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The elixir is the resin of Grindelia squarrosa extracted in ethyl alcohol. In my opinion Grindelia is the best cough suppressant and expectorant available in nature. It can be cut with honey, syrup or water. The label suggests 1 to 1 but I use up to four parts light weight syrup (from canned fruit) to one part elixir. It is recommended as a treatment for upper respiratory infections.

It has found wide use as a treatment for:

• cough
• sore throat
• congestion
• laryngitis
• topical treatment of poison ivy and poison oak.

I use four ozs. of the cut elixir for horses with chronic cough twice daily.

Use four cc per 100 weight for carnivores orally as needed, cut by honey, syrup, juice or any palatable liquid is recommended.

Large doses may cause profuse sweating (i.e. more than five cc of the uncut elixir per 100 weight).