Hey ya Lizelle! Thanks for a really timely remedy. I love onions generally, so the smell really doesn't bother me :)
My mom made a cough syrup using Mullen Weed and Honey (and probably a little whiskey, truth be known) when we were kids. She got it from her Grandmother when whooping cough was still a thing. She also would burn the dried head of the weed and we'd breathe in the smoke to relieve chest congestion. Then a nice warm poultice of Vicks Vapo Rub and you could breathe and sleep.
I get the sniffles and chest congestion about this time every year. I've got the nose part now, when I get the congestion I'll try the onion poultice.
Thanks Lizelle.
So interesting, I much prefer the folk remedies to some of the meds! I was curious about your Mom's cough syrup, it seems many people still use it today. This onion poultice is keeping this respiratory inflammation at bay, I would usually have been taking antibiotics by now but still be battling to breathe so I'm very thankful my friend told me about it. Hopefully will help others too, keep well @bigtom13!