SIMPLE MEDICINE: SAGE AND HONEY COUGH SYRUP

It will probably not surprise you much to find out that I don’t like taking medicine. While I’m thankful for the supply of strong medicine when it’s needed, I like better to accompany natural methods. Nature provides such a lot of the drugs we'd like , and that i wish to use what’s right under my nose (and feet, or overhead.)



We have a bumper crop of sage this year, so i'm making a couple of things, including Sage and Honey Cough Syrup. It’s so simple, but effective. In fact, this study showed just honey to be simpler than drugstore cough syrup. Sage is an anti-bacterial, astringent and anti inflammatory herb, which makes it great for sore throats and coughs. Sage and honey together make an exquisite cough syrup, and it’s so simple that i feel everyone should make a batch.


SAGE AND HONEY COUGH SYRUP


This is such an easy and effective cough syrup. A batch will keep forever because honey is a superb preservative.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup or more of fresh, organic sage leaves
  • 1 cup or more of raw honey, preferably local 
  • a clean jar or glass container which will be sealed tightly and may hold a minimum of 12 oz. (I love these and these, and mason jars also are perfect.)

Instructions

  • Wash and dry your sage very thoroughly.
  • Trim the leaves from their stems.
  • Pack the sage leaves into your glass jar, and pour the honey over. it'll take a short time for the honey to ooze between the leaves and underneath them.
  • Stir it up with a clean spoon, and seal the jar. Stir it up daily and let sit for a few week.
  • (Optional) Remove the leaves, pressing all of the honey out of them. you'll decant into a bottle that's easier to pour like this type , or simply leave it there and spoon it out as required . i'm getting to keep the leaves within the jar, and pull one leaf out at a time for cups of tea.
  • Administer medicinally in teaspoonfuls for sore throats and coughs, or stir a spoonful into a mug of warm water with a squeeze of lemon as a soothing tea.
  • Store tightly sealed within the fridge. It should last for an extended , while as honey is a superb preservative.


I used plenty of sage, because we've such a lot . i might guess a minimum of two packed cups. I also used about two cups of honey. this is often in fact a really flexible recipe: more sage + less honey = stronger sage syrup, and vice-versa.

Here is my honey about three days into steeping. you'll notice that the leaves look more dried out. Also, the honey has thinned a touch with the addition of the moisture from the sage leaves.

I recently spooned a number of this sage honey over raspberries and cultured cream as a dessert– excellent . you'll also use it in cocktails (like this one.) I’m sure there are more uses! subsequent time I whomp up a batch, I’ll try adding thinly sliced organic lemons. I hope you’ll be making a number of your own medicine this year– this easy Honey and Sage Cough Syrup may be a excellent spot to start! you would possibly also wish to make this Elderberry Winter Tonic.

Have you made some herbal medicines for your family before? What are your favorite natural remedies?


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