'Ribwort is good for coughs. I usually chew two leaves.'
Chelsea, London, UK, 2001
'My grandmother used to make her own cough medicine by placing a Spanish onion with the root end cut off on two tablespoons of Demerara sugar in a saucer. She then left it in her larder for a week and collected the resulting syrup, which was administered to anyone with a cough up to four times a day.' West Wickham, Kent, 2003
'For years I have made an infusion of fresh sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata) tea for my family's coughs.' Suffolk, UK, 2003
Cures featured in this exhibition and on the website should be used only with advice from a qualified medical herbalist.
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