MONIA I was once called to a man’s house who had been in bed
for weeks coughing and wheezing.
The physicians had classified it “walking pneumonia.” I scratched my head about that, because
the only ones that had been doing any walking were the physicians, not this
man.
We
made the following formula and gave him a cup of the resulting tea to sip,
sweetened with honey; the rest we turned into cough syrup. Equal parts by
weight: Wild Cherry Bark, Elcampane Root, Comfrey Root, Horehound. To make cough syrup, place 4 oz. of
this herbal mixture into 2 quarts cold water. Place a tight lid on the pot (do not use aluminum). Bring to a boil, then turn down to a
low simmer for 20 minutes.
Strain. Add water if needed
to make 1 quart of tea. Add 1 cup
honey (raw, unfiltered, unpasteurized).
Stir very well. Add ½ cup
apple cider, or raspberry vinegar (raw, unfiltered, unpasteurized). If
you use the vinegar, this formula will store for months in your cupboard, but I
prefer and would suggest that you keep it in the refrigerator. Even the young will not object to this
formula, and it’s beneficial to all ages.
After this man had finished the cup of tea he was
feeling much better. I explained to him that merely getting him out of bed and
feeling better was not all we intended to do. Once we turned this mixture into cough syrup, he was to take
1 tablespoon every hour until the congestion began rolling out of his
lungs. Once this began, he was to
slowly decrease the dosage.
I
had also put him on an herbal
formula called FLEM UP. Because of
his poor condition, he was taking a fairly large dose of this; the dosage was
to decrease as he began to gain his strength.
Because
he had had pneumonia, he would now have a greater susceptibility of getting it
and other lung problems again. After he had recovered, he was to continue to take MONIA for
3 months, to help build, tone and strengthen his lungs. We have used this herbal formula since
1980, with practically every lung problem imaginable; we have seen fantastic
results in all cases.
Traditional
use of the contents. Pleurisy Root and
Comfrey Root have been used for
pleurisy, lung troubles, bronchitis, asthma and cough. Horehound has been helpful for congestion, hoarseness and
coughs. Cayenne has been used to speed up the circulation and action of
the other herbs.