Breathing Better And Easier
Herbal Inhalant
by Elaine Hruska, True Health Newsletter
Nothing can be more miserable
or aggravating than being unable to breathe adequately when suffering
from a cold or other congestion. Since the Northern Hemisphere is now
in the throes of the winter season, the likelihood of this happening is
much greater. According to a power point presentation from the Idaho State
University College of Pharmacy, it is estimated that 100 million colds
occur in the U.S. annually, resulting in 250 million days of restricted
activity, 30 million days of lost work, 22 million physician visits, with
a direct cost of $15 billion yearly. That some relief can be had through
use of an inhalant is certainly welcomed news.
A popular remedy, this
particular inhalant was mentioned in over 300 readings and recognized
for its wide use for all sorts of respiratory problems: asthma, bronchitis,
catarrh, colds, congestion, coughs, emphysema, hay fever, pleurisy, pneumonia,
post-nasal drip, sinusitis, sore throat, and tuberculosis. While the formula
varied slightly in different readings, it usually contained pure grain
alcohol to which was added a number of oils (eucalyptus, pine needles,
rectified oil of turpentine) plus compound tincture of benzoin, tolu balsam,
and rectified creosote.
Luckily one reading itemized
for us the beneficial effects of these ingredients:
“…the activities of the eucalyptus and the activity from the Tolu are
to clarify or purify the lung tissue itself. The activity of the Turpentine
is to act upon kidneys and liver for the assisting in tuning or toning
the activity with organs for better eliminations through the system, while
the other ingredients as they act upon the mucous membranes give better
actions through the lymph circulation in the body-forces.” (1641-2)
Instructions for Its
Use
Several readings give further
directions on its preparation. Made in the order of ingredients as given
in the reading, the inhalant is placed in a six- to eight ounce large-mouth
bottle. The solution fills only a portion of the container; this is so
that the fumes, after the bottle has been shaken, can be inhaled through
a breathing tube placed in a hole in the lid. When not in use, corks are
placed back into the holes. It is most effective when used regularly several
times a day, such as in the morning after arising and in the evening before
retiring, “or when there is a tickling or coughing, or the inclination
for sneezing…when these occur any time during the day…” (2186-1)
With each use the container
is shaken so that the fumes are released into the bottle. Then follow
these directions from one reading: “Inhale into one nostril, holding the
other, then into the other side; also into the throat—letting the fumes
go into the lungs—not swallowing the inhalant, but inhaling the fumes,
see? Hold either side of the nostril as it is inhaled in the other nostril.”
(2186-1) One reading said to inhale into the nostrils twice and the throat
once (1641-2).
Any time that fumes are inhaled
the lungs are stimulated, the fumes functioning as an expectorant (assisting
the lungs to slough off excess mucus) and as an antiseptic.
Indications from the
Readings
In addition to some of the
effects already mentioned, the inhalant assists in “the clarifying of
the muco-membranes of head and throat…reducing the tendency for the glands
to over-stimulate the muco-membranes and thus relieving the irritations.”
(335-1) As “an antiseptic and a healer, [it] will prevent the sneezing,
as well as the tendency for the lymph to drip from nostril and nasal passages.”
(2801-6) It also helps with “purifying those areas through which sensory
influences are at times clogged” (1641-2), and acts “not only as an antiseptic
for the blood supply…but will also…act as an antiseptic through the intestinal
system.” (318-5) For a person with bronchitis the “inhalant [would] cleanse
throat and bronchi of those disturbances that contribute to the upsetting
of the liver and the digestive forces…” (2975-1) To summarize: “…the properties
in the inhalant are also purifying to the body, to cleanse or to correct
causes.” (3094-1)
Several success stories are
also reported in the readings. An A.R.E. member in Rancho Cordova, California,
described her condition in a 1973 letter:
“In 1950 I started having bad headaches. The Reese-Stealy Clinic ran tests
and found I was allergic to house dust and dry-grass pollen giving me
chronic sinusitis.” She took a series of shots and pills for the next
twenty-three years. After joining the A.R.E., she learned about the inhalant,
ordered it, and began using it mornings and evenings “very faithfully.
No more headaches, eyes swelling, sneezing, or choking. So I never went
back for any more shots or pills from my doctor.” (2186-1, Reports #9)
Another woman’s husband had
a terrible cold and couldn’t get an appointment with two separate doctors
because they were too busy. His wife’s boss, who knew about Edgar Cayce,
happened to have a bottle of the inhalant in his desk drawer and offered
it to her. She took it home, her husband “tried it a couple of times that
night before he went to bed. The next day he was fine, no coughing or
sneezing. I couldn’t believe it, but there he was, no cold. He said he
felt fine. I told him we saved money by not going to the doctor.” (2186-1,
Reports #8) A construction worker, he didn’t miss even one day of work.
The inhalant has no harmful
side effects, can be used as often as desired, and is sold today (with
breathing tube included) by Baar.com the Official Worldwide Supplier of
Cayce Health Care Products as Herbal Breathing™.
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