This section is from the book "A Guide To Health", by Benjamin Colby. Also available from Amazon: A Guide To Health.
Take of lobelia herb ............................. 4 oz.
hoarhound (Marrubium) ................. 2 oz.
comfrey ...................................... 2 oz.
elecampane (Inula) ....................... 2 oz.
boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)....... 4 oz.
Boil in three quarts of water to three pints, strain and add two pounds of white sugar and one pint of Holland gin.
Two or three teaspoonfuls once an hour; for asthma, croup, cough, whooping cough, consumption, etc.
 
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