Re: Vicks VapoRub Revisited

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I might suggest that just because there is no so called " scientific " evidence,

is no reason to believe something won't work or isn't possible. Just my 2 cents

worth.

Dave

Vicks VapoRub Revisited

I did a Google search on the subject of Vicks VapoRub, re the post in the

last couple of weeks about its ability to stop coughs if rubbed on the feet,

and came across an interesting article from the About.com website. Here is

the link for that so you can read it for yourself. It is quite lengthy.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/vicks_for_cough.htm

Needless to say, it points out that there is no scientific evidence that

VapoRub works. In some sense it seems like it could, as I posted before that

there was a very relaxing benefit to Biofreeze (which has menthol and

eucalyptus) when I rub it on my frozen shoulder. But since there is no

scientific evidence the original e-mail cannot be construed as accurate, so

it's just another one of those urban myths.

Bill Powers

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> I did a Google search on the subject of Vicks VapoRub, re the post

in the

> last couple of weeks about its ability to stop coughs if rubbed on

the feet,

> and came across an interesting article from the About.com website.

Here is

> the link for that so you can read it for yourself. It is quite

lengthy.

>

> http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/vicks_for_cough.htm

>

> Needless to say, it points out that there is no scientific evidence

that

> VapoRub works. In some sense it seems like it could, as I posted

before that

> there was a very relaxing benefit to Biofreeze (which has menthol

and

> eucalyptus) when I rub it on my frozen shoulder. But since there is

no

> scientific evidence the original e-mail cannot be construed as

accurate, so

> it's just another one of those urban myths.

>

> Bill Powers

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