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Camphor or menthol rub

What the traditions say

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Jeanny

What Jeanny says

The Peel, Netherlands, and Spain · Grandma's Remedies

“Vicks and Dampo. On chest and neck at bedtime, for grown-ups and children over two or three, chest and neck only. Never under two, never in or under the nose, never near a baby's face. Swallowed Vicks is 112.”
“Kamferspiritus. Camphor in alcohol rubbed on an adult knee or shoulder. Oral tradition, no written source found. Whole adult skin only. Never children, never near the face, never swallowed.”