Cold Remedy
If ever in the clutches of a severe cold where an active yet unstimulating medicine is required, it will be found that by mixing together the yolk of one egg, one tablespoonful of olive oil and one tablespoonful of grated ginger root, and taking all of the mixture for a dose, the conditions of a cure will be met.
Source: 1001 Household Hints, Ottilie V. Ames
For Bilious Diarrhoea, attended with Wind and Headache
Take Mountain Flax, 1 ounce.
Turkey Rhubarb, 1/4 ounce.
Ginger Root, 1 ounce.
Calumba Root, 1 ounce.
Bruise all the roots, and boil together with the Mountain Flax in one quart of water until reduced to a pint and a half, let stand till cold, and strain off.
Dose– Half a wineglassful two or three times a day according to its aperient effect, two hours after a meal.
Source: Baldwin’s Herbal Guide To Health, G. Baldwin
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Strong ginger tea, sweetened and taken hot on going to bed, is very good. Where persons have been exposed to the air, and think they have taken fresh cold, keep the feet warm by taking a hot brick to bed, and do not increase the cold the next day. If it is not deeply seated, taking this a few nights will give relief. A piece of ginger root, kept about the person to chew, is good for a tickling in the throat, which many persons are subject to, when sitting in close heated apartments, in lecture rooms, or places of worship.
Source: Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers, Elizabeth E. Lea