Cough syrup

  • 1/2 table spoon of lobelia
  • 4 oz (100ml) of clear honey
  • ½ table spoon of cloves
  • ½ pt (300ml) of boiling water

Put lobelia, honey and cloves in a bowl and pour over the boiling water. Stir and leave the liquid to stand. Take dessert spoon ful every two hours until coughing stops.

Spiced peppermint drink for sickness and nausea

  • 1 oz (25gm) of peppermint
  • A pinch of cloves
  • A pinch of cinnamon
  • 1pt (600ml) of boiling water
  • Sugar to taste

Place the peppermint, cloves and cinnamon in a bowl and pour over the boiling water. Add sugar and leave to stand until cool. Drink one cup (200ml) every hour until nausea subsides.