Janet Wilder wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> bob wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:52:06 -0800 (PST), LindaR
>>> > shouted from the highest rooftop:
>>>
>>>> 8. In about 20 min you will feel soothing effect of about 100mg pure
>>>> codiene.
>>> After an injury a few years ago I was prescribed codeine phosphate. Is
>>> that something similar?
>>
>> For coughs, my dad used swear by - spelling approximate - "tirpenhydrate
>> with codeine". Think eventuall he couldn't get it any more. It was
>> probably something he learned in the 1930s or so.
>>
>>
> I must be old because I remember turpenhydrate. Tasted vile, but worked
> quite well. I think you had to sign a ledger at the pharmacy for it or
> maybe that was codeine cough medicines.

I *think* that was a codeine issue. Not that I know what turpenhydrate
was or is.

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