I used to love sweet oil for my ear ache....worked for me! Heck I have even used that one as an adult. Had an ear ache for almost a week before I remembered. One night with the warm sweet oil and it was gone. Laura -----Original Message----- From: dkb [mailto:dkb@greenapple.com] Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 7:18 PM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Re: [WVLOGAN] Old Remedies O/T Our's had a little turpentine in it to cut through the congestion. Plus, I was the one in the family that always had the bad ears and for an ear ache, if they did not put warm sweet oil that was warmed in a teaspoon, then a little warm urine would do the trick. Fried onions in a pillow slip on your chest for chest congestion. I lived through it. K ----- Original Message ----- From: <rcs5@bellsouth.net> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 12:02 PM Subject: Re: Re: [WVLOGAN] Old Remedies O/T > Hello Shelby - Mom, my grandmother, made her own cough syrup from > whiskey, > rock candy, and who knows what else. Her recipe came from the older > Mullinses or Burgesses. It did cure a cough. We used that awful Black > Draught. Dolly Parton used to advertise it on TV years ago when I was > older. > > I looked at the pix of mullein - I recall seeing that all over the > place. > I guess the tea is sold somewhere. I appreciate you all writing about it. > > Rick >> >> From: BurgessWV@aol.com >> Date: 2006/04/29 Sat PM 07:02:25 EDT >> To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Old Remedies O/T >> >> Ungentine was an ointment,, or salve for sores, Rick.Not sure, but I >> think >> Mullein tea was used for Asthma attacks. It grows wild in the fields of >> WV. I >> will never forget the laxatives used back then: Castor oil, Black >> Draught; I >> dont know which I hated the worse. Most of the old folks meds were about >> half >> Alcohol, which made them popular back then.Grandma Baisden loved her >> Wampoles >> Extract, which made her tipsy,ha >> >> Shelby >> >> >> ============================== >> Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New >> content added every business day. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >> >> > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New > content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx