Save The Baby
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Medicine for cough and cold; it was last known to be out on the market in 1980

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Re: Tanya (# 18)

I have tried it. It is definately not as strong or as good as the liquid. It is expensive and no better than Vicks Vapo Rub which is cheaperm

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Re: linda (# 1)

My Great Grandfather invented Save the baby. He had it in his basement and gave it to my Aunt and Mom growing up he was a Doctor.

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Re: Ben Bond (# 13)

Pretty cool!! Do you know what the house number was? I live on 24th st and our house is over 100 years old so just curious.

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I too remember Save the Baby as being made in Watervaliet. (I'm from Troy, across the river.) The salve they sell online doesn't seem to be the same as the liquid in a clear bottle with the red and black printed label. I now use Vicks, but it lacks the comfort of the familiar bottle that I remember from my childhood.

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I forgot to mention, the VETRX states "Based on a formula in use since 1874".
Now isn't that quite a coincidence :-)

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Check out a product called VETRX for farm animals, compare the ingredients, I think you might be very surprised. Available at tractor supply and many other farm stores, as well as amazon.

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Is there any way that you can share the recipe you came up with? We have a great herb store locally so I'm sure I can find everything I need to make it :)

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A site by the name of elydrugs carries 'Save The Baby'

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Do you still have the recipe and be willing to share please?

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I grew up in upstate NY. As a kid in the 70's my parents always used this product for me when I was sick. Since having my own kids, I've often thought about it and looked for it in various pharmacies in NY and Ohio. I was never able to find it, and the staff would have no idea what I was looking for. So glad I found this site with the pharmacy info. Thank you!

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My mother rubbed it on my chest and back when I was a kid then on top of that gave it to me melted on a spoonful of sugar (no joke). The camphor may not bee good for you but neither is so much crud in your lungs that you can't lay flat or breath. I wish I could find the original right now as I have a horrid lung funk. I have found nothing in the last 20 years that worked like Save the Baby. I can't imagine that camphor could be as bad for you as high fructose corn syrup or some of the artificial colors/flavors in our "food". Sometimes I think the government needs to go find a different sandbox to play in and leave our tried and true folk remedies alone. It's not like you take it everyday or for even a week at a time. I remember my chest clearing in a matter of a few days.

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Hello if anyone has the recipe for save the baby please could you let me know . Thanks

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Ellen I would love to have the recipe for your save the baby my mom used it on me 66 years ago best rub there ever was

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They have it on Amazon.

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I would love this recipe too - my 3 year old battles croup all the time and we want this medicine so badly!!

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I remember save the baby and my dad has the original box and bottle with a lil of the save the baby in it. Brings back so many memories. The box says, Lees save the baby since 1874. Warm and shake before using.

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I have some that is over 20 yrs old. I can remember my mom using it in me as a kid. My teenage daughter has bronchitis and i just had her rub some on her chest. She hates the smell but shes not coughing as bad as she was and might get some sleep tonight.

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It's been a year since anyone was on here,but I thought I would give it a try any way :) Did anyone ever get the names and proportions for the Save The Baby ? I would love to know how to prepare it too.

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Hi, Ellen: ELY Drugs has hiked the price of "Save the Baby" out of sight: $15 for under 2 ounces! You'd do us fellow-parents a HUGE favor if you kindly shared the names of the herbs and the proportions you used.
Tanya

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it was made in Troy, N Y years ago but do not know if someone else is making it worked great on the kids

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I have found a Lee's Save The Baby 1939 old medicine bottle in an old house that we have in the back. We were cleani...

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thick clear liquid in small glass bottle screw on lid needed heated taste of menthol possibly made in conn. or mass. sta...

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It worked!!!! It was the best. It also was sold as Buckley's Cough Medicinie. I miss it. Nothing compares to it. ## ...

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The is in a clear bottle with a red screw on cap. The liquid is yellow in color It has oil in it that separates and goes...

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My grandmother, mother, and myself have used Save The Baby on our children's as a warm chest rub. I would put a T-sh...

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looking to order save the baby by lee ## We have had quite a few people ask about this recently, however, it is no longe...

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Is the formula for Lee's Save the Baby (liquid in the glass bottle NOT the rub on salve) patent protected, does anyo...

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