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Homemade cough syrup

Our first go to cough remedy and also great to give as a preventative in the winter months!

The formulation of this Homemade Cough Syrup is not to stimulate the immune system, but rather support it with Vitamin C rich  & Nutrient-dense Organic Ingredients.

homemade cough syrup

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homemade cough syrup
Homemade Cough/Vitamin C boosting Syrup
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

The formulation of this Cough Syrup is not to stimulate the immune system, but rather support it with Vitamin C & Nutrient rich Organic Ingredients

Author: Milla Ezman
Ingredients
Part 1 - Hot infusion
  • 2 cups water
  • 4 Tbsp Coltsfoot
  • 1/2 cup Hibiscus
  • 4 Tbsp Goldenrod
  • 1 Tbsp Licorice root ground
Part 2 - Blender
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 Tbsp thyme fresh
  • 2 Tbsp rosemary fresh
  • 1 tsp Barberry fruit fresh or dried
  • 1/3 cup Rosehips seedless, dried
  • 1 cup black currants frozen
  • 1/4 cup black currants dried
  • 2/3 cup sea buckthorn berries frozen
+
  • 1 cup Honey Raw, Organic & local.
Instructions
Part 1 - Hot Infusion
  1. In a pot bring 2 cups of water to a boil, add coltsfoot, hibiscus, goldenseal, and ground licorice. cover. set aside and let cool down slowly. You can actually make it ahead of time and let it steep for 3-6 hours so that the infusion is more potent. 

  2. While that is brewing, start on the part 2. 

Part 2 - Blender
  1. I add 1 c of water in my Nutribullet and added the rest of the Part 2 ingredients. Blend until very smooth, but don't overheat. 

  2. If it is too thick, use the last cup of water to rinse the blender and get every last bit of it out.

    You should have 4 cups total for the whole recipe.  but use just enough to make it a syrup consistency and  not too thin. 

  3. when the tea is ready and cooled - strain it, mix in the honey and the blended ingredients. Mix well. 

  4. I stored some in the fridge, the rest in the freezer. 

    This batch lasted us for two winter months. 

Recipe Notes

How To Use:

  • 1 Tbsp - twice a day while sick.
  • as preventative 1 T every 1-3 days.

 

If you don't have some of the ingredients I used - it's OK. Just choose other available to you from the list of Vitamin C rich foods below: 

  • blueberries
  • cranberries
  • strawberries
  • lemon & orange juice(you can use the juice instead of water in Part 2)
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Guavas
  • Kiwi
  • parsley
  • saffron
  • chervil
  • Acerola (Malpighia glabra)
  • Amla (Phyllanthus emblica)

Herbs that are good for a cough: 

Chickweed, Ground Ivy, lungwort, marshmallow, mullein, slippery elm.

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http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/r/rhus-typhina=stag’s-horn-sumach.php

http://www.healthmagazine.ae/featured/health-benefits-of-zaatar/