Cayce Cough Syrup
by Elaine Hruska, True Health Newsletter
The common cold, often accompanied
by coughing, is – as its name
indicates – the most commonly occurring
human illness. According to a 2003
University of Michigan survey measuring
doctor’s bills, over-the-counter
(OTC) medications, and prescription
drugs, the common cold’s impact on
healthcare costs in the US is estimated
to be greater than for such prevalent
conditions as high blood pressure, pulmonary
disease, congestive heart failure,
asthma, and migraines.
“From a bottle of cough syrup to
missed time at work and school, the
price of catching a cold really adds
up,” Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, who led the
study, stated. “We wanted to calculate
the total economic impact that the cold
has on our economy.” (Today’s Healthcare
Costs, Nov. 2007) The price tag?
Nearly $40 billion a year, including $2.9
billion for OTC drugs, $4.8 billion to
treat cold complications, and $7.7 billion
in doctor’s visits.
Though there are nearly 500 million
colds yearly, what surprised Dr. Fendrick
was “how often the public uses
the healthcare system to treat a cold.” At
the cost of $1.1 billion, as documented
by the study, 41 million antibiotic prescriptions were given for colds, even
though they have no effect on this viral
illness. This transaction further raises
the expense created by this illness.
Here is a Cayce-formulated remedy
to assist this common ailment.
An Herbal Respiratory Tonic
On March 10, 1938, a 58-year-old woman requested
a check physical reading for
a “cold that kept hanging on,
also cough.” (243-28, Reports)
In her reading (243-29) she
was told that her resistance
was low, but if certain precautions
and activities were taken, improvement
would result.
Dietary advice was given first: few
starches; a small steak two or three
times a week as well as beef juice “will
make for strength.” [click here for more info on
beef juice] Then came this formula and
directions for a cough syrup, known
today as Respicol™. As a cough medicine, an expectorant,
and for a healing through the whole system,
prepare:
Put 2 ounces of Strained Pure Honey
in 2 ounces of Water and let come
to a boil. Skim off the refuse, then add
1 ounce of Grain Alcohol. To this as the
carrier, then, add – in the order named:
Syrup of Wild Cherry Bark…1 ounce,
Syrup of Horehound………..½ ounce,
Syrup of Rhubarb…………..½ ounce,
Elixir of Wild Ginger………½ ounce.
Shake well the solution before the
dose is taken, which would be about a
teaspoonful – and this may be taken as
close together as every hour. It will allay
the cough, heal those disturbing forces
through the bronchi and larynx, and
make for better conditions through the
eliminations.
She was also advised to take weekly
enemas and receive spinal manipulations
“at least once or twice a week…”
Records do not indicate if she took
the tonic. Two months later, though,
in her next reading, Cayce reminded
her to “use the cough syrup as given…”
(243-30)
Individual Ingredients
Throughout the readings several
formulas are given for cough syrup, a
number of which contain the above
ingredients. Additional comments on
them point to each one’s particular purpose
for inclusion in the formula.
"The first ingredient, The Wild Cherry Bark, is a direct activitive force upon the pneumpgastrics and the pulmonary system" (1012-1)It "is an expectorant and a purifier" (643-1) and "is for cleansing the blood supply.” (457-
3) “[Wild Cherry Bark acts] with the
gastric juices of the stomach, [and is] a
carrier for the rest of the system, acting
with the respiratory system…” (5653-1)
Several readings mention removing this
bark from the north side of the tree.
The combination of cherry and
horehound “will not only aid digestion
but stimulate the circulation for the upper
portion of the head and through
the bronchial area, thus giving a better
flow of circulation for the throat and
the gums…” (808-3) “…horehound is
as the active force in same to the tissue
of the body, especially as regarding
the functioning of the kidneys and of
the functioning of the mucus producing
tissue from diaphragm up, without
suppressing the functioning of either
the liver or the spleen.” (3721-1) As an
“expectorant in the cough syrups” (304-
24), along with other ingredients, horehound
also helps with the consequent
irritation from coughing.
“The Rhubarb will tone the activity
of the lacteal ducts…” (543-21) It is “a
vegetable form of eliminant” (540-8), a
mild laxative that helps to “clarify poisons
from the body” (5683-1), and acts
with “the gastric juices of the stomach,
so that the assimilation of the iron may
take place.” (5514-4)
“…Wild Ginger [as well as other
herbs] will purify the conditions
through the intestinal system, as well
as take away those reactions or regurgitations “…Wild Ginger [as well as other
herbs] will purify the conditions
through the intestinal system, as well
as take away those reactions or regurgitations
that cause the tendency for a
cough.” (340-45) It also “will work directly
with the gastric flow in the liver’s
activity…” (1019-1)
“The Honey as a carrier is a normal
reaction to the gastric juices of the
stomach, the intestines throughout.”
(1019-1) Combined with water it makes
“for that which may assimilate with the
system.” (404-4)
Last, grain alcohol, mentioned for
many formulas in the readings, is a natural
preservative and a carrier for the
other ingredients.
According to An Edgar Cayce Home
Medicine Guide,
“A great advantage of this formula is
that it does not produce side effects and
may be taken as often as once every
hour until relief is obtained.”
When in need of a soothing, natural
treatment for your sore throat and cough,
this Cayce cough syrup may provide just
the necessary respiratory relief.
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