Re: Re: Re: OT--Health Care

My granddaughter's pediatrician just told me that Codeine syrup is the only
really effective cough suppressant for kids. The over the counter stuff
works about as well as sugar syrup. Takes a prescription, but you can still
get phenergan & codeine syrup.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Re: [CHAT] OT--Health Care


> Yeah, the druggies would buy as many bottles as they could get and somehow
> extract the codeine.  Consequently it becaume a restricted medicine.  Not
a
> prescription, but you had to ask for it and sign for it, one bottle at a
> time.  Since it was no longer on the shelf, requests waned and it was
> eventually discontinued.  As bad tasting as it was, it really worked like
a
> charm.
>
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 5:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: Re: [CHAT] OT--Health Care
>
>
> > Sounds nasty, and isn't that a morphine relative, i.e. addicting??
> >
> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp, TX
> > zone 8A
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kitty
> > Sent: 9/12/2004 9:39:40 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] OT--Health Care
> >
> > > Terpine Hydrate was really terrible but it contained codeine (which is
> why
> >
> > > it is no longer available)  The codeine let you sleep so you could get
> past
> >
> > > the bronchitus brought on by both parents smoking.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Kitty
> >
> > >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > > From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
> >
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 8:59 PM
> >
> > > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] OT--Health Care
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > No clue what that second concoction is but it sounds loathesome.
ugh.
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Pam Evans
> >
> > > > Kemp, TX
> >
> > > > zone 8A
> >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > > > From: Kitty
> >
> > > > Sent: 9/12/2004 7:18:51 PM
> >
> > > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >
> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT--Health Care
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > Well, all I can say is Castor Oil and Terpine Hydrate kept me on
the
> >
> > > perfect
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > attendance list.
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > Kitty
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > To: "Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 2:58 PM
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > Subject: [CHAT] OT--Health Care
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > I got this message from a friend in India. It is so mordantly
> funny
> >
> > > and
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > reminds me so much of our own medical tradition that I had to
pass
> it
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > along.
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > The medical tradition in India seems to me to have a
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > philosophical bent of believing that medicine or treatment
must
> be
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > deeply
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > unattractive to be effective. A lot of loathsome stuff is
> consumed
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > because
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > its good for your health. Some of our tonics are so disgusting
> that
> >
> > > the
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > thought of being fed it forever is liable to make you fake
being
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > healthy.
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > The logic being, that if it tastes good, it can't be
medicinal.
> I
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > remember
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > quinine being given to me in liquid form as a kid when I got
> >
> > > malaria.
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > Nothing more disgusting has ever been invented. I was sure
that
> the
> >
> > > doc
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > thought it was more effective in liquid form rather than the
> easy
> >
> > > way
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > of
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > swallowing a tablet. ;-)
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > Samar Gupta
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > > Mumbai, India
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > Island Jim
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > Southwest Florida
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > Zone 10a
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > > >
> >
> > > >
> >
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