Slippery Elm for Cough

A Slippery Elm compound excellent for coughs is made as follows:

• Cut obliquely one or more ounces of bark into pieces about the thickness of a match
• Add a pinch of Cayenne flavor with a slice of lemon and sweeten
• Infuse the whole in a pint of boiling water and let it stand for 25 minutes.

Take this frequently in small doses: for a consumptive patient, about a pint a day is recommended. It is considered one of the best remedies that can be given as it combines both demulcent and stimulating properties. Being mucilaginous, it rolls up the mucous material so troublesome to the patient and passes it down through the intestines.

Source: A Modern Herbal
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