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Home-made Chest Congestion Rub

I’m sure many of you grew up with Vicks Vapor Rub. Every time my siblings and I had a stuffy nose before mom would put us to bed she would rub Vicks under our noses and on our chests to help break up the congestion so we could sleep better. Since moving to Mexico I have found out two new ways that it is used, one way can be a bit toxic. The first way is to  rub it on the soles of your feet and put socks on. This is a good thing because it helps sooth a cough. The second way is to swallow a dollop of it. Not a good idea, but my girls say that their moms and grandmas swear by it. Over the past year I have decided to stay away from all products made from petroleum jelly, which is one of the leading ingredients in Vicks Vapor Rub. To read about the negative side effects of petroleum jelly click here. After doing some research I formulated my own congestion rub that I have found to work quite well.

Congestion Rub

1/2 cup Dried Lavender (antiseptic healing, topically healing, pain relieving, repels insects)
1/4 cup Dried Mullein Leaves (breaks up congestion)
1/4 cup Dried Peppermint (cooling, pain relieving)
1/4 cup Fresh Grated Ginger (breaks up congestion)
3/4 cup Coconut Oil
3/4 cup Olive Oil
3 TBP Bee’s Wax Pellets

Add the oils to the crock pot. Once they are completely melted add the herbs and cook on warm for 2 days. I turn the crock pot off at night. On the third day drain off the oil in a mesh colander on a cheese cloth. Wipe out the crock pot and reheat the oil. Add the bee’s wax one table spoon at a time. Stir until the wax melts completely. Pour the rub in small glass jars or metal containers and let cool. Rub under the nose, on your chest or feet!


This post is part of Herbal Medicine Chest, Simple Lives Thursday, Frugal Ways, Sustainable Days,

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HERBOLOGY DEFINITIONS Alterative - Producing a healthful change without perception

Anodyne - Relieves pain

Anthelmintic - A medicine that expels worms

Aperient - Gently laxative without purging

Aromatic - A stimulant, spicy

Astringent - Causes contraction and arrests discharges

Antibilious - Acts on the bile, relieving bilousness

Antiemetic - Stops vomiting

Antileptic - Relieves siesures

Antiperiodic - Arrests morbid periodic movements

Anthilic - Prevents formation of stones in urinary organs

Antirheumatic - Relieves rheumatism

Antiscorbutic - Cures or prevents scurvy

Antiseptic - aims at stopping putrification

Antispasmodic - Relieves or prevents spasms

Antisyphilitic- Having affect or curing STD

Carminative - Expels gas in the bowels

Carthatic - Evacuating from the bowels

Cephalic - Remedies used in diseases of the head

Cholagogue - Increases flow of bile

Condiment - Improves flavor of food

Demulcent - Soothing, relieves inflammation

Deobstruent - Removes obstruction

Depurative - Purifies the blood

Detergent - Cleansing to boils, ulcers, wounds etc

Diaphoretic - Produces perspiration

Discutient - Dissolves and heals tumors

Diuretic - Increases flow of urine

Emetic - Produces vomiting

Emmenagogue - Promotes menstruation

Emollient - Softens and soothes inflamation

Esculent - Eatable as food

Expectorant - Facilitates expectoration

Febrifuge - Abates and reduces fever

Hepatic - For diseases of the liver

Herpatic - Remedy for skin diseases of all types

Laxative - Promotes bowel action

Lithontryptic - Dissolves calculi in urinary organs

Maturating - Ripens or brings boils to a head

Mucilaginous - Soothing to all inflammations

Nauseant - Produces vomiting

Nervine - Acts specifically on nervous system, stops nervous excitment

Opthalmicum - For eye diseases

Parturient - Induces and promotes labor at childbirth

Pectoral - For chest infections

Refrigerant - Cooling

Resolvent - Dissolves boils and tumors

Rubifacient - Increases circulation and produces red skin

Sedative - Nerve tonic, promotes sleep

Sialogogue - Increases secretion of saliva

Stomachic - Strengthen stomach, relieves indigestion

Styptic - Stops bleeding

Sudorfic - Produces profuse perspiration

Tonic - Remedy which is invigorating and strengthing

Vermifuge - Expels worms from the system 

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My first sprouts! Ming beans. So easy

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