For Health Wash your hands with lye soap before treating the ill person. Horehound, boiled into a syrup, for coughs. Tea of wild onions and lobelia to soothe. Beebalm for a restful sleep. Vinegar elixirs stop nosebleeds. Eat raw garlic every day and a cup of hot water with lemon and honey. For asthma, drink chamomile tea. For chills, gingerroot tea.