I was once called to a mans house that had been in bed for weeks coughing, wheezing.  The physicians had classified it "walking pneumonia." I scratched my head about that because the only ones that had been doing any walking were the physicians, not this man. We made this formula and gave him a cup to sip, sweetened with honey, until we turned the rest into cough syrup. Equal parts by weight Wild Cherry Bk., Elcampane Rt., Comfrey Rt., Horehound. To make cough syrup place 4 oz. of this herbal mixture into 2 quarts cold water. Place a tight lid on the pot (do not use aluminum). Bring to a boil then turn down to a low simmer for 20 minutes. Strain. Add water if needed to make 1 quart of tea. Add 1 cup honey (raw, unfiltered, unpasteurized). Stir very well. Add ½ cup apple cider, or raspberry vinegar (raw, unfiltered, unpasteurized). Once we turned this into cough syrup he was to take 1 Tablespoon every hour until the congestion began rolling out of his lungs. Then he was told to adjust the dosage accordingly. This formula will store for months in your cupboard with the addition of the vinegar but I prefer and would suggest you keep it in the refrigerator. Even the young will not object to this formula and it's beneficial to all ages. After this man had finished the cup of tea he was feeling much better. I explained to him that merely getting him out of bed and feeling better was not all we needed to do. I had also put him on an  herbal formula called Monia. Because he was in pretty bad shape he was taking a fairly large dose of this and was to decrease as he began to gain his strength. Because he had had pneumonia, he would now have a greater susceptibility of getting it and other lung problems again. He was to continue to take Monia for 3 months after he felt he was better, to help build, tone and strengthen his lungs. We have used this herbal formula with wonderful results since early 1980 with practically every lung problem imaginable. As you may have noticed this herbal formula got it's name from pneumonia.   Traditional use of the contents. Pleurisy Rt. & Comfrey Rt. are highly regarded for pleurisy, lung troubles, bronchitis, asthma, & cough. Horehound is helpful for congestion, hoarseness & coughs. Cayenne speeds up the circulation & action of the other herbs. The preceding herbal tea and cough syrup is also printed on the label of the formula Monia for your convenience.