fry it in > a > > > pan, then put it between two sheets of breathable cloth, or one > > sheet > > > folded over)... you can also drink ginger tea, apply a linament > > made > > > from vinegar and a pinch of cayenne on your chest, drink > > peppermint, > > > sage, thyme or rosemary tea (or a blend of all three), or consume > > > something with horseradish. Steam is also good and you can put > that > > > tea blend ) in a bowl of water and breathe in the steam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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